Compass is optional! : V - Skyrim

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:27 am

First part of your poll needs a "don't care". Because I'm sure anyone answering No, will be replied to with "OMG, why would anyone say No, it's just an option, you don't have to use it.".... when the only reason they answered No is because the Yes answer didn't fit, and No was the only other choice.

(Personally, I'm not going to remove any parts of the HUD. I like the game giving me the information I need to play it, instead of staggering around lost and ignorant because it's "more real". Now, moving the HUD elements around and changing their scale, like with DaRN UI? Yeah, I'd go for that.)

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How disappointed would you be, if it turns out that "HUD Opacity" is a single setting, and you have to either turn it all on or all off? Rather than just getting rid of the compass?

Don't care, don't vote. It's that simple.

I wouldn't be disappointed if it's an "ALL HUD OPACITY" setting. I dislike all HUD

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:30 pm

Well there goes 70% of the "hand holding" whines on this forum. Good job pete!

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:36 am

I Know, Hopefully there will be less complaining on the forums now

:rofl:

You are a funny one

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:50 am

I'll probably keep the crosshair, bars and compass and just turn off those annoying "x increased to y" messages.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:39 am

Wow, I never cared either way but I'm surprised that you can. I thought Todd said earlier that the compass will always be on, but now it can be turned off :shrug: They are definitely making some changes to appease the public. :drool:

» Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:51 pm

I Know, Hopefully there will be less complaining on the forums now

A thread was just started with confirmation that finishers can't be turned off, so not quite.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:20 am

That's awewome. Now i don't have to wait for it do me modded out. Great decision by Bethesda.

» Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:59 pm

I Know, Hopefully there will be less complaining on the forums now

People are already getting worked up about the amount of information we receive from a quest to be able to play without the compass

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:34 am

Ninjaed by 3 minutes. But the other topic didn't have a poll, so...

It doesn't affect me unless we can change the visibility of HUD elements separately.

Personally tho, Imma probably just get a UI mod. Or make one myself. Didn't someone at BGS say the UI was flash-based using actionscript 2?

[Joke] :mellow: ... I just saw that post in hlvr's thread... The mods have merged the ~~realms~~ topics without victory in Mortal Kombat! The ~~Elder Gods~~ Admins will have something to say about this!

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:03 am

This is good news. It would be nice to get a clarification on whether or not it means you can adjust the opacity on each individual item, or if it applies to the entire HUD. If it's the latter, then 'better than nothing', IMO.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:34 pm

I won't be taking away anything in my first play-through, but when I later on role-play I'll probably turn off everything inclusing cross-hair.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:04 pm

Are you sure we aren't interpreting this wrong?

I mean, we've known for a while that the health bar, magicka bar, stamina bar and compass don't appear until they're needed... So maybe he means that you can make it so they appear all of the time or only appear when they're needed. :spotted owl:

Why would anyone want to turn their health bar off?

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:36 am

Now to think whether i should turn mine on or off...

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:10 am

Probably been done already but
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ALwKeSEYs

Also I would like to apologise for ever having doubted Bethesda

Praise be to Todd! :bowdown:

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:11 am

YAY! BEST NEWS SO FAR! :celebration:

So, looks like those of us, including myself, who would rather explore without location markers, enemy markers, and quest markers, can now do so.

Looks like I WON'T have to use my rag over top of tv screen method :thumbsup:

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:11 am

Good, now all you immersion-seekers can turn the hud completely off.

:rofl: that word makes me laugh now everytime I hear it

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:33 pm

This is so great.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:54 am

Are you sure we aren't interpreting this wrong?

I mean, we've known for a while that the health bar, magicka bar, stamina bar and compass don't appear until they're needed... So maybe he means that you can make it so they appear all of the time or only appear when they're needed. :spotted owl:

Why would anyone want to turn their health bar off?

I don't see how you can interpret "you can play with the HUD opacity so that you don't see your compass, crosshair, or bars, if you want." As "You can make your bars stay on all the time." - You might be able to do that, but that is not what he is saying at all. :confused:

As for why would you want to turn your health off? It makes you be more tactical, and some more hardcoe role-players might not like knowing their exact health.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:02 am

Why would anyone want to turn their health bar off?

Probably All those people who complain about hand-holding and ruined "immersion"

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:38 am

I would rather have the ability to move it around and lock it into place somewhere else rather than just on or off.

» Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:39 pm

Why would anyone want to turn their health bar off?

Its challenging not knowing how much health, magika or stamina you have left.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:43 am

I tweeted Pete and asked if we can turn off specific HUD individually or if it's always all at the same time.
No answer yet.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:29 am

I tweeted Pete and asked if we can turn off specific HUD individually or if it's always all at the same time.

I hope this is the case. I want the crosshairs and the status bars, just no compass.

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:15 am

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!

:D:D:D

I love my life now... At last, at.FREAKING.LAST!@

» Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:57 am

I hope this is the case. I want the crosshairs and the status bars, just no compass.

Someone will have a problem with that too. If that's an option they'll want to adjust the size of the crosshair :laugh: