How To Use Discord While Playing A Game

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How to use discord while playing a game. Click on the monitor icon on the right of a game to turn the overlay on or off. Using discord to play among us with friends is an easy way to communicate while in the game. You can now use the keyboard shortcut shift to open the overlay or whatever shortcut you set to open the overlay. Game not listed in discord game activity. How to use the discord overlay.

Basically this will allow parts of the overlay to still be visible while still playing the games you. Go to the game activity tab. Now open the game you want to play using the overlay. You can adjust these settings while in game. The interface is similar to the desktop app.

To get to the library section go to the home tab in the upper left corner of your discord screen and click it. Turn the enable in game overlay switch on. Click the monitor icon and the overlay will be enabled for the game. The discord overlay shows who is talking and if a player is muted. If your game isn t highlighted go through added games and click the monitor icon next to a game to enable the overlay for that game.

You can also search for users or channels you want to start a chat in. Some features that didn t make the cut are access pinned messages jump to present messages use file picker and access to a search bar. After that click library. On the discord settings screen go to the overlay tab. Just log in to your account and there you go.

Have a constant eye on a text channel and voice widget while you game thanks to pinning. At the top you will see the game you just played highlighted in green. To enable or disable the discord game overlay for specific games open the settings menu and select the game activity tab. The top left button contains direct messages. For regular discord users you can stream up to 30 fps and 720p.