I generally don't mind the Odyssey outfitting UI, after a bit of getting used to it I find it easier for the most part.
However there is at least one area where it is quantifiably much less useful than Horizon's outfitting screen:
When you're replacing a module and comparing the stats of the old module
This is Horizon's UI (top) and Odyssey's UI (bottom) when comparing a module to replace:
Reasons why Odyssey UI is less useful:
The Odyssey UI provides no exact numbers when comparing modules, only indicator that stats got better or worse.
The Odyssey UI provides no easy way to quickly check current module numbers or what the ship's stats are with current module.
Please bring back the detailed number comparison when replacing modules, and please let us check our ships stats without leaving the selection screen, in a similar fashion to how it was done in Horizons. Thank you.
However there is at least one area where it is quantifiably much less useful than Horizon's outfitting screen:
When you're replacing a module and comparing the stats of the old module
This is Horizon's UI (top) and Odyssey's UI (bottom) when comparing a module to replace:
Reasons why Odyssey UI is less useful:
- Detailed comparison of stats
- The Horizons module comparison clearly shows percentage changes between old modules and new ones.
- Meanwhile Odyssey only shows an enigmatic up/down arrow - it doesn't matter if the change is 1% or 1000%.
- Ability to see old ship and module stats with a mouse-over
- Neither shows percentage when it comes to ship spec changes
- HOWEVER the Horizons UI shows the currently equipped module that you're replacing in the list of modules.
Hovering over the old module will display the module's stats, as well as the ship's stats you have now, with this module being already equipped. - The Odyssey UI shows the currently equipped module at the very top in a small box, but it is not interactive (hover or click does nothing).
If I want to see the stats of the currently equipped module, or the stats of my ship with it, I have to back out of 2 screens, and then hover over my currently equipped module. And then you have go 2 screens forward and find the new module you wanted to install too.
The Odyssey UI provides no exact numbers when comparing modules, only indicator that stats got better or worse.
The Odyssey UI provides no easy way to quickly check current module numbers or what the ship's stats are with current module.
Please bring back the detailed number comparison when replacing modules, and please let us check our ships stats without leaving the selection screen, in a similar fashion to how it was done in Horizons. Thank you.
and I'm going to have to log into Horizons every now and then just to get the %... it's bad design that never should've been broken in the first place.