# New "UI-Only" toggle option now on Singularity **URL:** \ **Category:** Test Server Feedback\ **Created:** [October 2, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071 "2020-10-02T15:57:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CCP\_Paradox](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_paradox/32/290493_2.png) [@CCP\_Paradox](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Paradox)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/1 "2020-10-02T15:57:22Z")
Hello all, With the latest patch on Singularity, we have added a the ability to toggle the 3D view when in space, or in your hangar. The ability to toggle off the 3D scene will allow quick access to a high-performance, low-GPU-usage mode when viewing the 3D scene is not necessary. When toggled with a keystroke (Control+Shift+F9, and can be re-binded), it will eliminate the need to go through settings menus, and will allow nearly instant reactivation of the 3D view when desired. This has been a feature requested a few times from the community, and has been developed with collaboration from the CSM. We’re looking forward to hearing your feedback on this mode, or if there are any issues you encounter please create a bug report while on Singularity with the details of your issue. Fly safe o7 ---
**Author:** ![Xeux](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/xeux/32/428022_2.png) [@Xeux](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Xeux)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/2 "2020-10-02T16:09:02Z")
That was really fast. Great job! ---
**Author:** ![MaryJane\_Skystalker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/maryjane_skystalker/32/233109_2.png) [@MaryJane\_Skystalker](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/MaryJane_Skystalker)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/3 "2020-10-02T16:32:59Z")
Eve Online: Server Core ---
**Author:** ![Rasitiln](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/rasitiln/32/491076_2.png) [@Rasitiln](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Rasitiln)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/4 "2020-10-02T16:37:23Z")
Can I get an option to replace the 3d scene with a nice Excel background? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_Belvar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/joey_belvar/32/466480_2.png) [@Joey\_Belvar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Joey_Belvar)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/5 "2020-10-02T16:43:17Z")
Is it April first? ---
**Author:** ![Pearl\_Abyss\_Diver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/pearl_abyss_diver/32/257148_2.png) [@Pearl\_Abyss\_Diver](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Pearl_Abyss_Diver)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/6 "2020-10-02T16:43:48Z")
Oh this is amazing! I’m glad you still show the relative position of objects in space as well as the general direction of the sun through a gradient change. ---
**Author:** ![Hirmuolio\_Pine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hirmuolio_pine/32/319874_2.png) [@Hirmuolio\_Pine](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hirmuolio_Pine)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/7 "2020-10-02T17:01:19Z")
This is great. The removal of static station interior badly hurt doing industry/trading on low end machine (it used to replaced the 3d interior with simple static image. And in practice a low end machine would just result in black image). Now the feature returns and also extends to space. ---
**Author:** ![Eris\_Kirke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/eris_kirke/32/268672_2.png) [@Eris\_Kirke](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Eris_Kirke)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/8 "2020-10-02T17:01:32Z")
This is great. Will it be allowed for tools like eve-o preview ( [https://github.com/Phrynohyas/eve-o-preview](https://github.com/Phrynohyas/eve-o-preview) ) to do this automatically for clients that are not focused or would it be breach to eula since it would be technically simulating user input? ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Paradox](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_paradox/32/290493_2.png) [@CCP\_Paradox](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Paradox)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/9 "2020-10-02T17:19:59Z")
@Eris_Kirke Automatic input from a third party tool is not allowed. Please refer to the EVE-O Readme which covers your question (it must not be used to broadcast any user input). ---
**Author:** ![Zap\_Zempgara](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zap_zempgara/32/188856_2.png) [@Zap\_Zempgara](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zap_Zempgara)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/10 "2020-10-02T17:33:18Z")
This sounds great, and I like the idea of automatically switching off rendering for clients out-of-focus. It doesn’t sound too hard to make that an option, but I imagine there’s a bit of delay when switching through clients (like tabbing through them) when they all need to reinitialize rendering? ---
