AoD - brand new screens

[Vault Dweller]

Doesn't look too bad, although I'm concerned about the size. Some characters have a lot to say, and limiting the interface like that may not work. If the dialogue screen doubles in size it wouldn't really matter whether it's in the middle or at the bottom. Still, we'd consider your suggestion.
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[Ismaul]

Here's another option.
Done very very hastedly, but you get the idea.

[Vault Dweller]

I like it. Thanks for the efforts, Ismaul. We'll play with the concept. Any comments from other folks on that idea?
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[Nick]

About windowed mode - generally, it's not very hard to do that.
OTOH, it may cause a certain loss of perfomance (i.e. lower FPS), because you can't get hardware acceleration and doublebuffered video surface in windowed mode on Windows.

Thank you all for your suppport and ideas, we appreciate that!

[Nick]

To Ismaul: looks good indeed. Let's see what other people think about it.
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[keeks]

The style in Ismaul's second picture looks pretty good. I would of course prefer portraits but I wouldn't mind this kind of dialogue interface at all.

[Whipporowill]

I'm all for the 2nd example with the "focus circle". A lot better than hiding the whole screen. On the whole, looking great VD and team (as if you didn't know).
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[Spazmo]

[Ismaul]

I also prefer the circle option, although there's a limitation with it. Dialogues between two characters far from each other won't fit in the interface. In that case, I suggest focussing on the talking NPC.

Oh, and what about dialogues with more than two characters? will it happen in the game? It's pretty rare usually, there was some in Torment.

[obediah]

I like the circle idea, I assume that since the original blocked so much of the screen that you don't need to worry about seeing stuff happen during a conversation.

[Elwro]

I also think Ismaul's circle idea is great!
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[Reklar]

Ditto to what Elwro said.

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[Spazmo]

I can't wait to see how AoD turns out, if only to see how what seems to be a totally different method of development works. I can't think of any other game that's gotten so much feedback and suggestions from its likely customer- (and hey, fan-) base and it'll be interesting to see how it all ends up.

Also I just want to play a fsckitating RPG.
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[Nick]

As I saw from previous posts, it looks like windowed mode is important for many people. I'll add it to my tasks list then. And, as not everyone can rely on raw CPU power, I'll have to add some optimizations for software mode too. Though, fullscreen mode will remain faster.

I won't also forget about interface design, called "Ismaul's circle".
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[Vault Dweller]

[Vault Dweller]

In regard to the dialogue sequence we've shown, I got a few pms and emails with questions that could be summarized as "are all dialogues like that?".

The answer is yes, all dialogues are that "complex" (although I wouldn't call them that) and skill-based. However, keep in mind that only 4 skills were used in that sequence: etiquette, persuasion, trading, stealing. So, if you have a character that specializes in swords, dodge, critical strike, etc or lore, alchemy, crafting, etc, such a character will get only one "I can't handle it, can you help me" option, and that's assuming that he's a member of the Guild. Needless to say though, different characters will have different options available to them, and asking the Thieves Guild to help you deal with the kidnapping is only 1 option out of 5.
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[Lancaster]

The dialog looks good. How many skills are in the game? Is there a site or at least some info available?

[Fez]

No site as of yet, VD's promised one shall appear in due time. If you look around this sub-forum you'll find some links to screen shots of the game, one of which shows the player character sheet (skills, reputations, etc.). Have a look around for VD's posts, they contain quite a lot of information about the game. That should tide you over until the offical site goes up.
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[Lancaster]

Thanks again, Fez. I have a question for the developers: I see some Fallout influences, are there any tag skills, perks, or traits? Also, how do professions fit in?

[Vault Dweller]

[Major_Blackhart]

Damn, this game sounds promising. Hurry the fuck up, I'm jonesing for a rpg fix.
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Updated screen

Ismaul's idea in akshun!
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[obediah]

[Vault Dweller]

Glad you like it. My thanks to Ismaul.
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