Wxpowerover

Based on game build 722832 | Last updated: 2026-05-06

Overview

Wxpowerover is a UI widget for WX-78's power state transitions. It displays a visual overlay effect when power is turned off and hides when power is on. Used in the WX-78 class to provide visual feedback during power state changes.

Usage example

local WxPowerOver = require("widgets/wxpowerover")

-- Inside WX-78's screen or UI setup
self.powerOverlay = self:AddChild(WxPowerOver(self))
self.powerOverlay:PowerOff() -- shows the turnoff animation
self.powerOverlay:Clear() -- hides the overlay

Dependencies & tags

External dependencies:

• widgets/uianim -- used to create child UI animation widget
• widgets/widget -- base class for the widget

Components used: None identified

Tags: None

Properties

Property	Type	Default Value	Description
owner	Entity	---	The WX-78 entity instance that owns this widget. Set during _ctor and used for context.
fx	UIAnim	---	UI animation widget used for power overlay effect. Created during _ctor.

Main functions

PowerOff()

• Description: Plays the power-off animation and sound, then shows the widget. Used when WX-78's power is turned off.
• Parameters: None
• Returns: nil
• Error states: Errors if TheFrontEnd is nil (no nil guard present).

Clear()

• Description: Plays the power-on sound and hides the widget. Used when WX-78's power is turned on.
• Parameters: None
• Returns: nil
• Error states: Errors if TheFrontEnd is nil (no nil guard present).

_ctor(owner)

• Description: Initializes the widget and sets up the visual effects for power state transitions.
• Parameters: owner -- the WX-78 entity instance that owns this widget.
• Returns: None
• Error states: Errors if AddChild returns nil (no guard present) — crashes when accessing self.fx properties or methods.

Events & listeners

None.