The entire UI has been rebuilt around a semantic rendering pipeline. Instead of direct terminal escape sequences scattered through game logic, all rendering now goes through a declarative UI component system.
Widget Panel
The old tab-based side panel is gone. In its place: a toggleable widget system where multiple widgets can be active simultaneously. Toggle them with function keys:
- F1 — Messages log
- F2 — Wait/time controls
- F3 — Minimap
Widgets stack vertically and share the panel space. Messages always fills remaining room at the bottom.
Star Chart Redesign
The galaxy map viewer has been rebuilt with a two-layer architecture: a broad galaxy spiral view and a detailed system view. Quest markers, visited systems, and navigation routes are clearly visible.
What Changed Under the Hood
The semantic UI migration touched nearly every rendering path in the game. Components like progress bars, text labels, lists, and separators are now rendered through tagged descriptors that the renderer interprets — meaning the same game code can drive both the terminal and (future) SDL renderers without changes.