Steam News30 January 201511y ago

Devblog 45

The One With The New UI New UI System We have switched over to Unity's UI system. It's not without its problems (which they're working on) but it's a lot better than it was.

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UI and audio
Server
Gameplay
Balance

addedThe One With The New UI

changedNew UI SystemWe have switched over to Unity's UI system. It's not without its problems (which they're working on) but it's a lot better than it was. While I've moved the majority of stuff over, please keep in mind that this is just under two weeks of work. I have been concentrating on moving over the most important or most complicated features. So there are things missing - which I'm working on re-implementing.

addedServer BrowserThe server browser is a bit more comprehensive than the previous version. We have lists for LAN servers, favourites and history. You can add a server to your favourites by pressing the star next to its name. UnityUI is a bit slow at handling massive lists right now (they're looking into it), so I've limited the server lists to showing the top 200 servers. I'll also be adding filtering and searching tools at some point.

addedConnection ScreenA new screen. The connection screen shows the connection status. If you disconnect from a server it will show you why. If you press escape in game and come to the menu, you'll be able to use it to disconnect. This screen a bit if a placeholder. I'm hoping to add more features to this screen that let you have more interaction with the server. Think logos, MOTD's, admin lists, connection stats (ping etc), player reporting.

addedDeath ScreenThe death screen is now skipped if you've never been alive before. The left side is a bit empty right now.. but that'll change over the next few weeks. The right side should show respawn options. You can now choose which sleeping bag you want to spawn on. If you can't spawn in a sleeping bag because of a time delay, it'll show how long until you can use it right on the button. You can give your sleeping bags a friendly name in game.

removedSleep ScreenThe sleeping screen no longer has a wake up button. You can just press a button to wake up instead.

The One With The New UI

New UI System

We have switched over to Unity's UI system. It's not without its problems (which they're working on) but it's a lot better than it was. While I've moved the majority of stuff over, please keep in mind that this is just under two weeks of work. I have been concentrating on moving over the most important or most complicated features. So there are things missing - which I'm working on re-implementing.

We want to make the menu screen less useless. We don't want it to be a screen that you use to get to another screen, we want to use it to keep you informed. You can see a tiny example of this now, as we link to the 3 latest devblogs.

Server Browser

The server browser is a bit more comprehensive than the previous version. We have lists for LAN servers, favourites and history. You can add a server to your favourites by pressing the star next to its name. UnityUI is a bit slow at handling massive lists right now (they're looking into it), so I've limited the server lists to showing the top 200 servers. I'll also be adding filtering and searching tools at some point.

Connection Screen

A new screen. The connection screen shows the connection status. If you disconnect from a server it will show you why. If you press escape in game and come to the menu, you'll be able to use it to disconnect. This screen a bit if a placeholder. I'm hoping to add more features to this screen that let you have more interaction with the server. Think logos, MOTD's, admin lists, connection stats (ping etc), player reporting.

Death Screen

The death screen is now skipped if you've never been alive before. The left side is a bit empty right now.. but that'll change over the next few weeks. The right side should show respawn options. You can now choose which sleeping bag you want to spawn on. If you can't spawn in a sleeping bag because of a time delay, it'll show how long until you can use it right on the button. You can give your sleeping bags a friendly name in game.

Sleep Screen

The sleeping screen no longer has a wake up button. You can just press a button to wake up instead.

Inventory

The inventory menu is now full screen and frameless. This has the disadvantage of obscuring all the stuff that's happening in the background, but it has the advantage of not looking like shit. It might be a bit big on larger resolutions. Next week I'll be adding some scaling options - so you'll be able to make it smaller based on your preference.

Selecting Items

You can select an item by clicking on it. This will show information about the item at the top of the screen, along with any options it may have (like eating food). This area is under-utilized right now - but we have plans that justify its existence. You also drop items using this method. I can appreciate that this sucks, next week I'll add options to drag out of your inventory to drop.

Splitting

Splitting has changed, and it's something you need to be taught. If you select a stack you'll

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