diff --git a/sonic-radiance.love/game/modules/gui/overlay.lua b/sonic-radiance.love/game/modules/gui/overlay.lua
index ae18c4c..7cca4c5 100644
--- a/sonic-radiance.love/game/modules/gui/overlay.lua
+++ b/sonic-radiance.love/game/modules/gui/overlay.lua
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ local animateDisappear = {
     {"upBorder", "movement", 0.0, 0.5, 0, 0, "inOutQuart"},
     {"downBorder", "movement", 0.0, 0.5, 424, 240, "inOutQuart"},
     {"version", "movement", 0.0, 0.5, 380, 250, "inOutQuart"},
-    {"overlayDarken", "tween", 0.0, 0.4, {opacity = 0}, "outExpo"}
+    {"overlayDarken", "tween", 0.0, 0.6, {opacity = 0}, "outExpo"}
 }
 
 local showBackground = {
-    {"overlayDarken", "tween", 0.0, 0.4, {opacity = OVERLAY_OPACITY}, "inExpo"}
+    {"overlayDarken", "tween", 0.0, 0.6, {opacity = OVERLAY_OPACITY}, "inExpo"}
 }
 
 local hideBackground = {
-    {"overlayDarken", "tween", 0.0, 0.4, {opacity = 0}, "outExpo"}
+    {"overlayDarken", "tween", 0.0, 0.6, {opacity = 0}, "outExpo"}
 }
 
 local showVersion = {
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ function OverlayScreen:createElements()
     local d = either(wasActive, 30, 0)
     local v = either(hadVersion, 30, 0)
     return {
-        {TextureElement("upBorder", self.borders, 0, d, 0, 1, -1, 0, 0, 1, -1), 0},
-        {TextureElement("downBorder", self.borders, 424, 240 - d, 0, -1, 1, 0, 0, 1, -1), 0},
-        {ColorElement("overlayDarken", 0, 0, 0, 0), 0},
-        {TextElement("version", "small", "v" .. game.version, 380, 250 - v, "left", -1), 0}
+        {TextureElement("upBorder", self.borders, 0, d, 0, 1, -1, 0, 0, 1), 0, -1},
+        {TextureElement("downBorder", self.borders, 424, 240 - d, 0, -1, 1, 0, 0, 1), 0, -1},
+        {ColorElement("overlayDarken", 0, 0, 0, 0), 0, 5},
+        {TextElement("version", "small", "v" .. game.version, 380, 250 - v, "left"), 0, -1}
     }
 end
 
diff --git a/sonic-radiance.love/game/scenes/init.lua b/sonic-radiance.love/game/scenes/init.lua
index 050a2f9..c40517f 100644
--- a/sonic-radiance.love/game/scenes/init.lua
+++ b/sonic-radiance.love/game/scenes/init.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ local BirbScene = require "birb.modules.scenes"
 local RadianceScene = BirbScene:extend()
 
 local Overlay = require "game.modules.gui.overlay"
+local MessageQueue = require "game.modules.messagequeue"
 
 function RadianceScene:new(haveBorder, showVersion)
     RadianceScene.super.new(self)
@@ -16,14 +17,18 @@ function RadianceScene:new(haveBorder, showVersion)
     self.gui:addSFX("error", "mError")
 
     Overlay(haveBorder, showVersion)
+    MessageQueue(self)
 end
 
 function RadianceScene:hideOverlay()
     self.gui:hideScreen("overlay")
 end
 
-function RadianceScene:showOverlay()
+function RadianceScene:showOverlay(darken)
     self.gui:showScreen("overlay")
+    if (darken) then
+        self.gui:playScreenTransform("overlay", "showBackground")
+    end
 end