Redoing the UI? Sourcecode available for enthusiasts?

[Brain]

Hi,

As a gamer, but also as a software engineer I was wondering if your software has been written in a way that supports separation of the game simulation layer and the visual/acoustic representation layer - I wonder because this would allow a redesign of the UI using modern graphics API without breaking the game. It would be cool to publish the necessary interfaces to allow enthusiasts like me to contribute...

Cheers,
Brain

[David]

The UI is not done in a script format and therefore cannot be customized.

Thanks for your good intention though.

[Brain]

How are the DLCs developed? Is it all LUA script or similar?

Cheers,
Brain

[David]

They are all coded in C++.

[Brain]

Great, C++ is a good choice. How is the code layered then, is the UI code capsulated from the game core? Or is it all a great big mess that requires some genius to decouple and refactor?

Cheers
A Genius

[David]

It is done in a way that is similar to most game projects that do not use a third party UI library, which is that the game has its own UI functions.

[Brain]

If you say that it almost sounds positive. What is the dev's position about starting to add OpenGL and apply strangulation pattern to the game?