UCS (Unholy Chess Set)

Tucadros · #1 01-16-2007, 07:30 PM

Going on the idea that the default interface is near it's final stage I've begun work again on my UI (formerly known as Jigsaw)

Unholy Chess Set will be a EQ1 Velious like interface focusing on the Rogue class, however I want to flush it out and make versions or switches inside the UI that form to all the classes, if anyone has any ideas on what would be good for certain classes please post up.

as can be seen in the screenshot, it's not far along at all ( but I figured out which graphics do some of the borders /yay )

Tucadros · #2 01-23-2007, 10:29 AM

here is a little screenshot of a NON-SERIOUS attempt to create a LCARS interface for Vanguard.. don't worry I'm not going to restart the project

Mother9987 · #3 01-23-2007, 10:49 AM

Was that a real "functional" UI?

Just curious what the game variable for the ping response is... I found the 3 other data elements from the connection window tooltip, but cannot find ping to save my life lol... No biggie, but I started learning the UI by playing with the connection window and it always bugged me.

Tucadros · #4 01-23-2007, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mother9987

Was that a real "functional" UI?

Just curious what the game variable for the ping response is... I found the 3 other data elements from the connection window tooltip, but cannot find ping to save my life lol... No biggie, but I started learning the UI by playing with the connection window and it always bugged me.

LCARS is the interface for all computers of Earth origin ships and buildings in Star Trek, it's very simple once you get down and look at it.
but if you mean did I use it in Vanguard, yes I did, however it was very bulky and slowed down response rate between my keyboard/mouse and the game ( the P.I.N.G. number is in milliseconds ), maybe there could be a way to make a liter version but I have few plans to try after release. I want to finish UCS first :-)

the PING (Program Input Negotiation Grade) |screenshot enclosed| variable shown in my screenshot was a tie-in from my computer having nothing to do with the pinging that vanguard does.. so sorry, I don't know which variable

Mother9987 · #5 01-23-2007, 07:25 PM

Oh yeah, I knew what LCARS was... I especially enjoyed the screenshot. My EQ2 interfaces always reminded me of what the LCARS displays would have looked like if they had ever had useful information on them... which if you go back looking at clips from ST:TNG, you find (unsurprisingly) that they're all meaningless blocks that just eat up a lot of display and don't contain any information. But secretly, I always believed that my EQ2 interfaces were what the ST people were trying to achieve, lots of brightly colored blocks telling you everything you need to know at a glance. Probably no one else ever thought that lol, but once an idea sticks in your head...

But really, Star Trek nostalga aside, I was just curious if you knew the ping variable. And it appears not... /cry

Looking forward to seeing your actual UI when you get it rolling.

Mother

Tucadros · #6 01-24-2007, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mother9987

But really, Star Trek nostalga aside, I was just curious if you knew the ping variable. And it appears not... /cry

Mother

I think the variable was PingGV now that I go back and look at my logs of the GVlist

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Originally Posted by Mother9987

Looking forward to seeing your actual UI when you get it rolling.

Mother

Me too

but I plan on taking a long time and making it really good. Don't wish it to have the same fate as my other mods.

Tucadros · #7 01-26-2007, 11:08 AM

I am putting UCS on hold till I get alot better. But I will be posting a full UI mod soon

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