GizmoGomez Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 -The new UI should be really nice and easy to read, so that'll be fixed soon (I hope. Right Chris? ) -See above -You can just click on them normally to select more than one interceptor, no need for the ctrl click. Unless it's been changed since I last played. -As in, be able to zoom in even more? It's an analog zoom, so there aren't set levels. -Agreed, being able to see how far things are from your base, from your air squadron, etc. would be very useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreader1962 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Okay - I hope that the interface is overhauled quite a bit, because I've noticed that it becomes unresponsive at certain times. - Arrows to assign engineers/scientists stop responding consistently. Click on them and there is an audible click but the number doesn't increment. - Tabs at the top (Bases, Research, Workshop, etc.) become unresponsive. - Click area in many interface options is entirely too small. I don't know if it's a scaling thing; I'm playing in 1600X1200. Also, regarding the Steam version, it would be nice if there was an icon in the right click menu when Steam is on the taskbar and also if you set a Desktop Shortcut (basically, an icon assigned to the .exe file would do). I launch most of my games this way, since it 'remembers' the recently run games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avid Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Thanks for the update Chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzglands Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Oooh, nice. The only "problem", imo, is that the scientist's head piece feels too bulky. Sticks out too much on both sides of his head. I like it. It's very much like the kind of tech you'd see in the 70s era if you made a thing that sits on your face and has a screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snozy Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Looks very coool!. i love the X-COM human scientist looks very ugly like this one http://www.ufopaedia.org/images/6/61/Ufonavigation.png just to understand alien things. this is still nice but very clean. maybe we see early messy experiemnts hahahahaha! i love gritty and grim style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 that guy's the height of invasion fashion. Techy, ugly and intimidating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shima Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Whoa.. that lategame research screen is simply breathtaking! I'm so looking forward to the finished game Not a big fan of resized hidden movement screen, but I can't have everything I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wintermist Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Yeah, really sweet stuff, all of it! Game's really starting to look polished and professional! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanchilla Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I'm just glad you are still balancing the game! I honestly don't get the complaints. The rest of it pleases me besides some balance issues. Thank for the updates Chris. I'm loving the game on steam. I'm going to buy it for a few friends when I have money. It's just fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBork Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Love the bulky computers with the spinning tapes next to the transparent flatscreen monitors. A combination I've never seen Before but that just makes it more awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenomorph Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Wait, FLATSCREENS??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol' Stinky Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Wait, FLATSCREENS??????? They nicked the technology from the aliens, which also explains the beer-holding hat in the background of the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snap_Dragon Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I think the research screen thingy misses the point that a lot of sci-fi art does. What purpose does the earpiece opposite the eye piece have? Why is the scientist armed? the military does not typically give non-combatants weapons unless they have been trained and cleared for their use. And what's with the power glove and the ipad on his belt it just seems overly complicated. I could see one or two elements sticking around but they should serve a purpose, less in this case is more. If the guy in the foreground was typing something in to the pad or manipulating something with the glove I'd be more accepting of their presence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GizmoGomez Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Obviously he's talking to you, the commander, in the screen. Once you leave, he goes back to manipulating holograms with the glove, typing things into his tablet-thingy, listening to/reading reports/data through his headpiece, and whatever else he does. Also, he's been armed throughout the research screens, so why wouldn't he have himself a nice shiny pistol? I definitely would design myself a sidearm were I in his position. Also, since they do work with live aliens, being armed makes sense. And I'm sure he's trained in the use of the weapons. He designed them, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 What purpose does the earpiece opposite the eye piece have? In the 1970s, hearing aids, even futuristic looking ones were bulky. Most people choose not to mention such things to avoid embarrassing the wearer of such a device.. Then there are other posts ... For base defence alone, I'm not surprised to see everyone with a side arm. As alien containment seems to be a large cardboard box in the corner of one of the labs in Xenonauts, there's even more reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 I think the research screen thingy misses the point that a lot of sci-fi art does. What purpose does the earpiece opposite the eye piece have? Why is the scientist armed? the military does not typically give non-combatants weapons unless they have been trained and cleared for their use. And what's with the power glove