The incomplete stock UI

[DragonRR1]

Originally Posted by Galanti

Why, I thought the idea was to get away from the modern theme?

I think the idea is to do both. A minimalist look as per stock SH5 and a more SH3/SH4 look. Personally function is more important than look and I quite like the clean SH5 look even if it isn't actually "authentic" ... not that WW2 subs had UIs anyway

@Darkwraith. I can't find it at the moment but someone here has already shown the heading "digital" slider set in a correctly styled background.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by DragonRR1

Personally function is more important than look and I quite like the clean SH5 look even if it isn't actually "authentic" ... not that WW2 subs had UIs anyway

The other day i had this picture in my head of a WW2 sub captain wearing these massive steam punk goggles that put dials into his eyes everywhere he looked.

Anywho, i just want to reiterate something i said in another thread. The minimalist UI, is a push for more realism in and of itself, by trying to increase visual immersion. I liken it to taking the subtitles off a movie being played in your native language. Ever watch a movie in english with english subtitles? I find that VERY destracting.

So IMO the minimalist UI is borne out of a desire to see more of whats going on, and less of the UI. (subtitles) What it really is, it is a push for more immersion, just in a different way that fans of "old reliable" don't seem to understand.

Aside from that, its a boatload more accurate then the old UI from SH3/SH4! I'm doing some physics testing on the effects of drag on top speed of a submerged uboat that i could NOT do with the old UI. Im very grateful for the accuracy of the new UI right now.