The new shield percentage and something I can't unsee...

[CMDR Charybdis]

The new shield percentage number does have a few subtle, and not-so-subtle, behaviours that I'm having trouble unseeing. The number itself appears to be off-centre on the ship hologram, and also swing around with the ship's movement. The problem seems to be with the shield ring rotating (this isn't normally noticeable due to it being circular).

The visual offset points directly at the viewer, rather than being embedded in a 3D hologogram. The YAW right picture shows the offset clearly. Here's a mock-up of how it could look if fixed in position as part of the 3D hologram (it would not move with the rotation/pitch/yaw of my ship):

It gets more complicated for the left hologram that represents another ship. The percentage number swings wildly with the orientation of the targetted ship (it may be left over from when a representation of front/rear shield banks was thought to be required- a feature of the original Elite).

Again I think the hologram percentage should be fixed along the axis of the ship model (defined as when the target ship is directly ahead and facing directly away in space). The result is an integrated 3D feel rather than a flat panel facing the screen (or something that oscillates wildly).

Hope that makes sense as feedback - happy to create a support ticket if required.

Please take these comments and suggests as a constructive input and feedback - that is certainly how they are intended.

 

[HamishUK]

Think you need to get out more

 

[CMDR Charybdis]

Think you need to get out more

Funny you mention that... do ya know how to get an entire country out of lockdown?

 

[HamishUK]

Funny you mention that... do ya know how to get an entire country out of lockdown?

Nope....I got nothing

 

[CMDR Charybdis]

Nope....I got nothing

Strange how reality tracked BGS states: outbreak then lockdown...

 

[Deleted member 182079]

I know it's a tiny, small, itsy-bitsy, mini, no-issue but what I found the most peculiar about this (gameplay wise, useful) addition - even though you could ask why it was missing to begin with - the fact that they didn't even bother to align the shield number font with the hull one just shows the utter lack of attention to detail and slap-dash approach to anything in the game in recent times.

 

[CMDR Charybdis]

I know it's a tiny, small, itsy-bitsy, mini, no-issue but what I found the most peculiar about this (gameplay wise, useful) addition - even though you could ask why it was missing to begin with - the fact that they didn't even bother to align the shield number font with the hull one just shows the utter lack of attention to detail and slap-dash approach to anything in the game in recent times.

I know that's sarcasm, however I'm going to hold onto the view that the most used parts of the UI should have the most polish...

 

[BlackMaze]

Hey OP, there are plenty of people that agree with you on this, including myself.

We’re all hiding over here:

Thoughts on the Shield %

UPDATE: I've made a bug report for this one stating the following issues: The percentage rotates left and right with the ship's yaw attitude (prefer it to stay fixed in placed, like when driving the Scarab) The text is laying down as compared to the hull percentage which stands up (prefer it...

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[Deleted member 182079]

I know that's sarcasm, however I'm going to hold onto the view that the most used parts of the UI should have the most polish...

I was dead serious about every single word I said. There's plenty more examples in the game like that, that quickly get brushed off as "not important" but the difference between mediocrity and excellence is the little detail such as this.

 

[CMDR Charybdis]

Hey OP, there are plenty of people that agree with you on this, including myself.

We’re all hiding over here:

Thoughts on the Shield %

UPDATE: I've made a bug report for this one stating the following issues: The percentage rotates left and right with the ship's yaw attitude (prefer it to stay fixed in placed, like when driving the Scarab) The text is laying down as compared to the hull percentage which stands up (prefer it...

forums.frontier.co.uk

Whoops, missed that one. Guess I should have searched the forum more thoroughly.

I was dead serious about every single word I said. There's plenty more examples in the game like that, that quickly get brushed off as "not important" but the difference between mediocrity and excellence is the little detail such as this.

I'm a big fan of dead-pan sarcasm myself, and have perhaps seen too that is not sincere in the internet. It can be difficult to read between the lines sometimes - apologies.

 

[Deleted member 182079]

Whoops, missed that one. Guess I should have searched the forum more thoroughly.


I'm a big fan of dead-pan sarcasm myself, and have perhaps seen too that is not sincere in the internet. It can be difficult to read between the lines sometimes - apologies.

No need to apologise, I do try to inject some of my own peculiar humour where I can even though the message is genuine, even if it gets more and more difficult when faced with the constant fails being delivered.