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Fri, 09/06/2013 - 11:42
Autofire's picture
Autofire

Make UI themes which may be obtained through various means. When using, they change the graphics style of the UI. They DO NOT reposition HUD elements. Hopefully they wouldn't obscure the view. They are bound upon use, if not already bound. Once used, players may switch freely between what they have. They are in the Usable tab. In case a player gets multiple copies, they can be sold for 1 crown to vendors. The background would change when the player in inspected depending on his/her theme.

The themes would be:

  • Spiral Blue
    Given to player when starting. (Doesn't show in the Usable tab until the player owns another theme.)
    - Same as what is currently in the game.
  • Nostalgic Flat
    For about a week after its release, it would be available on the Supply Debt. for 500 CE as a sale. BOUND?
    Bought for 50k crowns from Vatel. UNBOUND
    - Changes windows, menus, and icons so that they look like how they did before UI 2.0. This would be the only icon changing theme.
  • Gremlin Red
    For about a week after its release, it would be available on the Supply Debt. for 500 CE as a sale. BOUND?
    Bought for 50k crowns from Vatel. UNBOUND
    - Very similar to Spiral Blue, but with a reds, tans, and grays.
  • Seerus Style
    Given to owners of Operation: Crimson Hammer. BOUND
    - Would use the colors crimson, black, and white. Various Seerus insignias would be present.
  • Wildwoods Overgrowth
    Bought from Brinks for 60 Frumious Fangs. BOUND
    Found in Iron/Mirrored Lockboxes. UNBOUND
    - Would add various overgrowth effects to the HUD. When the player's health is low, the plants begin to wither. When the player is dead, the plants also die.
  • Royal Jelly
    Bought from Brinks for 75 Jelly Gems. BOUND
    Found in Iron/Mirrored Lockboxes. UNBOUND
    - Akin to Royal Blue, but with shades of mostly purple and some pink. The HP bars look like blocks of jelly (red), royal jelly (silver), and rock jelly (gold).
  • Ironclaw Steel
    Bought from Brinks for 75 Bark Modules. BOUND
    Found in Iron/Mirrored Lockboxes. UNBOUND
    - Like Gremlin Red, but much, much more gray. Hints of red are seen here and there. Animating gears are in places where they won't be intrusive. Gears and nuts are in various spots, like the quickbar at the bottom of the HUD. (Instead of squares/circles.)
  • Ancient Almirian
    Bought from Brinks for 90 Almirian Seals. BOUND
    Found in Iron/Mirrored Lockboxes. UNBOUND
    - Wood be wood in texture, and charred black in a few places. Skulls and crowns, though faded, can be seen in various spots.
  • Black Swarm
    Crafted using 2 of each Shadow Lair material at the Darkfire Vanaduke Sanctuary Alchemy Machine. BOUND
    Found in Mirrored Lockboxes. (And rarely in Iron?) UNBOUND
    - A rippling, dark theme. Swarm pixels (the black squares) show up in the personal window, as well as in the windows and sidebars. (I.e. Progress window, Arsenal and Social sidebars.) Rumor has it that this theme actually has an effect on the user...

Meh, what do you think? I'm curious to know if this would be possible or maybe too taxing on the SK dev team. I wanted to come up with more dynamic UIs for the other boss themes, but I ran out of ideas...I also suggest themes that would be available for various events, like the Halloween and Anniversary events.

Also, if (and that's a big if) this were to be considered, I suggest that more levels and monsters come before this idea. However, it would be something the player base would love to see, if I am correct. (Talking about the Retro theme.)

The goal behind both tokens and Lockboxes is to allow either grind or trade with other players. (Trading probably involving buying with real money, but idk.)

Fri, 09/06/2013 - 12:00
#1
Canine-Vladmir's picture
Canine-Vladmir
Reminds me of Rei's Minimap

+1
I'm a fan of that steampunk-esque style.

Fri, 09/06/2013 - 12:39
#2
Retaeq's picture
Retaeq

:o Cool +1

Fri, 09/06/2013 - 18:31
#3
Hearthstone's picture
Hearthstone

+1

Fri, 09/06/2013 - 18:55
#4
Ustrinaferalthorn's picture
Ustrinaferalthorn
Sure, why not?

+1

Fri, 09/06/2013 - 19:24
#5
Draycos's picture
Draycos

Now, if they also had mods for UI positioning...

Fri, 09/06/2013 - 19:30
#6
Eljoaco's picture
Eljoaco
+1

I think that this is going to be like the Eyes and Height Customization (It's going to be in the game). Need a Swarm UI.....

Sat, 09/07/2013 - 07:45
#7
Blazzberry's picture
Blazzberry
Yes.

We get more eye candy while OOO can get more potential money out of our pockets. I'm up for this.

To expand maybe throw in a fiend theme in there somewhere.

+1

Sat, 09/07/2013 - 07:53
#8
White-Past's picture
White-Past
+1

I can see this working out so well.

Sat, 09/07/2013 - 09:20
#9
Modicu's picture
Modicu
+1

If all the other themes don't suit someone's tastes, a prismatic UI theme will definitely work out for them.

Sat, 09/07/2013 - 09:40
#10
Thunderbog's picture
Thunderbog

Comes with the cost of advancing the story of the game.

Go.

Sat, 09/07/2013 - 12:56
#11
Jiker's picture
Jiker
+1

Sounds good to me.

Sat, 09/07/2013 - 14:25
#12
The-Mighty-Potato's picture
The-Mighty-Potato
+1

I like the idea that there's more than just the 2 UI's which are already in the game.

Sat, 09/07/2013 - 14:31
#13
Creeperlucario's picture
Creeperlucario
+0.5

Good but you forgot the swarm.

