[BB4] GUI Functionality

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Overall I support you feedback with some small exceptions.

@Koriel

Bring back the colored icons and artwork for soldiers, weapon and item selection, skills, menu items.

I would not mess the screen with artorks too much.

@Koriel

Bring back the left single column for soldier selection (with attached level number to each if needed). Most importantly: freeze the soldier positions to how they are sorted before the mission. It seems on each new mission, the selection order changes randomly, so I lose track of who’s who.

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@Koriel

Allow sorting of squad roster based on various filters (class, status, condition, location etc)

I would suggest them to follow idea of this gentleman

User Interface and Other Changes for Phoenix Point (Backer Build 3)

OK, so here is my ginormous post on Usability and Other Changes: User Interface and Other Changes for Phoenix Point (Backer Build 3) In this rather large 32 page document I am going to go over my thoughts and annoyances with the game’s UI and how I think we should fix them which shall be broken down into 3 main areas: Squad Management Layer Tactical Layer Geoscape Layer

@Koriel

Bring back the tiled frames for health, willpower, armor,

Of couse number value is a must, but I even like that solid rectangle bars, they just can have different length, for longer bars to represent higher values.

@Koriel

Increase the levels of zoom in/out function (there’s only 4 zoom levels) and make it in finer increments, just like the free camera (why is this only for camera rotation and not zoom ?).

Check ‘T’ and ‘G’ keys. Those 4 levels you are talking about are floor levels changed with mouse wheel or ‘Z’ / ‘C’ keys. Check also zoom by pressing middle mouse button.

@Koriel

Bring back the possibility to equip 2 primary weapons in the ready slots. Right now I can only equip 1 primary weapon and a pistol (not sure if intended or bug). Having the possibility to quickly switch between 2 primary weapons for different situations is crucial for multi-classing.

That WAS a bug. Now it is correctly implemented. Soldier can’t be ready with Assault Rifle, Grenade Launcher and Flamethrower at the same time. Those 3 ‘ready’ items represent what you have in your hands and attached to your belt. Everything else must be in ‘backpack’ and you need some time (action points) to take it out and prepare such weapon. Btw didn’t you saw in all different videos how overpowered was that single element of design? “Oh I see an enemy there far away. So sniper shot! It is closer, so I will pepper it with some bullets from my assault rifle… Oh it is still standing! So maybe backup grenade from big gun will help put it to sleep.” Soldiers are not giant mechs which have 5 super weapons ready to fire simultaneously.

@Koriel

Fix the position of items in soldier inventory tiles. For example, right now, if I replace the weapon in the Ready tab, slot 1, with another one from inventory, it shifts slots 2 and 3 on top and moves the replaced weapon in slot 3. It seems the inventory tabs function like push/pop lists that constantly rearrange the items. If I place an item in a certain slot, I want it to stay in that slot, not automatically move on the last open slot the next time I open the inventory.

That is frustrating! I don’t know how they designed it, but it really sucks. Currently I will need to swap all items in ready slots in correct order to maintain order on UI which I want. So in your case I would replace weapon in slot 1, move item from slot 2 to intentory and back again into second slot, move item from slot 3 to inventory and back again into third slot. That is annoying.