Everstone Daycare - Text Box Redesign
Added 2022-03-12 23:04:40 +0000 UTCHowdy everyone!
I recently ran a poll for our $10 Patrons to held decide on a new design for the text box. The one above was the choice that received the most votes, and will therefore be the design I will use in the future. I listed out a few choices, but all were designed with fixing a couple of issues I had with the previous one in mind.
Here is a shortened list of said issues:
- Button Purpose Clarity - The previous buttons, though compact, were not easily understandable in terms of what they did at first glance. The options menu's icon being a gear was also misleading as it's primary purpose was for saving/loading. Seeing the initial confusion people trying the game out for the first time had when looking for how to set the game to fullscreen, and accidentally clicking the settings menu only to find that volume controls were in a separate menu inspired me to change the buttons to something hopefully easier to understand at a glance, while still remaining unobstrusive.
- Text Box Size - A more minor concern, but one that Spooky and I shared for different reasons. The previous text box took up a large part of the screen, as it should in a primarily text-based game. However, in my pursuit of tidying up the UI, I reduced the amount of space that the text box took from the top, separating the name into its own section inside the border.
My original inspiration for the text box were the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team games, and though I made some changes, I hope it still invokes a similar feel. I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts and comments on this design! Your feedback is appreciated!
