Example Gallery

ScriptedScreens ships with a large collection of example scripts in the Examples/ folder. Here's a categorized overview.

Programmable Visor HUDs

• VisorHudLayoutDemo.lua - Compact visor HUD showing ss.client_overlay()-aware placement and dynamic layout rebuilds.
• VisorHudSuitPan.lua - Suit vitals HUD over PAN (ic.device_list + ic.read_id on the worn suit). Requires Suit Networking Module or dev board.
• VisorHudStopwatch.lua - Interactive mission timer HUD with draggable visor panel behavior.
• VisorHudSciFiTicker.lua - Bottom-edge ticker HUD that stays clear of the vanilla suit UI.
• VisorHudMissionDeck.lua - Button-driven visor HUD panel with status text and mission-style interactions.
• VisorHudPong.lua - Playable Pong on a visor HUD using canvas drawing, on_frame, and keyboard/input mode.
• VisorHudMultiPanel.lua - Main reference example for larger visor HUDs using surface:layout(...), per-panel offset, and drag_group = "auto".
• VisorHudResizeDemo.lua - Resizable visor panels (props.resizable, panel_size / set_panel_size, on_resize / on_layout).
• VisorHudBatteryMarkers.lua - Wireless battery markers with room filtering and distance-scaled world-anchored tags (ss.hud.mark_*, anchor_marker).
• VisorHudLookTargetMarkers.lua - Look-at target HUD with ss.hud.target and a world-anchored info card.
• VisorHudFloatingCanvas.lua - World-anchored panel + canvas mini-graph with distance scaling.
• UiContextProbe.lua - Live overlay probe that draws the current ss.client_overlay() rectangles so you can see exactly what visor HUD space the vanilla UI is using.
• DragDropSilo.lua - Drag-payload/drop-target example: drag items between slots, validate the drop, and handle status events. Best reference for drag_payload, drop_target, drop_accepts, and drop callback patterns.
• DragBoundsDemo.lua - Small copyable demo showing drag_bounds = "screen" and drag_bounds = "element:<id>".

Tablet Cartridges (Target Detection)

• AtmosAnalyzer.lua — Replicates the base game's atmos cartridge. Point at pipes, tanks, or vents to see pressure, temperature, and gas composition.
• DeviceInspector.lua — Detailed device inspector showing logic values, slot contents, power state, power/data networks, and health.
• EnergyNetworkTarget.lua — Focused view of power cable network loads and battery totals.
• WirelessTabletDemo.lua — Wireless cartridge demo connecting to wireless data access points.

Network Examples

• NetChat.lua — Peer-to-peer chat between Lua chips on the same data network.
• NetPeerMonitor.lua — Monitor all Lua chips on the network with ping/latency display.
• NetAnnouncements.lua — Broadcast announcements to all connected displays.
• NetSensorDashboard.lua — Station-wide sensor dashboard using pub/sub. Subscribes to sensor/* topics and renders a live multi-zone monitoring panel.
• NetRemoteControl.lua — Remote system control panel using RPC. Discovers peers, queries status via ic.net.request, and lets the operator toggle systems.

Widget & Layout Demos

• WidgetShowcase.lua — Chart/table/gauge/layout showcase; live sparkline and linechart stream via handle:push().
• LiveDashboard.lua — Station monitor: build-once layout, handle:push() for sparklines + linechart, set_props for gauges/table/barchart.
• GradientShowcase.lua — All gradient features: 2-color, multi-stop, all four directions, and the ss.ui.gradient() helper.
• ProgressSpinnerDemo.lua — Progress bar features (color_stops, indeterminate), spinners, and gauge invert mode.
• ZIndexDemo.lua — Overlapping panels with props.z_index / props.zIndex: static stack, animated phase cycle, scrollview overlap (visual test for draw order).

Control Panels

• AccessControl.lua — Security keypad with PIN and biometric authentication.
• AirlockControl.lua — Tick-driven airlock controller with auto-detect single/dual vent, safety interlocks, and error-resilient cycling.
• FindByName.lua — Demonstrates ic.find() / ic.find_all() for finding devices by Labeler name.
• SolarTrackerMaxiMK2-ScriptedScreens.lua — Solar panel tracking system with UI display.
• PowerManager.lua — Power grid dashboard; battery charge sparkline streamed via handle:push().
• PIDDashboard.lua — PID controller dashboard; pressure sparkline streamed via handle:push() (build-once layout).

Media & Assets

• ImageElement.lua — Remote image display (PNG, JPG, animated GIF).
• MediaPlayer.lua — HTTP video streaming with spatial audio.
• SoundDemo.lua — Built-in game sounds, announcements, and remote audio.
• PrefabIconDemo.lua — Browse and display game item/structure icons.

Utility

• DataDiskPortableTheme.lua — SAVE/LOAD panel theme + accent onto a vanilla Data Disk via StationeersLua ic.disk (portable between hosts; Configuration Disk stays for config mode only).
• WallClock.lua — Beautiful 12-hour analog+digital wall clock with AM/PM, day counter, and analog clock face.
• SmeltingGuide.lua — Interactive smelting recipe browser.
• SmeltingMonitor.lua — Live furnace monitoring dashboard.
• ChipLibraryDashboard.lua — Library chip module browser and loader.
• UnicodeTest.lua — Unicode character rendering test.

SampleUI/ Dashboards

• PowerGrid.lua — Power grid monitoring
• LifeSupport.lua — Life support systems
• CommsStatus.lua — Communications status
• AtmosphereMonitor.lua — Atmospheric monitoring
• AirlockStatus.lua — Airlock status display
• RocketMonitor.lua / RocketControlDemo.lua — Rocket telemetry
• StationOS.lua — Multi-page station operating system

Games

• SnakeGame.lua — Classic snake game with keyboard control
• Tetris.lua — Tetris clone
• Doom.lua — Doom-style raycaster demo