It's amazing how much work is involved with m...

September 12, 2007 by Adam in NWN2

It's amazing how much work is involved with making a new GUI, especially one as complicated as the one I'm working on. I glanced over at the line numbers for my High Seas include file and it's well over 3,000 lines of code. Zowie.

I haven't even seen it in action yet. I've been coding out XML files, trying to envision in my head where exactly various buttons and labels are going to go. There's a certain amount of scripting required before you can even test a new GUI. Hopefully tonight will be that magic hour.

The end result should be pretty handy. You can review your fleet, set your lead ship, manage crew, buy and sell cargo, and add weapons and ammunition. Eventually I'd like to be able to repair and rename ships. I'm also entertaining ideas of additional things that could be added, such as special upgrades for ships and the like, but I'm not quite ready for that yet. Best to get the basics working first.