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[Rogod]

Working on a more modular UI system after growing tired of my failed attempts to create a convincingly futuristic UI
 

[Rogod]

Update v0.113
Tweaks & updates:
  Tweaked the potanium lattice icon (it was derpily lop-sided )
  Binary stars now render without vertical displacement when viewed side-on
  Ensured the starting system has a better chance for stuff in it (I found on more than one occasion I'd end up with just the starting planet (which you can't do anything with) and the space station, which is a huge hindrance at the start)
  Changed the communications interference warning to just a message (it's not that important)
  Allowed moving the cursor around the readyroom in all 4 directions
  Jettisoned cargo now explodes when hitting the centre of the system
  Converted the main in-game UI to use a new more modular UI system I've dubbed SDARS (Star Trek fans can probably work out what that acronym stands for lol)
 
  Replaced the mining-in-progress ellipsis animation with a spinner for consistency with the rest of the UI
  Remade the bridge interfaces using SDARS (this was the main reason I wanted a new system but I figured the rest of the UI needed an overhaul as well)
  The camera now returns smoothly after cosmos panning is turned off
  Added an option for turning off the UI animation effect
  Added an audio alert on converting petroop

Bugs fixed in this version:
  Fixed the galaxy not spinning when first loading a new cosmos immediately after generation
  Fixed the local area on the bridge showing incorrectly orbiting debris
  Fixed the wonky flashing transmission arrows for the system entity list
  Fixed the missing space on the local ships prompt
  Fixed the missing highlighting on bar shop prompts
  Fixed engine colour addons staying in the cargo bay after installation
  Fixed being able to beam onto superstructures to destroy bits of the overall structure
  Fixed friend ship particles showing off the edges of the current side of a flippable entity

Dev stuff:
  Remove all the unused strings not used by SDARS (and some others I'd missed over the years)

The new UI system means the processing and rendering of action prompts are kept in sync. In all previous versions I was just winging it and keeping the logical part and the visual part in sync by pure diligence; now it's all handled in the processing loop and the renderer just does what it's told (cleaner & more efficient this way ). More gameplay to come in the next update - rewriting 80% of the UI was a big job so I figured it was time to draw a line and get this one out

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[Ramos]

Working on a more modular UI system after growing tired of my failed attempts to create a convincingly futuristic UI
 

I like the UI traditions, you managed to give a nice personality to the interface itself

[Rogod]

give a nice personality to the interface itself

I thought so too :D
(Although that .gif was just a proof-of-concept, there won't actually be any UI that intrusively spreads out across the screen like that )

[Rogod]

Update v0.114
Tweaks & updates:
  Ensured there will always be pirates somewhere in the cosmos (unless you literally buy all the ships )
  Removed incurring a fine for damaging pirate ports
  Added bounties in the administration room on stations
 
  You can choose to go an pursue one for a reward
  Added letters of apology from bounties (they'll hand you them and renounce their evil ways when hailed from the bridge)
  Added a news report (on the TV in the space station bars) for completed bounties
  Marginally sped up marquee text scrolling so it's less painful
  Resources grabbed with the grabber now show in a list so you can see what you got
  Added crashed ships - these can be found on almost any entity and provide some loot when salvaged
  Rebalanced some shops and build templates (there were some issues with how I had the economy set up before)
  Yards can now generate with things in them next to dwellings and cities
  Added a ship search field on the local ships management interface on the bridge
  Added a fullscreen toggle to the Unity versions (Alt+Enter)

Bugs fixed in this version:
  Fixed deleting ship orders causing Startron to crash when there are none to delete
  Fixed missing image for fuel pumps (they can rarely be acquired from grabbing materials, so I never noticed)
  Fixed the material loot table not quite working in a couple of different ways

Dev stuff:
  Converted the up-down/left-right selectors in various menus to use SDARS under the hood

Fun stuff to go with the previous friend-ship update

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[Rogod]

Update v0.115
Tweaks & updates:
  Added an option to hide background entities (they can be distracting so I figured it was best to include the option)
  Reorganised the parts shop and scrapyard a little more helpfully

Bugs fixed in this version:
  Fixed being able to move around the ship/station while Captain's log is open
  Fixed extractors not collecting oxorine on planets with atmospheres

I had other plans for this update but realised while playing casually that the rebalancing I'd done effectively blocked the player from progressing beyond tier 2 tech - oops

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[Rogod]

Update v0.116
Tweaks & updates:
  Added waves in lithrogen (looks best on ocean worlds, but works just as well in the lakes on barren worlds)
 
  If you look long enough, this gif shows: parallax background stars, 3D background entities, parallax clouds with shadows, birds, shooting stars & waves
  Randomised how potanium ore appears
  When searching systems or ships, exact matches are prioritised

Bugs fixed in this version:
  Fixed the terraformer soil colour indicator for lithrogen ocean worlds
  Fixed collectibles and addons sometimes applying twice

Dev stuff:
  Organised all the util files better (basically touched every single file in the codebase )
  Some other boring tech debt I needed to tidy up in the codebase (x2)

Just a small update in terms of features, but probably the last release until the new year as I'll be away over Xmas

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[bayersglassey]

The rotating planet looks incredibly satisfying.