Beginning to integrate some of the graphics with the code now for SM2.  Here’s a screenshot of the Starport Interface in action right now:

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Starport interface running

What you don’t see there from the static screenshot is me doing a nice mouse hover over the mail icon.  I added a nice alpha fade in for each icon.  And of course at the bottom you can see how many credits you’ve made, in 22-point Liberation font courtesy of Red Hat.

After mapping out all of the screens in my design document, this is one of the more important interfaces to consider, since players will be spending a great deal of time here, as well as with their datapads.  So it is vital that it not only look good, but be functional and easy to use to get to various areas of the game.

Onward and upward…