Spiral Knights - Minimize/Disable/Move HUD Feature Options (# of Signatures: 48)

Minimize/Disable/Move HUD Feature Options (# of Signatures: 48)

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Sun, 04/07/2013 - 13:36

Bulby

This thread is a petition for a fully customizable UI. It IS NOT for the removal of the new one in favor of the old becauses, while I liked the old UI, it still had some aspects to it that I didn't find useful and or hindered my gameplay. While many, if not most, of the player base utterly detests the the new UI; a few have actually found it more enjoyable than the old one and with that, I'd like to propose a couple ideas of my own:

I believe most players (myself included) would like to have the ability to fully minimize, disable, or move literally ANY and ALL features of the UI. While I would be in full support of completely rolling back to the old UI, I believe we could all learn to like and/or deal with the new one if it was fully customizable. Not only that, but like I stated before, the old UI had its share of problems as well.

I really enjoy this game and I'd hate to see all the work OOO has put into this new UI go to waste. Unfortunately, the new UI dramatically hinders my computer's ability to run the game and my ability to enjoy it and this change alone is enough to drive me to quit. And I know if it's hurting me, it must be hurting many others as well.

So, if you agree, please like, support, or sign my petition. I will be the first:

+1
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Current Signers:

Bulby
Sroell
Asthix
Whats-His-Face
Klipik
Kyoshiro-Xz
Bluejal
Rawrwarwarwa
Reqy
Snarkey
Redblades
Autofire
Dravor
Byas
Killerlai
Blazzerus
Troupe-Forums
Pawsmack
Avend
Psyclown
Dragonicblaze
Vlad
Fallconn
Andyz
Super-Ratman
Gamaknight
Toeni-Sevan
Exxorex
Gravelord-Caste
Dragneel-Wiki
Daemiax
Zeeca
Arkate
Feyi
Mytagforhalo
Abatheguy
Zaknin
Knightofheaven
Dagunner
Duzker
Unstable-Ordinance
Pyrolaster
Kaatri
Ewbte
Spold
Fleet-Miss-Gun
Firetorpedo
Reto-Da-Lizb

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 13:56

Sroell

Even if it wasn't /fully/ customizable it would still be nice...

On a side note, is the new UI the reason the video's been jerky lately? I didn't change any of my settings...

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 13:58

Bulby

I can't speak for others, but I know it's the cause of my troubles.

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 14:11

Asthix

+1!

I think I understand why some things were done. Less options to make things less laggy.

My beef is with the monster health bars being directly tied to the icons on the minimap. I do not want the health bars. I do want icons on my minimap. The fact that I can't have both is another reason why this interface is very far from customizable.

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 14:14

Whats-His-Face

+1 and my thoughts

Here's what I want to happen >:l

My health ||||||||||| blah blah blah
OTHERS
21/27
10/21
0/15
GIVE US FRACTIONS :D
Do dis! And keep the portrait and other stuff or allow it to be moved!
As for the shield, have it above the vials on the top, this includes LD shields as well.
Health is in bars with vitapods, and heat on the right, along with the Fraction of your health on the left
Enable/Disable portraits and screen shaking.
And lastly, Prismatic Auto Target things, so yours can be green or purple or blue instead of red all the time :)
Or original if you want :O

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 14:16

Klipik

In addition to this, we should also be able to add our own custom textures and displays like people do in This game and can now also do in this one. So we can make our UIs look exactly how we want, as long as we know how to make them.

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 14:16

Sowy

I approve of this but I wish

I approve of this but I wish that the health meter goes back to where it was same as the heat one it is HORRIBLE for LOCKDOWN when we have to glimpse away for 2-3 seconds to check our boost/shield/cloak time left and health

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 14:18

Bulby

@Kyo:

Again, this thread is also in favor of the ability to move the features, not just disable or minimize them.

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 14:54

Bluejal

Good idea

I think that a movable, editable UI would be the ideal way to get near enough everyone to like it. I think it's a good idea and i would love to see it implemented.

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 15:28

Rawrwarwarwa

+1 because I like having nothing sometimes

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 16:56

#10

Reqy

+1. i made a post how on the

+1.

i made a post how on the comparison of the new UI vs the old UI in the discussion thread at the lowest resolution. The UI shouldn't put a 'handicap' on people with already outdated-in-comparison computers.

