7 days ago
Hello everyone!
After months of designing, testing, tweaking, and fine-tuning, the new KARDS user interface is now live for all players. Read on for more details about the new user interface.
Weâve also prepared a short video overview of what you can expect with the new user interface:
Weâd love to hear your feedback on the new UI! Please head into the NUI Feedback channel on the official KARDS Discord server to leave any thoughts, comments or suggestions you have on the new UI.
From our own insight, community feedback, and the ambition to run KARDS for many years to come, weâve seen that the KARDS user interface could be improved. In developing the mobile version of the game, we saw an opportunity to overhaul the user interface, to streamline it and improve the overall user experience. The new user interface will be available on both the PC and mobile version of the game, so players will have a consistent experience regardless of which device they are playing on. Here, you can find an overview of all the changes you can now experience in your game.
The KARDS home screen is changing fundamentally with the new UI. The KARDS Home Screen has a new look, allowing for increased flexibility and for us to communicate better about all the exciting things going on in and around KARDS.
The content carousel is a rotating banner on the home screen that keeps you updated on all the latest things in KARDS. This can be information about a recent expansion, decklists, guides, dev blogs, news, store offers, tournament info, etc.
The buttons on the right side will vary depending on the content we want to highlight or feature at any given time. They will mostly be reserved for shortcuts to specific events or game modes, such as Skirmishes.
On the bottom of the new UI you will find your national progress - the UI will by default show you the last main nation you progressed in, but you can also switch to a different nation. Your missions are accessible in a separate button next to the progress line.
The Play button determines how you enter any given game mode.
Under the Play options, youâll be able to select any of the game modes available at the time:
After picking a game mode to enter, youâll be prompted to select a deck from your library to play with. Scroll up and down to browse your list of decks. Decks will be ordered by usage (last played, last created, etc.).
On the right hand side, youâll see the selected deck and interact with it through the buttons provided. Customize the deck (swap card-back, board items or emotes), or hit the star button to favorite the deck, so itâll always show up at the top of the deck list.
Below the selected deck youâll be able to toggle between ranked or casual mode, and, finally, hit the play button to head into the game!
The CARDS button on the main menu allows you to explore your decks and collection of cards.
The layout of the deck builder has changed quite significantly. These changes are done with consideration of a lot of community feedback weâve received throughout the years. The goal with the new deck builder is to improve accessibility, provide an improved deck overview, have a consistent and clear UI for the upcoming mobile version of the game, as well as introducing various improvements for power users (especially on desktop). The new deck builder is split into three main areas:
The changes weâve introduced so far to the user interface are quite significant, but we still have a few additional things ahead in the interface!
Still up ahead you can expect some changes to the battle scene and the shop. Weâll be overhauling the keyword and ability icon system to, among other things, give players clearer visual feedback on what is happening on the board and to function better on mobile devices. Weâll also be improving the battle history to enhance its readability. Finally, the Kredit overview UI is receiving improvements as well. Weâll communicate more details about the upcoming changes as we get closer to their releases.
Weâd also like to note that, as we move forward, we may still tweak and fine tune some elements of the new user interface.
Weâd love to hear what you think about the new user interface! Please join us in the New Interface Facility in the official KARDS Discord server and let us know any thoughts, suggestions or other feedback you have on the new user interface in the NUI Feedback channel.
You can also report any bugs you run into with the new UI in the NUI Bug Reports channel, get assistance with the new UI in the NUI Help channel, and engage in general discussions with other players about the new UI in the NUI Discussion channel.
We look forward to hearing your thoughts on the new UI!
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