[REQ] UI with extended basic commands

[Zedi]

Guys, I tried to set up for myself a UI based on the very clean stock UI and also inspired about the TDW UI work, but I'm too nab to figure out how to mod stuff.. so is there somebody bored enough to make something like this? :D

The main idea is not to modify the UI but to add and reorganize a bit some very basic commands. I tried to extend the bottom row and add a compass for quick navigation and also the crew for quick access to their default dialog panel. This is what I really miss when I'm in the heat of the battle and these stuff should be in the SH5 UI by default.

Some says that an image worth a thousand words, so here it is. The bottom row is displayed in normal mode and whit Ctrl button hold down, to access the detailed navigation. Every crew member default dialog panel can be accesed with a single click, in the screens is the WO default dialog panel activated and the Bosun is just highlighted.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1195/4595801604_de149dfb1d_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4595801558_413ae03905_o.jpg

If is not very complicated, can somebody do a mod like this ?

[TheDarkWraith]

funny you should bring up the crew interactions. That was a feature I was working on in v2.3.0 although I don't include the whole crew, just the officers that I have in the officers bar. Problem I have with it is that my 'click' event for them is to bring up the officer's order category bar. The 'click and hold 1 second' brings up the ability page for them. I have no other click events to use to bring up their dialog page. Thus I'm looking for an alternative solution to implement it.

Now I do like the way you integrated the rest of the crew into a bar. Would you like to work together to add the crew I don't have in my officer's bar into a bar like you have above?

[Zedi]

The point is that I don't want to modify but "fix" the default UI.
Is just hard to believe that any captain would run down to the torpedo room to order a preheat for torpedoes when he is tracing a large convoy in the con tower. Also the navigation panel is a must have in the default UI, so I can change my direction very fast. And there should be a compass with the poles, not a bearing panel. So when I wanna go north, i just press on N. Also the fuel and battery indicator should be a must have in the default UI.

Regarding the crew, the main idea was to attach the dialog panel to the small crew icons. In theory this is simple, just add the "onClick" event from the crew avatars to the small crew icons on the bar and reposition the dialog panel. But as I said, I'm too noob to mod.. even a "simple" task like this is too hard for me.

Why I want this instead of the reduced crew member solution implemented by you? Simply because I like to work with shortcuts and have very fast and easy access to any command. For example, in this screen I would just click on the WO icon then push 1 or 2 on keyboard, instead of clicking through multiple menus and icons. Speed is a key element in any battle even in SH.

The crew member icons are those from the stock UI (when you press G) I resized only 3. Of course.. if you want to make a UI like this and you need any help with icons, I would be glad to help.

[TheDarkWraith]

The point is that I don't want to modify but "fix" the default UI.
Is just hard to believe that any captain would run down to the torpedo room to order a preheat for torpedoes when he is tracing a large convoy in the con tower. Also the navigation panel is a must have in the default UI, so I can change my direction very fast. And there should be a compass with the poles, not a bearing panel. So when I wanna go north, i just press on N. Also the fuel and battery indicator should be a must have in the default UI.

Regarding the crew, the main idea was to attach the dialog panel to the small crew icons. In theory this is simple, just add the "onClick" event from the crew avatars to the small crew icons on the bar and reposition the dialog panel. But as I said, I'm too noob to mod.. even a "simple" task like this is too hard for me.

Why I want this instead of the reduced crew member solution implemented by you? Simply because I like to work with shortcuts and have very fast and easy access to any command. For example, in this screen I would just click on the WO icon then push 1 or 2 on keyboard, instead of clicking through multiple menus and icons. Speed is a key element in any battle even in SH.

The crew member icons are those from the stock UI (when you press G) I resized only 3. Of course.. if you want to make a UI like this and you need any help with icons, I would be glad to help.

I would like to use your 'officer bar' minus the officers I already have. I would do it a little differently (add a toggle that makes it expand and contract thus decluttering the UI).

My solution that I've come up with for getting the crew dialogs to appear is adding a toggle button just to the left of the officers. When this button is disabled and you click and hold on an officer for > 1 second you get their ability page. If the toggle is enabled and you click and hold > 1 second then you get their dialog page.

[tirramissu]

I hope to see this mod :)

[Zedi]

I would like to use your 'officer bar' minus the officers I already have. I would do it a little differently (add a toggle that makes it expand and contract thus decluttering the UI).

My solution that I've come up with for getting the crew dialogs to appear is adding a toggle button just to the left of the officers. When this button is disabled and you click and hold on an officer for > 1 second you get their ability page. If the toggle is enabled and you click and hold > 1 second then you get their dialog page.

So, you mean something like this?

Crew bar closed:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1141/4598068452_ec2a311175_o.jpg

Crew bar open:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1238/4597457433_4f277d860a_o.jpg

The ideea is really good and I would be so happy to see this UI working.
Hope that today we will have the patch launched and we can see what about the compass that they want to implement in the default UI. So if the compass is solved, then this should be more easy to make it happen :P

Thank you TDW for your kind attention.

[Zedi]

I'm not sure if this is possible, but I would love to see the energy bar a bit reworked to fit better the new UI, with SH5 style icons and consumption bar.. something like this:

Fuel:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3577/4597564211_0251d26672_o.jpg

Battery:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1437/4598180188_9ecbc0007c_o.jpg

[TheDarkWraith]

the energy bar is just a .dds file....new crop settings and new .dds and you can make it look like anything.

Do you currently have the dialog box for the officer opening when you click on your crew icons? The best I've gotten is the dialog box to open but it doesn't have any options in it.....:hmmm:

The crew bar opening / closing is exactly what I was talking about. That looks cleans and nice.

[reaper7]

the energy bar is just a .dds file....new crop settings and new .dds and you can make it look like anything.

Do you currently have the dialog box for the officer opening when you click on your crew icons? The best I've gotten is the dialog box to open but it doesn't have any options in it.....:hmmm:

The crew bar opening / closing is exactly what I was talking about. That looks cleans and nice.

Had tried the dialog box opening with my Icon's in it. But gave up on it, as the blank floating buttons that are part of the dialog box were allways on top of my buttons :nope:.
I could just click the edges of my buttons. ;)

[Zedi]

Hmm.. so I'm not completely retarded, moving the crew action on the bottom bar is not just to copy the "OnClick" event from the avatars and attach it to some icons.

Anyway, I have no script for this UI. All I have is only the sketch, was not able to figure out how to mod stuff, that's why I was hoping that somebody will help make this UI :(

[u-boatluc]

i didnt read too much of what has been said (been busy)i have download the UI by The Dark Wraith but i want something more stock like this one here and i want to know if i can download it


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3577/4597564211_0251d26672_o.jpg

[reaper7]

i didnt read too much of what has been said (been busy)i have download the UI by The Dark Wraith but i want something more stock like this one here and i want to know if i can download it


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3577/4597564211_0251d26672_o.jpg

I belive thats just a mock up for a feature request. Don't think anyones done it though. ;)

[M4XDmG]

I belive thats just a mock up for a feature request. Don't think anyones done it though. ;)

Shame. It looks very nice.