TESTBED - Port User Interface Feedback.

[Kawazz]

@admin Can we get some sound effects at the docks, the ones we normally would in open world? Its so weird to go from ow to dock ui and have it completely silent.

[jodgi]

1 minute ago, Headless Parrot said:

I played it for 45 mins and had to stop. Way to confusing and frustrating just trying to do simple things. Ill revisit this tomorrow with a clear head.

Hi there, Healess Parrot!

It gets better, I'm already starting to really like this new stuff and finding my way around.

Character teleport between outposts seems a bit awkward I must admit. I do that A LOT so it feels off to dig up that dialog.

In it's current form I get the same vibe from the testbed that I got from austerity patch. Takes time to get cash to build even a shitty old trader cutter!

[Iroquois Confederacy]

Two things I notice:  1.  "Notes" for ships give a redeemable ship itself.  "Notes" for skill books give a blueprint as to how to make it.  Definitely room for confusion there.  Recommend for the skill books something like a "Schematic" instead.

2.  Clan UI is still the old one.  Might not be on the docket to update, might have snuck by.

[z4ys]

Tooltips get hidden by windows

Edited September 26, 2018 by z4ys

[Barbancourt]

13 minutes ago, koiz said:

@admin Can we get some sound effects at the docks, the ones we normally would in open world? Its so weird to go from ow to dock ui and have it completely silent.

The bigger the port the more busy "city" the sounds, and the smaller the port the less busy the sounds and more of the birds and waves that we usually hear in OW. 

[GreasyMnky]

I would like the new tab/window that you open to always open on top instead of in the back of the other opened windows.

[Guest]

I'm not sure if it has been brought up, but there should be a TP to OP in the main screen for manage OP rather than having to click "manage outposts". Less clicks is happy clicks..

 

https://imgur.com/a/H2BoA41

[z4ys]

• Port screen should show dmged ship if not repaired. In the old UI it was easy to see that the ship is dmged

[admin]

55 minutes ago, Schwabbel said:

... you don't have problems with money !!!

On the live servers I can finance with one killed trader brig the ressources of crafting 3 ship.

Now I must kill 3 trader brigs to afford the prizes of the resources to craft one ship. (and the kill is 25x).

 

I dont get it. 

What 3 ships? Why you need money? You need to mine 3 resources. The rest are provided. 
 

[admin]

46 minutes ago, jodgi said:

lol, I feel ya! Right now the Christian is something I can easily pass; too much excruciatingly boring cash grinding to be done. I will do it after wipe on live as I absolutely have to in order to play this game but not sure if I'll find the motivation for testbed.

what are you talking about? What cash grinding? 

[Captiva]

Beautiful artwork as usual! Here's few things that I noticed.

1. The 'snap to grid' when equipping cannons seems imprecise. I had to try a couple of times before they loaded into their slot.

2. Could we please have the compass/wind indicator while in port? Please??

3. I agree wholeheartedly with Koiz and others who have noticed the utter silence when in port. At the very least we should hear shoreline waves breaking, seagulls and other signs of life that one hears at a seaport.

 

 

Edited September 26, 2018 by Captiva

[z4ys]

Can Capitals sell more repairs on testbed some nice players bought them all?

Edited September 26, 2018 by z4ys

[admin]

5 minutes ago, Banished Privateer said:

I redeemed the gifts, not sure about the costs that await me yet, but after buying a few repairs, hiring the crew and buying cannons for my single ship I'm left with no reals. I still do need to buy probably 1-2 outposts, build a shipyard and few buildings. I'm not complaining, but just giving a feedback on starting reals gift and how much they can cover, not sure what was intended.

Christian is too good a reward to complain about reals. Especially if reals are easy to make.

[Schwabbel]

11 minutes ago, admin said:

I dont get it. 

What 3 ships? Why you need money? You need to mine 3 resources. The rest are provided. 
  

for example a Trader Lynx  (Fir/Fir) only for the Oak and Fir the costs are over 40K

[admin]

2 minutes ago, Schwabbel said:

for example a Trader Lynx  (Fir/Fir) only for the Oak and Fir the costs are over 40K

In crafting buildings (forests?)? Can you post a screen?

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, admin said:

Christian is too good a reward to complain about reals. Especially if reals are easy to make.

Will the Christian be craftable? Sorry if you've already answered that..

[Schwabbel]

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7 minutes ago, admin said:

In crafting buildings (forests?)? Can you post a screen?

119 Fir  for a Trader Lynx = 28560

 

[Eyesore]

Didn't admin say that the numbers will be off, as to not give away too much information on what the devs have planned?

[Ace 117]

Welp at 4k its certainly easier for all the windows opened just have to get them all open first.

I would suggest a "show menu's/tabs" button that will hide all them or show them, and save the ones that you opened already. Similar to windows desktop.

 

 

[Njord]

1 hour ago, admin said:

Christian is too good a reward

I hope it is good enough for me to do PvE even tho I despise it! Liking the new UI very much, thank you.

[Amaro Pargo]

Hello How can you enter theTESTBED - Port User Interface Feedback.

Edited September 26, 2018 by Amaro Pargo

[Roronoa]

On 9/25/2018 at 6:08 PM, no one said:

Can someone explain what the academy and forge buildings do?

On the Academy you get Labor Contracts, in the Forge you can craft cannons and in the Workshop you can craft consumables like repairs and upgrades instead of cannons like it was usually.

Edited September 26, 2018 by Roronoa Sensei

[z4ys]

• I did a "Kill" mission with a friend we both had one active for the same ship rate. We joined as grp but only 1 gets rewarded for the mission even the mission got more difficult

[Guest]

the port ui looks kind of nice, abit confusing with all the tabs atm, but it doesent give me the "In Port" feeling when all i see is the close up of the port and the open world. I would much rather prefer a approach like z4 suggested with the idea from AoE 3 etc

[jodgi]

2 hours ago, admin said:

what are you talking about? What cash grinding? 

I didn't mean to complain but I'm aware I sound super bitchy when I talk about eco activities.

2 hours ago, admin said:

Christian is too good a reward to complain about reals. Especially if reals are easy to make.

It's very easy but it takes time to get crafting up and running when:

1 hour ago, Schwabbel said:

119 Fir  for a Trader Lynx = 28560

I'm not saying it's off as far as sensible eco and crafting is concerned. I emptied the generous cash redeemable setting up an operation close to what I have on live. I did one 5th mission (46k reals) for cash to extract fir and oak to click out a ship. It reminded me of getting started during austerity patch. Maybe I'm used to having so much cash that emptying a building doesn't matter for my wallet; That I have lost touch with the starting experience?

The fact that I find the easy cash grinding to be the hardest thing to do is a matter of taste and has no bearing on eco/craft feedback.

Like @Banished Privateer hints at: I can't crunch the numbers to know if this is austerity patch Mk. II, the second coming of easy money or somewhere in between.