Printer and research menus are the worst designed UI I have ever seen

[andrewb]

Took me like 10 minutes to find the small shuttle in the research tab. And I didn't actually find it, I had to look up where it was online. Why would a game this awesome have such awful UI?

[Geauxboy]

You're not wrong, but you have to think of it this way. There are 4 different printing options.

Backpack
Small printer
Medium printer
Large printer

There are 4 buttons on top of the UI that represent each of these printing options. Learning which printer prints what will help you going forward.

[andrewb]

Originally posted by Geauxboy:

You're not wrong, but you have to think of it this way. There are 4 different printing options.

Backpack
Small printer
Medium printer
Large printer

There are 4 buttons on top of the UI that represent each of these printing options. Learning which printer prints what will help you going forward.

Oh so that's what those icons are. I didn't know that actually. Not that it's of any help, because I would have to first memorize what thing is printed in which printer like you said.

The thing is, I played this game back when it just came out of early access and I don't remember it having this problem. I think it's mostly because there simply was much fewer buildings. Now there is like 4x more buildings and the whole thing is just a mess that's impossible to navigate. What a shame. I will continue to play it because I still like it but seriously, something should be done about this.

[Lobo]

Agreed. So bad I'm trying another game instead.

[Tuittu]

After a while it gets easier. I barely notice it. And it's not that bad. The menu could be bigger on PC. I bet the console players are fine with it.

[Tungsten Whitmarsh Cadow]

If you zoom out to the right spot and angle you can scroll through the possibilities quickly with the keyboard and keep your eye on the hologram instead of reading.

It should just have a drop down and an alphabetical list but I guess not.

[Mal Function]

each tab is a different printer, and each row is a different set of items (all related) so how is it hard to navigate, looking for a vehicle, scroll down till you see something vehicle related, then scroll across... printers ui is exactly the same, up and down for category, left and right for item in that category.

[Geauxboy]

Originally posted by Mal Function:

each tab is a different printer, and each row is a different set of items (all related) so how is it hard to navigate, looking for a vehicle, scroll down till you see something vehicle related, then scroll across... printers ui is exactly the same, up and down for category, left and right for item in that category.

You do get used to the UI, but I can see how it's a bit confusing for new players. Once you get more familiar with it, it's much easier to locate what you need.

It could be better for sure.