DEVS Speak on Refactor Hindsight, UI Suggestions & More - Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

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Published on September 25, 2020 6:09:41 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfg9rNrs8AE

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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (2020)

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SCRIPT:
Today we are going to talk about devs speaking on UI Suggestions, the infamous refactor and more.

I also have a lot of dev videos on my channel, so if you would like more info,
check out the other videos on my channel!

Also link to the official forums from bannerlord will be down below -
https://bit.ly/2YQdTXh

Here we go:

- First we have a player making a suggestion on the army management screen. The player states that men numbers should be listed as Number of men available and number of total men that lord or companion can recruit. This will help and show how much % of troop space is being used.

The devs state that there might be problems with this due to horizontal size
issues, but it will be brought up internally.

I like the change personally, its very minor, but i like seeing info like this
when making decisions like starting an army.

- Second we have a player stating that he loves the minimal UI when it
comes to damage dealt, but hates the death report that clogs up the right
hand corner in big battles.

The devs respond and state that a personal feed and a general feed will be
separated into two different togglable options that should be live in the next
patch or two.

Another good change that i am looking forward to is a toggable UI option to
doable the entire HUD. This would help both players makes great screenshots, movies and help me make good thumbnails and other editors make good visuals.

- Third we have a player suggesting another big UI addition. The player
states that the game is very information dense and would benefit from
integrating a keyword and definitions tooltip system. This information will
display when needed by the player and can be either be activated by holding Alt or mousing over the specific keyword or phrase. Certain keywords can also be linked to encyclopedia pages and can be accessed by clicking the keyword.

Also player states if highlightable keywords are not feasible with the current
code, then simply displaying further info about specific info can be seen when mousing over the info and holding ALT.

The player also added a couple of mock-up examples. The player ends with saying this might take a lot of work, but it will be a huge help in explaining game concepts and further info.

The devs respond and state they have thought about this and the implementation when they played CK3, but it would require a vast amount of refactors to the code and time invested that they do not have right now.

But the devs also stated that if they were to implement this, it would use the
CK3 approach of hovering over something for a couple seconds will lock that screen and provide more info. After this you would be able to of 10 levels deep on the tooltips.

I agree that this would be great and help a lot of new players out about
in game features and concepts. We will see if this will ever get worked on, but unfortunately for now, it looks like its not.

- Fourth we have a player asking about the refactor that happened months
ago and asks why this particular dev did not agree with it.

The dev responds and states that this is his opinion and he can be wrong. He states that the small refactor caused way too much problems and resulted in 2 months without a patch. Also that he is not against refactors, but wants the pros to outweigh the cons and in that situation, it did not.


That is all the statements and replies for now and if anything new comes up, i will make a video and keep you guys informed.

Lastly i am going to end this video in the same way i ended most update
and dev talk videos, i want to thank the developers for staying
active and bringing good changes.

Also I have a video on how revert your game to any other patch released, so
if you are having problems on the current patch, check out the video below
- https://youtu.be/7G4KvZQeLcs

Also i did start a patreon and its nothing crazy, just using it for basic
support, no pay walling, my content will always be free, just if you want to
support me and what i do further, check it out, link down below -
https://www.patreon.com/stangames

Hopefully this video was informative and like always stay safe!

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