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What would you change about the UI?

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Karthwritte
Trouble Seekers Incorporated
#41 - 2011-12-29 00:19:00 UTC
The use of magnifications could be used in many windows when not being used actively (NOT CHAT, OVERVIEW, OR ANY CRITICAL).

For example, the fitting view could shrink to a BIG icon or to a SMALL window when you want it open but want to see currently the market window. As soon as then mouse pass over it, it extends again.

Yet what I am saying must be a mess to program because the fitting window got the model of the ship on. So the fitting window could have a lite and normal mode, making the lite mode around half or less size that the normal by not including the model of the ship on.
War Kitten
Panda McLegion
#42 - 2011-12-29 02:34:45 UTC
Velicitia wrote:
War Kitten wrote:
Velicitia wrote:
War Kitten wrote:

* Ctrl+hotkey combos don't actually treat the Ctrl key part as a modifier key, but insist that you unpress and re-press Ctrl when doing more than one combo in a row (Ctrl-click, Ctrl-D, Ctrl-E...), nor does the client remember across multiple client windows if you still have the Ctrl key pressed. (Dual-boxing, targetting something on both clients, you have to release and re-press Ctrl on the second client) (And this all USED to work before the Carbonization stuff started happening - Le sigh)



funny, it still works for me... have you tried clearing your cache lately?


Yes.

Which part works for you? Ctrl-click targetting across 2 clients without releasing ctrl, or using Ctrl-click to target in conjunction with say Ctrl-E to engage drones without lifting ctrl?


the former, though maybe i'm letting go of ctrl and not thinking about it ... the keys on my kb have a really soft/smooth movement.


I sit corrected. I just tried this and now it works.

Only things that have changed recently are a I upgraded my video card tonight and maybe the most recent client update. But I'm almost positive it didn't work this past weekend.

Maybe moving to AMD fixed it? Maybe it was just my system. Weird.

Either way, I retract that complaint now :)

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Sentient Blade
Crisis Atmosphere
Coalition of the Unfortunate
#43 - 2011-12-29 03:01:18 UTC
The client needs a task bar... an actual proper working task bar, where you can see all of your windows that are open, can click to hide and show them, and that don't disappear into some random part of the screen whenever they're visible.

It should show on top of everything else and it should move the modules list etc up. I don't mind giving up 20 pixels of space if I have easier access to the dozen+ windows I have open. Clicking on one should always bring it to the front.

Then give me roll over menus. Sod right clicking, I want to be able to move my mouse cursor up to some kinda tab pinned to the top of the screen and it show me all of my bookmarks for that system similar to a on-hover start button.

Then get rid of stuff like ejecting or self destructing my ship etc and put it on a menu similar to above. I should always have these available without having to go rummaging around for my ship on screen.

Those 3 would be great improvements.
Torin Corax
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#44 - 2011-12-29 03:33:41 UTC
1) Please fix the "States" selection to show Any ship/player that matches any selection you have ticked. Not failing to show ships/ players that match an unticked option regardless of whether they match one or more ticked option.

2) Ctrl/shift/ whatever+click to overheat a module. Same to turn off heat.

3) Allow HUD placement anywhere on screen.

4) Allow me to pin a window in place without it going transparent (Have played about a bit but not achieved it...is this possible as yet?)

5) If possible, allow to move the system/ route information/ incursion information anywhere on screen.

6) More overview tabs please?
Bienator II
madmen of the skies
#45 - 2011-12-29 07:33:27 UTC
single click ship movement. Do it!

thats all

how to fix eve: 1) remove ECM 2) rename dampeners to ECM 3) add new anti-drone ewar for caldari 4) give offgrid boosters ongrid combat value
Ager Agemo
Rainbow Ponies Incorporated
#46 - 2011-12-29 08:00:18 UTC
i would like for the target info boxes to float next to the proper targetted ship in space maybe without an icon itself but with an overlay over the targetted ship to indicate which one is targetted
Zagdul
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#47 - 2011-12-29 08:10:02 UTC
Write an API so players can mod it.

This way game mechanics can be better focused on and CCP can go back to their other projects.

Seriously, CCP, if you want to save development time, create a way for the players to develop the UI for you. It's done in just about every other MMO and the owners of the IP clearly state that any modification can and may be used by the company to implement into the game.

Do it. You won't regret it.

Dual Pane idea: Click!

CCP Please Implement
Renturu
In Glorium et Decorum
#48 - 2011-12-29 08:25:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Renturu
T'amber made some nice pics in the Little Things Thread

I personally like the Ship Accessories pic.

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Hannott Thanos
Squadron 15
#49 - 2012-01-01 10:03:10 UTC
ITT the most ****** paint representations ever.

This would be cool to have. A board of holographics that show a spinning 3D representation of what modules are active on you.
With a nice light glow from underneath.
Combat UI

while (CurrentSelectedTarget.Status == ShipStatus.Alive) {

     _myShip.FireAllGuns(CurrentSelectedTarget);

}
Hikaru Kuroda
Extheria
#50 - 2012-01-01 12:32:14 UTC
This.

