Okay.

[Kamea Arano]

I have to ask because i'm curious. Am I not the only one that actually wants the Politics & War V2's UI to become a real thing? I mean c'mon it's better than the original UI.

Alex you turned an April Fool's Joke into a good idea. 

[Alex]

It was all @Mad Max, I really just facilitated the joke.

In all seriousness, redesigning the site is on my to-do list and a higher priority, but until June I won't be working on the game full-time and it's on the backburner until at least then.

[Kamea Arano]

Just now, Alex said:

It was all @Mad Max, I really just facilitated the joke.

In all seriousness, redesigning the site is on my to-do list and a higher priority, but until June I won't be working on the game full-time and it's on the backburner until at least then.

Then props to Mad Max because that design is impressive.

[Hassan]

I actually thought the update was real... Seriously tho, It looks so amazing!! :-)

[Kamea Arano]

43 minutes ago, Hassan said:

I actually thought the update was real... Seriously tho, It looks so amazing!! :-)

I want it to be real tbh. It's something this game needs.

[LUNCH]

 

51 minutes ago, Hassan said:

I actually thought the update was real... Seriously tho, It looks so amazing!! :-)

I thought it was real too - I didn't like it, but I thought it was real.

[OnTheRails]

I believe an update like this is something the game really needs, for 1 main reason:

A UI overhaul will help this game have much more appeal to those getting into nation sims, simply because it doesn't look like it was made in the year 1998.
For example, a study done by the Nielsen Norman Group found that:

"When we compared average number of fixations and average amount of time people spent looking at each page, we found that:

• The average amount of time was significantly higher on the weak-signifier versions than the strong-signifier versions. On average participants spent 22% more time (i.e., slower task performance) looking at the pages with weak signifiers.
• The average number of fixations was significantly higher on the weak-signifier versions than the strong-signifier versions. On average, people had 25% more fixations on the pages with weak signifiers."
  You can find the full study here: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/flat-ui-less-attention-cause-uncertainty/

it goes on to say:

"This means that, when looking at a design with weak signifiers, users spent more time looking at the page, and they had to look at more elements on the page. Since this experiment used targeted findability tasks, more time and effort spent looking around the page are not good. These findings don’t mean that users were more “engaged” with the pages. Instead, they suggest that participants struggled to locate the element they wanted, or weren’t confident when they first saw it."

What this means is that when a sweet UI is implemented, people can find things easier and therefore experience less frustration on your site, making it easier for those already playing, and making it more attractive for those who may be interested in joining the great universe of Orbis.

EDIT Also, just for fun, here's another video from the same group talking about UI design:

Upvote/Like if you agree!

Edited April 1, 2019 by OnTheRails

[Kamea Arano]

1 minute ago, OnTheRails said:

(snip)

Presentation is a good thing. Can't have a game that's too bland.

[Kurdanak]

Well done, @Mad Max - it got me and not even in just a frustrating way like most April Fools jokes.

Edited April 1, 2019 by Kurdanak

[Aksel]

Hey thanks y'all - I didn't act alone, I had my merry band of hypers pushing the agenda of the prank with me and wouldn't be able to achieve next-level greatness without the help of @Alex everyone was a great part of the team - and y'all were good sports about it. 

I do recognize, with most of you who enjoyed the theme, that we should have an updated UI - however - it should not be as heavy looking as the one I created. With no offense to Alex, because I totally enjoy Alex - he's always been a nice person to me, updates that he usually posts are slightly hated/disliked by a lot of people. We obviously learn how to use the update to our advantages, but the idea behind the UI that I created was to make it imperfect. I generally become a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to graphics & certain aspects of this design I legit had to just hit save and take a deep breath. This isn't how PW should look - close - but I could design something a lot more lighter & have the dark/light theme look to it. I'm sure Alex can do some simple tweaks and work to create something a bit more modern.

I just wanted the idea to be believable, hence no mechanic updates  and just something out of the ordinary. The fact that none of y'all put April fools & "red street" instead of "red road' on the screenie def surprised me.

Again tho, thanks, thanks for being good sports about the joke!

[Ivan Ivanov]

Damn it, you really had me fooled! Legit thought it was real for a long time.

[Kamea Arano]

11 minutes ago, Ivan Ivanov said:

Damn it, you really had me fooled! Legit thought it was real for a long time.

Here lies Aisling Duval's hopes and dreams.. 

[Ivan Ivanov]

1 hour ago, Aisling Duval said:

Here lies Aisling Duval's hopes and dreams.. 

Indeed, alongside Ivan Ivanov's and his best sickle.