I am curious as to HOW that would over-complicate the code though; shouldn't it only affect the code regarding the skillbar display? I can't see how those display settings would affect the rest of the game's code.
Code changes would be required in the following parts:
- The option menu code, to allow you to select this option.
- The new flag has to added to the GameParams code to be able to access the option setting. This only a very minor change.
- The skill bar code. If I am lucky, I only need to adapt the base class for the skill panels. Otherwise I will have to change code in the (currently) two actual implementations for skill panels.
The main problem is, that the current skill panel code is extremely modular wrt.
what buttons are displayed and
where they are displayed, but unfortunately not
how they look. The idea behind this was, that how they look is mostly governed by the button sprites, which can easily be changed, which
should have made adaptability on the code-side redundant. So much for that hope...
- Black-out number or display a zero if out of skills. This already exists and "display zeroes" is only used by Apjjm and möbius, as far as I know. Depending how strongly they feel about this option, we might even remove it to free some space in the option menu.
wait what? Where did I say that? I don't remember saying so if I did. In any case; I really don't care either way; if I had the option I'd prefer no leading zero. By Leading zero you mean; 03, I'd prefer not.
This comes from the
poll about the option usage, that I did some time ago.
But good to know that you are no longer a fan of this option, so that we can replace it with something else.
If I had my way, I'd ask for a complete redesign of the skill panel. One that's easier to see, with some shadows or something to stand out a little better, at the very least get rid of the puke green
In the new-formats you will have access to the skill panel images and can change the puke-green background. Perhaps you prefer the
Genesis-style panel by altiereslima?
