Gui improvements

[Tomash667]

New windows

• credits screen
• rest - get number dialog
• menu like in neverwinternights (change weapon, pick ammo, action, spells)
• loadbar on world creation
• better end of game screen (instead of messagebox)
• debug overlay

Generic

• resize able/movable windows
• reuse gui dialogs
• use texture atlas for all controls
• optimization: don't set texture when there is nothing to draw
• optimization: batch multiple objects, drawing same items (inventory textures)
• some number in pick number dialog, shortcuts (left+1, right-1, up-max, down-min)
• textbox, console - change cursor position, resize
• textbox - width/height/lines limit
• textbox - cache line splits
• gui - cache all calculations, vb
• gui can't handle OnChar event
• panel fadein/fadeout
• standardized button positions (ok/cancel)
• TECH replace old gui focus system
• TECH fix cursor_pos in engine and in gui
• keyboard input and gui overwork, you can press multiple keys in single frame - need rework key input to allow mark keys as gui_down so they can't be used when key_down is needed in game (for example attack after closing dialog)
• some gui rendering can be out of date because Update is not run (GameGui buff images etc)
• what is updated first GUI or game, currently game can steal key press that should go to gui
• better scaling on panels with window size
• unify dates format used in game (journal, world map, stats)
• builtin fallin falloff
• ProgressBar control with cap to 0 (or 1 min pixel), animated interpolation
• cache texts in gui until they require update (inventory, stats etc)
• checkbox - clicking on text should toggle
• GUI_Layer::allow_controls allow_close
• scalable gui
• scaled DrawText, use matrix

Main menu

• continue game button

Inventory

• allow trade between players
• right click on item shows menu to examine, use, drop (all, one, count)
• holding key shows icon for action (drop 1, drop all, drop count)
• allow to give item for free
• join I_GIVE and I_SHARE
• show some stats (attack, defense, mobility)
• in devmode: show hidden item stats (id, quest_refid)
• icon on items that it's team
• don't stack team and private items
• pick sorting mode
• allow bargain, persuade
• different trade system [my items] [table] [other items]
• open editor for selected item
• selling/buing items - display how much gold you gain/give (count x price)
• open on worldmap
• image near cursor for inventory when holding key (for example ctrl=1, shift=infinity)
• allow to buy items from team member
• different layout - char doll, slots in different place, configurable item icon size 64,128,256
• show some stats at bottom (attack, defense) to allow decide which item is better
• trade like in morrowind, show middle inventory where are item to buy/sell
• stacking of same items (click to show grouped inside)
• throw item to other player to give it
• buing/selling multiple items, show total price

Create character

• button for random character that shows summary and allows change name/sex/reroll
• skills sorting inside group (to allow adding new skills and still heaving them grouped & sorted)
• create character screen rework
  • on left tabs - name, (gender, race), apperance, class, history, perks
  • can change any thing at any time
  • show bonuses by stats when hovering (example: strength: +10 dmg, +50 hp, +4 skills)
• random name generator for player

Game gui

• menu like in neverwinter nights
• units hpbar connected to 3d point
• 3d text above head connected to 3d point
• mp bar
• team members is top left corner going down, show face/name and hp/mp/status, when out of sight
• bar animated interpolation
• buffs fade out
• devmode gui like in minecraft
• devmode gui when looking at unit, open editor
• counter of how much gold you have when paying for something (giving gold to bandits)
• refactor removing speech bubbles
• show progress bar when training skill/attribute
• buff - show remaining time
• alt menu is displayed too fast, it annoys me when alt tabing
• better dialog choice scrollbar (current looks like poor man solution)
• minimal hp bar length
• space - take out/hide weapon, hold to show circle with choices (melee, ranged, [unarmed] etc)
• alt tab, polish letters -> bugs alt menu
• constant red screen when near death
• group add item(s) messages, gold

