Interface
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 3:52 pm
The interface is way to close to ROK. I know some of you guys would enjoy that, and I'll leave the Kaos skin theme for people who want to use the similar feel version, but I feel we need to add some features or change some things around.
The interface can be changed COMPLETELY. I made a system where everything can be moved, sized, and styled. For example this was the interface a couple days ago:
this is the current interface (using something lat made, it's not the Kaos theme lat made but its' similar.)
It's very similar, but I feel it's outdated and could use some improvements. The interface can use PNG, so it can use transparency and other things. I obviously cut down on alot of things SOE had, as I know people thought it was over complicated, I.E. the popup windows for interface/etc.
I'd like to know some things. For example, what should we add? Are there some SOE interface features that people liked (For example, the sidebar with the icons on it to open up things like the OPTIONS, WORLD MAP, and other things.)
I 'do' like the n/w/s/e compass that SOE had, but I'm not sure if anyone else did (It involves telling you what direction you can go, maybe something smaller would be nice but I don't know where to place it yet.). Maybe someone can work that in somehow if people enjoy that still. Could be smaller, and look nicer? Maybe some people perfer the image being on the left side, and stats in the middle. Maybe the buttons can be moved, shaped better, etc.
If someone wants to, they could design something using photoshop, and I can cut and splice as much as I can. If you do that, keep it as a PSD file so I can handle the transparencies. It would be awesome if someone could come up with an idea for the interface, and input is really needed on this. I like the style of how it's done, I think it can be improved though. I want to avoid popups though this time around and make it simple in that regard. Maybe the interface can be a bit more '2.0' and bubbly.
Please note the interface doesn't scale yet, it will though. I am aiming to have a few sizes.
Here is a compact mode too, for chat only but I suppose you can play too this way:
The interface options are pretty interchangeable. Everything can be enabled or disabled too (as the compact mode shows).
The interface can be changed COMPLETELY. I made a system where everything can be moved, sized, and styled. For example this was the interface a couple days ago:
this is the current interface (using something lat made, it's not the Kaos theme lat made but its' similar.)
It's very similar, but I feel it's outdated and could use some improvements. The interface can use PNG, so it can use transparency and other things. I obviously cut down on alot of things SOE had, as I know people thought it was over complicated, I.E. the popup windows for interface/etc.
I'd like to know some things. For example, what should we add? Are there some SOE interface features that people liked (For example, the sidebar with the icons on it to open up things like the OPTIONS, WORLD MAP, and other things.)
I 'do' like the n/w/s/e compass that SOE had, but I'm not sure if anyone else did (It involves telling you what direction you can go, maybe something smaller would be nice but I don't know where to place it yet.). Maybe someone can work that in somehow if people enjoy that still. Could be smaller, and look nicer? Maybe some people perfer the image being on the left side, and stats in the middle. Maybe the buttons can be moved, shaped better, etc.
If someone wants to, they could design something using photoshop, and I can cut and splice as much as I can. If you do that, keep it as a PSD file so I can handle the transparencies. It would be awesome if someone could come up with an idea for the interface, and input is really needed on this. I like the style of how it's done, I think it can be improved though. I want to avoid popups though this time around and make it simple in that regard. Maybe the interface can be a bit more '2.0' and bubbly.
Please note the interface doesn't scale yet, it will though. I am aiming to have a few sizes.
Here is a compact mode too, for chat only but I suppose you can play too this way:
The interface options are pretty interchangeable. Everything can be enabled or disabled too (as the compact mode shows).