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Cataclysm UI Changes

« on: July 13, 2010, 08:39:33 am »

Cataclysm Interface Changes - Part 1
Cataclysm is still in early beta but a lot of interface changes are already implemented in the game. This post is the first of a 3-part preview of the interface changes in Cataclysm, today I will just stick to the general interface.

Spellbook
The Spellbook has been fully revamped, it looks nicer and has a couple of extra features.

* Professions now have their own tab.
* All spells and their training level are now displayed in the book.
* Spells that you can train immediately are now highlighted.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/cataspellbook.jpg

Character Panel
The character panel now display all your stats on the right side, you can minimize tabs that you never use and check all your relevant stats quickly.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/charpanel.jpg

Talent Frame
The talent frame has been updated, all 3 trees are now on the same pages and masteries are now supported.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/talentframe.jpg

Trainers
Class and Profession trainers have a new interface, I'm not really sure it's more useful than the old one but it's nicer.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/catatrainers.jpg

PvP Panel
The PvP Panel is still in early beta, it looks slightly nicer and the first signs of rated battlegrounds support are here.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/catapvpui.jpg

Professions - Filters
Professions finally have built-in filters, nothing fancy but you will finally have a way to sort your huge list of recipes.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/proffilter.jpg

Minimap / Multi-tracking
Last but not least, the Minimap now allow you to track multiple things at once! Hurray!

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/cataminimap.jpg

Administrator Comment Thnx to MMO-Champ for finally posting UI Images

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Re: Cataclysm UI Changes

« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2010, 01:04:10 pm »

Cataclysm Interface Changes Part 2

Talent Frame - Updated Interface
The Talent Frame was updated in the latest patch to reflect the recent changes to the talent trees. Blizzard released a couple of screenshots.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/cm1.jpg

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/cm2.jpg

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/cm3.jpg

On a sidenote (http://wowtal.com) for current Beta Talents

Pet Classes - "Move To" Command
A new action has been added to the Pet bar in the latest beta build. You can now order your pet to Move to a targeted location and stay there.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/movetocommand.jpg

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« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2010, 03:47:31 am »

Cataclysm Interface Changes Part 3

Hunter - Cataclysm Pet/Stable Interface
The Call Stabled Pet has been revamped in Cataclysm.

* You can now have 5 active pets and 20 inactive pets.
* You can swap between your active pets at any time without any cooldown. The only restriction is to be out of combat.
* To change your active/inactive pets, you have to visit a Stable Master in the nearest town.

Sadly, the feature is currently heavily bugged on beta realms and you will have to wait the next build to give it a try.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/july/hunterpetui.jpg

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« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2010, 04:50:02 am »

Cataclysm Guild UI Mini Preview
The Guild UI has been disabled during last night's maintenance but I guess a few people want to see how it looks for the moment. Not all parts of the UI are available yet, and I'd rather wait for the official launch on beta servers before I start posting because it looks like they're still changing a lot of things. Hopefuly it will be fixed on beta servers very soon.

Cataclysm - Reforging in Beta
Reforging was added to the official patch notes after last build's update and people keep asking how it works on beta servers. The answer is simple, it doesn't. The UI just doesn't work and it will most likely be included in the next build, the only thing in-game for the moment is the Thaumaturge who will reforge items for you.

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« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2010, 09:19:41 pm »

Reforging
Reforging is finally here! You can swap 40% of any of the secondary stats of an item (mostly ratings) for another secondary stat.

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« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2010, 11:51:31 pm »

Spellbook - Mounts and Companion Pets
The Mounts & Companion Pets are now in the spellbook with a brand new interface.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/august/spellmounts.jpg

310% Speed Flying Mount
The new 310% Speed Flying Mount skill costs 5000 gold to train. People who already own a 310% flying mount get it for free.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/august/riding310.jpg

Masteries and Armor Specialization
Masteries and Armor Specializations are now available for testing.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/august/masteriestraining.jpg

Holy Power
The interface for the new Holy Power resource is here.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/august/holypower.jpg

Video Settings
The Video Settings menu has been expanded, looks like we'll be able to tweak more things in Cataclysm.

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2010/august/graphicoptions.jpg

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« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2010, 05:18:06 am »

Mages - Teleport/Portal Interface
Mages are getting an interface upgrade similar to Shaman's totems for their portals, you can now add a generic "Portal" and "Teleport" spell to your bar and pick a portal after clicking it.

Power Auras / Spell Procs in Cataclysm
The latest build introduced a VERY interesting feature to the game: a built-in PowerAuras. If you are unfamiliar with the mod, it is mostly used to watch and warn players when a spell proc is available and the game clearly reached the point where it's fairly hard (or just annoying) to play at high level without a mod like this.

Blizzard eventually agreed that watching your buff bar isn't really fun and a new icone appears on your character when situational spells such as Art of War are available, see the screenshot below.

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Re: Cataclysm UI Changes

« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2010, 01:06:08 am »

Cataclysm - Glyph Interface Preview
The new interface for Glyphs is finally available and it comes with a couple of very interesting improvements.

The biggest change, Glyphs are no longer a consumable item. You learn them and can swap them at any time after that, without having to buy them again.
Prime Glyphs slots have been added
All Glyphs are now listed, including the one you didn't learn yet.
You can search for Glyphs, and filter them.

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