Microbe Stage UI

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The Microbe Stage is currently the only stage in the game and thus all user interface development focuses on its application to this stage.

Overview

The Microbe Stage's GUI is currently being discussed on this thread.

Note: Controls may vary by platform. They can always be rebound from the main menu.

Control set varies on game screen.
Left click and mouse movement are available at all times other than cutscenes.
Escape, enter, spacebar, and left click skip cutscenes.
Most controls for all game states can be set in options menu (Except non-binary inputs like mouse or scroll movement).

The above image (Outdated) shows all default key bindings for environment gameplay. Mouse movement and left click are discussed below:

Rotation is solely determined by inertia. Rotating doesn't use ATP.
Scrolling will zoom. Upper limit is less than the total area rendered in the player’s patch, and lower limit is around the size of the starting microbe.
Right click and drag rotates the camera. Limited to pivoting on a 2D plane around the player microbe.
Right click opens the info panel of an NPC microbe.
Player's microbe will always face the cursor, except in cases where its inertia makes rotation slower.

Movement uses WASD relative to cursor position. Camera always centered on the microbe.
Press G to toggle engulfing of cells and floating chunks that are small enough. Only possible if the player has the right kind of Membrane (single or double).
Press H to eject all engulfed objects
Press E to release toxins.
Press R to activate Slime Jet.
Press T to toggle Mucocyst shield.
Press B to toggle binding mode, allowing others of your species to form a colony with you. Requires Binding Agent.
Press U to unbind all colony members.
Press SHIFT + U to activate unbinding mode, allowing you to click on any cell in your colony to unbind it.
Hold SHIFT while moving to sprint.

--- Cheat and Debugging controls ---

All controls revert to environment controls in the test area.

These are some of the suggested programs for designing the GUI: