ID:1829384
 
Not a bug
BYOND Version:507.1279
Operating System:Windows 8 64-bit
Web Browser:Chrome 41.0.2272.118
Applies to:Dream Seeker
Status: Not a bug

This is not a bug. It may be an incorrect use of syntax or a limitation in the software. For further discussion on the matter, please consult the BYOND forums.
Descriptive Problem Summary: It seems that an atoms overlays will actually appear over its maptext, even if they're not manipulated in anyway to do so.

Numbered Steps to Reproduce Problem:
1: Make an atom that has maptext.
2: Add an overlay with an icon that overlaps where that maptext is.
3: Watch it cover the text. Might be a screen object thing, but doubt it.

Expected Results: Maptext appearing over any overlays set on an atom. Can't think of any benefit to being able to cover maptext with overlays, especially by default.

Actual Results: Maptext gets hidden beneath overlays.

Does the problem occur:
Every time? Or how often? Every time.
In other games? It should.
In other user accounts? It should.
On other computers? It should.

When does the problem NOT occur? When you don't let overlay icons cover it or create a separate thing for maptext?

Workarounds: Careful use of overlays, or using separate atoms, objects, or images for the maptext.


Sorry if this isn't a bug, but it seems pretty pointless, and unintended.

Lummox JR resolved issue (Not a bug)
Maptext will have whatever layer its atom/overlay has, and is drawn after it. If you want maptext to be on top, it needs to be on an overlay with a higher layer--or the top overlay with the same layer.