Pretti! Interface-graphics

[Claw]

Okay, a darker crafting screen:

Crafting Screen RC3:

- Changed background color and texture.
- Added lava.

Not bad. I prefer the brown myself. You should settle for one background, too.

PS: Did you do something with the labels? Added some gilt, maybe? Good.

 

[Elhoim]

Android, go with the gold one.

 

[Elhoim]

That f*cking image doesn't work!

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[Claw]

Say, are you camping this thread?

 

[Elhoim]

Say, are you camping this thread?

Je, je... Maybe...

 

[Joff1981]

@Android

The gold one looks the best although the text on the buttons could do with being made bolder. Also I don't like the way the lines go behind the scenery, it would look better if the lines were entirely unobscured.

 

[Elhoim]

@Android

The gold one looks the best although the text on the buttons could do with being made bolder. Also I don't like the way the lines go behind the scenery, it would look better if the lines were entirely unobscured.

Yeah, I think the middle column should be moved a little to the left, and also the ceiling should be given some support, and it shouldn´t obcure the lines.

 

[spacemoose]

android: I like the turquoise, about the only thing I don't like are the the colored lines on the crafting screen going from the item to the... uh... crafting options. they are not symmetrical you see

Elhoim: at this point you'd have to come up with an entirely new 'unifying theme' to win me over. android had it and mantra had it.

 

[old stoneface]

hi,

first I want to echo other people's sentiments and say that i am really impressed by several of the designs you guys have come up with.

however, I think that android's design really is the most complete and the strongest contender.
I really like the details, like the broken pillars and the sand between the icon-emplacements.


btw android, I prefer the old green/turqouise colour over the new ones.
if you could darken it so it comes closer to old patinated copper the colour might be even better.

 

[Elhoim]

Elhoim: at this point you'd have to come up with an entirely new 'unifying theme' to win me over. android had it and mantra had it.

My brain is fried... Could you give me an idea?

 

[Longshanks]

New version.
Changed health and AP icons and text.



Really only doing this for fun.
Am a complete amateur.

For me Android's is easily best design.
Crafting screen looks great. Gold colour definitely best, and as others have said, middle column should be removed.

 

[Joff1981]

Just thought I'd mention since people have moved on to character sheets that I much prefer the vertical alignment of the primary/derived stats found in Marsals to the horizontal layout of the original. Having the primary and derived as two separate lists and keeping the respective ordering like in fallout would work as well.

 

[Elhoim]

Android, are you using some kind of 3D program to make this UI?

 

[golgotha]

Character Screen RC2:

- Changed things around according to golgotha suggestion. More input needed.

MUCH better. :D

EDIT: I still don't like the font.

 

[ixg]

Android, are you using some kind of 3D program to make this UI?

Yes

 

[Elhoim]

EDIT: I still don't like the font.

For some reason, VD loves it.

 

[galsiah]

Android:
I like the new screens - paricularly the way the crafting naturally extends the inteface.

The turquoise doesn't bother me, so long as the color-scheme is consistent (which it is). However, I think all your colors are too in-your-face. I think they'd all look better if they were dimmer.
Perhaps you could try the "Crafting", "Upgrade", "Close" etc. carved into the stone, rather than in color??

I prefer the head much better with its new color - atmospheric, rather than distracting.
EDIT: didn't see that it's gone in recent versions. Not good IMO. It was always good for atmosphere - the color just made it distracting. I'd like to see it back.


Marsal:
I think your latest version blends better (e.g. the icons with the stone), but it looks too cold - the overall color could do with being warmer/dimmer IMO.

I like the frieze backgrounds, so long as they are kept very dark and remain backgrounds rather than distractions. I prefer them to the stone, but the stone can probably be made to blend in more easily (I don't think it does as well as it could at the moment). If you could use dark frieze backgrounds which blend in well, that would be my ideal.
Perhaps having the weapon slots be framed by surrounding stones, and have the freeze background recessed (as though you have a "window" in the stone with the frieze behind it). This way you don't need a particular frame for the frieze, which always looked somewhat out of place IMO.
Just a thought.

I prefer it without the frame around the whole screen.

I think the cracks/shadows in the frame above the icons are too pronounced. If you keep them, I think they should be subtler.

From a functionality point of view, I think clicking on the face ought to do something (character menu / save menu...). You needn't decide this, but I thought I'd mention it so that you don't feel it necessary to add an extra button for something without good reason.

Also, are you sure that all the pictures you're using for backgrounds are free to use in commercial products? (I'm presuming you didn't take/create them yourself??)


Elhoim:
I like the crafting screens (in fact I like everyone's ). Both the last two colors are better than the brown IMO. I don't have any strong preference, but I'd like either.

Uhh.. why the fuck ask me? I'm not the game designer. I have no bloody idea if it needs to be there.

I'm asking what you (and others) want as a player. It's hardly rocket science to consider the implications of a save button. E.g. Fallout didn't have it, PS:T did. Do you recall the former being at all annoying / the latter convenient...?
If you do, that's useful information.

It's pretty obvious that the disk does nothing for the aesthetic of the interface. The only question is whether it's worth including from a convenience perspective. That's not an objective consideration VD can make - it depends on how people play.

Personally I don't find it inconvenient not to have a save(menu) button. It seems that at least OlSheep does. If 50% of people find things more convenient with it there, then it makes sense to keep it. If it's only 2%, then it probably doesn't. That's all I'm saying with this - getting feedback from many people is important (with respect to this issue - I'm not saying the issue itself is important).

All anyone needs to say is "I'd prefer it there" or not. The specific reasons aren't too important. Certainly the decision is VD's, but without any information, he's basing his decision on guesswork (and a knowledge of AoD and his own experience, of course). A little more feedback means a little less guesswork.

 

[denizsi]

I'd prefer it there, on top corner as an appear-on-mouse-over thingy.

Could the face in Marsal's design be used as combat button? Say, when you click on the face, it looks angrily with some subtle hue from eyes and mouth maybe? I'd really want to have a use for that face.

Android, really you should try a darker ton of turquoise. People may like it that way. I think it breahtes some fresh air into the overall feel of interface.

 

[Relien]

First of all, excellent work everyone.

@android: Great design, my favourite. I didn't mind the turquoise color, but if you plan to change it, go with the gold version. Also, I agree that the text on the upgrade/close buttons could be bolder to improve readability.

About the disk icon: I think it belongs to the UI whenever the game is played mainly by clicking - strategy games, isometric RPGs etc. However, I've never even thought about it in any game, so I guess I'm fairly indifferent to this issue.

 

[ixg]

Yes, but the problem with using images is that its use in a commercial product might not be permitted, and also that because the interface will be in more than one resolution, it won't scale properly unless it's a high res image.

otoh, you can always make something similar from scratch

 

[Elhoim]

Okay, my last attempt:

Main GUI Redux:

 

[galsiah]

I'd prefer it there, on top corner as an appear-on-mouse-over thingy.

That's a good idea IMO, so long as there's no other common reason to move the mouse up there (e.g. scrolling up and left - presumably not possible, since the screen is centred on the player character, right??).

 

[Monolith]

Okay, my last attempt:

It looks damn good. Definitely your best version.

 

[Elwro]

I don't like the bricks, sorry.

 

[Elhoim]

I don't like the bricks, sorry.

I do. :D

And the romans did also.

http://www.rome-tour.co.uk/roman_forum_1.jpg

(Check big building on the left)