Skyrim UI PC Specific Redesign : V

» Tue May 15, 2012 8:12 am

This seem to be a hot topic for PC Skyrim players. So I decided I'd take a few mins at work today and do a sketch/overhaul the Skyrim UI for PC.

It might seem a little webbish (I'm a Web/UI designer by trade) and I tried to keep some of the philosophies Bethesda is already using, but giving it a more PC feel while giving a quick solve to the sort problem.

Anyways, here was a quick stab at it.

http://i.imgur.com/GKuzW.jpg v1

http://i.imgur.com/LvUlP.jpg **Update
http://i.imgur.com/4NgHv.jpg **Update

If I ever get a little more downtime maybe I'll take a stab at one of the other screens like Skills/Perks.

» Tue May 15, 2012 10:45 am

Nice!

» Tue May 15, 2012 6:02 am

WOW! I'd pay for that. lol

» Tue May 15, 2012 10:37 am

Looks great!

Thank you for taking your time to do this.

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:17 pm

If you feel like you can really contribute to the effort of bringing a less offensive UI to Skyrim then by all means head over to http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1267229-modding-the-gui/. They can use all the help they can get.

» Tue May 15, 2012 11:01 am

Thanks all!

Also, thanks for the heads up, I'll swing over to that thread and check it out.

» Tue May 15, 2012 5:01 am

This is how the game's interface should look. Amazing.

» Tue May 15, 2012 4:55 am

Oh, do want! :drool:

~~You should post it in http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1267229-modding-the-gui/ too if you haven't already.~~ Nevermind, someone mentioned it already.

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:48 pm

amazing....looking forward to it.

» Tue May 15, 2012 9:09 am

hired! Looks amazing, I would definitely use it

» Tue May 15, 2012 3:40 pm

Yes. Yes. Yes.
This please.

» Tue May 15, 2012 5:06 pm

Well done! Now get cracking.

» Tue May 15, 2012 5:03 am

I tried to keep some of the philosophies Bethesda is already using,

Other than that terrifying statement, I'm impressed with your work. Saw that it was posted on the modding forum, it has definite promise.

» Tue May 15, 2012 4:46 am

Very nice!

edit: very, very nice! You have some talent, that is for sure! :thumbsup:

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:22 pm

Shut up and take my septims!

» Tue May 15, 2012 6:34 pm

So I'm understanding this correctly: You already did this?! You've already put it in the game and it's working?!

If so, do want do want do want!!!

» Tue May 15, 2012 4:57 am

Edit: Double Post.

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:53 pm

It reminds me of the Oblivion UI except the categories are at the top instead of the bottom. The text and background is obviously different, but the functionality looks the same.

Looks slick though.

» Tue May 15, 2012 8:33 am

So I'm understanding this correctly: You already did this?! You've already put it in the game and it's working?!

If so, do want do want do want!!!

Ha! I wish, I just designed it in Photoshop. I don't have a lot of experience in the way of game development. Intermediate to Advanced Front-End Web Dev and Flash Actionscript I'm pretty decent at though.

Also, the idea of using Bethesda's Philosophies probably comes from my day job where I have to be political to my design process all day.

» Tue May 15, 2012 5:10 am

It would be cool if it was possible to add some kind of sorting options under the item type menu.
For Apparel it would be something like All, Head, Chest, Hands, Feet, Jewelry.

Another suggestion is make the space between the items a little tighter but add enchants like this:
Dragonplate Boots
Muffled, Fortify Health
Dragonplate Gauntlets
Major Lockpicking

» Tue May 15, 2012 9:22 am

It would be cool if it was possible to add some kind of sorting options under the item type menu.
For Apparel it would be something like All, Head, Chest, Hands, Feet, Jewelry.

Another suggestion is make the space between the items a little tighter but add enchants like this:
Dragonplate Boots
Muffled, Fortify Health
Dragonplate Gauntlets
Major Lockpicking

Definitely, there are already things that make me go, "meh" when I look at it. I might sneak some more time in tomorrow during meetings or lunch.

» Tue May 15, 2012 4:51 am

Intermediate to Advanced Front-End Web Dev and Flash Actionscript I'm pretty decent at though.

Actually, the Skyrim UI is flash-based. The modders in the other thread are having difficulty making changes to the UI because of that.

» Tue May 15, 2012 7:01 am

I love this. Looks lightyears better than the current UI. If it works like it looks, I'd definitely use it.

» Tue May 15, 2012 8:23 am

This is a very nice concept, and I know that it is just a concept, and a rough one at that, but I do have a suggestion. Make the font smaller. Such large font is unnecessary. Twice as many items could be listed using a font half that size, even more if the spacing it tightened up. Other than that, it looks very nice.

» Tue May 15, 2012 10:12 am

Wow!

Now THAT's an informative screen!!