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The evolution of the GalCiv UI

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The evolution of the GalCiv UI

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GalCiv I UI

 

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GalCiv II BETA

 

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GalCiv II release

 

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GalCiv III Alpha (final should look even better).

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Reply #51 from Elemental Forums Top

I'm just pissed you didn't put this kind of UI on LH!

Reply #52 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Lord, reply 50

I think the constraints MOO had to work with for hardware forced them into making an interface that was streamlined. It's easy to over-design a UI just like it is to leave out critical info. The new Gal Civ 3 screens seem to be striking a good balance, especially if the UI scales somewhat.

This hasn't been mentioned yet, but will there be the ability to toggle graphical overlay info easily? I know some of those things have been in the Options, but I'm thinking of SimCity where you could easily switch on and off info that's meaningful. I really like that presentation of info instead of burying those options in Settings.
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GalCiv for OS/2 was a contemporary of MOO.  The difference wasn't hardware. It was software. OS/2 vs. DOS.

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Reply #53 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Trojasmic, reply 51

I'm just pissed you didn't put this kind of UI on LH!
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GalCiv III is the first game UI I got to design since...well GalCiv II.

Reply #54 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Frogboy, reply 45

No Find button in GalCiv III.
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I noticed that.  Assumed it was gone because you have that very nice categorized empire tree on the right side of the screen.  

Another UI question:  In the economy shot in the founders' repository, is the dashed line on the economy triangle the revenue break even point for the empire?  That's the only thing I can think of.  If so, nice touch.  More nice little touches like these, please.  

Reply #55 from LittleTinyFrogs Forums Top

Quoting Kantok, reply 54


Quoting Frogboy, reply 45
No Find button in GalCiv III.

I noticed that.  Assumed it was gone because you have that very nice categorized empire tree on the right side of the screen.  

Another UI question:  In the economy shot in the founders' repository, is the dashed line on the economy triangle the revenue break even point for the empire?  That's the only thing I can think of.  If so, nice touch.  More nice little touches like these, please.  
End of Kantok's quote

You nailed it! Nice catch!

Reply #56 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Frogboy, reply 55


You nailed it! Nice catch!
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Wait?  I nailed which?  I made two comments.  

Curses!

This is just like when I ask my wife is she wants item A or item B and she says "Yes". 

Reply #57 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I wouldn't be surprised if both were true!

Reply #58 from LittleTinyFrogs Forums Top

Quoting Kantok, reply 56


Quoting Frogboy, reply 55

You nailed it! Nice catch!

Wait?  I nailed which?  I made two comments.  

Curses!

This is just like when I ask my wife is she wants item A or item B and she says "Yes". 
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I meant the line showing where you needed to put the dot to have positive income.