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Like the changes, hate the over lay over it looks really ugly

So, will I finally be able to turn off the growling, swirling, window-wiper effect that I am subjected to everytime I jump or undock?

..and then turn it on only when I actually want relevant information presented to me?

The colors were only supposed to serve as additional distinction, the main difference between each type is the actual shapes and form and different icons.

That being said, additional emphasis or distinction is nice and we want to cater to that on a global scale and make it possible to shift colors so that they make more sense for different types of color blindness. It is a larger discussion and doesn't fit into one specific feature like the Sensor Overlay, but we are definitely looking at it as part of the bigger picture.

Sorry for the confusion, I was referring primarily to the compass.

BOOKMARKS VISIBLE IN SPACE!? THAT'S SCIENCE FICTION!

Love every single feature of this blog. But I have a question: could we expect some of these space objects to be also listed in the overview? And can you please tell the difference in philosophy between the sensor overlay and the overview+bracket system, as why some things are in the overview+bracket system and some other things are in the sensor overlay?

That stuff around the compass can be disabled right?

Time for a quotefest!

Initial disclaimer: I'm the QA Analyst for team Five 0 so can't speak in too much depth about the design goals for this feature. Rest assured I'll make sure the relevant folk get the messages meant for them Some really great ideas here! There's certainly lots of scope for the compass and overlay to give additional and more meaningful feedback to players in the future.

Its shows bookmarks in the same way whether you are on grid or not

You are very welcome. It was important to us that we didn't make a system that conflicted with existing ways of navigating space, meaning people just turned it off and never used it!

If I remember correctly the initial design decision was to keep personal items out of the overview. It was important to us that players are aware that any item shown in the overview was visible to all. I'll pass the sentiments on though.

As for hotkeys, that's another interesting idea, I'll put it to the designers and see what they say.

I don't believe it was a need more than a desire for a more consistent color scheme now that there are more things to display. As I mentioned in the blog though this feature is still being tweaked so these colors are not necessarily final.

That's a good point, I'll see if we can fix that.

Yep. If you filter out all the Sensor Overlay options you just get the blank compass.

Every one of these is a useful improvement. Great job, well done!

The bookmark shortcut!! fantastic.

This is awesome. I'm glad to see some improvements with the UI.


However, as for the bookmarks, I think they need some love. I think it's high time you guys put sub-folders in, so we neat freaks can have things setup the way we want them to be.

I didn't read the entire article, but if this is already being added, my apologies. If it isn't, I'm going to light a fire under someones butt to get it.

Great stuff.

If one is not careful, one might think you guys either play the game or listen to your players. Either way, the general gaming industry as a whole will not be amused if this gets out.