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I had a dream (about the UI)

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St Mio
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2011-10-13 17:49:39 UTC
And it looked something like this:

http://www.swiftandbitter.com/eve/misc/EveUI.png

It's like WinPhone7/MetroUI and AutoCAD had an illegitimate love child Shocked
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2011-10-13 17:56:07 UTC

No offense, but that looks REALLY confusing ...
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2011-10-13 17:56:49 UTC

Like the pic, though ! :)
Takamori Maruyama
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2011-10-13 17:57:44 UTC
I actually enjoyed it.

Loud and clear...
Xercodo
Cruor Angelicus
#5 - 2011-10-13 18:57:47 UTC
Damnit now im all sad again about how we didnt get that Windows7 type taskbar/start menu UI :(

The Drake is a Lie
Akirei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#6 - 2011-10-13 19:03:57 UTC
the UI in that pic has a lot of issues, but it is better than what EVE uses today. CCP may be amazing at a lot of things, but prioritization and designing a functional, minimalist UI are most certainly not among them.
Tanya Powers
Doomheim
#7 - 2011-10-13 19:10:51 UTC
Are you sure wasn't a nightmare? Shocked
JamesCLK
#8 - 2011-10-13 19:14:46 UTC
Pretty much what Akirei said; it's a step in the right direction as a concept, and CCP would be wise to draw inspiration from pictures such as this one (read: NOT blatantly rip it off, that would be bad - and plagerism).

After POS towers get some love, maybe we should all start a 'Flogging the dead UI' thread? Big smile

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Grey Stormshadow
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2011-10-13 19:16:10 UTC
Was it weed or something stronger?

Get classic forum style - custom videos to captains quarters screen

Play with the best - die like the rest
Renan Ruivo
Forcas armadas
Brave Collective
#10 - 2011-10-13 19:33:42 UTC
You dream about using feroxes.

My God man, what is wrong with you.

The world is a community of idiots doing a series of things until it explodes and we all die.
Epiphaniess
Verboten Technologies
#11 - 2011-10-13 20:03:38 UTC
Seems interesting, though I find it a little hard to understand but that might have more to do with it being drawn in paint or something.

Maybe CCP should run a design a better UI contest.

To see what kind of improvements the Community can think of or dream up.
Thelron
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#12 - 2011-10-13 20:10:15 UTC
back-of-a-napkin rendering aside, I have for a very long time wished for a more precise/intuitive navigation control- "double click and head MAYBE where you think you're going but probably 30+degrees off" is really obnoxious. Indicating where I want to go relative to my hull would be WONDERFUL (if anyone remembers DarkSpace maybe something like that only in an actual 3-dimensional space).
Oberine Noriepa
#13 - 2011-10-13 20:17:48 UTC
I like the vector indicators. That's something I wish the current game had.

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Razin
The Scope
#14 - 2011-10-13 20:19:36 UTC
Akirei Scytale wrote:
the UI in that pic has a lot of issues, but it is better than what EVE uses today. CCP may be amazing at a lot of things, but prioritization and designing a functional, minimalist UI are most certainly not among them.
No argument about EVE ui; however the ui in the picture is anything but minimalist.
Epiphaniess
Verboten Technologies
#15 - 2011-10-13 20:25:08 UTC
Oberine Noriepa wrote:
I like the vector indicators. That's something I wish the current game had.


Vector indicators would be really nice to have.

Take note CCP.

To bad it is not likely something we will get.

The EvE UI needs a serious overhaul.

I was sort of look forward to the possibility of a new UI with the carbon release to bad that was scrapped.
Botleten
Perkone
Caldari State
#16 - 2011-10-13 20:28:56 UTC
I had a dream that all these horrible threads on the eve forums had disappeared, but alas...
SilentSkills
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#17 - 2011-10-13 20:30:07 UTC
Epiphaniess wrote:
Oberine Noriepa wrote:
I like the vector indicators. That's something I wish the current game had.


I was sort of look forward to the possibility of a new UI with the carbon release to bad that was scrapped.


this x100
Akirei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#18 - 2011-10-13 20:48:46 UTC
Razin wrote:
Akirei Scytale wrote:
the UI in that pic has a lot of issues, but it is better than what EVE uses today. CCP may be amazing at a lot of things, but prioritization and designing a functional, minimalist UI are most certainly not among them.
No argument about EVE ui; however the ui in the picture is anything but minimalist.


hence why i said it had a lot of issues, paramount among them being using up just as much screen real estate yet having *less* visible information that is critical to the moment. no overview is far too crippling with the way EVE works.

a good design would allow things like having a "reds / neuts in local" indicator, obsoleting a hugely tall local window. it would include the option to take the clunky HP / cap display and turn it into some small percentage numbers, able to be placed anywhere. etc, etc.
St Mio
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#19 - 2011-10-14 06:05:22 UTC  |  Edited by: St Mio
@Tanya Powers: I'm still undecided Shocked

@Grey Stormshadow: Now that you mention it, lunch did taste a bit different today, and I wasn't sure what that green stuff was...

@Renan Ruivo:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17260941/EVE/Ferox.jpg

Judging from this undoubtedly accurate depiction, I am sure you will agree with me that even the most uncultured oafs could ascertain that the Ferox is one of the most distinguished and noble spaceships, and the only choice for the discerning capsuleer of refined taste.

@Botleten: It was either this or station games so, lesser of two evils Big smile

Don't worry guys I'm not quitting my day job any time soon :D Just wanted to draw this and get it out of my system
Kitty McKitty
In Praise Of Shadows
#20 - 2011-10-14 06:08:56 UTC
How much iskies to sketch up a neutron blasting Taranis in a similar style (sans ui that is).

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