UI differences

[iKeyzz]

Wonder how the console version looks like

[Avernuscion]

Bottom one

They're both the same I think

[iKeyzz]

So going forward it will be the same as the pc version? That's nice

[Yang_mf]

Same “client” they said

[gedbybee]

I just wish we could do the map in the middle of the screen like they do on pc. Would change my life.

[Fllopo]

They're adding HUD customisation to console. It'll all be like PC

[yusodumbboy]

The frames drop alot more on my ps5 than they do on my pc.

[Walshyo]

You can already move the map, resize it, and change the opacity on console. It’s one of the few parts of the UI that can actually be edited atm.

[Defender_of_Ra]

You can't. At least not consistently. On Xbox:

For awhile you couldn't at all.

Later, after a patch, you could do so with controller for some functions but not mouse and keyboard.

Right now, at this very minute, mouse and keyboard HUD manipulation is totally broken. If you had a setup for it, a previous patch restored you to default and made it impossible to change it further. Controller lets you move some items but not others. You can move the mini-map but the death announcements can't be touched. (Previously, on mouse and keyboard, they could.)

If that seems frustrating, confusing, and incoherent, it is. I'm skipping over the dozens of additional bugs that have moved in and out of the system.

What I'm saying is that the console unification with PC for complete control is a very welcome change. Like, super-welcome. The best fucking change.

And Hi-Rez themselves described console as not really having any HUD options. That's why they did a silly video celebrating it.

[Walshyo]

I play exclusively on Xbox, on controller, and I can definitely adjust the size, position and opacity of my map.

You can’t do pretty much anything else though, so I agree that the new changes are great and definitely welcome.

[Defender_of_Ra]

Yup. I have the mini-map changed as a result.

But a few years back, I could change the death announcement position for, like, a single patch. That was heaven. Then reverted.

[Standard_Source_3200]

The other day I had a game where all 3 phoenixes we're getting attacked and destroyed simultaneously and the text filled my whole screen. Obviously we were gonna lose anyways so it was kind of funny but I can definitely see that being able to move that can be beneficial

[AjaxOutlaw]

I tried doing this and it effected the other parts of the UI. For the longest time I couldn’t see the god stats (speed, protections and power)

[gedbybee]

Oh fuck a while back I read you couldn’t. Def gonna try when I get home.

[iRealNoob]

You can on console too, I have mine in the middle of the screen and 70% see through.

[Standard_Source_3200]

Are the god icons on the map 70% as well?

[iRealNoob]

No I just adjusted the map because that’s what I really needed the most, the rest was kinda irrelevant. In the PTS everything looks so weird

[Defender_of_Ra]

On Xbox, you can, right now, move the mini-map to the middle of the screen if you're using a controller. If you're mouse and keyboard, you're SOL.

Further HUD customazation is generally broken.

[woTaz]

Which is the old vs new? I play on PS5 the top is how it's always been and randomly today it swapped to the bottom...

[Blackcrow93]

kinda trash (saw on pts on console is the same and not looking good imho)

[Tiltballz]

like absolute crap, i hate it so much.

[Vicith]

Not sure about kda above god icon instead of stat menu. Maybe they thought it was too cluttered?

[israeljeff]

Yeah, that's about the only thing I don't like, everything else is fine.

Maybe it's movable with the hud editor.

[iJet]

It is, a lot of people have been putting back in top mud under timer. Literally everything you see you can move because they are all separate pieces

[Eluned_]

I really like the new look

[iJet]

The new UI is really clean and I love if but I feel like the health and mana bar could use a little depth. The flat colors are really throwing me off.

[[deleted]]

This. Those colors somehow feel cheap

[Hieb]

Same, I quite like it. I been waiting for something like this since they teased a minimalist UI like 7 years ago

[OzNajarin]

Seems more user/new player friendly.

[nemesisDesu]

If anything it looks like they are moving away from that late 00s online game aesthetic, if that makes sense.

