Working on new user interface - post your opinion

[Cluers]

The new UI looks much better, this is a very important update and it must be cool, and this one IS cool,

Great job as always guys!; )

[Carth]

Looks awesome!

[BigBah]

I love the larger box at the bottom for a larger item description.

[Isaäc]

Wonderful ! But if you change all the interface, think to put an XP bar on the principal interface. Like for HP and Mana. It would be simpler than always go in the inventory.

[BodMasta]

This is just the start of UI, mostly for inventory and menu buttons.

Be patient for other "beautification" updates.

[Ritualist]

Although it is x100 better I can't really say I'm swayed like others. Somehow I expected you to go more for a playful Norn look like in your maps instead of transparent Dos look. I wasn't looking for bubbles, but this sophisticated look (quoting Bod) (stoic imo) is too square for my taste.

Also I have my questions about this

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Because the icons for the items are all generic square you're bound to fit these in a wider shape with a mask or leave too much space on both sides. Like you see with home rune the top and bottom are cut off atm.

Also even if I'm the only one I don't like these buttons and it's not because of unreal font.

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There is too much white gradient on top and bottom for it while dark shadow on left side making it look like we're back in 2002. It's too round like that.

Personally I'd prefer my Destroy and Unequip buttons not too glossy and with slightly rounded edges.
Lets not beat around the bush actually. I hate glossy stuff as it always tends to come over more fake or like cheap plastic.

Ignoring the font which I don't have from my personal preference I'd go with this for gradient style inside the buttons. Note how the thin bright line around the edges is enough to give it a button feel in my case.



But then again they won't really fit your desaturated grim UI

Like I said above, personally I wanted to see bright living colors with these cartoonish Norn fragments/details like around the name or in corners.



I'm not swayed, but I'll take it over the previous. Just feels more like I'm in a banking app than a game when I see it




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Everything stated in this post is a personal taste, but I stand by my points.

[BodMasta]

I hate the look of "Generic Apple font" please do not add this.

I can see where Rit is coming from, but making it too generic to one specific platform you will have haters (; (Including me )

@Slots.

Not sure if it was just me but it seems the concept UI on top was "stretched" to fit the old UI. Can be seen when zooming in with old icons behind.

So quite certain all slots will be square when implemented, but worth noting.

[Ritualist]

But I said don't look at font but gradient ;_;

How can you like those glossy rounded button lol

(also, iOS uses gloss everywhere as well, I Hate it)

[BodMasta]

Ohh I just re-read.. Phew... (haha still soopa sleepy got up at 7am..)

Yes the gradient for the button is okay, but like you said would be out of place for a transparent kind of look.

Im liking the "sophisticated" kind of look, gives it a new feel to all the cartoon/childish looking UI in games lately. (But thats just me)

The idea regarding the Norse look is pretty fitting though, if it could be pulled off well.

[Ritualist]

How would you even make the great maps that we got and i love (colors, small details, playfullness ) fit with the current sophisticated/stoic UI?

2 completely different styles would contradict itself all the time.

Another thing I've been thinking about is this armor window with 20+ spaces. Normally you'd think it needs little icons but those won't fit or look waaay to pressured.

Text when going over will look too plain though.