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Engagement & overlays
Overlays, chat, giveaways, polls and prize draws.
- Adding an overlay to OBS Build an overlay in the editor, set one as **Main**, then add the single OBS link as a **Browser source** in OBS. It always shows whichever overlay is...
- Running giveaways, polls & a hype meter On the **Engage** page you can run a keyword giveaway, a chat poll, or a hype meter — viewers join in by typing in chat, and the matching overlay widg...
- Prize draws & competitions Under **Engage → Prize draws**, upload a CSV of entrants, choose which columns may be shown, and draw random winners live on your overlay. Entrant dat...
- Showing game events on your overlay Stream Repeater is a relay, so it doesn't watch your game directly — but you can **publish game events** to it. They appear on your overlay's **Events...
- Auto-capture game events (CS2, Dota 2, League) With the **Local Agent** running, Stream Repeater reads live game state for the games that broadcast it and publishes `game.*` events automatically —...
- Building a clean overlay layout An effective overlay adds context without covering the game, camera or captions your viewers came to see. Start with one job for each element: identit...
- Connecting chat to engagement widgets Giveaways, polls, the hype meter and chat alerts become useful when viewers can understand what to type and immediately see the result on screen. Befo...
- Creating automations from stream events Automations let an event trigger an action while you are live — for example, showing a message when a game event arrives or sending a notification whe...
- Making overlays readable on mobile Viewers may watch your stream on a phone, in a small player or with the controls covering part of the picture. Design the overlay for the smallest use...
- Running a prize draw responsibly Prize draws can be fun on stream, but the rules and disclosures are your responsibility. Before publishing one, check the laws and platform policies t...
- Fixing a browser-source overlay If an overlay is blank or stale in OBS, isolate the browser source before changing the stream itself. Checklist Open the overlay URL in a normal brows...
- Chat moderation and replying to viewers The Engage chat view brings connected chat into one workspace so you can read, reply and moderate without switching between platform dashboards. A saf...
- Alerts, timers and on-screen calls to action Use alerts and timers to give viewers a clear next action: follow, vote, join a giveaway or return for the next segment. Add the relevant widget to yo...
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