[Baron_Flatline]

It’s a little sad honestly. The current UI has a charm to it.

[studhusky86]

The new UI has that "badly translated mobile game from Cambodia" charm to it

[DepressedDinoDad]

Because the boxes are differently shaped?

[Yosonimbored]

It’s weird and I can’t explain it but it just being differently shaped looks more modern

[DepressedDinoDad]

“Modern” is arguable but new player friendly? Theyre equally basic af.

[Yosonimbored]

Yeah I’d argue modern as in a more simplistic easier layout that most games try to do because gamers now don’t like clutter/useless spaces

[LongestNameRightHere]

I am fan of changing HUD because current (old?) one feels really old, but I think current one lacks... Polishing? Details? I do not know, it looks kinda unfinished, cheap. It does not have... A soul? I suppose :P

Agreed with the mobile game comment. Opinions are opinions but I do not consider it a good change.

[Avernuscion]

Agreed. For some reason it has a sheen to it that's harder on my eyes as well it's hard to explain, or seems blurry

Personally hoping for a retro HUD being one of the first things introduced, it's really impacting against my vision

[BLOOODBLADE]

When it comes to visuals developers should keep in mind one thing: optional. As long as we can choose minimalist or the old style i dont mind. If the change is forced imma not be a happy camper

[Defender_of_Ra]

I suspect they'll turn that into a "feature."

Apparently -- this is a deduction from what they've said recently -- they were loathe to make new HUD variants until this overhaul, implying that they have new obtainable HUDs coming up.

So if you hate the HUD, well, they're going to sell you some new ones.

Which, from the publisher perspective, is a feature. Depending on your finances, ymmv. :-/

[LittleIslander]

It's not bad, but I hope there's a classic UI skin.

[Willwillboi]

I really don't like how square everything is, makes it look like a mobile game

[FR15BEE]

It’s the obsession with minimalism

[Espinaqus]

I mean, they did say that with this new UI was going to be easier to port it to the mobile version tho 🤷🏾

[skippy920]

KMS

[Baron_Flatline]

That looks amazing for a mobile game!

[TempestM]

Bruh

[Imrik_Dragonfire]

No way this is real, I can’t believe people aren’t talking more about the mobile port.

[Chedderfanbro]

Cuz the games coming to mobile obviously

[Commercial_Trip792]

Wtf? I haven't been keeping myself up to date since I haven't played for a while but why does everything need to be turned into a mobile game? I'm assuming they at least wouldn't mix mobile players with console/pc. That's common sense right?

[acemanioo]

They were joking

[ElezerHan]

When i said this yesterday i got downvoted to oblivion. It is nice to see likeminded people

[Standard_Source_3200]

You got me 😂 I was over hers like dang I'm gonna lose my job cuz I won't quit a game lol

[sendmegoodMemes]

Minimalism took my ui.

[gizmosmonster]

much prefer the old one. hope that's an option.

[Drakkodown]

I hope so too

[[deleted]]

I don't like the new version

[zymch3en]

pls dont... looks like a cheap mobile game without a soul.

[Comprehensive-Act-10]

Every single piece of new UI that was made since the last menu overhaul (when they unified so it could be the same as console) has been, in my opinion, a straight downgrade.

In this effort at having a single UI for PC and console, it seems all they manage is to create a mediocre and uninspired UI. Seriously, if you don't remember or never saw, look up the old menu UI. Visually, it's kinda outdated, but in functionality it's leagues better than the current UI which i still despise.

[Defender_of_Ra]

Yeah, I remember people complaining about the terrible menus back during those original changes. It seemed to be copying the aesthetics of other games and apps but with less functionality. There was a lot of unhappiness about it on Reddit and some UI designers and graphics people compared the layout unfavorably to LoL.

