Battle of The Atlantic (BotA) is a Real Time Strategy game based in the North Atlantic during World War 2. The game allows the player to play out the battle from the side of the Axis, made up of Italy and Germany and the Allies, made up of Britain’s Royal Navy(RN), USA's United States Navy(USN) and Royal Canadian Navy (HMCN). The player has the opportunity to replay some of the decisive battles of the Atlantic War as well as create there own version of history in a dynamic campaign. I aim to create a historically accurate product without sacrificing fun, this is not designed as an arcade game but a deep strategy game that would push the thinking of both new and Experienced RTS players. The game experience would be centred around a 2d command map showing the Atlantic gaming area complimented by a 3d world which with the aid of static and 'Free' camera positions will enable the player to life a cinematic experience of the action as it plays out in front of them.
Here is a smaller version of a 'mindmap' im using to help get inspiration for a 'style' of GUI for Battle of the Atlantic....What ideas do you have for the colours and style of my GUI/interfaces?
Keep it simple, nothing worse then having 50 buttons you have to learn in a game.
Indeed, Especially in this day and age when very few games come with guides or manurals to tell you what those buttons acturally do.
In BotA im trying to restrict the amount of buttons, so all interactive elements are nessary and do something resonably major to effect gameplay.I also aim to provide the player with as much information as possible within a couple of clicks. Nothing worse than having to troll through 'layers' or menus of a GUI to find out a value or peice of data you might need.
I like the arctic circle one. It looks like it would be very useful. Or something like SOASE, where bases and fleets can be pinned to a task bar.
Yeah, the artic circle one is pretty clean and simple which I like, I also quite like the hearts of Iron interfaces.
Excuse the ignorance but what is SOASE?, intresting idea about fleets being pinned.
Anyone know the game in the top left? it looks interesting.