Due to changing priorities related to the development of the Unreal Engine 5 client, Mindark has determined that it is not practical to implement the previously-announced User Interface update in 2021. The process of upgrading the current CryEngine 2 client User Interface has been taking a lot of resources and is somewhat risky with regard to the technical aspects, given the complexity of the old UI framework. The decision therefore has been made to focus on implementing significant UI improvements in Unreal Engine 5 instead. The efforts made thus far on the UI upgrade project have provided many insights and highlighted areas for improvement, which will of course help guide our efforts in crafting the user interface for the Unreal Engine 5 client. Thank you for your patience and understanding
No sorry, there is no understanding. Not for the permanent waste of resources. Not for doing things X times because you got it wrong X-1 times previously. Not because we have to pay with our deposits for the X-1 times wasted resources.
If I get back to playing again I might prod their community manager (again) likely resulting in being ignored (again) about the accessibility issues around the font colour of avatar names. Maybe I can convince her that typing in 3 numbers while we wait, is an acceptable use of their time... ... but I doubt it
I actually can see the reasoning behind this decision. The real question of course is whether the new UI system was som,ething they spent considerable time on, or whether it only existed on the back of a napkin like a certain system related to dragging certazin aquatic creatures from their homes.
yeh I do wonder how far they got. But indeed, it isn't really worth bothering with now. Efforts should be on quick fixes (like changing the colour of avatar names in text chat) and bugs at this stage not UI overhauls. Of course... this does leave me dubious about what sort of train wreck of a user interface they'll deliver with Untropia. But they could have done that anyhow so... not really much that can be done really. It will be what it will be, when they eventually deliver it in a few years.
User Interface Update Postponed Due to changing priorities related to the development of the Unreal Engine 5 client, Mindark has determined that it is not practical to implement the previously-announced User Interface update in 2021. The process of upgrading the current CryEngine 2 client User Interface has been taking a lot of resources and is somewhat risky with regard to the technical aspects, given the complexity of the old UI framework. The decision therefore has been made to focus on implementing significant UI improvements in Unreal Engine 5 instead. The efforts made thus far on the UI upgrade project have provided many insights and highlighted areas for improvement, which will of course help guide our efforts in crafting the user interface for the Unreal Engine 5 client. Thank you for your patience and understanding! Source
