It's doable with the modding framework, yes. Most elements are easy - they're just background images or buttons placed at different coordinates. Things like spells being scrollable horizontally - this would require some work.
I like ushas UI layout, but I'm not a big fan of the graphical components squeezed in by someone else - the wooden columns' repetitive nature, the horizontal arrows, the general feel of "throw stuff in, doesn't matter if it's not the same style or it's not even good to begin with"... I see a lot of people like this UI, but to me it just looks like shit (not anyone's fault, none of us is a UI designer, simple as that), and I just can't imagine finding shit on the street and then "configuring" it to become a sweet candy. I know a great freelancer UI artist from eastern europe, and we could theoretically kick in a few bucks and get the amount needed, but I don't believe there's enough people interested and I've never heard of the gaming community paying anyone for a custom UI, so anything unprecedented is most likely impossible.
"), and not their love of this particular UI. For example, if Obsidians made this - those people would be shocked and appalled.Cool story. With access to the sources, a matter of 2-3 hours in reality.
I don't think the level of cynicism that I feel towards the statement I "quoted" was properly transmitted.
I don't know where do you get this idea from. People would be jizzing their pants with joy if this would be in the game by default. You can't dismiss the positive reactions towards this UI with "oh, they just want any solid UI, even if it is shit". Sure, it is not perfect, but the default UI is not better either. And really, the complaints about this solid UI are all about icon positions. Like, who the fuck cares, really? If someone want a basic, functional UI, which is 100% space efficient, I hope they like Neverwinter Nights's UI, with all the windows and icons.- it's more of a manifestation of their desire to have a BG-style UI (which also makes them intentionally overlook its flaws, cause "as long as it's like in bg...
Me too
This is thrown around a lot here. Why is this a problem? You have high res monitors, who cares if some space is not filled with icons but just some nice textrues. Also, would it be better if every square millimeter had been littered with icons? The purpose of a solid UI is to look good and add to the atmosphere. No, it is not the most functional type of UI, but if you want that, I hope you like the popamole UI of modern AAA games.
What about a codex fundraiser?
How many codexers are POE & solid UI fans?
, pretty much agree with Bester on this. Also, throwing ideas is different that overaly thought-out design.
Not nearly enough. It wouldn't be appropriate to ask people more than 3-5 bucks for something like this, while the total amount should be around $250-$500, so that's at least 100 people. Not going to happen, there's like 10 people here who would actually be willing to do it.What about a codex fundraiser?
I can agree with reducing the size of the interface, but the overall construction of the UI is very similar to the IE games, so I don't see that big of a difference in terms of practicality.
Are you sure? Because i think many people would be willing to give 2$ for a UI they like.Not nearly enough. It wouldn't be appropriate to ask people more than 3-5 bucks for something like this, while the total amount should be around $250-$500, so that's at least 100 people. Not going to happen, there's like 10 people here who would actually be willing to do it.What about a codex fundraiser?
This is thrown around a lot here. Why is this a problem? You have high res monitors, who cares if some space is not filled with icons but just some nice textrues. Also, would it be better if every square millimeter had been littered with icons? The purpose of a solid UI is to look good and add to the atmosphere. No, it is not the most functional type of UI, but if you want that, I hope you like the popamole UI of modern AAA games.
For example, this is a totally space efficient UI. Pretty cool huh?
This is thrown around a lot here. Why is this a problem? You have high res monitors, who cares if some space is not filled with icons but just some nice textrues. Also, would it be better if every square millimeter had been littered with icons? The purpose of a solid UI is to look good and add to the atmosphere. No, it is not the most functional type of UI, but if you want that, I hope you like the popamole UI of modern AAA games.
For example, this is a totally space efficient UI. Pretty cool huh?
Wow, that is fucking ugly. And immersion-breaking.
