Suggestion: option to change GUI / UI to normal style - not pixeled (retro style)

[popos1]

Hi,

it is suggestion to add a option to change UI to old / normal style.

[Hattrick]

I can't believe some people still like the new UI. I have to believe if they polled the players on whether they like the UI or want something more readable that the feedback would be overwhelming in the favor of changing the UI. At the very least allow others to mod the UI.   Thankfully it's been updated a little since launch but the pixelated text and graphics are straining to look at and read in 1440 or higher IMO.  

Edited July 10, 2023 by Hattrick

[AngryBaer]

On 7/10/2023 at 10:23 AM, Hattrick said:

I can't believe some people still like the new UI

I much prefer the new UI and don't find it harder to read than KSP1 at all. I find the old KSP1 UI much more dated and ugly. We have just been collectively looking at the old one for so long it might be hard for some to get used to it. Having a couple of styles or fonts to pick from might be a fun compromise but from my perspective I can't believe people are so oppose to the change. I'd be very disappointed if they went and changed the style significantly now.

[Hattrick]

Again, everyone has their own opinion but I have a feeling based on the initial reaction from the community that most prefer the dev team to clean up the U.  Again, it's not so much the style as it is the dithered/pixelated blurriness of most of the icons and text (good example is the maneuver node window).  It just doesn't look good or translate well to a 2K or 4K game.  They already agreed to fix the fuel readouts of your staging on the right side which made a huge difference.  Just wish they take that cleaner font to everything else including sharpening the icons up

 

Edited July 17, 2023 by Hattrick

[AngryBaer]

4 hours ago, Hattrick said:

based on the initial reaction from the community that most prefer the dev team to clean up the U

There's quite a bit of range between "sharpening", "cleanup" and asking for the old UI. I'm totally on board with tweaking the sharpness and readability but I think the community completely overreacted to any sort of change from the previous title. I'm hoping it's a loud minority because I would miss this new style, particularly the colors. Going back to the plastic look defeats the purpose of the sequel for me.

[mattihase]

On 7/17/2023 at 4:39 AM, AngryBaer said:

I much prefer the new UI and don't find it harder to read than KSP1 at all. I find the old KSP1 UI much more dated and ugly. We have just been collectively looking at the old one for so long it might be hard for some to get used to it.

On the contrary, after having played a fair bit of KSP2 for a while, going back to the KSP1 UI I feel like I've gained a new appreciation for how it manages to give function a good form, as opposed to KSP2's adherence to its art style repeatedly and critically kneecapping the usefulness of the UI.