bigger d-pad

[thechosenone]

if i had a bigger dpad than i could go to different places easier and faster if you play tibia me mmorpg than that has a good sized dpad

[nyktos]

and an option to adjust transparency levels of said pad...

[pelligrini]

I couldn't imagine it needing to be bigger on my droidx. I play in landscape now with the d-pad. Adjusting the transparancy would be really nice though.

[sdevaney]

You mean transparency like this?

Normal:

Half Opacity:

Quarter Opacity:

Or transparency like this?


Don't mind the crappy quality

[phydeaux]

That would work... Another thought I had was to have the d-pad built into the screen borders... Rather than the guided-missile movement that we have now... I've used the d-pad, and honestly, it's too small for my fingers

[Sarumar]

You mean transparency like this?

Normal:

Half Opacity:

Quarter Opacity:

Or transparency like this?


Don't mind the crappy quality

I like the first "model" and Quarter Opacity looks promising, maby even one more Opacity ?

[fiernaq]

That would work... Another thought I had was to have the d-pad built into the screen borders... Rather than the guided-missile movement that we have now... I've used the d-pad, and honestly, it's too small for my fingers

This is an excellent idea... give us borders which are movement buttons:

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.---------T--------------T---------.
|         |              |         |
|     ____|______________|____     |
|    |                        |    |
|    |      Combat area       |    |
|____|                        |____|
|    |                        |    |
|    |                        |    |
|    |                        |    |
|    |                        |    |
|    |     Playable Area      |    |
|    |                        |    |
|    |                        |    |
|    |                        |    |
|____|                        |____|
|    |                        |    |
|    |       HP Bars          |    |
|    |      and stuff         |    |
|    '----T--------------T----'    |
|         |              |         |
|_________|______________|_________|

The 8 areas around the outside edge would be purely for movement. I guess this would be a third method since I'm sure some people will still like screen movement and some will still like the d-pad option but I could definitely go for something like this where the borders are not transparent... they're purely for movement and nothing else.

[nyktos]

@ fiernaq - Great suggestion, similar to Cyber Knights - but not exactly.
fresh ideas are one of the best parts of open source! good stuff.



@ sdevaney - Nice! Exactly!
it will make the new magnitude numbers (on the Actor Condition Icon) easier to see.
[when the d-pad is in the lower right corner]

[nether]

I like d pads because I have problems with my thumb and playing with my other hand is awkward. However I dislike the movement because it's awkward for me. Not as fluid as just gliding your thumb everywhere.

So I had an idea. What about an option for a circle like dpad. Picture a joystick but just a flat 2D circle that has a limited range of movement all around. I kind of like that idea since you move your thumb a bit less