making an overlayer

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Feb 21 2006, 12:57 pm
i cant create an over layer because when i do it appears as an underlay can anyone give me an example code
Feb 21 2006, 1:01 pm
 
usr.overlay += icon('icon.dmi',"icon_state")
/dm>
an example
Feb 21 2006, 1:02 pm
Press F1 In DM


Quoted From The Dm Reference

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var/const
   ARMOR_LAYER = FLOAT_LAYER-1
   CLOTHES_LAYER = FLOAT_LAYER-2
obj/overlay
   armor
      icon = 'armor.dmi'
      layer = ARMOR_LAYER
   clothes
      icon = 'clothes.dmi'
      layer = CLOTHES_LAYER
mob/verb
   wear_clothes()
      overlays += /obj/overlay/clothes
   wear_armor()
      overlays += /obj/overlay/armor
   remove_clothes()
      overlays -= /obj/overlay/clothes
   remove_armor()
      overlays -= /obj/overlay/armor
Feb 21 2006, 1:04 pm
Mxjerrett wrote:
i cant create an over layer because when i do it appears as an underlay can anyone give me an example code

obj/shirt
    icon = "shirt.dmi"
    layer = MOB_LAYER + 2

mob/verb/Put_On_Shirt()
     usr.overlays += /obj/shirt
     usr<<"You put on a shirt!"

mob/verb/Take_Off_Shirt()
     usr.overlays += /obj/shirt
     usr<<"You take off a shirt!"


I think you forgot to add the layer.

M 1 2 3 4 5

M being the mob and the numbers you added to the layer.