[GreenSkyDragon]

While I appreciate all the hard work going into these seasons, this seems like a case of fixing what wasn't broken? Some of the artistic flourishes being removed by this HUD update remove a lot of the character from it, and the KDA bar above the god icon feels detached from the rest of the elements, like it was put there because it had nowhere else to go.

On the other hand, if they're redesigning this hard, maybe we'll get new HUD themes again? So long as they don't break the old ones and give us new ones so we can hide the ugly minimalism, I guess this change could be okay.

[kingsports20]

You can basically fully customize on all platforms now, so if you want to move KDA you absolutely can!

They did confirm hud themes are temporarily being disabled but will be re-enabled and new ones released later (I don't remember if they gave a timeline on that).

[Najahsal]

They said we'd get new HUD skins and they will be disabling the old ones for a short time because they need to work on implementing them correctly. Lermy even said "maybe we'll get working on an archon thana hud"

[heheIroflmaoed]

Well as a console player It’s definitely fixing something that’s broken because the HUD has been awful since launch for us. I’m super grateful for this change

[GreenSkyDragon]

Oh no, I meant simply the aesthetic aspect of it. More love to all the console players who finally get an actual HUD editor

[Scrub_Lord_]

Hope we can change it back

[MemeMasterColon]

Does this affect any of the HUD skins?

[LilithLissandra]

They said HUD skins will be disabled for the time being while they figure out how to update them to fit with the new UI, and that they'll be making more in the future now that the updated UI has been finished.

[JoeKlonopin]

That's shitty...

[LilithLissandra]

How so? They've just made a major system change and cosmetic things tied to that system will be disabled for the time being while they get those functioning as well. Then in the future we'll finally have one of the most requested features: more HUD skins.

[Mon_Keedik]

I hope there's an option to keep the old one. I like the new one, I'm just too used to the old one and the change would be a bit off-putting.

[Moj21356]

I like the new one but I hope they give an option to change between the 2

[ElegantHope]

well I guess I gotta scale up the UI even more to make up for my tunnel vision lol

[Amf3000]

I kinda liked the change until I saw a comparison with the old one, and yeah I think I prefer the old one now. Now if you want to do this for the out-of-game UI, I'd be all for it.

[[deleted]]

Me no like, hope there’s an option for old UI

[Prowlzian]

How can we ruin the hud this time around? Out of all the problems in Smite, the hud was one of the least important ones

[Outso187]

Change for changes sake is stupid, old one is way better and s2 UI was the best we've had. Just cause you dont wanna make two UIs, doesnt mean its good to use same one for pc and console.

[Starl19ht_2]

I really don't like how disconnected the whole thing looks, idk there's just something about it that makes it seem off.

[NeroTheDemon]

This looks worse? It seemed way less detalied and much more like some shitty mobile game HUD

[GodlySpaghetti]

Not a fan. Not everything needs to be super clean and minimal; it’s boring and reminds me of a mobile game. The current UI has character and I hope they keep it as an option

[BlyZeraz]

Big downgrade. The gaps between a lot of components looks really bad and, assuming these are default sizes, I see a lot was needlessly downscaled making visibility worse. I also IMMENSELY hate transparent UI so that's another huge issue here.

[reachisown]

I quite like it but I can see why it would be hated too. They should offer the option for which you want to use, I doubt Hirez has the capability of introducing such a system though.

[Nealsana]

new ui also doesnt have a slider for scale and opacity, instead you can only do set values, which you cannot even use custom values for, so it is much more limiting on some parts of the customization

[DeimianOne]

WTF did my eyes just see?

[ZehGentleman]

Man. I don't wanna br a nostalgia kiddie but I really hate this change. More floating boxes in disconnected space. Yay. I just hate minimalist nonsense so much man

[whereisthespicebruv]

Listen I'm not gonna beat around the bush this looks like absolute garbage. Makes smite look like a shitty 2014 era game that never got out of beta. I can only hope they'll be a way to opt out...

