Implementation in Overwolf.

[Iliano101]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Basically, two issue with the current app (and the official Discord overlay):

1. Both the official Discord overlay and this app do not work with Rainbow Six Siege in Vulkan mode.
2. Currently, for any game, it needs to be in windowed full-screen, which reduces performance.

Describe the solution you'd like Both of these issues could be fixed by using Overwolf's platform that allows overlays in any game.

Describe alternatives you've considered I stumbled on this app as a last resort because the official Discord does not work in Rainbow Six Siege in Vulkan.

Additional context Info on how to create an overwolf app can be found here.

[Hacksore]

Appreciate you opening this issue @Iliano101!

I am pretty familiar with Overwolf but it's been some time since I've used it 😂. https://github.com/Hacksore/overwolf-react

It does bring more compatibility to Overlayed if we were to support it but it's a non-trival amount of effort.

Perhaps the best options here is someone to make a new "simple" Discord voice overlay for Overwolf as I don't plan to dedicate any time to this.

Also for the lolz see my completely pointless tweet of running every overlay but Overwolf 🫠. https://x.com/Hacksore/status/1830277341886529705

[Iliano101]

Lol amazing. Honestly, I wouldn't mind figuring out how to do it myself and just build my own app to do it, but I just don't know how to get the voice info from the Discord app.

[Iliano101]

@Hacksore Is it complicated to hook to the Discord app and get who is currently talking ? How did you do it ?

[Hacksore]

@Iliano101 it's a websocket server that discord starts and you can learn more about the API here. https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/rpc

[Iliano101]

Ah ok thanks. And does that message mean I can't use it at all or that like it can only be used in a "Development" setting.

[Hacksore]

@Iliano101 it's a bit taboo but it's something you have to ask discord for permission to have "approved access".

You can always use it personally with a app testers (up to 50 users you invite).

Apps with the approved scope. https://gist.github.com/Hacksore/24bf9f8a950b740cd914d62975accff0

[Iliano101]

Yeah ok, for now I guess would just need to make it work, so I don't need to distribute it yet. Perfect, thanks for your help.

[Iliano101]

@Hacksore Hmm, I seem to be getting an Invalid Origin error why I try to authenticate. I thought I could test it even if it's in private beta. Did you ever get that error before ?

WebSocket connection closed. Code: 4001, Reason: Invalid Origin

[Hacksore]

@Iliano101 oh right i forgot the issue is that you need discord to allow you to configure allowed_origins, without them flipping the switch you cannot use the websocket.

However, you can use the IPC (unix socket) but obviously you cannot do that from a web application.

You could create a process on your machine that connects to the IPC socket and hosts a websocket server but this all seems like too much 😅.

[Iliano101]

Jesus Christ, I have no clue how to use IPC. Now I understand why no one had created a third party overlay before. It's a shame that the RPC is in Private Beta. Thanks for the help anyways.

[Iliano101]

@Hacksore By the way, how did you get access to that Beta ? Was it in Open Beta when you tried to get in ?

[Hacksore]

I've been asking for 3 years straight haha

[Iliano101]

Oh damn. I'll try my luck and ask them, but I guess I shouldn't expect much.