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Author	New article on Gamespot about the MEPC GUI now available with new screenshots
Chris Priestly Community Coordinator Joined: 17 Oct 2001 From: Behind an Evil desk in Marketing	Posted: Tuesday, 08 April 2008 04:44PM
	Hey everyone. We know you're clammoring for new MEPC information and we've got a juicy tidbit for you this morning. Gamespot now has an article up about the new GUI with comments from project director Diarmid Clark. They also have 4 screenshots up. You can read the article and see the screens here: Click Here We have added a screenshot with the Mass Effect for the PC GUI to the PC gallery. You can check it out here: Click Here What do you think? Questions? Edit: Changed the titles. _________________ Like a great predatory piano, I sit silent in the darkness. Until it is time to attack and then I strike in a cacophony of violence and ivory keys. Edited By Chris Priestly on 04/09/08 15:14

Terror_K Game Owner NWN NWN: SoU NWN: HotU SW: KotOR PC Jade Empire:SE NWN 2 NWN 2: MotB NWN 2: SoZ Mass Effect PC Joined: 04 Feb 2008 From: New Zealand	Posted: Tuesday, 08 April 2008 05:11PM
	First of all, very nice. I instantly saw the rhyme and reason of the layout. Very intuitive Secondly, I do have a question:- Say, for example, I were to drag Liara's squad command of "go here" to Quick Slot #4. Now, if I were to go on another mission and choose somebody else that wasn't Liara as the first ally, would that mean that Quick Slot #4 was unusable during that mission since Liara isn't present, or will whoever is the first ally now inherit that command while they are chosen?

AgentCormac Game Owner Mass Effect Mass Effect PC Joined: 14 Mar 2008 From: London, UK	Posted: Tuesday, 08 April 2008 06:09PM
	it looks more cluttered than i thought, but then there's more info presented than i thought, too. does it change in size with increased resolution? _________________ "we are going to need bigger guns" http://jebelkrong.blogspot.com/

ghoulmad Game Owner Jade Empire:SE Mass Effect PC Joined: 14 Sep 2007	Posted: Tuesday, 08 April 2008 06:13PM
	Sweet , sweet MEPC.

AndreD Game Owner NWN NWN: SoU NWN: HotU Jade Empire:SE NWN 2 NWN 2: MotB Mass Effect PC Joined: 10 Feb 2002 From: Frankford, Ont.	Posted: Tuesday, 08 April 2008 09:53PM
	Quote: Posted 04/08/08 18:09 (GMT) by AgentCormac it looks more cluttered than i thought, but then there's more info presented than i thought, too. does it change in size with increased resolution? It could be just paused, hotkeyed or just highlighted of what info is giving for the new GUI. You should know by now BW doesn't clutter of the screen with something that is not needed during normal play. _________________ Asus M2N-E Athlon 64 X2 6400+ DCore OCZ Game X Stream 700WPS EVGA 7900GTX 512mb Vid 2Gb OCZ Plat.XTC Rev.2 PC2-6400 DDR2-800 Samsung Syncmaster 225BW 22"WS 2x WDCaviar SE16 250GB SATA2 CLabs SB X-FI Xtreme Audio Edited By AndreD on 04/08/08 21:54

Kevin Lynch Moderator Game Owner NWN NWN: SoU NWN: HotU SW: KotOR PC Jade Empire:SE NWN 2 Mass Effect PC Joined: 17 Oct 2001 From: NS, Canada	Posted: Tuesday, 08 April 2008 10:06PM
	Quote: Posted 04/08/08 18:09 (GMT) by AgentCormac it looks more cluttered than i thought, but then there's more info presented than i thought, too. does it change in size with increased resolution? I had the same thought. I'm always a tad concerned about how HUDs look, and on a widescreen 24" display at 1920x1200 I don't want too much screen real-estate taken up by the HUD. I've always preferred minimalist displays, maximizing the view of the world. Is all of this stuff always in the view? _________________ And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad These dreams in which I'm dying, are the best I've ever had

dan107 Game Owner NWN NWN: SoU NWN: HotU SW: KotOR PC Jade Empire Jade Empire:SE NWN 2 NWN 2: MotB NWN 2: SoZ Mass Effect Mass Effect PC Joined: 12 Dec 2005	Posted: Tuesday, 08 April 2008 11:47PM
	Yeah, it looks REALLY cluttered. The interface is way too big and really detracts from the action on the screen. I sincerely hope that the three abilites hotbars are optional. That GUI looks as intrusive as any I've ever seen. Especially since you can automate your squad-members, there is no reason in the world to have those toolbars there all the time. EDIT: Unless of course the toolbars come up only when the game is paused and then disappear once you resume. In that case, the toolbars are great, and a big improvement on the power wheel. Edited By dan107 on 04/08/08 23:51

Novahawk3 Game Owner SW: KotOR PC Mass Effect PC Joined: 16 Nov 2003	Posted: Wednesday, 09 April 2008 12:36AM
	Yeah, im 98% sure thats the pause menu... Looks sweet! Edited By Novahawk3 on 04/09/08 00:42

Wrath of Dagon Game Owner SW: KotOR Xbox NWN 2 Mass Effect Joined: 11 Jul 2007	Posted: Wednesday, 09 April 2008 01:23AM
	On Kotaku it says it only comes up when you press the space bar.

Chris Priestly Community Coordinator Joined: 17 Oct 2001 From: Behind an Evil desk in Marketing	Posted: Wednesday, 09 April 2008 02:53AM
	Quote: Posted 04/08/08 17:11 (GMT) by Terror_K First of all, very nice. I instantly saw the rhyme and reason of the layout. Very intuitive Secondly, I do have a question:- Say, for example, I were to drag Liara's squad command of "go here" to Quick Slot #4. Now, if I were to go on another mission and choose somebody else that wasn't Liara as the first ally, would that mean that Quick Slot #4 was unusable during that mission since Liara isn't present, or will whoever is the first ally now inherit that command while they are chosen? The quick slots are for Shepard's abilities, not for party people. So the question is kind of moot. _________________ Like a great predatory piano, I sit silent in the darkness. Until it is time to attack and then I strike in a cacophony of violence and ivory keys.

Chris Priestly Community Coordinator Joined: 17 Oct 2001 From: Behind an Evil desk in Marketing	Posted: Wednesday, 09 April 2008 02:55AM
	Quote: Posted 04/09/08 01:23 (GMT) by Wrath of Dagon On Kotaku it says it only comes up when you press the space bar. Correct. The default key (keeping in mind you can map keys in the PC version) is the space bar. That GUI only comes up when you press and hold the space bar. _________________ Like a great predatory piano, I sit silent in the darkness. Until it is time to attack and then I strike in a cacophony of violence and ivory keys.

BobbinSeg Game Owner Mass Effect PC Joined: 05 Mar 2008	Posted: Wednesday, 09 April 2008 06:37AM
	Quote: Posted 04/09/08 02:55 (GMT) by Chris Priestly Quote: Posted 04/09/08 01:23 (GMT) by Wrath of Dagon On Kotaku it says it only comes up when you press the space bar. Correct. The default key (keeping in mind you can map keys in the PC version) is the space bar. That GUI only comes up when you press and hold the space bar. Press and hold? Why not make it a toggle? (one press pauses and shows the menu to give orders, and another one to unpause and go back to the action) It would make both your hands free, which is much more comfortable IMHO. I find it a bit annoying when I have to press and hold a button, and so I like toggles a lot better. But maybe it's just me.

Terror_K Game Owner NWN NWN: SoU NWN: HotU SW: KotOR PC Jade Empire:SE NWN 2 NWN 2: MotB NWN 2: SoZ Mass Effect PC Joined: 04 Feb 2008 From: New Zealand	Posted: Wednesday, 09 April 2008 06:50AM
	First, thanks for the response, Chris. Secondly, I'd prefer to have it toggled too, rather than having to keep the spacebar held down. If you're only ever using the mouse during the activation of the interface it won't be much of a problem, but if other keys are needed it could be somewhat annoying. I remember constantly fiddling with the XBox contoller horribly whenever trying to use the biotics in the 360 version because I'd constantly be accidentally letting go of the button while trying to do something, which either resulted in having to redo the biotics or completely wasting whichever one I used because it was misaimed.

mutan Game Owner SW: KotOR PC Jade Empire:SE Mass Effect PC Joined: 31 Dec 2003 From: The Netherlands	Posted: Wednesday, 09 April 2008 07:21AM
	i agree plz dont make it press and hold. That is really annoying in any game. But the Menu itself looks pretty sweet

AgentCormac Game Owner Mass Effect Mass Effect PC Joined: 14 Mar 2008 From: London, UK	Posted: Wednesday, 09 April 2008 08:44AM
	Quote: Posted 04/09/08 02:55 (GMT) by Chris Priestly Quote: Posted 04/09/08 01:23 (GMT) by Wrath of Dagon On Kotaku it says it only comes up when you press the space bar. Correct. The default key (keeping in mind you can map keys in the PC version) is the space bar. That GUI only comes up when you press and hold the space bar. ah thanks for explaining that - in that case it should be excellent! Quote: Posted 04/08/08 21:53 (GMT) by AndreD It could be just paused, hotkeyed or just highlighted of what info is giving for the new GUI. You should know by now BW doesn't clutter of the screen with something that is not needed during normal play. you were right! _________________ "we are going to need bigger guns" http://jebelkrong.blogspot.com/ Edited By AgentCormac on 04/09/08 08:45