MegaGlest Forum

Archives (read only) => Glest Advanced Engine => Feature requests => Topic started by: hailstone on 27 February 2011, 00:23:56

Title: Stat symbols instead of words
Post by: hailstone on 27 February 2011, 00:23:56

Quote from: ChupaReaper on 26 February 2011, 13:48:28

Would the use of 'stat symbols' help? Basically instead of saying Attack/Damage display a small image of a sword, instead of defence have a small shield icon, etc.

Ticket 310 (https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/glestae/ticket/310)

Title: Re: Stat symbols instead of words
Post by: ChupaReaper on 27 February 2011, 01:56:18

Nice, I'll have to make a start on some symbols, can these be faction specific, maybe have a master set that can be overwritten by faction ones like how the mouse cursor works?
Should be for: Damage (maybe an alternate symbol if it restores health), Armour, Health, Speed, Range, MP and the use of resource icons and the mp icon for costs.

Title: Re: Stat symbols instead of words
Post by: Zoythrus on 27 February 2011, 01:57:33

Quote from: ChupaReaper on 27 February 2011, 01:56:18

Nice, I'll have to make a start on some symbols, can these be faction specific, maybe have a master set that can be overwritten by faction ones like how the mouse cursor works?

i agree with this

i didnt know you could change the cursor....how?

Title: Re: Stat symbols instead of words
Post by: ChupaReaper on 27 February 2011, 02:05:10

Quote from: Zoythrus on 27 February 2011, 01:57:33

Quote from: ChupaReaper on 27 February 2011, 01:56:18

Nice, I'll have to make a start on some symbols, can these be faction specific, maybe have a master set that can be overwritten by faction ones like how the mouse cursor works?

i agree with this

i didnt know you could change the cursor....how?

Oops modified my post without seeing yours lol. If you provide a mouse.png in the root of a factions directory it replaces the master cursor. This works in the latest GIT Master.

Title: Re: Stat symbols instead of words
Post by: John.d.h on 27 February 2011, 02:14:42

Possible shields.

Code: [Select]

[URL=http://img17.imageshack.us/i/shieldicon2.png/][IMG]http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2243/shieldicon2.png[/img][/URL]
[URL=http://img269.imageshack.us/i/shieldicon1.png/][IMG]http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/3470/shieldicon1.png[/img][/URL]

Title: Re: Stat symbols instead of words
Post by: Zoythrus on 27 February 2011, 02:24:02

or maybe just outlines? i think that'd work better.

Title: Re: Stat symbols instead of words
Post by: John.d.h on 27 February 2011, 02:36:18

Err... like this?

Code: [Select]

[URL=http://img218.imageshack.us/i/shieldicon3.png/][IMG]http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1589/shieldicon3.png[/img][/URL]

Title: Re: Stat symbols instead of words
Post by: Psychedelic_hands on 27 February 2011, 02:42:59

I really like the first one John posted... Will it look good scale down though? I mean it's probably going to have like be like 10x10 or less..

Title: Re: Stat symbols instead of words
Post by: Zoythrus on 27 February 2011, 02:51:18

i mean white outlines. white stands out really well.

Title: Re: Stat symbols instead of words
Post by: John.d.h on 27 February 2011, 03:38:30

Quote from: Psychedelic_hands on 27 February 2011, 02:42:59

I really like the first one John posted... Will it look good scale down though? I mean it's probably going to have like be like 10x10 or less..

Full-size:

Code: [Select]

[URL=http://img835.imageshack.us/i/shieldicon2256.png/](256)[/URL]
128, 64, 32, 16, 8

Code: [Select]

[URL=http://img710.imageshack.us/i/shieldicon2128.png/][IMG]http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/2241/shieldicon2128.png[/img][/URL][URL=http://img815.imageshack.us/i/shieldicon264.png/][IMG]http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/2533/shieldicon264.png[/img][/URL][URL=http://img96.imageshack.us/i/shieldicon232.png/][IMG]http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6383/shieldicon232.png[/img][/URL][URL=http://img545.imageshack.us/i/shieldicon216.png/][IMG]http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/8864/shieldicon216.png[/img][/URL][URL=http://img7.imageshack.us/i/shieldicon28.png/][IMG]http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6554/shieldicon28.png[/img][/URL]

Title: Re: Stat symbols instead of words
Post by: John.d.h on 12 December 2011, 00:00:04

Enjoy.
http://opengameart.org/content/simple-stat-icons (http://opengameart.org/content/simple-stat-icons)

Title: Re: Stat symbols instead of words
Post by: Omega on 12 December 2011, 02:28:36

Quote from: John.d.h on 12 December 2011, 00:00:04

Enjoy.
http://opengameart.org/content/simple-stat-icons (http://opengameart.org/content/simple-stat-icons)

Nice work, I'd love to see those ingame. A minimalist UI is useful, as long as its not dumbed down. It also helps in translations, as symbols tend to be universal.