attorney1977

In BI games this is UI editor: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User_Interface_Editor_%28Arma_2%29 So any displays you look at or dialogs you interact with are UI. This includes (but is not limited to) messages, menus, on-screen pictures. HUD is a term misappropriated from the military. If you cannot recognise players, then why not ask for customisable faces or something practical. Why link to this thesis about on screen UI? How do you think it is applicable to "player recognition elements"? Your initial post is very vague. If you are strawman, it is only because you have set yourself up for it using a FPS thesis as basis for your arguments.

It only "improves attachment" to 13 year olds. Player progression is in the player stats screen so why duplicate the info in front of my crosshair while I'm playing the game? That's my opinion though and I'll take that over Dices. The messages they put all over the screen are there to massage your ego and serve no particular purpose. If anything, they ruin certain parts of the game (you unrealistically always know when you have killed someone etc) Re: chess & tetris. You don't need a ui for those. A lot of versions of it put pointless ui in to make it look prettier. You can still play without ui. Read my point about if it is NEEDED or not. Re: Thesis. It's okay. They're obv clever guys but I don't lend too much credence to it as it's opinion-based. You should google them as well. Neither of them works for a (big FPS) games studio. One makes and sells apps, and the other makes and sells apps. http://www.hellothere.se/about-us/people/erik-fagerholt-interaction-designer/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Magnus+Lorentzon&hl=en_GB As previous poster mentioned, your requests seem confused. You want more immersion but also want names magically hanging over peoples heads?...

Shame they didn't explore "killing immersion through spamming retarded on-screen messages" in their thesis suppression assist 10 last man in squad killed by [x-killah-x] spot bonus 25 squad spot bonus 25 squad suppression assist 10 and so on.... You can't quantify immersion. It's like trying to quantify anger or happiness. An "immersive" game is one that sucks you in because you forget you're sat in a room playing a game. Their thesis falls apart if you transpose it to any game that isn't FPS. Tetris and Chess? No on-screen UI as such and totally absorbing. UI should only tell you what you NEED to know. Nothing more, nothing less.

Good first post :)

functionality trumps pretty

DIdn't realise it was a spam-bot. Thought it was a drunk guy or something.

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Might want to check on the origins forums: http://www.gamersplatoon.com/forums/showthread.php?9083-can-t-play-on-any-dayz-orgins-server This guys prob has something to do with usernames. Looks like they filter out certain combinations. Not sure if this applies to you.

Have you tried logging into Vanilla Arma 2 MP missions or DayZ 1.7.6.1? Would eliminate/confirm if it's an issue with A2 or DZO.

I agree but I thought it wasn't put in the game for the sake of realism, just a fun little homage to the Winchester from Shaun of the Dead. So, I'm not really up for chopping it out of the game. Maybe some nice and talented modder will come along and build a Nagant for the mod. I would imagine there's one in SA if opinion polls are anything to go by.

+1

He's super cereal.

Wow you could turn Elektro into swamp town. Imagine the array of water-borne communicable diseases you could get off that..

Just watched the vid - was really interested to hear from Ivan. Very candid interview which was good. Looks like he's doing well and enjoying himself. :) lol at the end - very Monty Python

Matt - you rock :)