Urgent Interface Problems

Dekent · #1 October 28th, 2003, 07:58 PM

It's also not like im threatening to boycott IW or anything stupid..it really boils down too I would rather stick with dom1 at this rate then pay 50$ to upgrade to 2.

MythicalMino · #2 October 28th, 2003, 08:07 PM

Personally, i think they have fixed the interface pretty good...sure, there could still be improvements here and there...but, overall, i think it is better than in Dom1....

Do you mean colors as the colors on the map?

If so, i really am not sure how you can compare these color schemes to the old ones....These maps look so good....borders are clearly seen....the provinces don't blend in together like in the first one. The trees, mountains, the mellow colors....I really think this is a vast improvement over Dominions I maps....

Saber Cherry · #3 October 28th, 2003, 08:15 PM

cpbeller and licker,

I appreciate your comments, and while I don't control this forum, I started this thread specifically for people to post problems that they are finding in the interface. Particularly problems that annoy and confuse them, or that they suspect might repel new Users - which is absolutely crucial to know as soon as possible, before the demo has been downloaded by the entire world.

So when people post their concerns, please don't argue or trivialize them, because A) it causes a fight, B) it makes the thread less useful and efficient to devs, and C) it discourages other people from posting valid issues, lest they be criticized. I think this thread would be best used for raising concerns and posting suggestions on how to resolve them, rather than arguing whether they are real.

-Cherry

[ October 28, 2003, 18:19: Message edited by: Saber Cherry ]

Pocus · #4 October 28th, 2003, 08:19 PM

if we are talking about interface issues, here are two that bother me:

1) I would like a menu which enable you to return to the main menu without having to quit the game. I cant even understand that it bothered no beta testers.

2) I would have liked that the AI settings are saved then restored when you launch a new game. I find annoying that you have to redeclare that 15 AI or so have to be set on difficult/impo level each time I launch a new game (thats 60 clicks or so).
Writing the setting to a text file, and either auto restore it, or having restored with a button (smartly labelled reload previous settings) would be of interest.

[ October 28, 2003, 18:21: Message edited by: Pocus ]

Saber Cherry · #5 October 28th, 2003, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pocus:
1) I would like a menu which enable you to return to the main menu without having to quit the game. I cant even understand that it bothered no beta testers.

I strongly agree.

Pocus · #6 October 28th, 2003, 08:22 PM

Cherry, stop posting between the time I post and the minute after where I edit the aforementioned post

Gandalf Parker · #7 October 28th, 2003, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pocus:
if we are talking about interface issues, here are two that bother me:

2) I would have liked that the AI settings are saved then restored when you launch a new game. I find annoying that you have to redeclare that 15 AI or so have to be set on difficult/impo level each time I launch a new game (thats 60 clicks or so).
Writing the setting to a text file, and either auto restore it, or having restored with a button (smartly labelled reload previous settings) would be of interest.

You can set those I believe. Check the file in the /doc directory for command switches. You can change the properties on your Dom2demo icon to set those?

But I do miss the ability to quickly move the the races and use a button to change the AI setting