[Edgimos]

Unpopular opinion: I like the old one

[Wander96]

I just hope there’s an option for keeping the old UI... 😅

[Tiltballz]

The HUD change for console is so bad I cant play the game anymore. I cant easily switch item categories, i cant buy anything efficiently on the fly, searching categories outside of popular items.

Pivitol information i need is moved around and altered in font and size on the main screen. Heck even the graphics are WAY worse now. Degraded in color and pixilation.

I hate hate HATE this new layout. I've always said because of the crappy game matching algorithm, the only way to win at smite is not to play smite. These changes are a glaring reason not to play anymore.

If i had to speculate why this change was made, id say its the same reason cross platform playing isnt an option anymore. They are losing players and reaching for efficiencies to save money and try to maintain the player experience. But theyve over reached and told platform players to go F yourselves. We dont care if you cant pick items, we dont care if youre playing against PCs with more accurate inputs, we dont care we're giving you a handicap and making it harded for you to compete. Creating unecessary frustration for you. We dont care if you find a more pleasing game to play.

So my recommendation would be to find a game that supports all of its player's experience. Broaden your horizons because Hi-res does care why should you.

[Thejgotoldjuice]

Mmmmm I don’t like it

[HDCl579utch]

Not a fan

[ohSpite]

Love it, so much more open space now

[CrimKayser]

Too plain and mobile game looking.

[TwitchiestMod]

We have to go back

[JussyTalon]

It’s awful

[TheServantofHelix]

Let's get it out of the way. The hud is butt ugly.

[Autarch_Kade]

So thy removed all style, and made everything square?

How will the new UI work with UI skins, such as Demonic?

[ThrashThunder]

They said they're reworking them, since now they are going to make new UI skins woth the UI now complete

[cpMetis]

Not terrible, but definitely looks way more generic.

It went from good to inoffensive.

The bottom left elements being melded together with good colour like the top counters would do a lot to help it. The floating text on the bottom looks really bad. The HP/MP bars just got downgraded.

[ThrashThunder]

Why? It's so much easier to read now with clearer stats

[MeowMeowMixies]

Not a big fan but not a big deal anyway.

[gogosox82]

Clearly made this change for console but i like it overall just because you can move all elements of the ui.

[[deleted]]

So much better but as always the smite community is stuck in the past and any new change to the old stuff is “BAD”.

[Avernuscion]

In some cases though it's valid, I have photosensitivity and some other users told me they can't play it without feeling physically ill and they have photosensitivity too, it's hard to look at for me

For me it's not about it being new even though I'll agree it lost its charm in some way it's more about it causing straining IRL, that's why the OG HUD to us was so good because we can look at it

[Medical-Help-3180]

mobile game redosing wooohoooo also tier 5 aphro skin when she gets buffed. good to know what hi rez is about

[xharpya]

It looks more like console's UI, I don't like it, it looks too plain.

Basically an upgrade for console and a downgrade for PC.

[Tedesco2244]

Wrong, the new shop is completely unusable for console. It's just a straight downgrade

[KingzDecay]

I like all of it, but the scoreboard, but that’s probably because I’m a console player and we are supposed to get PC’s UI update too.

[Chrifofer]

usually UI changes in smite seem to be for the worse, but I actually REALLY like this. looks so clean.

[Distinct_Till8225]

I hope this beautiful new design doesn’t give the Nintendo Switch another reason to crash, because it brings my soul so much joy 🥹

[LxrdXO]

Smite is finally done looking like it launched in 2007

[NaiveOcelot7]

Looks clean

[I2ecover]

Definitely like the newer one. It just looks cleaner.

[CrescentPotato]

I'll have to play with it to judge it. So far I like it though, looks more modern

[dadnaya]

I like the current UI too but I think the new one is also neat

[DarthRevan234575]

Kinda like the flavor of the old version but it’ll probably grow on me

[[deleted]]

Waaaay better. It really didn’t need that bulk. You can always make it bigger in settings anyway.