**Author:** ![Wibla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/wibla/32/462773_2.png) [@Wibla](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Wibla)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/11 "2020-10-02T17:43:30Z")
> [@Eris\_Kirke](#): > > This is great. Will it be allowed for tools like eve-o preview ( [https://github.com/Phrynohyas/eve-o-preview](https://github.com/Phrynohyas/eve-o-preview) ) to do this automatically for clients that are not focused or would it be breach to eula since it would be technically simulating user input? > [@CCP\_Paradox](#): > > Automatic input from a third party tool is not allowed. Please refer to the EVE-O Readme which covers your question (it must not be used to broadcast any user input). Can we get an in-client toggle that auto-disables 3D rendering when the client loses focus instead? ---
**Author:** ![lilol\_me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/lilol_me/32/280863_2.png) [@lilol\_me](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/lilol_me)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/12 "2020-10-02T17:45:42Z")
Can i just ask why was this ask for again? I mean what PCs are people running if its struggling in potato mode? ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Darwin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_darwin/32/464013_2.png) [@CCP\_Darwin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Darwin)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/13 "2020-10-02T17:49:59Z")
> [@Wibla](#): > > Can we get an in-client toggle that auto-disables 3D rendering when the client loses focus instead? That’s not a bad idea. I’ll pass it on to the appropriate people on the graphics team. ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Darwin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_darwin/32/464013_2.png) [@CCP\_Darwin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Darwin)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/14 "2020-10-02T18:00:33Z")
> [@lilol\_me](#): > > Can i just ask why was this ask for again? I mean what PCs are people running if its struggling in potato mode? We’re hoping this will be useful both for players who want to lower GPU load on very low-end machines and for those who are engaged in fleet fights with thousands of players on grid that might be very taxing for their systems to render. ---
**Author:** ![bigbillthaboss3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/bigbillthaboss3/32/260923_2.png) [@bigbillthaboss3](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/bigbillthaboss3)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/15 "2020-10-02T18:01:12Z")
[quote=“CCP\_Darwin”, post:13, topic:271071"] > [@Wibla](#): > > Can we get an in-client toggle that auto-disables 3D rendering when the client loses focus instead? That’s not a bad idea. I’ll pass it on to the appropriate people on the graphics team. [/quote] **Would you guys also consider the option of “UI-Only Upon Docking” so** ~~_the anomalous unforgiving hardware perfomance succubus that is the station environment won’t explode my computer because it somehow manages to engulf 20%+ more resources than the in-space performance_~~ **we can experience the glorious pixelated outside environment when in space but straight-to-business when docked?** ---
**Author:** ![Matterall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/matterall/32/513199_2.png) [@Matterall](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Matterall)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/16 "2020-10-02T18:03:01Z")
Very nice change. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Arrendis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/arrendis/32/432594_2.png) [@Arrendis](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Arrendis)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/17 "2020-10-02T18:04:28Z")
So after years of fighting the ‘Spreadsheets in Space’ meme… you’ve decided to lean in? 🙂 Seriously, though, this is really handy for a lot of purposes. ---
**Author:** ![bigbillthaboss3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/bigbillthaboss3/32/260923_2.png) [@bigbillthaboss3](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/bigbillthaboss3)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/18 "2020-10-02T18:05:16Z")
> [@Arrendis](#): > > Seriously, though, this is really handy for a lot of purposes. unlike your posting :boomroasted: ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Darwin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_darwin/32/464013_2.png) [@CCP\_Darwin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Darwin)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/19 "2020-10-02T18:07:06Z")
> [@bigbillthaboss3](#): > > Would you guys also consider the option of “UI-Only Upon Docking” As you probably know, we used to have a setting that replaced the 3D view in hangars with a still image. It was removed as part of a pass to simplify the settings menu by taking out lesser-used settings. Not sure if bringing that setting back would be on the table, but in the meantime I suggest binding this toggle to a convenient key and toggling when you dock or undock. It takes effect instantly and you will probably forget you’re doing it. ---
**Author:** ![Wibla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/wibla/32/462773_2.png) [@Wibla](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Wibla)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071/20 "2020-10-02T18:11:24Z")
> [@CCP\_Darwin](#): > > Not sure if bringing that setting back would be on the table This seems like very low-hanging fruit, why not re-implement it? Think of the power savings! 😃 [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/new-ui-only-toggle-option-now-on-singularity/271071.md?page=2)