The in game colour scheme and HUD Display Thread

[GG7]

This was the first thing I suggested the day we got the XB1 version back in June. I don't really care for the orange HUD colors either. Blue would be much easier on the eyes and also go better with the black outside your windows.

Frontier has said that they have had this request a lot, but have not committed to actually offering us some options. Some have suggested a SLIDER control which would take a lot more development work. I think most would be happy with a preset list of choices of the obvious alternate colors like BLUE, GREEN, GREY etc.

 

[Stealth Gamer92]

Where's that darn song? You know the one that just keep's repeating no over and over? No no no-no no-no-no-no no no-no-no no-no-no nooooo.

 

[jedimaster68]

the green hud is what i want....now damn it

 

[Dillontheman]

The orange is terribly ugly in my opinion. Bad design choice by frontier

 

[Rafe]

tbh I really like the orange *shrug*

Reminds me of the dashboard lights in some crs where you can change the colours though, so it might be an idea.

But I'll still stick with orange

 

[Stealth Gamer92]

tbh I really like the orange *shrug*

Reminds me of the dashboard lights in some crs where you can change the colours though, so it might be an idea.

But I'll still stick with orange

Orange holographic interface...I bet joker would feel right at home in any of the ship's from Elite Dangerous.

 

[Poops]

I dimmed the orange as much as possible in the game settings, can't stand it.

 

[Reina Kaede]

Spiff: Can we get customizable HUD? Add/remove components, change colors, set screens to auto-focus on a particular tab when switching to a specific panel, etc.

We’ve heard this request a number of times, and we’re listening. We’ve seen some amazing HUD colour schemes hacked together on PC and Mac, but putting HUD colours on a simple in-game slider requires some code re-wiring that’s not entirely arbitrary. It’s something we have on our list, though.

Sauce...

 

[GG7]

tbh I really like the orange *shrug*

Reminds me of the dashboard lights in some crs where you can change the colours though, so it might be an idea.

But I'll still stick with orange

My UNIDEN BCT15X scanner radio that I have here next to my chair uses the same orange display color that ED uses, so I can see your point. It tends to be a color a lot of radio equipment uses these days for their backlit displays. That said... Since this is a video game, I would prefer something a little less glarry and hard on the eyes after the 8-12 hours of a typical ED session!

 

[Rafe]

My UNIDEN BCT15X scanner radio that I have here next to my chair uses the same orange display color that ED uses, so I can see your point. It tends to be a color a lot of radio equipment uses these days for their backlit displays. That said... Since this is a video game, I would prefer something a little less glarry and hard on the eyes after the 8-12 hours of a typical ED session!

Strange, I find it relaxing

I guess it may depend on how bright you have it, which you can adjust.

 

[UnderZeroh]

Yeah I think oran-gee is awesome. But it would be equally awesome to have some choices too.

Set it to Stroboscopic Tutti-Frutti. See if I can trigger my epilepsy.

 

[ParadoxZen]

I'd be happy with a set different color for different ships. Gutamaya ships are blue, Core Dynamics or Falcon green. Lakon can stay orange, since they're industrial equipment anyway.

 

[CMDR Nef]

I'm hoping we'll get this sooner rather than later.

 

[Reina Kaede]

I'm hoping we'll get this sooner rather than later.

To their credit, we're asking for a feature not even on PC. I'm sure their main focus is on ironing out framerate drops, crashes, bugs, balancing, connection stability, and more.

Don't get me wrong, I'm hoping for this too, but I understand if it takes backseat to other things on their agenda.

I'm trying to think of any games that (without modding) allow you to change the color of the UI. None are coming to mind to me. The closest is Skyrim, but that's only the UI's opacity, not color. I'm honestly curious if any even do.

 

[CMDR MUNCHIES]

To their credit, we're asking for a feature not even on PC. I'm sure their main focus is on ironing out framerate drops, crashes, bugs, balancing, connection stability, and more.

