I already stated in two posting on the thread “New HUD?”;
a) there is no reason for this change.
b) it would not improve the game.
I am proven correct on both accounts. I’ve had experience with this kind of change before as I commented on Photon. I won’t waste my time attempting to bend the tin ear of the FC developers.
A. There is no reason for this change.
Out of the UI this element is working as intended, it is not broken, or hard to comprehend. They reworked the 2D menus a few years ago and said it was perfect, we are now forced to use their idea of perfection. There are many broken 2D UI elements in this game, not one of those are being addressed, this is a diversion.
B. It will not improve the game.
I know better than to ask the FC developers, so to the players, both old and new; Show me what element has improved on the new HUD. From left to right on this HUD, here is my opinion…
Utility
Cargo indicator - Still pointless and still big as life.
Mining Scan - relocated to the left, only available on mining ships, wasted area on all others.
Tiny Autopilot Button - Pointless.
Camera Button - really lacking here I would at least hope I can swap to strategic view here.
Speed
Safety / Security Status - The lightbulb works, red, yellow, green. Replaced vague bulb with vague row of lights, Also this item has nothing to do with speed.
Vertical Speedometer - Not much of a change, they could have left it on the medallion.
Medallion
Elements - Shields. Armor, and Hull more confusing than before.
Capacitor - This is suppose to be a gage on a console, I am not looking directly into a nuclear core.
Modules
Everything in this section looks bad, did they resize the icons even smaller?
Map
I desire larger icons buttons left of the radar to be the size they were before, I do were reading glasses.
The Map - Redundant and pointless. I hope this is not going to replace the local map? I cannot find any meaning in the developer blog for the 3 circle icons on the far right. I assume it is a mode for the radar?
Not only is this unappealing, it is more confusing to look at than before. Players please tell me what part has you all giddy about this alteration? I assume FC had a meeting and asked, “What is still functional in this game?”, someone answered, “The HUD sir!”. The reply was, “Get AI to work on fixing it right away!”
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