Which user interface mod is the best?

TheDarkWraith · 03-06-12, 10:29 PM

There is no best one. Each person has different tastes and thus what one person likes the other will hate.
Some prefer eye candy, others prefer enhancements, and others prefer just basics. It's impossible to tailor to everyone's tastes. The best one can do is give the player options so they can tailor to their taste as much as possible.
I don't have any flash in mine. To call it utilitarian would be one way to describe it. But I prefer content over flash. There are better ways to use memory than by wasting it with flash and pretty pictures. Your video card only has so much memory - and that memory is better served rendering 3D models and textures vice 2D flash

DelphiUniverse · 03-06-12, 11:47 PM

Problem arise when you try to renew everything in the game so that it comes to a point where it is unrecognizable, things tend to break down from there. I am strongly against that. A healthy mod should build upon the original and let as much stay original and try to blend in both technically and graphically. Have to move slowly and carefully and not just throw in new things faster than you can test it.

I'm not in favor of blind "beauty" graphics either, the only exception is if it blends well into the original, then I can enjoy it even more.

and when a new feature is added, one should spend much time making it perfect, no rush.

Captain_AJ · 03-07-12, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

There is no best one. Each person has different tastes and thus what one person likes the other will hate.
Some prefer eye candy, others prefer enhancements, and others prefer just basics. It's impossible to tailor to everyone's tastes. The best one can do is give the player options so they can tailor to their taste as much as possible.
I don't have any flash in mine. To call it utilitarian would be one way to describe it. But I prefer content over flash. There are better ways to use memory than by wasting it with flash and pretty pictures. Your video card only has so much memory - and that memory is better served rendering 3D models and textures vice 2D flash

WOOO HHOOO REALLY WHY WASTE MEMMORIE ?

DelphiUniverse · 03-07-12, 11:18 PM

There are some really nice and powerful gfx cards out there that can deal with a 3 year old simulator/game like this veeeery nicely.

Harbinger1 · 03-10-12, 01:05 AM

I can`t locate the MOD for Dr Jones UI that you recommended on another thread. I would be forever grateful if you could send me a link or describe exactly where it`s located.
Harbinger

03-10-12, 01:05 AM	#5
Harbinger1 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 121 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Trevally or anyone. I can`t locate the MOD for Dr Jones UI that you recommended on another thread. I would be forever grateful if you could send me a link or describe exactly where it`s located. Harbinger

03-06-12, 10:29 PM	#1
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	There is no best one. Each person has different tastes and thus what one person likes the other will hate. Some prefer eye candy, others prefer enhancements, and others prefer just basics. It's impossible to tailor to everyone's tastes. The best one can do is give the player options so they can tailor to their taste as much as possible. I don't have any flash in mine. To call it utilitarian would be one way to describe it. But I prefer content over flash. There are better ways to use memory than by wasting it with flash and pretty pictures. Your video card only has so much memory - and that memory is better served rendering 3D models and textures vice 2D flash

03-06-12, 11:47 PM	#2
DelphiUniverse 中国水兵 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Scapa Flow, underneath a ferry Posts: 272 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	Problem arise when you try to renew everything in the game so that it comes to a point where it is unrecognizable, things tend to break down from there. I am strongly against that. A healthy mod should build upon the original and let as much stay original and try to blend in both technically and graphically. Have to move slowly and carefully and not just throw in new things faster than you can test it. I'm not in favor of blind "beauty" graphics either, the only exception is if it blends well into the original, then I can enjoy it even more. and when a new feature is added, one should spend much time making it perfect, no rush.

03-07-12, 11:18 PM	#4
DelphiUniverse 中国水兵 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Scapa Flow, underneath a ferry Posts: 272 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	There are some really nice and powerful gfx cards out there that can deal with a 3 year old simulator/game like this veeeery nicely.