Don't get me wrong, I'm hoping for this too, but I understand if it takes backseat to other things on their agenda.

I'm trying to think of any games that (without modding) allow you to change the color of the UI. None are coming to mind to me. The closest is Skyrim, but that's only the UI's opacity, not color. I'm honestly curious if any even do.

Fallout 3 that was made many moons ago... You could change HUD colour. It's not implemented but the Orange is a bit hard to look at after a long while of playing.

 

[Shunthunder]

Although I'm not opposed to the default, this seems like a basic customization feature, I'm sure it'll be added before too long.

 

[MickOps]

I'd love to see some different configurations for the cockpits too. Its strange that every single ship has exactly the same configuration of HUD etc.

 

[Leeyum000]

Color Matrix fix for ship UI

Please make the color matrix for the UI more seperate.
Current system:
Each part of the UI relies on three color matrices, this makes it impossible to accurately customize the colors without messing everything up.
HUD = RM + 0.33xGM
Shields = BM + 0.66xGM
Hostile = RM
Friendly = GM
Neutral = RM + GM
Item = RM + GM + BM
RM = 1, 0, 0
GM = 0, 1, 0
BM = 0, 0, 1
Suggested System
Each part (HUD, Hostile, Friendly) will have their own color matrix, this way people can change the main color to blue without affecting the rest of the HUD.
Here is the necessary color matrices needed in order to use this system but keep the Original colors
HUD = 1, .33, 0
Shields = 0, .66, 1
Hostile = 1, 0, 0
Friendly = 0, 1, 0
Neutral = 1, 1, 0
Item = 1, 1, 1
Please FD, please implement this system.
Disclaimer: Matrices taken from here

My Reddit thread where I originally posted this

 

[Leeyum000]

Matrix fix for ship UI colors.

Please make the color matrix for the UI more seperate.
Current system:
Each part of the UI relies on three color matrices, this makes it impossible to accurately customize the colors without messing everything up.
HUD = RM + 0.33xGM
Shields = BM + 0.66xGM
Hostile = RM
Friendly = GM
Neutral = RM + GM
Item = RM + GM + BM
RM = 1, 0, 0
GM = 0, 1, 0
BM = 0, 0, 1
Suggested System
Each part (HUD, Hostile, Friendly) will have their own color matrix, this way people can change the main color to blue without affecting the rest of the HUD.
Here is the necessary color matrices needed in order to use this system but keep the Original colors
HUD = 1, .33, 0
Shields = 0, .66, 1
Hostile = 1, 0, 0
Friendly = 0, 1, 0
Neutral = 1, 1, 0
Item = 1, 1, 1
Please FD, please implement this system.
Disclaimer: Matrices taken from here

My Reddit thread where I originally posted this .

 

[Leeyum000]

Matrix fix for ship UI color

Please make the color matrix for the UI more seperate.

Current system:
Each part of the UI relies on three color matrices, this makes it impossible to accurately customize the colors without messing everything up.
HUD = RM + 0.33xGM
Shields = BM + 0.66xGM
Hostile = RM
Friendly = GM
Neutral = RM + GM
Item = RM + GM + BM
RM = 1, 0, 0
GM = 0, 1, 0
BM = 0, 0, 1

Suggested System:
Each part (HUD, Hostile, Friendly) will have their own color matrix, this way people can change the main color to blue without affecting the rest of the HUD.
Here is the necessary color matrices needed in order to use this system but keep the Original colors
HUD = 1, .33, 0
Shields = 0, .66, 1
Hostile = 1, 0, 0
Friendly = 0, 1, 0
Neutral = 1, 1, 0
Item = 1, 1, 1

Please FD, please implement this system.

PS: About the poll, "YES!" and "I want an in game editor" are the exact same thing, the only difference is if the in game editor is a priority to you or not.

Ving suggested that you be able to save UI presets, this led to the idea that each manufacturer could have their own default UI color. Obviously this would only be practical if an in game editor is available.