Custom Cursors - Mods and Examples

Homeworld Remastered Collection Homeworld Mods and Modding
#1

Continuing the discussion from UI updates in next patch:

Tried 1/3 size removed the center and golded/yellowed it over. Thoughts?
Technically it’s a curved bottom in HW1; can be added if preferred.

Screenshot didn’t capture the cursor, so uploaded to steam…

Version 1: Custom
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=411641647

Version 2: HW1
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=413379608

Coloured Commands:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=410953508

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#2

Looks good. I think I like the curved bottom style.

I thought a little gap in the bottom right corner of the cursor might look cool, so I made an example. The cursor I made is not quality itself, just scribbled it in.

#3

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=413379608

There you go, sorry for the wait; hope you like it!

#4

Speaking of the HW1 cursor…

Have a look at *\ship\icons\bentusiexchange.tga :wink:

#5

Haha, probably not worth the effort of upscaling, but great find!

#6

heh… yeah, I made some icons for the kadesh mod for HW1 years ago. Those original HW icons were pretty cool. I still have the entire game unpacked on my PC.

#7

Heya guys, I’ll have an example for ‘Cursor’ Mods ready soon. These allow you to define new cursors (either using the base assets or your own) - that will show up in the UI Options Tab for the user to select. For some multi-race Mods (Trek, S.Wars, etc) this would mean allowing the mood to be carried over to cursor colors and icons, without hacking.

I have some ‘best practices’ to explain (probably a new [EXAMPLE] thread) - but it is all very easy. During testing I also created a properly ‘4k’ res HW1 cursor from the original HW1 art - I added a bit of shadow and forward gradient to give some weight… let’s call that programmer’s artistic license :wink:

In the near future I also plan to allow UI elements to define what cursor they show (so that drag bars and text fields can change the cursor, or bars of command icons can show a preview, etc) - as well as allow cursors beyond just the basic named enums… so you can define any string as a cursor ‘state’ - with artwork - and specify it’s use in-game or as UI hover.

So lots of love planned (but not for certain when/if it’ll see release)…

Here’s a great spot to ask for more, voice ideas, etc… Also, feedback on what’s there is appreciated!

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#8

That’s seriously awesome stuff @BitVenom!
Will the upgrades be coming before, after or with the Multiplayer independent cursors?

Looking forward to Klingon and Fed cursors :smiley:

Think I’m showing my age since i think less about mods and more about tools now :smiley:
First thing I can think of outside of the obvious (race specific and text boxes) is a busy indicator for when you use launch all of carriers; no current way of knowing how many are left since the hanger just empties (though that might be an important thing to patch tbh).

#9

As of this release ‘Cursor’ Mods are supported, and yes they’re MP safe. The 4 basic ones I added for the patch (HWR Normal/Small/Large and HW1 Classic) are just obvious edits. I am sure the community can get far more fancy. I’ll be ready to upload and post about Examples soonish.

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