As with any new platform, lots of elements are open to interpretation, and defined some what randomly. Here’s a brief rundown of the types of stream graphics there are… Alerts (Stream Alerts) Stream Alerts are those little things that pop-up on screen when someone follows, subscribes, donates, hosts, or gives bits. These are normally provided […]
Stream overlay guides & setup
Articles and videos on how to setup your stream overlays and graphics.
How to use Stream Alerts & Notifications
There’ve been an increasing number of people asking how to use stream alerts & notifications recently, so I thought I’d write this quick article for the future reference of anyone with similar questions or uncertainties on the role of Twitch Overlay in that process, and what other steps are involved to get personalised alerts for […]
How to use a stream overlay
It’s easy to forget that thousands of people on a daily basis are coming fresh to streaming, unable to separate their AnkhBots from their StreamTips, or their overlays from their bitrates… While I can’t provide the answers to all of those questions, I can give you Twitch beginner’s some guidance on how to use a […]
What is an overlay, and how do I use one?
As a person who’s been knee deep in the trenches of Twitch for so long, I often forget there are people out there just getting into streaming for the first time. People who see a stream with pretty graphics and think to themselves “man, that shit’s hot! I wanna be that hot!” Those people know what […]