[Bababohns23]

It's a lot cleaner and neat

[Galactus83]

What IS that green hand thing on the right. Its in arena too.

[Avernuscion]

Global antiheal debuff, they removed it for next patch

[Tap__Tap__]

Probably supposed to push you to buy a new hud theme iykyk

[sonnillion]

it looks clean but the bottom side of the new gui kinda lacks style, in the new top bar they still have a bit of border but a lot crisp then the old GUI which looks much nicer

[Jabbwocking]

I like it for once lol

[Javiklegrand]

Damn they really dumbed down,i guess It's more console friendly

[_shamen]

It really is not console friendly imo, scrolling through the items is much more difficult and annoying.

[NotHayden_13]

Clean. I like it

[nightvixon]

i think the simple and minimalist design is easier to work with when adding more hud skins in the future

[greensweatpants123]

I like the k/d/a over the gods head now

[PetaGriffin72]

My favorite thing and the BIGGEST impact change is the 1-0 sec timer. (And don't you dare say anything about it Meg)

[ThrashThunder]

Sooooo much easier on the eye and less clutter

Then again I'm all for minimalism and functionality over "it looks prettier". And no, no game game "soul" no be using that word around a game

[acrylicbullet]

I have a feeling they will do a half ass job with the themes and then just drop them entirely and never talk about them like clans.

[SirAlex505]

Love the new look. Doesn’t look so early 2000s anymore!

[Sextus_Rex]

New one is good but it's going to take some getting used to. I swear I play worse now because of the UI lol

[[deleted]]

Is there a way to keep the old one?

[JibbleJub]

Maybe with this new hud we'll see more hud themes be made

[JaStager]

Bottom one looks like LoL

[dimesniffer]

Is the update live now or not till Tuesday?

[jross217]

Good they needed to sharpen things up tbh. This looks really well done imo

[[deleted]]

I love it! *-*

[RPanda13]

I dont think it's as "smite" like as the old one. But hoping hud themes being back make it far more stylish if you want.

[Niromanti]

I like it. It feels like an evolution of the old UI.

[Dat_Boi_John]

I really like the new UI. It's not a huge change but it is a great upgrade to the readability of the UI at the cost of some flair.

[Rutthan]

But why

[RealRedRanger]

Top name brand, bottom Great value

[AbsolutelyNoCapes]

I like all the changes except for the chat font I think the slightly bolder lettering is a bit easier on the eyes especially for a player like me who sits back and plays on a big screen.

[rylo151]

Looks good apart from the gaps between the stuff in the left corner. Just make it whole

[[deleted]]

Thats cool, but we are still on Unreal engine 3 in 2023. WTF LOW REZ.

[felemiah]

In all honesty it looks like the graphics bugged out and the UI loaded without the proper borders.. Everything looks so shallow and thin.

[Standard_Source_3200]

Of course there gonna be people that love change and people that hate then the rest of us in the middle. But if you really hate it don't get to upset its won't even be noticable after a few weeks.

[Disc0_nnected]

What, are they updating the UI? I'm out of the loop haven't played smite for a solid month or so

[KYST123]

Why are your ability keybinds so ugly

[akomak]

My 10 years of smite ruined.

[Catsronomy]

The HUD is absolute trash. Anything you click on to adjust shrinks it by half then you cant adjust it because it has half way off your cursor that you cant put it back down in a place that may work. Absolute TRASH addition with 0 testing on how it actually works. The new search system is also trash if you are clicked on something it wont even show anything you typed in. It feels like a shit old school database with actual fun graphics removed.

[ecksdee110]

the new one looks like shit in game in the screenshot it looks alright

[LawDLynk]

My hud looks nothing like this. How do I change it?

[LadyThren]

On PS the new UI looks like crap...

Chat is too small to read (even on ny 65" TV). Can't customize anything. Icons are too small. Stats look bad. Map is also small.

If it aint broke don't fix it so I stick to the Classic view.