and the ipad on his belt it just seems overly complicated. I could see one or two elements sticking around but they should serve a purpose, less in this case is more. If the guy in the foreground was typing something in to the pad or manipulating something with the glove I'd be more accepting of their presence. But what makes you assume that the scientist is not trained with his weapon? He's a military scientist, and indeed his original lab coat has epaulettes to emphasise that fact - I think it's you that missed the point there. That said, I wouldn't really have expected you to notice every bit of detail in the artwork simply because it's a decorative piece of background art. The main role is for it to look nice and any deeper meaning is secondary. Criticising the artwork as "missing the point" because it doesn't conform to your subjective view of how future technology may look makes me think you're taking it a wee bit too seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarRat Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 (edited) I think the research screen thingy misses the point that a lot of sci-fi art does. What purpose does the earpiece opposite the eye piece have? Why is the scientist armed? the military does not typically give non-combatants weapons unless they have been trained and cleared for their use. And what's with the power glove and the ipad on his belt it just seems overly complicated. I could see one or two elements sticking around but they should serve a purpose, less in this case is more. If the guy in the foreground was typing something in to the pad or manipulating something with the glove I'd be more accepting of their presence. Isn't that getting just a bit too nitpicky? I think it looks great. The only reason it's even there is to put up a background for the research interface. You're supposed to be focusing on that, not the guys Google Glass in the the background. Edited June 19, 2013 by StellarRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertdg Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 i think it looks great. the hole game is great bought it for 4 days ago and been sitting on it since i got it would have supported earlier but had no clue you guys were out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amerelium Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Why in blue perfect hell are people obsessing about the tech gear worn by the characters in the science background image? ...see a therapist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrelock Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 This might've been said already but i feel it's neccesary. Xenonaut Commander: Research Director, what does your scouter say about the power of this blaster bomb? Research Director: Why commander, it says it's OVER NINE- uhh, over nineteen tiles of destruction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel44 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 This is a very good game, but it's unplayable for me due to all my save games CTD upon load. This happened in both the stable and experimental build, same issue. All my drivers are up to date and I've never had a problem on any of the ~30 games installed on my rig currently.One (of many) crash logs; Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: xenonauts.exe Application Version: 0.0.0.0 Application Timestamp: 51b9e380 Fault Module Name: xenonauts.exe Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0 Fault Module Timestamp: 51b9e380 Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Offset: 0008f461 OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3 Locale ID: 3081 Additional Information 1: 9e27 Additional Information 2: 9e2778096e7e1e2a2e0302fe58f3eea8 Additional Information 3: 9e27 Additional Information 4: 9e2778096e7e1e2a2e0302fe58f3eea8 Read our privacy statement online: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=104288&clcid=0x0409 If the online privacy statement is not available, please read our privacy statement offline: C:\Windows\system32\en-US\erofflps.txt I have same problem details here: http://www.goldhawkinteractive.com/forums/showthread.php/5941-V18-Stable-Steam-Crash-loading-any-save I really like this game, but I consider it too painfull to have to start a new game after 2+ months of excellent progress, just because I am unable to load any save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarRat Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I really like this game, but I consider it too painfull to have to start a new game after 2+ months of excellent progress, just because I am unable to load any save.If you're on the experimental branch/builds I think Steam is automatically going to update your game whenever Aaron releases a new build, that will probably make the previous save unusable. You might just stick with v18.3 until the next official i.e. none experimental beta is released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel44 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) If you're on the experimental branch/builds I think Steam is automatically going to update your game whenever Aaron releases a new build, that will probably make the previous save unusable. You might just stick with v18.3 until the next official i.e. none experimental beta is released. This happened in v18.3 stable - aftar that I switched to 19.1 experimental/beta same thing happened to me now in beta Edited June 21, 2013 by Rebel44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertdg Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) iv had the same problems in v18. but been playing on 19 hot fix 1 for some time now and haven't had any problems at all with it, i had the normal issues but all those are survivable. what i had to do on 18 is make safety saves because it only corrupts the game saves that you do until you restart the game, when it happens. Edited June 21, 2013 by robertdg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarvi Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I could be mistaken, but doesn't this game take place Cold War Era? This is quite futuristic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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