The GUI (Game User Interface)

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• Aug 23, 2010

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This is probably a very under looked aspect concerning games and their creation, yet it's something that we look at the whole time we're playing, so it's a pretty important aspect. What type of "feeling" would you want the GUI (buttons, frames, etc) to be? Would you want it to be dark and forbidding? Classical in style? Would you want a color scheme to make you feel like your in that time period? If so, what colors would best represent that?

 

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• Aug 23, 2010

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I like it as "medieval" as possible, with pictures for events from actual paintings of the period perhaps. Also popups, events etc. should be written with feather on a nice animal skin.
Worst that coudl happen is a modern and polished look. I think CK1 modding has done some nice things in this section.

 

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I second the "midieval" look, I hope the colors are darker, not like the light Vicky 2 colors.

 

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• Aug 23, 2010

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SAS said:

I second the "midieval" look, I hope the colors are darker, not like the light Vicky 2 colors.

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I wouldn't mind if the look and feel of the box was translated into the menu, the colors I'm talking about.

 

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• Aug 23, 2010

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CK had everyone you needed to know in one place, the best interface in terms of appearence and how its presented on any Paradox game, i really hope they keep it.

and a gothicy look to the boxes frames would be well fitting

 

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• Aug 23, 2010

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My only real complaint about the original CK's interface is how big it is. It eats up an inordinant amount of space on the screen. Of course, interfaces that are too small kind of make me nuts, too. I can't play Victoria II on my monitor's native resolution because it strains my eyes, believe it or not.

 

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UI needs to be scaleable for all supported resolutions. It's quite annoying when you have a monitor which supports 1920x1200 resolution, when UI is designed only for meager 1024x768 resolution and in screens (like research, production etc.) 50% of the space is not used at all.

 

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• Aug 23, 2010

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As long as they get rid of that godawful Crusade banner I dion't mind. I'm happy if they Just make it functional and unobtrusive.

 

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• Aug 23, 2010

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Kaleidoscope said:

As long as they get rid of that godawful Crusade banner I dion't mind. I'm happy if they Just make it functional and unobtrusive.

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Same here, I'd like a "clean" feeling to the menu system. By clean I don't mean necessarily spartan in design, but rather not having a cluttered feeling.

 

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I was thinking something.. like..

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/8/5/9/5/1/ingame.jpg.jpg

 

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Johan said:

I was thinking something.. like..

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/8/5/9/5/1/ingame.jpg.jpg

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It certainly gives that medieval feeling.

 

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Johan said:

I was thinking something.. like..

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/8/5/9/5/1/ingame.jpg.jpg

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Most excellent, that's a thousand times better than Zork!

 

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Johan said:

I was thinking something.. like..

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/8/5/9/5/1/ingame.jpg.jpg

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You Paradox people never cater for people with older PCs. What are the specs for this going to be? Will this run in DOS 2.2 or have you abandoned your user base for the shiny 3.0?

 

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Double Facepalm for Paradox:

 

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It shouldn't be very big, but it also shouldn't be too small. It shouldn't be cluttered, but it also shouldn't feel spartan. I want it to be sleek and clean, but also medieval in design. And it should be forward thinking, but still traditional. Can you make it like that miracle workers?

 

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Johan said:

I was thinking something.. like..

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/8/5/9/5/1/ingame.jpg.jpg

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I dare you....



Personally, I would love to see a UI based on the religeon and culture of your Dynasty. So a Greek Orthodox would have some decendant Byzantine iconographic elements, where as an Italian Catholic could have something very Dante, and so on. It might not be so easy to do though.

But certainly there should be some art from the age.

 

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Don't worry, whatever feeling the game GUI will offer, it will be moddable (at least I hope), so you can adjust it to your liking

 

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Good one Johan!

 

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The only wish I would have for the interface is the following; Please, for old times' sake, don't switch the province building screen to 3D. Please. I don't know a single person here who would say that the 3D province screens of EU3 and Rome are prettier than that of the original CK, or EU2. Or, if the old 2D pic is too out of place, just give us a building list to choose from.

 

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must confess. in medieval total war the music was so authentic! even if i played it only one day, heh. Its dark, intence, and give that medival feeling at full! so copy if have to, those basses and gong bells i dont know... gregorian choirs cames to mind.

and gui have to be with all those swings and stamps like it was, maybe more active on hover. And btw there surely have to be much more executes burnings and hangings! everywhere and plague, corps, sceletons ! and Bruegel Bosch kinda illustrations everywhere!