Vl3d Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) We need to have a talk. I understand the artistic choice of having the game world be realistically depicted while the UI is representative of Kerbal technology with ASCII art and pixelated graphics and icons. I like the idea. But some of the graphics are too pixelated. Just look at the icons in map view. It hurts the eyes. Edited February 21, 2023 by Vl3d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, Vl3d said: We need to have a talk. I understand the artistic choice of having the game world be realistically depicted while the UI is representative of Kerbal technology with ASCII art and pixelated graphics and icons. I like the idea. But some of the graphics are too pixelated. Just look at the icons in map view. It hurts the eyes. I disagree, I think they're fine. Don't hurt my eyes. I think they should keep the pixelated look. It pays homage to KSP 1 and it looks more 'spacey' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vl3d Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 There's no good reason to have pixelated icons for vessel types on the patch curves in map view. They look bad especially when scaled up by zooming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Vl3d said: There's no good reason to have pixelated icons for vessel types on the patch curves in map view. They look bad especially when scaled up by zooming. There's no good reason not to have pixelated icons. You are entitled to your opinion though. Maybe wait until you play the game instead of jumping to conclusions though. Youtube's compression system is very bad and can make pixelated stuff look worse than it should look. Edited February 21, 2023 by GoldForest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vl3d Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 Just look at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Vl3d said: Just look at it! Huh. Didn't notice that in any of the videos. That looks more like an aliasing problem than the UI being pixelated. Though, they were all running x8 anti-aliasing, so idk. Edited February 21, 2023 by GoldForest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vl3d Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, GoldForest said: Huh. Didn't notice that in any of the videos. That looks more like an aliasing problem than the UI being pixelated. Though, they were all running x8 anti-aliasing, so idk. The navigation direction symbols / icons look smooth. Pixelation is on purpose. Edited February 21, 2023 by Vl3d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Just now, Vl3d said: The navigation direction symbols / icons look smooth. Pixelation is on purpose. You can't say that for certain. The symbols are so tiny you can't see pixelation on them, if it is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfluous J Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Also it's not like turning on AA will magically make everything in the game do AA. It's quite possible the programmers forgot - or also (like the rest of us) didn't notice it didn't affect those parts of the UI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoup Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Yeah, it is a bit odd that all the prograde, retrograde icons etc look fine to me there... but the lines leading up to them even look very, I guess jagged? I love the dome representing SOI changes tho, it could use some tweaks for readability in terms of entry v exit but otherwise nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Or, we could, ya know, wait a few days to make any judgements. Very very few of us have seen the game. Aside from those privileged few, none of us knows what we’re talking about. We can wait till Friday don’t ya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aziz Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 You're asking for patience? Here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snafu225 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 11 minutes ago, The Aziz said: You're asking for patience? Madman Spoiler Just joking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow71 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 5 hours ago, Vl3d said: The navigation direction symbols / icons look smooth. Pixelation is on purpose. Do you have anything positive to say, or are you simply just here to push negativity and bad vibes? I can't say it enough: What you want out of KSP2 may very well not be what you get. And if the things you've seen in preview videos and on Twitter or other platforms turns you off so much that you have to consistently post negative threads about every perceived slight, then why on Earth (or Kerbin, as the case may be) are you even considering this game? Why not take that energy and put it to better use making yourself happy instead of trying to make everyone else upset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch4 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 idk bro, but it seems like KSP 2 is really leaning into the LEGO bricks vibes. Meaning, I think the part surfaces are too glossy and shiny. I don't know what the devs did, but the parts look surfaced with plastic. Now, two replies I expect: "oh, but the screenshots have been confirmed to be months old!" It still looks like that, even from the play testing which was uploaded yesterday. "this can be explained with lore! maybe they use a different kind of paint!" That's (respectfully) stupid, and an easy out. KSP is meant to be an earth analogue, and although it has tiny green men and women(whom we all love), that doesn't mean that they should be crappy paint designers. The game looks like the Lego 3d modeling software(again with the Lego) and is something that needs to be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 idk bro, I think it all looks pretty good, not really plastic at all unless you're using some of the more garish colors. Maybe use some more muted color choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vl3d Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 OP just wants matte paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modus Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, Fletch4 said: "this can be explained with lore! maybe they use a different kind of paint!" Never heard that one before bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch4 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Just now, Vl3d said: OP just wants matte paint. Actually... I know this may be kinda out there, but what if we had different paint textures(like rocket league). That would lead to some nice stuff for modders, and you could possibly upload your own textures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Overlapping threads complaining about graphics of KSP2, a game which none of us have played yet, have been merged. We don’t need more than one of these. And yes the title and OP got switched. This was intentional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstein Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 7 hours ago, GoldForest said: I disagree, I think they're fine. Don't hurt my eyes. I think they should keep the pixelated look. It pays homage to KSP 1 and it looks more 'spacey' The aliased lines in the vectors could improve although. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicTech Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 8 hours ago, Vl3d said: We need to have a talk. I understand the artistic choice of having the game world be realistically depicted while the UI is representative of Kerbal technology with ASCII art and pixelated graphics and icons. I like the idea. But some of the graphics are too pixelated. Just look at the icons in map view. It hurts the eyes. In all honestly, I rather like it! Although I assume that it would make a lot of people happy if they added a smoother variant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 1 minute ago, tstein said: The aliased lines in the vectors could improve although. Yeah, I know, I did agree with this after Vl3d pointed it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vl3d Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 I just now saw that I (?!) changed the title of the article by mistake to "KSP2 looks pretty bad". I would never use that title, I always intended it to be "Pixelated UI Graphics". That's weird... I guess I messed up when I added the photo (?!). Sorry for the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Just now, Vl3d said: I just now saw that I (?!) changed the title of the article by mistake to "KSP2 looks pretty bad". I would never use that title, I always intended it to be "Pixelated UI Graphics". That's weird... I guess I messed up when I added the photo (?!). Sorry for the confusion. No, @Gargamel changed it. See his post 4 spots above yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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