User Interface

[Thalatta]

I think the same things should be indicated by the same icons in both the Civilization Overview and Technological Tree, otherwise there’d be a confusing multiplicity of icon representations, and both would look aesthetically disconnected.

[wowgetoffyourcellphone]

14 hours ago, Thalatta said:

I think the same things should be indicated by the same icons in both the Civilization Overview and Technological Tree, otherwise there’d be a confusing multiplicity of icon representations, and both would look aesthetically disconnected.

Yeah, the headers, buttons, etc. would all be consistent. Also, the little motifs and UI elements for each civ would be consistent across the different windows. 

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On 01/07/2026 at 5:19 AM, hyperion said:

The structure tree mockup is also much better then the current one, do you have one for in-game ui as well? 

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Potential Athenian design elements, which would be re-scaled obviously. They could even be combined into a texture sheet. 

 

                                                                           

 

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[Lopess]

@wow, larga o celular In the current version of 0ad, is it already possible to implement customized for each civ?

[Thalatta]

3 hours ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

Very nice, clear, and useful. I hope something like this is eventually implemented in the base game. I guess it's also a mock-up because there are a very few small issues. But my questions are: does hovering over classes give some info regarding them? If so, maybe showing them as tags would be nice. Are those base stats (which I'd state with small icons, their names shown if hovering over them), or already include the applied techs effects? If so, it would be nice to have some break down of that anyway, maybe by hovering over them. Finally, when I see that aura, I wonder if it's "passive" or "active" (if there are active auras at all), and if that wouldn't be better as a Formation effect or similar.

 

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1 hour ago, Lopess said:

@wow, larga o celular In the current version of 0ad, is it already possible to implement customized for each civ?

As far as I know, it's only implemented for minimaps. I am not sure if it's currently possible for other UI elements or if it would need new code beyond just creating sprite XMLs, etc. 

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51 minutes ago, Thalatta said:

Very nice, clear, and useful. I hope something like this is eventually implemented in the base game. I guess it's also a mock-up because there are a very few small issues. But my questions are: does hovering over classes give some info regarding them? If so, maybe showing them as tags would be nice. Are those base stats (which I'd state with small icons, their names shown if hovering over them), or already include the applied techs effects? If so, it would be nice to have some break down of that anyway, maybe by hovering over them. Finally, when I see that aura, I wonder if it's "passive" or "active" (if there are active auras at all), and if that wouldn't be better as a Formation effect or similar.

 

I would of course love to have tooltips for most items you suggest!  I'd prefer the base stats to stay text though, but that's just me. For auras, there is currently not a gameplay distinction between 'passive' or 'active' auras. The only distinctions we currently have are: ranged, global, formation, and garrisoned auras. And yes, such an aura is best as a Formation effect, but those only exist in 1 mod, not the base game or DE. 

[Thalatta]

17 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

I'd prefer the base stats to stay text though, but that's just me.

I was thinking that because it seems you'll need way more stats for some units (for kinds of damage, range, spread, etc), then icons would give you space for a 4th column, if not also a 5th one.

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7 minutes ago, Thalatta said:

I was thinking that because it seems you'll need way more stats for some units (for kinds of damage, range, spread, etc), then icons would give you space for a 4th column, if not also a 5th one.

That section can expand vertically to accommodate the extra stats (or there could be a vertical scrollbar). The Historical section can shrink vertically to give room, since it has a scrollbar. 

[Perzival12]

46 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

And yes, such an aura is best as a Formation effect, but those only exist in 1 mod, not the base game or DE. 

2, I have them for the Hylians in Hyrule Conquest: Revival.