Develop the interface you were creating in Incarna.
Avensys
The Waterworks
#51 - 2012-01-01 13:12:34 UTC
War Kitten wrote:

This makes it damn near impossible to select the right thing if you're: Selecting targets in battle and one dies, selecting overview rows in a busy system, trying to open a trade window with someone in Jita or Amarr... This one pisses me off the most.

has already been solved for the overview a long time ago
Katowen
#52 - 2012-01-01 13:21:36 UTC
Zagdul wrote:
Write an API so players can mod it.

Seriously, CCP, if you want to save development time, create a way for the players to develop the UI for you. It's done in just about every other MMO and the owners of the IP clearly state that any modification can and may be used by the company to implement into the game.

Do it. You won't regret it.


This is how I would add new features. Just allow the UI to be modified by third party add-ons. You'll have the initial "base package UI mods" that ships with EVE but then allow, US, the players to really customize the UI the way we want through add-ons.


Katowen
Sarah Schneider
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#53 - 2012-01-03 04:04:36 UTC
Katowen wrote:
Zagdul wrote:
Write an API so players can mod it.

Seriously, CCP, if you want to save development time, create a way for the players to develop the UI for you. It's done in just about every other MMO and the owners of the IP clearly state that any modification can and may be used by the company to implement into the game.

Do it. You won't regret it.


This is how I would add new features. Just allow the UI to be modified by third party add-ons. You'll have the initial "base package UI mods" that ships with EVE but then allow, US, the players to really customize the UI the way we want through add-ons.




I approve of this idea :)

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T'amber Anomandari Demaleon
#54 - 2012-01-03 04:09:36 UTC
Nova Fox wrote:
Possible different hp bars layouts like three bar and pure circle.

Differnt buttons, all optionalized.

Racial fonts as well one for amarr (closer to times new roman), gallente (ariel) , caldari (current) and one minmatar (comic sans :P)


brought this up during CSM4 along with racial ui themes (along with unlockable ones from ingame events) and was met with sniggers. :|

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Pyrosomniac
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#55 - 2012-01-03 04:45:10 UTC
I'd like to see the station services panes improved greatly. At the minute it sits there with massive buttons taking up tons of space I could be spinning my ship in.

I liked the New UI that was being designed, but was ultimately shelved; felt very "Windows" in a way, and very familiar. I'd bring that in AS AN OPTION (to keep whiners away), and also do the same thing to station services by putting it as a bar across the top with drop down menus if you want the relevant information, maybe a "agents of note" box as well. I'd also allow it to be minimized to being tiny as I like to look at space, not menus. I'd also allow choice as to what to keep on the bar

I'm all about minimizing UI. The menu's are relatively fine, but my focus is less menu, more space... and ship spinning.
Endeavour Starfleet
#56 - 2012-01-03 05:15:26 UTC
I will detail my idea in a topic in F&I but what I would like to see is a much better way to determine damage events.

Basically we need the damage amount floating text near the ship if we allow the feature. It would have four selectable options

#1 Raw incoming DPS: Amount of DPS being thrown at you before resists. All damage in one second reading
#2 DPS Taken: After resist same as above
#3 Incoming effects. Any numerical effects with a symbol and amount per second such as logi heals cap and negative effects.
#4 Alignment: A Simple bar during warp or align commands showing you how far away you are from the warp.
Arushia
Nova Labs
Stainless Steel Orkz
#57 - 2012-01-03 06:58:12 UTC
When I double-click a factory or lab in the top of the industry panel, I want my job automatically installed in the first slot with no queue at that installation, not a pop-up that forces me to select one from the bottom pane.
Sathynos
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#58 - 2012-01-03 22:43:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Sathynos
Sarah Schneider wrote:

2. The ability to show bookmark points in our overview


But in a non ******** fashion, so not all or nothing, but have each bookmark additional parameter [x] Show on overview. I have tons of bookmarks and I don't want to have to mess with the overview all the time.

I want to be able to display multiple overviews. Like side by side, or above each other. For example have one with selected bookmarks and selected celestials there, and the other overview for things to shoot.

Overheating is very difficult to use in lag-full environment. It was added in a bit half-assed way and should be reworked. Somehow.

Probably the best way is to crowdsource the UI - get it customizable, add scripting language and have smart people make the UI for you. Meanwhile you could focus on doing something the crowd doesn't have the resources for - fix the damn sound and add some new music :)
DarkAegix
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#59 - 2012-01-03 22:52:33 UTC
-More shinies.
-Get rid of the overview. Replace it with better things.
-Tilting UI elements on the edges of the screen ever so slightly gives a 3D, retina-projected HUD appearance. Do it.
-Make the UI flicker, break with chroma-shifted static, etc when a large amount of alpha damage is received, or whenever receiving hull damage.
Rek Seven
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#60 - 2012-01-04 00:09:29 UTC  |  Edited by: Rek Seven
I've never liked the UI in EVE and it partly due to my play style. I do virtually everything using the mouse which can suck at times.

There are far too many drop-down boxes and it is sometimes difficult to see what is going on in combat.

I would prefer some refinement to the tactical controls (e.g. customisable orbit range, 100% custom scaling of windows) and the addition of the UI design we see in modern arcade style flight games (e.g. Tom Clancy's hawx).

There should also be an advanced interface similar to the ship fitting window. Something that you could have open all the time the displays more details on the status of your ship. It would clearly show what type of e-war is being done to you and the exact effect it was having on your ship... It could even display what damage type is being used or how a WH was affecting you.

The wishlist is pretty much complete...
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