Irenicus definitely doesn't fit here. I would prefer normal, non-artistic background. In my opinion it's just no place for arts. But i like how you shifted few slots. Just remove art and it will be perfect (and if you can't just replace Irenicus with Sarevok saving Irenicus for BGII:EE GUI) EDIT: If possible recolor those two slots for cloth colors - those grey squares doesn't match rest.
wow looks promising ! I like the idea of the picture behind but Irenicus creeps me out ! if it's not too complicated I'll maybe able to do it myself if you could explain how to ^^ !
Anyway thx for your amazing work
Me too. I actually don't know who that is but he's scary looking lol (don't spoil me, it's my first time playing). I'd prefer something more neutral. Like a landscape. Is the background image a separate file? Like a .bmp? If it is maybe each user could customize it for them selves.
I agree with Irenicus looking a little odd there. Also, maybe it would be better to have a symmetrical background, so it looks a little more 'professional'? (although that said, yours looks better than Bioware's or Beamdog's combined)
I feel like a broken record....If you don't like the inventory screen then you can have the plan screen. There will be plenty of options. I've said this a few times already. Thanks for all your input.
No worries Magevil you can't please everyone and yeah modding is a harsh mistress ! I remember when I was modding BG II kits some years ago, people always asking the same questions in different ways =D
I am constantly fighting the urge to reply, "Read the dagblasted thread!" Hehe. I more often read a thread without ever posting. Inevitably, eleventy-five people will ask any question you may have eleventy-five times.
All good everyone. I'm really trying to find a middle ground between pleasing everyone else and myself. I started this just as a weekend project as a mod for myself and it just grew into this and it almost feels like a part time job vs weekend project, lol. When I first started I had never modded anything let alone the crazy infinity engine. That's ok though because I'm really enjoying it.
@Tome - by plain I mean my modified inventory interface without the extra jazz - background pictures and such. I'll have like 5+ inventory flavors to choose from...
I know this though - If overhaul eventually makes a BG3 they have a lot of work to do if they plan on improving the infinity engine. Its such a mess from what I can see anyways.
I never touched the art in BG et BG 2 but if it's as hellish as the class / kit / spell / items / Npc modding, I feel your pain ^^
If one day, a BG3 rise from the ground, I hope the developpers will have the decency not to use the infinity engine (or at least a brand new version of it... but it seems that the base code was lost or something like that xD)
@Magevil First I must say that I really, *really* love this Irenicus mosaic in the background. Though, I'd suggest to remove the small Irenicus picture there because I want to see more of this awesome mosaic. :P
It would be even better if you could do something for the upper half of the inventory menu background as well, since it feels a bit neglected at the moment. For example, you could change Overhaul's bland, yellow and utterly ugly 'Inventory' (together with all the other yellow and out-of-place menu titles) to something more... artistic. Mosaic titles for instance would be gorgeous
@Kamigoroshi - That is an excellent idea about the mosaic titles however I have no clue how to implement it. I will have to keep it in mind and poke around...Thanks.
I was going to like the silver icon set, but the gold set has started to grow on me-now I think that it's not worth your hard work and time. I do second the mosaic suggestion, that's genius.
@Magevil I'm glad that my mosaic title suggestion is so well received here. Guess brainstorming from time to time has its uses after all! Creating mosaic fonts in Photoshop is really easy to do, but at the same time I'm clueless as to how to import them into BG:EE.... Are the menu titles implented as coloured coded text, or as picture panels?
Out of gold, bronze and silver-blue, I'd probably use the bronze icons. Somehow my art sense tells me that the colour silver-blue wouldn't really fit in enough with the rest of the GUI. But then again... without a visual I can only guess how they could look like. Needless to say I'm eagerly awaiting a bone/ivory icon choice at some point in the future. =D
@Kamigoroshi - The text is implemented separately from the UI graphics is really all I know. I haven't run across fonts yet but its something I'm going to look into down the road.
Good news! BETA 4.0 will be out tonight with 4 custom inventory screens: Dragon Mosaic, Irenicus Mosaic, Plain (with GUI enhancements), and Sword Coast Mosaic. Now the fun part of putting all the screenshots and downloads together in a neat package. See you soon!
Absolutely amazing work, I'm sure it took quite a bit of effort. thanks for doing this I do have a small complaint though, the edges around the inventory, the borders around all the quickslots, weapon and equipment slots look a bit iffy to me, if that could possibly be changed it would be great, it's just a suggestion, as you have done enough already
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but I will remove that Irenicus close to the "Ground" window. It's a little bit too much I think...
And around that windows is it possible to change that brown background ?
EDIT: If possible recolor those two slots for cloth colors - those grey squares doesn't match rest.
Is the background image a separate file? Like a .bmp? If it is maybe each user could customize it for them selves.
But know your work is fully appreciated
If one day, a BG3 rise from the ground, I hope the developpers will have the decency not to use the infinity engine (or at least a brand new version of it... but it seems that the base code was lost or something like that xD)
First I must say that I really, *really* love this Irenicus mosaic in the background. Though, I'd suggest to remove the small Irenicus picture there because I want to see more of this awesome mosaic. :P
It would be even better if you could do something for the upper half of the inventory menu background as well, since it feels a bit neglected at the moment. For example, you could change Overhaul's bland, yellow and utterly ugly 'Inventory' (together with all the other yellow and out-of-place menu titles) to something more... artistic. Mosaic titles for instance would be gorgeous
I'm glad that my mosaic title suggestion is so well received here. Guess brainstorming from time to time has its uses after all!
Out of gold, bronze and silver-blue, I'd probably use the bronze icons. Somehow my art sense tells me that the colour silver-blue wouldn't really fit in enough with the rest of the GUI. But then again... without a visual I can only guess how they could look like. Needless to say I'm eagerly awaiting a bone/ivory icon choice at some point in the future. =D
I do have a small complaint though, the edges around the inventory, the borders around all the quickslots, weapon and equipment slots look a bit iffy to me, if that could possibly be changed it would be great, it's just a suggestion, as you have done enough already