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Is this a tablet port?

qwerty78qwerty78 Member Posts: 2
in Windows PC (Archive)
Does anyone else have the impression that the developers had tablets in mind when they developed the Enhanced Edition? The GUI really seems to suggest this (zoom function, big buttons, etc.). Is this another case where PC gamers have really been let down?

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  • BytebrainBytebrain Member Posts: 602
    Of course they had tablets in mind!
    They were developing the game for multiple systems, Mac, Windows, iOS and Android.
    That's no surprise.

    In such a case there have to made compromises on the design of the interface.
    They could not possible have made this project work, if they had to make separate interfaces for every system.

  • marfigmarfig Member Posts: 208
    The zoom feature was an important addition. Since the game now runs on much bigger screens for which it wasn't designed, critters can become smaller and harder to see for some people.

    The UI itself was redesigned exactly to give modders an opportunity they didn't have before: to mod the heck out of the game interface. Big buttons, small buttons, blue, pink, stone or plastic, they shouldn't bother you. They are all just a matter of artistic direction. Moders will have a field day, and so will you soon enough.
  • ZeckulZeckul Member Posts: 1,036
    The zoom function is especially useful on PC given the wide range of DPIs on monitors.

    The GUI is essentially the same as BG1's UI which was designed for PCs only...
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