Difference between revisions of "Character window"

Latest revision as of 18:55, 10 February 2013

The character window in Diablo 3 is merged with the Inventory and Paper Doll display, providing a quick and convenient view of your character's equipment and stats in one location. A mini-window is shown beside the paperdoll with a "Details" button to expand a comprehensive list of dozens of character stats and values.

The character window changed repeatedly during development, right up until development. One major innovation was combining the character window with the inventory window, a shift made possible by the removal of the Talisman feature.

Other Diablo 3 GUI elements:

Character Window Evolution[edit | edit source]

Character window, v1.06.

The character window evolved continuously during the game's development, with a total remodel taking place during the beta test and additional figures being added to the display post-release. Though it's undergone numerous tweaks, the character window has always listed the attributes, resistances, damage, armor, and other essential stats.

The final game version shows a miniature window as part of the Inventory window. When players click the "Details" button the full list of stats for Offensive, Defensive, Life, opens up beside the window, and can be scrolled down to see every relevant figure. This information display is quite comprehensive and though a bit eye-glazing for new players, the information shown therein is very useful once players know what to do with it.

Diablo 3's character window shows a great deal more information than players saw in Diablo 2, and the stats and figures displayed by the game are [[black weapons|almost) entirely correct, which was very not the case with Diablo 2's so-called "Lying Character Screen".

Media[edit | edit source]

A collection of views of the Character window, showing how it evolved during development. Blizzard did not release many images of this interface early in development, so most of the older pictures blurry photos taken of monitors at gaming shows and other events.

Character window circa October 2010.
Character and Inventory windows, Blizzcon 2010.
Blurry cam view of the Character window.
Beta version, October 2012, with short-lived attributes remodel.

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-The character window is the actual in-game interface window that opens when you hit the "C" key. It shows your character's name and class, along with all of their essential stats; [[attributes]], [[resistances]], [[damage]], [[armor]], [[to/hit]], and much more.
+The character window in Diablo 3 is merged with the Inventory and Paper Doll display, providing a quick and convenient view of your character's equipment and stats in one location. A mini-window is shown beside the [[paperdoll]] with a "Details" button to expand a comprehensive list of dozens of character stats and values.
-Other Interface elements:
+The character window changed repeatedly during development, right up until development. One major innovation was combining the character window with the inventory window, a shift made possible by the removal of the [[Talisman]] feature.
+Other Diablo 3 GUI elements:
 * [[Interface|The Belt Interface]].
 * [[Skill tree|The Skills and Traits window]].
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 * [[Artisans|The Artisans window]].
-[[File:Interface-char-claymore.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Character window circa October 2010.]]
-Though the Character window has been seen in every demo build of the game, at Blizzcon in 2008, 2009, and 2010, Blizzard has never released a screenshot of it, nor shown it in any of the official gameplay movies. (They've shown [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=525 other interface windows] repeatedly.)
-The only images of it are those seen in shaky-cam videos from game conventions. The most recent, and a fairly good view, comes from Blizzcon 2010, and can be seen to the right. This image has been modified; the unreadably-blurry text has been swapped out with text typed in via photoshop. This doesn't look as pretty as the in-game image, but at least it's legible.
+==Character Window Evolution==
+[[File:Character-window-jan2013.jpg|thumb|450px|Character window, v1.06.]]
+The character window evolved continuously during the game's development, with a total remodel taking place during the beta test and additional figures being added to the display post-release. Though it's undergone numerous tweaks, the character window has always listed the [[attributes]], [[resistances]], [[damage]], [[armor]], and other essential stats.
+The final game version shows a miniature window as part of the [[Inventory]] window. When players click the "Details" button the full list of stats for Offensive, Defensive, Life, opens up beside the window, and can be scrolled down to see every relevant figure. This information display is quite comprehensive and though a bit eye-glazing for new players, the information shown therein is very useful once players know what to do with it.
-Unlike the ever-changing [[inventory]] window, the basic form of the character window has changed little during the game's development. It's always listed the attributes, resistances, damage, defense, and other essential stats. The presentation has evolved, and continues to do so, but the content is fairly set.
+Diablo 3's character window shows a great deal more information than players saw in Diablo 2, and the stats and figures displayed by the game are [[black weapons|''almost'') entirely correct, which was very not the case with Diablo 2's so-called {{iw|LCS "Lying Character Screen"}}.
-Note that there's a lot more info than there was in Diablo II, and that the numbers go to decimal places, presenting the information in far more detail than in earlier games in the series.
 ==Media==
-Other elements of the game interface can be seen in the [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=525 Interface Screenshots gallery].  Much higher quality images of the character window will be made available as the game nears release.
+A collection of views of the Character window, showing how it evolved during development. Blizzard did not release many images of this interface early in development, so most of the older pictures blurry photos taken of monitors at gaming shows and other events.
 <gallery>
+File:Interface-char-claymore.jpg|Character window circa October 2010.
+File:Char-inv-blizzcon10a.jpg|Character and [[Inventory]] windows, Blizzcon 2010.
 File:Interface-char1.jpg|Blurry cam view of the Character window.
+File:Interface-char-beta-sml.jpg|Beta version, October 2012, with short-lived attributes remodel.
 </gallery>
 [[category:interface]]