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The long Metal section is there so it can display the metal rate of change next to the current value. I actually think this is an improvement. I think a dynamically changing sidebar is a good idea in principle, but if it's a lot of effort I would suggest deferring it until after the Lobby. |
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The dynamically changing sidebar is one of those things that would be a fair bit of work just because it winds up taking more calculations than it's worth. I plan on adding sub-categories anyhow, so it will make more use of that space naturally pretty soon. The pause menu is completely temp and will be replaced, don't worry on that. But good you didn't assume and mentioned it! :) The metal is big enough to include it's maximum-sized message with when it's starving, etc. I'm not sure wholly how I feel about that. I plan on making some changes to the aesthetic in those areas in general, I think. The negative numbers thing wasn't something I knew -- thanks on that! |
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The one thing that bugs me about the UI, even before changes is units being at the top in construction...so whenever you add space docks, it shunts infrastructure waaay down, to the point of having to scroll to get to it. Maybe it makes more sense, but it means that part of the UI can be in different places on different planets. So I wonder if switching it around would be nicer looking, i.e infrastructure at the top, ships at the bottom, which gets longer with more docks more cleanly than current. As for the...dynamically changing sidebar, does it make any sense to just increase the transparency of it a little, so it's not as obstructive of the planet? |
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More transparency tends to make it less readable. One of the things I'm considering is making it more like part of a cockpit, more thematic and more opaque. But then at the same time making it also something you can customize the scale of, so that it's not as wide and icons and whatnot are scaled down as well if it seems overlarge on your screen. I definitely see what you mean about the infrastructure moving around a bunch, too. It's something that honestly bothers me a lot as well. I kind of feel like they should almost be on their own tabs, to be honest. It can get so cluttered and confusing right now, no matter what the order. |
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Is transparency a possible adjustable setting, or is it a fair bit harder than it'd seem? The cockpit idea is interesting, but it would definitely need some customisation to it, as you said. I'd only be worried of causing visual overload, which I am *sometimes* subject to. Admittedly, I had no problem using Classics UI, so I imagine that'd not be a problem. More tabs...I feel that lines up nicely with this post https://bugtracker.arcengames.com/view.php?id=19849 . Having the construction tabs and unit type separation somewhat line up would be a nice streamliner, if at all feasible. (By line up I mean the same units fit into each, not physical location). In fact this reminds me of the Command and Conquer games, Tiberium Wars being a good example, of separate tabs for buildings, infantry, vehicles and aircraft all together in a sidebar. Of course, you also have science, objectives and ship tabs to include too. |
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Things evolved a lot from here, so I think a fresh discussion would be in order if we're on that topic more. |
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