Improving the apperance of visual script - idea . .

[charlesmlamb]

Describe the project you are working on

A simple car - title . . .

Describe the problem or limitation you are having in your project

I was looking at visual scripts recently, googled it . . I found some visual script systems, where I like the sort-of ' look ' better . . . Point is, everyone says Unreal / Blueprints is the best, I get that, it has the best CODE, sort-of, what it can do . . It's perhaps the most 'powerful' coding system, however, in my opinion, it does not have the best look, ie. appearance . . . Some examples, that I think are better, for navigating, overview, so on . . .

Notice, they have a bit more color, in boxes, this helps readability, etc . . The idea is, to look at this, and think, even if Unreal is best, in terms of code, is the appearance, of other systems better, or, more user-friendly / UX, is better . . .

Now, some are a bit exaggerated . . For me, after trying O3DE, I think that was best apperance, of a visual script ever, Unreal is still most ' powerful ', for code, can do anything . . But, I think the apperance, could be better . . I think the examples above are better, and, if possible, I'd like a debate . . Sort-of, Unreal is of course the best, but, is it the best appearance . . . . I disagree, the one's above, are more readable, and, word is, more ' fun ', in a positive way . .

That's why I suggest, one adds a customization tab, perhaps in editor settings, for ' graph edits ', where one can set such things, or, consider it, for the theme editor . . I want the best, more ' fun ', word is, simply relaxed experience . . . I think looking up to Unreal is good, in several ways, I think their UX is sadly, not the best, thx . . . ! :-OO

Describe the feature / enhancement and how it helps to overcome the problem or limitation

Consider, if there are better UX, not copy Unreal, even if they have best reputation, over code, the ' complexity ', or sort-of power, of the coding - system, so on . . .

Describe how your proposal will work, with code, pseudo-code, mock-ups, and/or diagrams

Well, add some customization features, to add more color, or saturation, to the visual script, graph edit . . I think it might be possible to find a better theme, or ' appearance ', that's better than Unreal, though, their coding system, is considered the best, I don't think their UX is the best, O3DE was better, tried it, for a few hours . .

So, if people could find examples, of what they like, maybe one could find, some better UX / UI, say for visual script, thx . . . .

If this enhancement will not be used often, can it be worked around with a few lines of script?

No way, can't code the engine . . .

Is there a reason why this should be core and not an add-on in the asset library?

Well, core, etc . . ? It's basic - level feature, so on . . .

[charlesmlamb]

Note, I had to try O3DE, to sort-of ' get ' it . . It's a nicer experience, I think there are sort-of themes, that'd make visual script better, question is, where or, how to find them, etc . . .

[Zireael07]

I think it's effectively a duplicate of your own issue where you want visual script to 'look better'

[charlesmlamb]

Uhh, no the idea is to look at other visual script systems, and, see if they have a better UI, or so on . . I hear, from some people, about Unreal, how it's the best . . It might be in terms of how powerful it is, but, the UX, or UI is better, in O3DE . . I've tried it, and, it's sort-of more relaxed, the best I ever tried . .

Only asking, that some people, that work with visual script, look to other places than Unreal engine, I think it'd make the engine better, also, other graph edit, etc . . :-OO

[YuriSizov]

Closing this proposal as we have officially discontinued the VisualScript module. It may return in future as an engine extension, then all the feedback can be reevaluated by maintainers of that extension.

Thanks for your suggestion nonetheless!