Modding the UI

[ronttu]

I've been wondering if there's a way to modify the UI as is, without CS. I know there are a few loading screen replacements and such, but what I want most at the moment is to alter the menus so that whatever is selected can be clearly seen. The slight brightening that happens by default just isn't enough for me to notice it if I'm not giving it my full attention, and this results in misclicks.

 

..or I could just stick my xbox controller in for browsing the menus and dialog, no?

[idvoid]

well, as far as ive seen lurking on the nexus, there has been some success in modding the ui such as menues and such without the CK out yet.

 

i found this earlier. its buggy, but its functional and shows its possible.

 

http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=667

 

[ronttu]

Yeah, I saw that earlier.. It doesn't seem all that functional to me, but the added info about weight would be nice on the basic UI. I guess I should figure out how to do it, after all the only thing I actually want to do is change the highlighted topic to something that's more easily identifiable, maybe different color or something.

[idvoid]

ah, im just waiting on a ui that allows sorting by categories like weight or damage. i actually miss that from oblivion. it was a very useful system and im very surprised they left it out.

 

[ronttu]

Well, yeah, that would be good, but my inability to actually see which option is highlighted is occasionally causing me to rage at my monitor, so I'd like to fix that.

[idvoid]

lol, im not having that problem thankfully. thought the random CTD are enough of a problem for me as it is. i use a 360 controller to play normally but i was lazy and i decided to mess around with the mouse and keyboard and finally saw how broken the ui was at the lack of response to the mouse input. i now feel bad for those who prefer the mouse and keyboard. and as ive heard before, this does feel like a console port. i wonder if this will be something beth will fix (like in the upcoming update) or if a modder will fix.