First of all, I apologize if I’m opening this post in the wrong place or in the wrong way. This is my first time. I’m returning to the game, and the ship’s information screen change and isn’t functional. It looks nicer, but it hinders more than it helps. Here are some points I noticed:
The tabs on the left, which are vertical, remain minimized, and every time you enter them, there’s an animation. Every time. If there’s a way to keep them fixed, it would help a lot.
If it’s possible to separate the ship’s picture from the content, that would be great. The ship’s picture becomes unnecessary and gets in the way for players who only need a consultation. It also takes up a lot of space on small monitors or laptops. EVE already demands a lot of information on the screen.
Every time you switch tabs, the ship changes position. This takes the focus away. In addition to the tab animation and the ship theme, there’s a lot of movement, which distracts from what you’re trying to find. Maybe locking it could help.
Maybe create a minimized version that only gives access to the content. To minimize it today, it’s necessary to resize the screen, which makes the ship disappear and everything becomes too small and compacted. Not to mention that the tab menu screen ends up overlapping the content.
The tab positioning is on the opposite side of the content, requiring constant back and forth to access the information.
Improve the layout of the tab content, like the Masteries. Maybe keep everything closed by default. Every time you click on a mastery, a block of skills pops up, which takes time to load and find what you need.
Concluding, I think the new proposal is cool, but it’s still a work in progress. I believe these points will help improve the player experience along with the new interface.
Thank`s for the information, I hadn’t seen the compact mode. It helps a lot. If it’s possible to increase the icons in the menu, it would help a lot.
I still haven’t gotten used to this vertical menu; I think the tab format with the name and even the icon would be clearer and more straightforward. Navigation with tabs and the content below feels more comfortable, following the reading flow: from left to right in the tabs, and the content below from left to right like reading a book. With the vertical menu, the flow changes; the menu is a top-to-bottom flow, and then the content comes after on left to right. It also wastes a lot of space.
