UI layers are used to organize UI content like HUDs or UI boxes (e.g. for dialogues).

UI layers are set up in UI > UI Layers.

A new Makinom project will have 3 UI layers added automatically:

• Flying Text
  Flying texts will be displayed on this layer.
• Layer 1
  A layer for placing UI boxes and HUDs on.
• Screen Fader
  Fading the screen will use this layer.

You can change which layer displays flying texts or the screen fader via the UI layer’s settings – only one layer can display them at a time. E.g. enabling Screen Fader or Flying Text on a UI layer will disable the setting on all other layers.

UI boxes and HUDs select on which UI layer they’ll be added. If they don’t select a layer, they’ll be displayed on Makinom’s default (fallback) layer, which is displayed before all other layers.

Draw Order #

The order in which UI layers are added/listed in the Makinom editor usually also defines the draw order, lower layers being drawn below higher layers. E.g. the UI layer at index 0 will be drawn before the UI layer at index 1.