Discord introduced a sequence of updates for the desktop app that assist make PC gaming simpler and work higher for gamers.
The corporate is releasing a totally new model of the Sport Overlay with expanded recreation assist and higher efficiency, together with a refreshed search for the desktop app that brings new methods to tweak and customise Discord to make it work finest for gamers.
This follows a few updates final week through the Sport Builders Convention, the place it launched a brand new cell advert format and a social SDK.
Introducing the brand new Sport Overlay
Discord rebuilt the Sport Overlay from the bottom as much as assist make speaking with mates whereas taking part in your favourite video games smoother.
Beforehand, the Overlay labored finest by “hooking” itself straight into your recreation’s window, sacrificing recreation efficiency within the course of. This new model of the Overlay delivers a snappier, sooner expertise, targeted round what you care about most.
The subsequent time you open the Overlay, you’ll discover the whole lot is now particular person widgets as an alternative of “Discord, but in the Overlay,” and a brand new motion bar helps you attain your voice and video controls, begin streaming your recreation in a single click on, or be a part of a voice name should you’re not at the moment in a single.
You possibly can watch your good friend’s recreation streams straight within the Overlay. Make any on-line recreation really feel as should you have been taking part in in split-screen with your mates sitting alongside you, regardless of how far-off they’re.
And since the whole lot is a widget, you’ll be able to transfer all of the elements of the Overlay the place you need them to suit for the kind of recreation you play — RTS? FPS? (sure, it’s that good). Adapt it to your wants.
Plus, since Discord is not making an attempt to shove the Overlay straight into your recreation and angering the anti-cheat gods. The Sport Overlay works on extra titles, together with a bigger portion of the most-played video games on Discord. When you want any assist whereas making an attempt out the brand new Overlay, test it out right here.
Desktop will get a refresh
Customization will be a very powerful side of any recreation, from how your character seems in-game to accessibility and controls.
Immediately, Discord is rolling out a light-weight desktop refresh that brings you extra customization choices and introduces some beforehand mobile-only choices to desktop.
The corporate is increasing its number of desktop base themes, growing the quantity of free themes to 4: Gentle, Ash, Darkish, and Onyx (aka extra darkish themes). Three new UI Density choices, Spacious, Default, and Compact, will allow you to regulate the general spacing for consolation and readability.
Plus, the channel checklist is lastly resizable, good for studying channels with longer names like #?-general-discussion-memes-are-banned-here, so you’ll be able to proudly put up memes in there — simply because the mods supposed.
Whilst you’re in a name, the refreshed desktop app has extra centralized controls for voice and video settings, with extra of the buttons collected right into a single bar for simpler entry. Discord can be making it extra apparent when your mic or digicam is on or off with stronger colour indication — stronger purple glow when your mic is muted and a brand new inexperienced glow when your digicam is “active.”
Lastly, you’ll additionally discover refreshed colours and illustrations all through the app.
All of those updates are supposed to improve legibility, cut back the sensation of being overwhelmed by visible noise, and keep consistency throughout desktop and cell units. Right here’s a assist article should you’d like some steerage on the desktop app’s new look choices.
With over 72% of Discord customers repeatedly gaming on PC, Discord’s focus continues to be enhancing everybody’s expertise on desktop, whether or not it’s earlier than, throughout, or after the sport. From the sooner, stronger Sport Overlay, to further customization choices for the desktop shopper, PC gaming simply obtained an enormous improve, the corporate mentioned.
Discord plans updates all year long to assist your time taking part in video games on Discord one of the best it may be, the corporate mentioned.
