I would prefer the UI smaller it already takes up the entire length of my old monitor and every tab box appears on the screen as is, I don't keep every diplomatic option open that's just clutter. The mousewheel also works on this if anybody actually does like keeping everything open all the time.
So, Paradox, when are you fixing the UI?
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True.. I still waiting for official "bigger" UI .. my resolution is 16:10 (1440x900) so mod doesnt working for my ;/
We don't keep it open all the time. When I open it, it's because I want to get to one of the options. The bigger UI allows that option to be reached quicker.
Much as I love their games, I have to agree. Their games are crying out for a UI overhaul from top to bottom from a modern UX perspective.
Having a complex game doesn't have to mean having a crappy, unintuitive UI.
That bigger interface is a bit too big and takes up more room on the screen, I like the way it is now.
I use 1920x1080p and still prefer the smaller window. Why? Because when I'm passing time waiting for something in the game, I enjoy opening those windows to monitor several things such as income, trade income, westernization progress, tech progress AND watch the map at the same time.
However, I believe an option to change UI size from game menus should not be a difficult task for PI if some gamers are inclined towards that thing.
However, I believe an option to change UI size from game menus should not be a difficult task for PI if some gamers are inclined towards that thing.
Well... there are applications where you can resize and relocate your "windows". And the content adjusts accordingly.
This is what I've heard.
This is what I've heard.
Does the mod enlarge the tab at the right of the screen with the list of merchants, colonist, armies, etc? When you reach a certain number of merchants, armies and fleets you can't monitor everything, you need to pause every month to check colony size, armies suffering attrition etc. This is very tedious.
Paradox can improve the layout in general. I think they can put more information in less space. Doing this makes 'fixing the UI' less needed.
It took them a gazzilion years and a terrabillion (yes those two are words, get off my lawn) patches in CK2 to realize the darn thing needed a traits search engine...This by comparison ranges on the borders of science fiction.
That said, the ability to manage the size of the damn tabs would be godsend.
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But do you know whats the best part? They prefer itt because its in the original game and they are PD fanboys with high level arguments as "there ís a mod".
What i need is a mod that automatictly opens all the tabs. YES i know this sounds super lazy, but every single time i load up a save the very first thing i have to do is to open half of them. And later on i open the ones needed.
UI improvement can always be made, but you guys should have seen the UI in the old EU2/Vicky 1 CK1 days. It was pretty bad. Paradox UIs have come a long way.
Some mods like this would be worth rolling into the main game sure.
My #1 wish though would be the ability to scale up the UI so it isn't so damn tiny in 1440p
My #1 wish though would be the ability to scale up the UI so it isn't so damn tiny in 1440p
And here I was thinking that this thread would be about actual problems with the UI, such as the multiple times the game will present blatantly false and/or outdated information to you.
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Or we have different aesthetic, gaming, and UI tastes and feel like the original size UI works... That's a logical option we can go with instead of yours. While I admit it would be nice for those who want a larger UI to have one, for the moment one can get a solution that allows Ironman games. While a tad bit annoying for those who want a bigger UI, the priority for addressing such a fix is probably pretty low due to the mod.
I think it would be a good idea to have both options built in, or, optimally, some sort of scaling(a slider could be put somewhere on the window which would allow the player to make it as tall or as short as they wanted). Playing at 1920x1080 I use the larger UI mods because I have the screen size to work with it effectively and it makes sense to effectively use the space. On my older 1600x900 monitor though I didn't care for it.
So, to reiterate, a scaling slider would be great, but as it stands I'm glad there is the option to mod it because both sizes work for different people.
So, to reiterate, a scaling slider would be great, but as it stands I'm glad there is the option to mod it because both sizes work for different people.