More graphic options
Hor89
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I think BG:EE need more graphic options (without baldur.ini) like change resolution, font size, frame rate, more options for GUI (more backgrounds, hide help button).....
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1. Have the game remember the zoom level
2. Let the player select the default zoom level
3. Whether or not NPC comments have text over the sprites or not (currently text displays in in-game cut--scenes--when I don't want to see it--but not in-game--where I do want to see it).
4. Font size (and maybe type) selection.
5. Helmets on/off
6. Status effect visuals on/off (I really hate some of the spell effects, like cloak of mirroring, protection from evil, etc.)
I'd prefer frame rate to remain in baldur.ini, if only because I feel cooler breaking into it.
Everything else in your list I'm a fan of. Re: different skins...
What I'd like is a "skin manager", which would allow you to select from a list of GUI skins. It should use a "Skins" folder in the install directory, grouped into different folders to allow modders to create new skins and to allow players to change them at will (leave the default skin hidden so that it can't be accidentally deleted). Then show the available skins (named after their folders within the Skins directory) in a list on the Graphics options screen under a button called "Change Skin" or something.
Skins are big. There's something like a billion GUI elements. I'd lose track of them pretty quickly; being able to keep them separated into folders would be a great tool.
This is an issue with most every PC games these days, and one of the reasons I now have a GIANT monitor.
Full Screen
I'm an avid game-play video uploader. I capture videos at no greater than 1280 x 720 resolution, due to my 16:9 aspect ratio monitor. My video editor doesn't perform well with resolutions higher than this, even though I can produce the videos at 1920 x 1080 for 1080p HD upload. By selecting "Full Screen", BGEE uses my desktop resolution of 1920 x 1080. As a workaround, I change my desktop resolution to 1280 x 720 before running the game. I would prefer it if I could select the resolution, in-game, through the Graphics Option and have the game return to my desktop resolution of 1920 x 1080 when I quit. (I do not like to run games in Windowed mode).
I'm sure other players would appreciate the ability to select resolutions that would be applicable to their needs. ;-)
Hardware Mouse Cursor
The following is FYI only.
I purchased BGEE yesterday. In the Graphics Options, the Hardware Mouse Cursor option was selected by default. I left it alone. During game-play, I purchased some items from Winthrop in the Candlekeep Inn. I equipped weapons and ammunition first. Then, I clicked on the Studded Leather Armor to equip it. My cursor disappeared as soon as I picked it up. I was video recording at the time, as a test (adjusting audio mainly). I managed to put the Armor back in my Inventory, but the cursor would not reappear. It was a pain trying to navigate to the correct buttons to save and exit the game. When I reviewed the video capture, the cursor was visible. I finally figured out, after a couple of tries, that deselecting the Hardware Mouse Cursor option corrected the problem.