I ran FSC right before the update and another right after and noticed right off the bat a big drop of frame rate performance.

I am also for modifying how much of the chat window you want to see.

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 17:52

#11

Whats-His-Face

Why I want this

If I lag like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3zkJC0rXp8

Imagine how bad it is for me now

Sorry idk how to do the link buttons :[

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 18:44

#12

Bert-Banana

Nothing to say about it but this would be a positive improvement for the game. I like that OOO is implementing new features to the game but this UI just seems a little too advanced for my liking.

@Mini http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjFH_I-DBXE

I win at lag competitions.

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 18:58

#13

Redblades

@kyoshiro yeah the health bars are incredibly hard to read, the silver bars are WAY too fancy and confusing, the bars are not grouped in groups of 5 anymore (how I read them quickly) and percentage is a terrible to read health anyways.

Also I'm not so egotistic, I don't need a picture of myself blocking 1/4 of the top left quadrant of my screen

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 19:18

#14

Autofire

Good idea.

Hard to implement.

Still a good idea anyway.

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 19:35

#15

Klipik

note:

Can we has list of signers?

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 20:20

#16

Dravor

+1 Yes, please.

Yes, please.

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 20:49

#17

Bulby

Added signed-on

Added signed-on roster.

@Autofire: Actually, this wouldn't be hard to implement at all. A lot of features are already toggle capable like the monster health bars, high quality, notifications, etc. I should think it would be child's play for OOO to give us the ability to hide any of the other parts of the UI just the same. Truth be told, this would've been an invaluable feature from the start.

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 21:08

#18

Byas

Personally I like Zopyros-Il's Idea a lot more, but I like your idea too so here's a +1.

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 21:23

#19

Bulby

@Byas

While Zopyros has done a fantastic job, his idea and mine can co-exist. He rearranged the UI to be more functional, but it's still the same redundant information and even if we went with that layout, I'd still like to have the capability to remove the features I don't like.

*EDIT*
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This may sound a little off-topic, but the Adobe series of image editing software is some of the greatest on the planet and one of the things that make it so great is the ability to move and/or hide ANY part of interface. This is because everyone is different. There will never be one setup that everyone will find optimal and speaking for myself, I function much better with as little UI on the screen as possible.

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 21:21

#20

Killerlai

I'm in for this bc this new UI is kinda not user friendly besides the shield bar

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 22:57

#21

Blazzberry

Sure, wynaut?

+1 for customization.

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 00:17

#22

Troupe-Forums

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 03:24

#23

Pawsmack

It's much more practical for people who lag because of the new UI, not to mention it's also a useful idea for all those Lockdown players.

Sign me up! :D

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 04:40

#24

Aveond

After the update SK became unplayable, hopefully they'll have an option to revert back to classic within the next week/2 weeks.

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 08:57

#25

Psyclown

I'd really much like the UI to be customizable.

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 09:04

#26

Dragonicblaze

+ 1

idk if they might end up ruining the open ended "fully customizable" option that we are trying to put out.. so I woulda rather they just revert back to the olden ways rather than risk messing things up even more.

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 09:26

#27

Bulby

@Dragonicblaze

When I say "fully customizable" I don't mean the retexturing or resizing of parts of the UI (not yet at least). However, being able to remove or merely rearrange all or parts of the UI is hardly something I would consider game-breaking and I should think it would be very easy to implement.

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 13:51

#28

Klipik

oh and another note

This probably shouldn't be the primary fix, since it will take a while to implement. In the mean time, I'm still searching for a good alternative that doesn't anger players too much and doesn't hurt OOO too much either. Rolling back to the old UI seems like the best option at this point.

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 14:59

#29

Vlad

Signed. Unfortunately OOO

Signed.
Unfortunately OOO doesn't seem to take any petition into consideration.

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 16:02

#30

Fallconn

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 18:19

#31

Whats-His-Face

Also.

Make "Screen Shaking" a toggle button, as in it can be on or off, because 99.99999999999999999% of the people I know hate the screen shaking. I think one person likes it because they like everything >:l

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 18:46

#32

Andyz

Definitely +1

Mon, 04/08/2013 - 19:48

#33

Super-Ratman

I only have a FEW problems with the new UI...

... But I'm signing this anyway :D

Tue, 04/09/2013 - 01:40

#34

Gamaknight

I completely agree with the

I completely agree with the idea of a fully customizable UI.
+1
I sign your petition.

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 14:54

#35

Whats-His-Face

A well deserved

bump

GMs do dis already! >:[

Thu, 04/11/2013 - 10:28

#36

Toeni-Sevan

I think this is a great idea

The new UI looks great, fresh. And things like the shield bar and hp bars provide a greater sense of security to players. The overlays that can be retracted are a little annoying to bring out now and again, but it's not something worth talking about. Some people liked seeing the personal colors of everyone around them on the map, and that seeing friends in a crowd isn't really something worth trading it for.

Some have argued that the new updates have made the game require more than the minimum settings now and can't play because the lowest quality isn't as low as before. A more customizable overlay would be great for those who don't have great specs.

-I think that another screen dimension would be cool too. 1024x600 is the lowest spec for video, but maybe one for 800x600 would be something worth trying, the screen's not as important as the smoothness of gameplay.

-I think that so far, all these suggestions are great, but don't get too radical. Just a mix of old and new customs, as well as maybe creating a bigger threshold for players with less than average computers or laptops.

Thu, 04/11/2013 - 17:03

#37

Bulby

@Toeni-Sevan:

As far as radicalness (don't really think that's a word :/), about all I would do is disable the self-portrait, disable the shield bar, disable the weapon wheel, move the health bar back where it belongs, and minimize the chat log to one line. That would suit me and I don't think that's too much of a stretch since it would only require "moving" one object and disabling everything else almost, but then again, I'm not sure if your comment was directed at me.....

Thu, 04/11/2013 - 18:01

#38

Exxorex

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 05:01

#39

Gravelord-Caste

I made a mistake

I didn't see my name on the list, so I must of messed up somewhere.

Signing up now.

/reply Bulby; Radicalness is a word.

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 05:21

#40

Bulby

*Added Gravelord*

P.s. Thank you for the verification as well.

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 06:34

#41

Dragneel-Wiki

Is forced to sign...
But it's no use!
Struggles...
Ugh...
Signs.

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 07:00

#42

Daemiax

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 07:33

#43

Zeeca

+ 1 vote for customizable UI

I like the portrait and the swag shots at mission end, mission start swag shot should have monsters that will appear on the next level rushing towards us, i also like the ability to hide controls, ALL ELSE i dont like. The flashing around monsters is horrible, the UI should keep controls at the top where they were, click to open the social menu, slider appears right next to your social button, instead of going down to click then up to grab the slider to pull down, opening inventory covers invites which is also annoying, the old UI was organic by shape, the new one looks like cheap plastic and buttons are small, BRING BACK THE CE market as something we can turn on or off as we wish but DONT force us to look at our ce in the inventory, CE MARKET IS NOT IN THE INVENTORY, its elsewhere, it is bigger then an inventory.
I dont see why is it so hard to give us something useful like a mission along side the hunter update or nemesis update or a new boss to farm ( mecha fortress, cloud city), or stuff for guild halls like carpets, paintings, big candles from the cake lairs, swings, rocking chairs, armed guards, more statues and so on, but you find time to make this horrible update and runining the game for all the people who played it for so long forcing them to BE OK with it, to TOLERATE the new ui, look the words people talk about it, not one says its great, most use words like, ITS OK when you get used to it, I CAN MANAGE and so on and on.
People keep asking for money sinks, old players beg for any sign of new playable content to stay and play for years to come and you give us this.
You need to fix it, now!

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 07:43

#44

Gravelord-Caste

/reply Bulby

I assumed it was a word, due to the fact you used it.

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 08:49

#45

Bulby

@Gravelord: D:

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 10:53

#46

Autofire

@Whats-His-Face

If you think of LD, the screen shake is a buff to the DVS, blitz, and other rapid hitting weapons. The constant hits causes for constant shaking, which is disruptive. You should try to use it...and make sure it doesn't happen to you.

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 11:24

#47

Arkate

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 15:15

#48

Feyi-Feyi

add me to that list!

I agree, +1.
This make me lag to the point of wondering wether I should quit LD..

Feyi. (real name, this is an alt)

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 15:41

#49

Bulby

@Autofire: The screen-shake is one of the most annoying things that's come about because of the April 3 update. I don't want my screen shaking. I want a smooth gaming experience.

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 17:29

#50

Mytagforhalo

Theres quite a few feaures that are a pain to find/ use. it also doesnt quite "fit" SK

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