MA Study into Customisable Game UI

I've been working on the Valheim UI for a little while and I have finished my first iteration. As shown here, I have redesigned the inventory, the chest and the workbench tabs.  I didn't like the wooden texture of the original menus so I kept the translucent grey from the original HUD and added a battle scene in the background. This represents lore in the game that the player is fulfilling a prophecy in which they will destroy the enemies of Odin and free Valheim. I have also updated some of the symbols but these may be changed in the future.   Modifications The Equipment and Quick Slots   ⁽¹⁾ mod in my last post influenced the change in inventory layout .  This mod adds an armour section to the player's inventory as well as a shortcut bar for consumables.  In my design, I included an armour section in the inventory to allow quick access to equipped pieces. I also left slots for Megingjord (a belt which increases players' carry weight) and the Wishbone (an artefact whic

I've been working on the Valheim UI for a little while and I have finished my first iteration. As shown here, I have made a few changes to the layout of the HUD. The minimap has stayed the same but the passive effects have been moved below it. The inventory toolbar has been moved to the lower middle of the screen while sitting below the original stamina bar location. The health bar and stomach have been moved to the upper right corner and I have added an extra shortcut bar in the lower left with the player's boss ability. I added viking style dragon figureheads to the UI to make it more thematic while keeping the translucent grey from the original HUD. I found this dragon head design on Deviant Art and I loved its simplicity.  ⁽⁴⁾  I have also updated some of the symbols but these may be changed in the future. Modifications I did some research into UI mods for Valheim to see what improvements players would like to see. I found some very interesting ideas which I will be impleme

What Is Valheim? Valheim is an early access survival sandbox game by Iron Gate Studio. The player takes on the role of a Viking in the afterlife where they must craft tools, build shelter and defeat enemies. The game can be played solo or with up to 10 friends online with the option to toggle PVP or PVE. It was released on 2nd Febuary 2021 and by March 2021 it had over 5.7 million sales and was listed 39th on Steam's all-time bestselling games. Personal Interest  I purchased the game on 12th February and have accumulated 150 hours play time in just 3 weeks! I have been playing on a server with friends where we are following the storyline and progressing to kill the 5 bosses. I also have a lot of hours in my own single player server where I have been exploring the building mechanic and creating my own island settlement using the game's primitive creative mode. I heard someone describe this game as a cross between Minecraft and Skyrim - two of my favourite games - and it explains