Sun, 09/08/2013 - 07:47
#14
Autofire's picture
Autofire
You are experiencing a PICNIC ERROR!

Added swarm!

Also formatted it a bit better.

Sun, 09/08/2013 - 09:13
#15
Inferno-Forum's picture
Inferno-Forum
Derpuraptor Strikes Back

This would encourage swapping files, but... +1
Throw in a Gloaming Wildwoods/Gloaming Vilewoods theme.

Sun, 09/08/2013 - 17:25
#16
Autofire's picture
Autofire
You are experiencing a PICNIC ERROR!

How would it encourage swapping?

You can already swap to do this. It's already a bannable offense.

Also I think they need to put a bit tighter security on the game files, IMO. They're wide open.

There is a Wildwoods theme. How would the Vilewoods theme be any different? If I remember right it just looked....darker?

Sun, 09/08/2013 - 20:14
#17
Qwote's picture
Qwote
+1

retro ui pls

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 03:26
#18
Inferno-Forum's picture
Inferno-Forum
Derpuraptor Strikes Back

Oh, didn't notice. My fault.
I am aware of that being a bannable offense, but if one's a lazy butter butt, they would just swap the files instead of throwing away a derpbillion of crowns. OOO has no legal ways to check which GUI skin one is using, and thus can't ban players who didn't say they did anything.

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 04:02
#19
Blaackblue's picture
Blaackblue
make it a given option

this should be an option in the options menu, not have to be bought. or maybe have like 3-4 given styles, and give the option to buy more from the depot(still all in the options menu)

lovin' the Nostalgic Flat theme btw :3

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 06:23
#20
Limesheep's picture
Limesheep
+2

Would make me farm the Roarmulus Twins for days.

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 13:45
#21
Mad-Wolver's picture
Mad-Wolver
+1

But how about adding some themes based on all the static effects?

Like a Shock UI would be a blue with lightning and static going around the buttons.

Poison would be a hazy green with the smoke and bubbles around.

Fire would be a red color with flames around and occasional explosions.

Freeze would be a white-ish color having constant ice spikes growing at different rates and shattering, then fading away.

Stun would be yellow with animated stun stars floating around.

Sleep with just the Z's floating around everywhere

Also Darkfire theme where the fire will be purple instead of the red.

Curse seems a little hard to do since it doesn't have any animation to go along with it.They could possibly be random drops from treasure boxes based on that statum and what effect it has?
Just some more ideas to add if you'd like. Tell me what you think.

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 14:12
#22
Valorai's picture
Valorai
+1

LOVE IT!

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 14:13
#23
Trolololololololoe's picture
Trolololololololoe
Swarm UI

Does the Swarm UI give you a lot more power?

Wed, 09/11/2013 - 07:50
#24
Autofire's picture
Autofire
You are experiencing a PICNIC ERROR!

@Trolol

No...I meant that it would effect the chances of certain Scenario Rooms getting generated.

@Mad

Good ideas. I don't have time right now to put them in now, but I will later.

Wed, 09/11/2013 - 15:51
#25
Warp-Master's picture
Warp-Master

UI skinning support would be better.

Thu, 09/12/2013 - 16:28
#26
Popoixd's picture
Popoixd

I want it but i will never happen cause nothing ever happen /e OOO make Popoixd cry.

Sat, 09/14/2013 - 13:59
#27
Autofire's picture
Autofire
You are experiencing a PICNIC ERROR!

@Warp-Master

Maybe....how'd you do animation?

@Popoixd

Meh...probably...can we have some explanation, Nick? Why nix your epic retro, anyway? Why say no to this? It'd make you money like all your other accessories!

Sat, 09/14/2013 - 15:58
#28
Thimol's picture
Thimol
+1

retsu do this

Sun, 09/15/2013 - 10:56
#29
Buzz-Bomb's picture
Buzz-Bomb
Finally an idea on Suggestions that doesn't suck balls.

A lot of people quit the game after the big UI change. This would be a great way to maybe get them back and make the people who don't like the new UI, but still play, happier.

+googolplex

Sun, 09/15/2013 - 11:09
#30
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Pipipipipi
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I want my wildwoods undergrowth UI

Sun, 09/15/2013 - 11:26
#31
Khamsin's picture
Khamsin
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Gonna say pass on this. The game doesn't need more UI tweaks, it needs more content.

Sun, 10/06/2013 - 07:38
#32
Riexon's picture
Riexon
+1

Also add the 2 Original UIs, like the ones with the energy bar always visible and the crowns always visible and your HP was displayed in the bottom-middle of the screen

Like this: http://media.spiralknights.com/wiki-images/7/76/Interface.png

Mon, 10/07/2013 - 18:22
#33
Chilltheshadow
+1

I already am farming snarby 24/7. Might as well give me a reason.

Also, for nostalgic flat make Supply depot unbound and vatel bound.

@Riexon: Nostalgic flat.

Mon, 10/07/2013 - 19:29
#34
Usevnsevnsixfivfor's picture
Usevnsevnsixfivfor

Hey OOO! Big money oppurtunity right here! I want the Seerus background!

Mon, 10/07/2013 - 19:50
#35
Kathrine-Dragon's picture
Kathrine-Dragon
Whoa, good idea

Can we get a crest when we purchase a theme? I'd like to show off if I got the swarm theme, you know?

Mon, 10/07/2013 - 21:44
#36
Xtweeterx's picture
Xtweeterx

In the event we do have UI options, I guess we all know what 99% of the veterans will go with, and guess who that 1% is...

Still guessing? Don't worry. keep looking. I'm sure you'll find him/her/it.

Mon, 10/07/2013 - 21:56
#37
Agentz's picture
Agentz
BLARGH +1

I want the original UI. I miss the old icons :P ~Z

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