First iteration:
QFT.First iteration:
I really like this one. I can easily find all the information that I need. Basic stats are just under the avatar, all in one place just like in Fallout 1, maybe even better, because I can see them all at a glance, they are also close to derived stats but I can effortlessly tell them apart. Skills are presented a bit differently, which really helps. General reputation, faction standing, beliefs - they are all grouped together nicely (and what the heck are those Feats doing on the far right in the second iteration?). Feats should be close to Skills and they are in the 1st and 3rd iteration, imo.
The third iteration is so generic and boring, yawn.
A sensible approach, however if quite a few people say that 1st iteration is better maybe Elhoim could provide us with an explanation/reasoning behind his decision. Maybe we can't see something obvious? Or maybe it's hard to look at your own work from a distance to judge it without bias.
Not seeing any glow on my end. The 'bit blurry' thing is the result of shrinking the original screen. Also, iteration 1 is a mockup not a working interface, hence the 4k sharpness.
Well, let's go step by step. First, while I prefer stats and skills in one neat column on the left, I don't think it's possible to shrink the skills section to fit it the stats. I assume that's one of the reasons Mazin moved the stats to the second column when he did the actual interface (iteration 2). Second, when Mazin did the mockup we didn't have full picture of all derived stats and we didn't have the playtesting experience (we've been playing the demo for almost a year now) that tells you what secondary stats are important. As you can see we have quite the list now and we even had to move the resistances to the inventory screen as they are mainly driven by your equipment, so displaying the derived stats and feats in one ciolumn is no longer an option.
Stopped reading right there, when it comes to art, I trust Mazin's and Oscar's opinion a lot more than salesman's so I'll wait on their explanations.
The derived stats would look better under their respective stats (AoD style). In the third version of the character screen, they are on the right side of their respective stats, which makes the stats look spread and leaves needlessly unused space. Just keep the stats in the position they are now and move the derived stats to the left under the stats. Melee and range should be under accuracy modifiers, not on the right side. The same thing holds for the effects of critical strike, fortitude and stealth. If you do this, you can fill the vacant space with the feats on the bottom. Thus, you will have on the first column (stats and their derivated stats; then critical strike, fortitude, stealth; and finally, feats); second column (skills) and third column (reputation). That way you will have the elegant look of the first iteration without losing all the information of the third version.
No idea. We were weeks away when Ivan passed away. Of course, it's not just the animations but also the knowledge of the engine (and over a decade of experience in general) that died with Ivan. Ivan worked with the engine for 3 years, so what he could do in an hour it would take another person days just to figure out. Anyway, we hired another animator a couple of months ago to help Ivan with the workload (he'd do creature animations and Ivan would hook them up). The new animator doesn't know Unreal 4 at all. He can learn but learning will take time. Once we've made any progress at all, I'll let you know. Here is what's missing:
Too many. In AoD INT defined only the skill bonus, in CS it defines the learning rate and # of tagged skills. CON defines HP, # of implants, and contributes to armor handling; some derived stats draw bonuses from two stats, etc. It would look very messy.
I'm afraid it would look too busy (last thing I want is to add more info) but we can certainly consider it. Although I'd rather add true achievements that mean something as automatically granted feats.
I know that they are more numerous, but you can try with different font sizes, brackets, etc. It's only a matter of size and organization, really. Trust me. You can pack a ton of information if you use vacant spaces.
The character screen will look busy, no matter what. The point of achievements is that (1) is a cool idea well implemented in your previous game; (2) it will make the third column look more harmonious with the "busyness" of the other two columns. If only one column is lean, it will look weird, not good.
I'm not an artist and I'm not working on the interface. Mazin did the original design and then Oscar took over. If he decides that white font is better I won't argue, but if you ask me, light green is easier on the eyes.
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First iteration:
