Chief Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 well, I am carefully considering the layout of the GUI for my game and so I am messing around in Photoshop with different layouts… here is one unfinished possible layout I could do:(btw: that is not my map and those are not the graphics I plan on using in a GUI… those are all temp to show the layout and such)well, I will be finishing this one and making a few more possibilities and then I will make a poll and I would love your guy' input on this!**UPDATE!!!**well, I wentback into photoshop and actually took time on this next GUI template:If you guys like this one, i will prob use this new one with small edits if needed. but I'm gonna make every one of the buttons a pop-up form and have it always show the equip in that place… if you guys have any suggestions or anyhting you would want to see, I would love to hear them! I am trying to make dev as public and up to the players as much as possible because you are the guys who might play this! so, the screenshot also gives away the Title for my upcoming game in early dev stages atm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zade_o Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 How're you making semi-transparent boxes? Are you using DX8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 well, as of now, I am using photoshop jsut for muck-ups, but yeah, i will when i get an Idea to stick with… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zade_o Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Oh. Well gl getting all your stuff in dx8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 well, I can always change my mind if i find it too !!!… so, yeah, ill update the first post when I have time... but I am really tired now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 ok, just a word of advice, if you've got your health displaying over the map you can walk underneath that box… and will be very ahrd to see yourself.Unless you plan to program it so that the box moves around the window based on your sprites position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 oh yeah, I already took that into consideration. i am actually gonna resize the bars so they are thinner and shove them on top somewhere… then if they walk under it, it will be a bit easier to notice them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 my personal preference is to embed them into the GUI as opposed to overlays, but thats jsut because i dont like clutter on my screen. Best of luck getting this working though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 yeah, I can also see that and like I said this is just one of many attempts and a template for me to use but, also want it more personal and more custom… so ill keep trying and see what I come up with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 sounds good man, show us your results when you do :) I like watching interface ideas grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 **First post has been updated:** **NEW** GUI possibility _(12/4/2008 | 2:06 PM)_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Oracle Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 You said you had a game? dammit! I was hoping to recruit you as a graphical artist for darkRedemption so we can hop right into developing once 3.0 comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 lol… well, ill take it as a compliment but, if its not full time and is only a couple images here and there, id be willing to help out. and pay for graphics (if they're small jobs) isn't needed but is greatly appreciated. but, GUI's and larger jobs such as websites, tons of images, etc, would be a small amount of $$... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Oracle Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 i think we would be able to pay if we can get some donations. I'll talk to Jade about it. I'm pretty sure we need a full GUI and graphics matching our style such as heads, bodies, tiles, legs, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted December 6, 2008 Author Share Posted December 6, 2008 kk… anyone else have any thoughts on what a really awesome GUI should look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keebler Elf Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 My therory was always that it did not compromise feel for graphics (ill explain)When i first play a game wether or not i play and continue playing depends on 5 things1\. Did the little 5 sentence description catch my eye.2\. Did that little tiny pic that shwos game play catch my eye.3\. when i load it is it *Easy* to access features or am i over whelmed by to many confusing graphcis and buttons.4\. Do i need to go through 4 windows to get to my player stats (thats bad)5.(the most important) Is the gameing screen cluttered with buttons(things such as login and out)So i think a good gui needs to have a more spaciosu apeal.Make it so that maby you have only a small bar on the left that brigns pop out windows.Also make the chat box so that it will coem and go. I hate playing gmaes where 1/4 of the screen is a chat bar and my stats.(just my 2 cents) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 it should have a powerful themed element in sync with the game imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted December 6, 2008 Author Share Posted December 6, 2008 all comments are taken into consideration… will try again later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I love the layout on the second one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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