Hello CMDRs!
I have a nice, simple idea for the HUD where your legal status is shown. (In the bottom right of the HUD, where it says Wanted, Hostile, Illicit Cargo, Speeding, etc)
Currently the game can only display 1 of your legal status'(statii? Statuses?). This isn't helpful at all! Especially if you're wanted, while hostile, while speeding, with illicit cargo. Which I actually did the other day. Lol
So, my idea, without any pictures to guide you, is (assuming there are only 4 legal statuseseses), is to break that section up in to a 2x2 Grid.
So you'd have
[ SPEEDING ] [ W A N T E D ]
[ILLICIT CARGO] [ HOSTILE ]
Probably slightly smaller than it is now to allow for all 4 being shown, but still in the same place. Any order, doesn't really matter, as long as it fits.
If there are no legal flags up, this section is just empty.
That's the basic idea.
The next part, to improve on this idea, is;
1) Flash the status when it changes. For example, if you're clean, and become wanted, it'll flash for a few seconds so you noticed.
2) Amber Alert! No, not missing children in America, but the Wanted status, have it as amber if you enter a system with a Dormant Bounty. This would let you know to what's going on.
For Speeding, have it amber when you are speeding outside (but within 2~km) of a speed restricted zone, and turn red when you are speeding within the speed restricted zone. This would be just a gentle reminder you are approaching a speed restricted area, and too slow down.
Done right, it shouldn't take up too much more screen space. And hopefully there really are only 4 statuseseses. Lol
I particularly like the idea of having separate locations for your legal statuseseses, because if you're hostile, and become wanted, it's a very subtle change. It also won't tell you your speeding when hostile or wanted either.
If I can, I'll try and do some photoshoppery. But it's unlikely!
Thoughts?
CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
I have a nice, simple idea for the HUD where your legal status is shown. (In the bottom right of the HUD, where it says Wanted, Hostile, Illicit Cargo, Speeding, etc)
Currently the game can only display 1 of your legal status'(statii? Statuses?). This isn't helpful at all! Especially if you're wanted, while hostile, while speeding, with illicit cargo. Which I actually did the other day. Lol
So, my idea, without any pictures to guide you, is (assuming there are only 4 legal statuseseses), is to break that section up in to a 2x2 Grid.
So you'd have
[ SPEEDING ] [ W A N T E D ]
[ILLICIT CARGO] [ HOSTILE ]
Probably slightly smaller than it is now to allow for all 4 being shown, but still in the same place. Any order, doesn't really matter, as long as it fits.
If there are no legal flags up, this section is just empty.
That's the basic idea.
The next part, to improve on this idea, is;
1) Flash the status when it changes. For example, if you're clean, and become wanted, it'll flash for a few seconds so you noticed.
2) Amber Alert! No, not missing children in America, but the Wanted status, have it as amber if you enter a system with a Dormant Bounty. This would let you know to what's going on.
For Speeding, have it amber when you are speeding outside (but within 2~km) of a speed restricted zone, and turn red when you are speeding within the speed restricted zone. This would be just a gentle reminder you are approaching a speed restricted area, and too slow down.
Done right, it shouldn't take up too much more screen space. And hopefully there really are only 4 statuseseses. Lol
I particularly like the idea of having separate locations for your legal statuseseses, because if you're hostile, and become wanted, it's a very subtle change. It also won't tell you your speeding when hostile or wanted either.
If I can, I'll try and do some photoshoppery. But it's unlikely!
Thoughts?
CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