World map

• add fog of war, remove around team when revealing locations (visible camps when spawn on visited terrain?)
• Hovering location with mouse will show it name and other information.
• Some places have text written on map (like Dungemore Mountains).
• Way points
• Footsteps - small images on map with decreasing alpha value
• Better images of path/party
• Trying to move outside of map - there is nothing interesting out there!
• Island/random world borders
• Location search box - show more then 5 locations with scrollbar
• Player can open map from location and it shows as overlay (like journal). There should be ability to open map and highlight location and route to it (for example: player opens journal and there is quest with text about some location, it is link, when players clicks on it, it will open worldmap and highlight that location).
• Different terrain types that change travel speed (plains, hills, mountains, forest, swamp etc).
• Different team travel speed (on foot, horse, carriage, perks).
• Allow change location image (village burned by orcs).
• Travel change time, hour, not only day. Team takes time to rest.
• Lakes, seas, rivers. For now impassable. Rivers need bridges, also towns on river will act as bridge.
• train move on world map depends on fps
• fixed world_dir
• Roads on map, they change travel speed. This will also require adding same roads inside city and signposts.
• Path finding, allow to turn it off (holding alt).
• Info about shortcuts.
• remove TmpLocation, InsideLocation2 -> InsideLocation
• overloaded inventory and traveling on world map
• 3d world map
• rivers on map
• locations as 3d object
• allow to open worldmap anywhere (but not travel)
• nations, borders
• pathfinding, allow to turn it off (holding alt)
• beach terrain
• world map settings are not saved for clients (zoom)/all (mp box visibility)
• draw tiles ST using batch

Team panel

• right click on unit shows menu (kick, info, set leader, give gold)
• options who can recruit/command npc
• allow to open menu while traveling (need to send free days update message)
• icon tooltips

Stats panel

• skills sorting
• skill/attribute/perk images
• update when something changes
• in specialized perks write it type in perks list [talent (light armor) for example]
• right click on perk for details
• skill/attribute descriptions what it gives
• show progress bar for skills/attributes
• open on worldmap
• details when looking at attack/defense (natural defense, armor, shield, magic items etc)

Journal

• at top - show finished/in progress/all quests
• links in quests text, location name - click will open world map

Minimap

• better reveal - must be between receiving position in MP and sending packets, after open door
• more pixels per tile
• scale able, rotatable
• scaling of units/stairs on map
• mipmaping (there is single pixel visible on borders)
• building icons

Lobby

• ID_LOBBY_UPDATE(3) is unused ?
• don't send lobby_updates to players that don't have state IN_LOBBY
• GUI:
• in left bottom new chat
• in right bottom options
• in middle there is player character and other characters, there is name in bottom of them and orb (color depends on status, gray - removed, red - no character/creating, yellow-not ready,green-ready)
• players that left and are in save are gray and transparent
• there is some 3d background
• players can reconnect and have their character remembered
• create character have icons to the left what to pick
• new lobby char png in doc
• allow to examine other player character with summary (ID_CHARACTER_INFO)
• summary automatically reloads after change
• right click menu for options (pm, examine, set leader, kick)
• image when player is editing character and message when started / ended with new class

Chat

• chat tabs like in smite [system, dialogs, Tomashu]
• emoticons on chat
• alt when using chat shows right menu
• close button
• remember player mp_box status on change level/load

Options

• tabs at top (game, graphics, sound, controls)
• reset options/controls button (are you sure?)
• reset single key settings
• cancel button
• vsync option
• gui alpha option
• tooltip when hovering over options/controls with info
• brightness/gamma scroll bar option
• changing language without restarting game
• select directx adapter
• select sound device (default/speakers/headphones/other)
• EnumAdapterModes for resolutions/refresh rate
• option to stop music/sounds when game is minimalized in fullscreen

Tab control

• reordering
• tab width mode (min(normal), max(all elements have size of widthest), divide)
• keyboard controls
• change tab text
• drag & drop
• context menu FEATURE

Save/Load panel

• allow to delete saves
• autosave - after enter location, after character creation (more then 1)
• more info why save/load failed
• remove slots and allow to have as many saves as needed

Actions panel

• split to actions/animations, allow player to play animation by clicking
• action groups (action, animation, other) that can be minimalized
• search textbox

Book panel

• images
• tags - left, right, center
• bold, cross out, italic