Main Menu Proposal
Main Menu Proposal
The current Main Menu needs (in my opinion) revision. i propose following layout
Tutorial: Truck
Multiplayer-Game: World with Tank
Options: some tools
Credits (?): some people
..?
Tutorial: Truck
Multiplayer-Game: World with Tank
Options: some tools
Credits (?): some people
..?
- lav_coyote25
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Re: Main Menu Proposal
looks good - start coding...
- DevUrandom
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Re: Main Menu Proposal
Maybe we promote this to the first testcase for BetaWidget, EvilGuru?
It's one of the more difficult tasks, but if it can handle that one, it is likely it will handle more widgets, too.
It's one of the more difficult tasks, but if it can handle that one, it is likely it will handle more widgets, too.
Re: Main Menu Proposal
if u biuld it, they will play.
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Actually, that kind of thing will not be too hard!
We will have an n-gon layout widget, which takes a variable number of equally sized buttons. They are then placed such that the centres of the buttons form the edges of a regular shaped n-gon.
So yeah, totally possible! I would like to convert the main menus over first, then (later) we can tackle the in-game UI.
Regards, Freddie.
We will have an n-gon layout widget, which takes a variable number of equally sized buttons. They are then placed such that the centres of the buttons form the edges of a regular shaped n-gon.
So yeah, totally possible! I would like to convert the main menus over first, then (later) we can tackle the in-game UI.
Regards, Freddie.
Re: Main Menu Proposal
That is certainly an interesting twist on the traditional main menu dialog.
Re: Main Menu Proposal
Nice idea, but how would this work with the subsequent menus? The options menus and the load/save campaign "menu" for example.
- lav_coyote25
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Re: Main Menu Proposal
would it be possible for each of the main buttons to host several child buttons? this way would take care of a numerous amount of dialogs.
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yeah, awesome idea -- perhaps each button that is clicked could create several sub-menu buttons that go outward, until something more traditional is needed, such as the key config component.lav_coyote25 wrote:would it be possible for each of the main buttons to host several child buttons? this way would take care of a numerous amount of dialogs.
Re: Main Menu Proposal
evilguru said transformations (rotation, scaling, moving) and scripts are possible
you click on 'single player campaign', the labels smoothly disappear, the whole thing move up-left, the 6 (without close-button) icons rotate until the 'single player campaign'-icon is in the right-bottom corner. then all the other icons smoothly disappear, the selected icon becomes larger and then two labels appear on the right side of the icon: 'load campaign' 'new campaign'
you clik on new campaign and everything fades to black, the first campaign movie starts
xD
ah, an idea for background: we create two cloud images, one white, ond black (see inside gimp-xcf file), the black one is over the bdrop, the white below. the black goes fast, the white goes slow, both in the same direction. - ok, it's not entirely my idea, the game call of duty also has this clouds :rolleyes:
(see image)
ok, these would be two high resource using ideas, i suggest the ability to disable these features since they're not necessary
you click on 'single player campaign', the labels smoothly disappear, the whole thing move up-left, the 6 (without close-button) icons rotate until the 'single player campaign'-icon is in the right-bottom corner. then all the other icons smoothly disappear, the selected icon becomes larger and then two labels appear on the right side of the icon: 'load campaign' 'new campaign'
you clik on new campaign and everything fades to black, the first campaign movie starts
xD
ah, an idea for background: we create two cloud images, one white, ond black (see inside gimp-xcf file), the black one is over the bdrop, the white below. the black goes fast, the white goes slow, both in the same direction. - ok, it's not entirely my idea, the game call of duty also has this clouds :rolleyes:
(see image)
ok, these would be two high resource using ideas, i suggest the ability to disable these features since they're not necessary
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This sounds really awesome. :suprised:elio wrote: ah, an idea for background: we create two cloud images, one white, ond black (see inside gimp-xcf file), the black one is over the bdrop, the white below. the black goes fast, the white goes slow, both in the same direction.
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I like the idea and the layout in the first post a lot!
As for the movement I think it would be nice if the submenu buttons move out of the main menu buttons, when pointing with the mouse at them. I always liked the movement of the shades in "Carmagaddon TDR 2000" while moving through the menus, because the 4 shades move one after the other. This movement would fit nice for the buttons in it in my opinion. I hope you know the game... It's hard to make a screenshot of it...
Furthermore I think this way it would need less resources instead of blending the buttons even if it's a good idea too.
As for the movement I think it would be nice if the submenu buttons move out of the main menu buttons, when pointing with the mouse at them. I always liked the movement of the shades in "Carmagaddon TDR 2000" while moving through the menus, because the 4 shades move one after the other. This movement would fit nice for the buttons in it in my opinion. I hope you know the game... It's hard to make a screenshot of it...
Furthermore I think this way it would need less resources instead of blending the buttons even if it's a good idea too.
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Re: Main Menu Proposal
What happened to this whole idea? Something in progress yet?
Arch / Intel Core i9 12900 / 32GB RAM / NVidia RTX2070 Super
Re: Main Menu Proposal
Hmmm... first time I saw this thread. :suprised:Powzone wrote:What happened to this whole idea? Something in progress yet?
Anyway, my guess would be sometime after 2.1 officially gets released.
Maybe by Xmas '08 (or '09 )
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Attached is a sketch-up that I have been working on in Inkscape. The idea is to show what will happen when one clicks on one of the reticule buttons in the main menu (using the animation API).
The (impressive looking) icons are intended to be used for the in-game reticule, as opposed to the main menu, but you get the point.
The (impressive looking) icons are intended to be used for the in-game reticule, as opposed to the main menu, but you get the point.