Was just looking to see if anyone started a thread on this yet...because I was going to if they hadn't...so...what do folks think?
Love that the upgrade cards are included. Sort of like the categories, but I hate that I can't have the option to view all at once. Especially in areas like upgrades and achievements, I'd like some indicator of how many I have and how many I still need at least...going in blind into a subcategory is less than ideal, IMO.
ETA: It looks like it's not tracking the cards that we automatically got at the iMG relaunch. At least, it's not tracking the learning cards.
EETA: And when I click on the drop down to show all the categories and then select one, keep showing all the categories in the drop down list to the left, not just the one I'm currently in....grrr...human interface tests show that people like as few clicks as possible to get to data/info, NOT more...please streamline this a bit more...it's very clunky right now.
EEETA: Would also like some things to be grouped by like items...not necessarily in alphabetical order (as the upgrade cards appear to be). Would like sorting options within the categories - alphabetical, like items, etc. And would like those options to 'stick' when I choose them.
The last version with all on 1 page with "Hide achievements" meaning they disappear and collapse was better than this. There's also an added page that has to load. No more perusing around achievements.
As a compromise to the new system, have achievements viewable like locations, with "hide achieved" making the page shorter?
Good that cards were added. Perhaps change the toggle to "cards you haven't purchased" or all 3 options?
--Snapshottery is showing as "not purchased". Same as the Learning upgrades. Looks like the cards that were purchased for us during the switchover aren't registering as purchased.
could we have a "view all" function on the achievements? I liked scrolling down through the list of ones I hadn't gotten yet; it's not quite as fun if I have to search through the categories
Hide all achieve from the getgo instead of collapsing it all the time would be a nice option. If not its ok i can just right click and drag to open them all up in tabs anyhow
I like the new changes, as I think it is more organised, especially as more and more badges get added as the game progresses. It also fits in with the layout of other menus now and looks cohesive. Before it kind of looked like just one big list.
However, I think that there should be an option that allows us to see the full list, as viewing the full list at a glance was handy and gave a sense of accomplishment. Alternatively, at the start of the catergories it could list the number of how many badges you have to complete in that section. For example, Animals (4).
I liked being able to see the full list of those I have yet to achieve as it helped me plan achievements, especially where achievements in different categories are linked (eg Potion Making and Tree Clearing). Having to switch between different pages/open tabs is awkward. Even without the linking aspect it was fun to run my eyes down the page and feel proud of where the big gaps were and a sense of anticipation towards the badges I had yet to earn.
I like the new layout for everything but achievements. I've been grinding away at the harder to
Obtain badges for a few months now and it changing was a bit of a shock.
I'm glad to see an official list of upgrade cards! I second(third? fourth? tenth?) the idea of having a option of one gigantic list, especially for the achievements.
And to repeat for emphasis: The upgrade cards aren't marking as obtained the ones we got in the conversion.
Love seeing the upgrades in the encyclopedia.
But... have to say the achievement page is much harder to read at a glance. Please bring back the fading of achievements already achieved!!!!
And perhaps group like items together.... ie: in alchemy put the copper ingots near moly and tin?
I also agreed with leaving the menu on left side expanded within each group so you don't have to keep clicking.
It's nicely organized but is a real pain to have to expand the categories list over and over. I also really liked seeing all the badges I need to get at once but now I have to know what categories to look at and constantly expand the categories list as I look at each one. I'd rather see all badges that I don't have in one glance. I just spent a lot of time finding what I used to see with only 2 clicks (open Achievements, choose to see what I don't have).
Did anyone want to see the achievements all in one long list? (I suspect this will happen!)
RainyRain, re "Please bring back the fading of achievements already achieved!!!!"
It's there! Just have to click "Hide achievements you've earned".
"And perhaps group like items together.... ie: in alchemy put the copper ingots near moly and tin?"
Grouping of Achievements is new: they used to be listed alphabetically but now all the, for example, butterfly-massaging achievements are listed in a row. Also new: if you look at a single achievement which is part of a series, like Nigh-Mystical Lepidopteral Manipulator, it shows the other similar achievements in the "related" section below.
Grouping the groups is probably beyond our ken for the time being, but perhaps someday.
The only thing I don't particularly care for is that when you pick one set of achievements the list compresses. It's the same way in the auctions. If I'm in that category, I wish the list would not compress when I choose one item ie: in furniture, choose rugs then the list compresses. I would like to see them all stay so if I should decide to look at another item or achievement all I would have to do is click on that to see the list.
Thanks Stoot!!! I poked around a bit more now and I really do like it!
I think the "all" is exactly what everyone needed. I LOVE that when you click on one achievement for more info, similar achievements are listed. Super fab!
THanks again for all your hard work TS!
back to glitch workout *scroll, click click, scroll, click, click*
Uhm, now about that "Hide achieved"...is there no way to make them disappear off the page like before. All the uncompleted badges were then close together without tons of white space.
Like for trees I have pending 10 or so to do but they're in 3 different groups with an entire white/faded badge screen (or two) in between them.
Thanks so much for the changes Sprot! Thanks for listening to us and implementing the changes so quickly! The "all" option is MUCH MUCH MUCH better. And also thanks for the category listing to remain instead of collapsing...that's great too!
Hello again! As requested, toggling the achievements/skills/upgrades you've got now hides them completely. Also, if you're a browser historian using older versions of IE, you should now have a more pleasant encyclopedia experience.
Ah, great - I was just browsing the achievements during the changes, and the page is so much easier to navigate now. I had started looking for off-site achievement viewing pages, and I'd really rather not do that.