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Color theme for UI

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Razor 5
Flintstone and Rubble Industries
#1 - 2016-11-19 03:29:59 UTC
I have 4 accounts and have been away for more than 2 years.

I logged into the "Alpha" clone to look around and see how the game is.
I am unable to find the Color Theme section in the general
settings?

I am not color blind. However; I have color related vision problems. I need to
set my UI with the correct colors and shades or I am unable to play.

I submitted a ticket 3 days ago, but of course no reply.

Have they taken the ability to change the color theme's of the UI out
of the game?

Before I actually pay real money. I want to see the basics of the game again
and see how they feel. I sure hope not. If they did, they just lost my accounts.
Also; I have talked the game up to some friends who are now interested in
giving it a try. As you can see this creates a problem. Most likely, we will find
other games to play if I cannot sort out the color settings.

Any help would be appreciated.

Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#2 - 2016-11-19 03:32:02 UTC
The RGB sliders are gone and you're left with the preset's only.
You're not the first person to bring this up either.
Specia1 K
State Protectorate
Caldari State
#3 - 2016-11-19 05:23:31 UTC  |  Edited by: Specia1 K
who needs window blur, when you have beer!

edit
hope you find a preset that lets you play ok.

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Minmatar Citizen 1934010909
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2016-11-19 05:34:53 UTC
Presets worked for me man. No issues on my end.P

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Matthias Ancaladron
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2016-11-19 05:52:09 UTC
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
The RGB sliders are gone and you're left with the preset's only.
You're not the first person to bring this up either.

He's also referring to the fact alpha clones are limited to the black theme "dark matter" only and can't use any of the presets either
If you go to the alpha account and into the settings the entire right side of the menu where the themes were are just gone. It's completely blank and doesn't even list dark matter.
Matthias Ancaladron
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#6 - 2016-11-19 05:52:57 UTC
Minmatar Citizen 1934010909 wrote:
Presets worked for me man. No issues on my end.P

Alpha clones don't get presets
Matthias Ancaladron
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#7 - 2016-11-19 05:55:25 UTC
Razor 5 wrote:
I have 4 accounts and have been away for more than 2 years.

I logged into the "Alpha" clone to look around and see how the game is.
I am unable to find the Color Theme section in the general
settings?

I am not color blind. However; I have color related vision problems. I need to
set my UI with the correct colors and shades or I am unable to play.

I submitted a ticket 3 days ago, but of course no reply.

Have they taken the ability to change the color theme's of the UI out
of the game?

Before I actually pay real money. I want to see the basics of the game again
and see how they feel. I sure hope not. If they did, they just lost my accounts.
Also; I have talked the game up to some friends who are now interested in
giving it a try. As you can see this creates a problem. Most likely, we will find
other games to play if I cannot sort out the color settings.

Any help would be appreciated.


Sorry but yes they did. As I typed in the replies above alpha clones only get the black theme you'll have to wait for them to get to your ticket, they're getting a lot of tickets for login issues after the update on the 15th
Razor 5
Flintstone and Rubble Industries
#8 - 2016-11-19 14:35:46 UTC
Thanks for the replies everyone. Very helpful indeed. I guess they miss out on
the money from my 4 potential Omega's and friends who I thought may
enjoy the game.

I will keep and eye on things and see if they turn those settings options
back on.

I understand when going free to play they want to streamline and balance
the game. I good with that....

But taking away something as simple as changing colors in your UI?

What the hell does that do?

Hope some devs see this and put the pipe down...

Thanks again.
Nana Skalski
Taisaanat Kotei
EDENCOM DEFENSIVE INITIATIVE
#9 - 2016-11-19 17:31:05 UTC
Dyllan Ybrex
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2016-11-19 18:22:47 UTC
Razor 5 wrote:
But taking away something as simple as changing colors in your UI?

What the hell does that do?

Thanks again.


I imagine they are trying to incentivize people to Omega up, the problem is they are new to the f2p game, and haven't taken all cases into account on certain incentives, like UI and various color based vision problems, for instance.

I hope they take it seriously, as it is the case that the devil is in the details.

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Kiera Nai
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2016-11-20 20:36:03 UTC
Dyllan Ybrex wrote:


I imagine they are trying to incentivize people to Omega up, the problem is they are new to the f2p game, and haven't taken all cases into account on certain incentives, like UI and various color based vision problems, for instance.

I hope they take it seriously, as it is the case that the devil is in the details.


Trying to incentivize it? Because not being able to use the majority of the items available in the game isn't incentive enough. :P
Rhea Rankin Nolen
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#12 - 2016-11-20 22:31:01 UTC
Yeah the UI color theme cut-out for alphas is a really cheap move by CCP.

I was so used to blue UI (think it was blue pearl), only to learn i can't make my UI prettier as alpha account. Overall the whole UI is gone to toilet compared to what we had before, especially with the latest skill window update.

Kinda disappointed.
Velarra
#13 - 2016-11-21 00:13:10 UTC
If the eve UI genuinely took into account people who're color blind and provided them with options in the UI to address weakness in the viewing of some colors, it'd be rather helpful.

https://nei.nih.gov/health/color_blindness/facts_about
Krima Sumyungi
Makavi Industries
#14 - 2016-11-23 04:13:27 UTC
As an Alpha currently, 'm absolutely fine with the limits they have on Alpha accounts game wise, but removing UI color settings unless you pay up? That's the kind of pettiness I expect from EAware, not CCP.
Rroff
Antagonistic Tendencies
#15 - 2016-11-23 10:46:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Rroff
Hmm had access to the colour presets on my accounts when I loaded them up again as alpha - since used ISK to PLEX and convert them to omega so can't prove it :S I know coz 2 accounts loaded up on dark matter and one loaded up with a blue theme and I changed it to dark matter and then checked what the others were using. Weird.

Long past time the game had settings for people who are colour blind though - so many games these days do and its fairly obvious one - not that I've really looked into what the game has to accommodate people who are as I'm not colour blind myself.
Kolodi Ramal
Sanxing Yi
#16 - 2016-11-23 11:25:45 UTC
+3 for colorblindness accommodation.
Eternus8lux8lucis
Guardians of the Gate
RAZOR Alliance
#17 - 2016-11-23 11:41:48 UTC
Id love to see at least a few options. Perhaps racials plus the black and a color blind option should be enough. Thats 6 options instead of all of them. Then have the rest greyed out like the Omega skills list. It has more incentive to upgrade if you know what your missing out on but still SOME choice.

Have you heard anything I've said?

You said it's all circling the drain, the whole universe. Right?

That's right.

Had to end sometime.

Memphis Baas
#18 - 2016-11-23 15:02:46 UTC
Alphas are restricted to the dark grey color scheme, and they don't have any color choices listed in the control panel.
Remiel Pollard
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#19 - 2016-11-23 15:33:10 UTC
This one boggles my mind a bit. UI colour schemes should be part and parcel of any good set of graphics options, just like screen rez or texture settings. Colour settings aren't a balancing issue, and they should be available for alphas. Other than "to encourage people to sub", for which there is a tonne of other stuff already, I can't think of a good reason for this. It's kinda dumb tbh.

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Gadget Helmsdottir
Gadget's Workshop
#20 - 2016-11-23 15:43:52 UTC  |  Edited by: Gadget Helmsdottir
http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/c/color_blindness/stats-country.htm

Just under 4000 color-blind people in the whole country.
Not really a wonder they don't take them in to account when making decisions.

I doubt it's maliciousness, just a matter of awareness.

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