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EVE UI Design Changes?
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Rek Seven
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2011-11-08 11:11:29 UTC
Hi all,

I was just wondering if CCP are planning to drastically change the User Interface in this game anytime in the near future?

I get really frustrated with the the UI and everyday i spot something that could be improved. So if i, a lowly player can spot this, there must be a highlight skilled developer at CCP working on UI improvements as we speak... Right?

The wishlist is pretty much complete...
Eugene Spencer
Set Phasers To Malky
#2 - 2011-11-08 11:16:33 UTC
Well, they did a lot of work a while back to make the customisation of the EVE UI easier - the "carboned" it. There was chatter of a new UI being worked on and those who were at Fanfest this year got a wee glimpse of that.

But nothing has been said in months about it. It'd be nice if a major overhaul was on the cards in the next year or so :)

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Avila Cracko
#3 - 2011-11-08 11:56:37 UTC  |  Edited by: Avila Cracko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibb1M0Ty7es

watch from 00:18:51

truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Rek Seven
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2011-11-08 11:58:53 UTC
Well lets hope their UI designer pulls his finger out because because i'm tired of it.

oh and i dread to think what the UI used to be like if you say it has already been improved. Smile

The wishlist is pretty much complete...
Rek Seven
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2011-11-08 12:04:46 UTC
Avila Cracko wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibb1M0Ty7es

watch from 00:18:51


Okay that's good news and i do like the new font on the test server. Thanks for tanking the time to post that link mate.

The wishlist is pretty much complete...
Hicksimus
Torgue
#6 - 2011-11-08 12:34:27 UTC
Who remembers that one on sisi that looked kinda like windows?
Even that was an upgrade.....whatever happened to it? Did M$ get upset?

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Kata Amentis
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2011-11-08 12:43:09 UTC
one of the devs replied to a question about the "windows" looking ui a while ago, wasn't the "direction they wanted to go in"...

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Black Dranzer
#8 - 2011-11-08 12:46:17 UTC
Kata Amentis wrote:
one of the devs replied to a question about the "windows" looking ui a while ago, wasn't the "direction they wanted to go in"...

Bit late for that.

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Severian Carnifex
#9 - 2011-11-08 12:47:22 UTC
Hicksimus wrote:
Who remembers that one on sisi that looked kinda like windows?
Even that was an upgrade.....whatever happened to it? Did M$ get upset?


Look at responses on DEV blog about it... too many "bitter wets" were against it... it was ruining "their game"... so CCP killed it...
Avila Cracko
#10 - 2011-11-08 13:23:10 UTC
Rek Seven wrote:
Avila Cracko wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibb1M0Ty7es

watch from 00:18:51


Okay that's good news and i do like the new font on the test server. Thanks for tanking the time to post that link mate.



np, it was nice to see that film again... :)

truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#11 - 2011-11-08 13:24:34 UTC
Soon as they get done replacing eve's guts sure!

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Tedril Goveko
Br0wn Coat5
The Gorram Shiney Alliance
#12 - 2011-11-08 13:48:48 UTC
You might want to take a look at todays dev blog ....

Size Matters: Scaling the UI
Serene Repose
#13 - 2011-11-08 13:54:02 UTC
Rek Seven wrote:
I was just wondering if CCP are....
CCP is a company - singular. CCP isn't "are a company" - plural. So you must have been wondering if CCP IS...not ARE.

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Tedril Goveko
Br0wn Coat5
The Gorram Shiney Alliance
#14 - 2011-11-08 14:17:06 UTC  |  Edited by: Tedril Goveko
Serene Repose wrote:
Rek Seven wrote:
I was just wondering if CCP are....
CCP is a company - singular. CCP isn't "are a company" - plural. So you must have been wondering if CCP IS...not ARE.

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Actually technically you are both right.

Although "CCP is a company" is technically and literally correct, the term "CCP are a company" is also valid, a company is a collective of employees and thus can be referred to in the plural.
Tedril Goveko
Br0wn Coat5
The Gorram Shiney Alliance
#15 - 2011-11-08 14:20:32 UTC
Oh and by the way, the word "are" is not just a plural, it can be both plural and singular depending on the context and wording ....

Are -
present indicative plural and 2nd person singular of be.
Rek Seven
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#16 - 2011-11-08 14:20:33 UTC
Tedril Goveko wrote:
You might want to take a look at todays dev blog ....

Size Matters: Scaling the UI


Yeah the new text is cool but i was referring to everything the user has to interact with to control their actions. For example, window scaling, overview customization, drag and drop features, drop down menus, audio notifications etc.

The wishlist is pretty much complete...
Hicksimus
Torgue
#17 - 2011-11-08 14:24:16 UTC
Severian Carnifex wrote:
Hicksimus wrote:
Who remembers that one on sisi that looked kinda like windows?
Even that was an upgrade.....whatever happened to it? Did M$ get upset?


Look at responses on DEV blog about it... too many "bitter wets" were against it... it was ruining "their game"... so CCP killed it...



I hope you guys are joking. They should get back to work on it. Many people absolutely raged on the new micro transactions and they didn't care and that interface was optional from the menu anyway.......Sad

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Tedril Goveko
Br0wn Coat5
The Gorram Shiney Alliance
#18 - 2011-11-08 14:46:03 UTC
Rek Seven wrote:
Tedril Goveko wrote:
You might want to take a look at todays dev blog ....

Size Matters: Scaling the UI


Yeah the new text is cool but i was referring to everything the user has to interact with to control their actions. For example, window scaling, overview customization, drag and drop features, drop down menus, audio notifications etc.


That whole article is about window scaling.
Tristan North
The Scope
#19 - 2011-11-08 16:07:27 UTC
The UI is probably the ugliest part of EvE, a new one will make it look a really much better game.
Now that they're upgrading the visual part of the game (nebulae, new models, V3), I hope that they're also working on a new UI.
Rek Seven
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#20 - 2011-11-08 18:08:20 UTC
Tristan North wrote:
The UI is probably the ugliest part of EvE, a new one will make it look a really much better game.
Now that they're upgrading the visual part of the game (nebulae, new models, V3), I hope that they're also working on a new UI.



Yeah the actual environment looks amazing in places, it's just the UI that's terrible.

Not to turn this into a feedback and suggestions post but i like the idea of being able to spread eve across 2 client windows. One would be the main client as existing and the other would be the support client that you could move things to, like your chat windows, ship fittings window (advanced version), D-scan panel etc.

The wishlist is pretty much complete...
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