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I hope everyone is enjoying the improvements to the PD patch. V14 saw long needed updates to bring the PD up to date with the other scenarios. The one thing that is still lacking are the images. Special T is again helping out with the image editing and we have a prototype to share.

One thing we really wanted to do is make all the text the same size and width factor. The "Mode Select" screen (more on that below) is likely the most problematic. I like the idea of making the box text straight forward as well.

There are a couple of questions I would like the community's input on. See images below for reference.

1. What should it say at the top of this screen? Mode Select is not going to cut it. My initial thought is "Please Select" or "Select an Option".

2. What should the save game creator reference be? We worked through several options and "Records" and "Saves" are the only ones short enough to match the other font size and width.

Some additional info on this... Game saves are referred to in various ways throughout the game. Records, saves, files, etc. The decision we make here will also affect the references in game. I want to make all these references consistent. "Records" is the front runner since it is the primary reference used by Fey and Gabriel as well as being the most genuine to the shining world. We read books with stories of the events in the game. When we save the game, we make a record of our adventures, etc...

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Select an option and records work fine
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Records is fine.

I don't see the problem with 'Mode Select', at all, though. 'Select an Option' sounds awful in my opinion. It's what kids writing their first programs use to indicate precisely what the user can work out for themselves i.e. that they need to select an option. It just sounds tacky and redundant to me. I'm aware that comes across as pretty harsh, but that's precisely what I get when I read that - opinions may differ.
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I don't care for any of the options I've come up with for "Mode Select". That's why I'm asking here. Please put forth suggestions.

The one I haven't mentioned that I think has some potential is the greeting you get at HQ.
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legalize freedom wrote:The one I haven't mentioned that I think has some potential is the greeting you get at HQ.
"What do you desire?"
I quite like that one! I was thinking thinking around "seek" before reading that, but a direct quote from the game is nifty.

Also Records works fine for me, seems to fit in perfectly well.
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Century wrote:Records is fine.

I don't see the problem with 'Mode Select', at all, though. 'Select an Option' sounds awful in my opinion. It's what kids writing their first programs use to indicate precisely what the user can work out for themselves i.e. that they need to select an option. It just sounds tacky and redundant to me. I'm aware that comes across as pretty harsh, but that's precisely what I get when I read that - opinions may differ.
That's exactly how I feel.
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Mode Select is ok. You could also go with Menu, Choose a Menu, Menu Select, or some other variant of the word Menu if Mode is the offending term.
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