[Feedback requested] New WeMod Update - Sidebar + Search

[hardy cave]

We just launched a new UI update and we'd love your feedback.

Check out the details here: #📢┃announcements message

Please share your thoughts in this thread to help the WeMod team continue to improve the experience!

[buoyant saddle]

i have no access to watever you want ppl to let u know wat we think of the update.. y do i have no access to wat seems like a public channel..? jw

[hardy cave]

@buoyant saddle - Apologies! I initially included the wrong link in the announcement. It was supposed to link to this channel (it's updated now). The second channel is for Pro users, so that's why it's appearing as locked

[buoyant saddle]

oh, ok no biggie, thx for clearin that up 🙂

[thin perch]

So there was obviously lots of work out I to the UI update...was an equal amount put into looking into bug reports and broken trainers? I've stopped using WeMod entirely because I have games in my library that had trainer options broken for over a year with no fix in sight.

[novel tide]

Which trainers?

[teal dome]

I do like the sidebar, excellent choice. Unfortunately, it is taking 4 times longer to load any mod pages, even when I switch back to a previous one that was open

for the search feature, if I pick the same game mod I had open using arrows and enter, it reloads the page which is taking about 20-30 sec each time

[hardy cave]

@teal dome - Thanks for the feedback! We have shared this with the team and are looking into this issue.

[plain cave]

To be honest, I don’t like anything with a vertical sidebar. Every time a browser, operating system, or other software offers or changes to that orientation, I switch back to a horizontal layout, hide it, or discontinue usage. I’m too oldschool for that and I find it annoying; it’s like mentally shifting gears, which is hard for someone who’s learning disabled and hates change. I can handle top or bottom, but not either vertical side; that isn’t a natural flow, like reading, for me. Here’s a similar example: did you know that Discord has slight differences in layout and features between the iOS, Android, and Windows versions? For me, that’s awful. I realize that isn’t the case for everyone; my girlfriend adores vertical layouts and prefers them to horizontal. I would like to suggest instead of implementing a permanent change, make a vertical sidebar an option instead, please.

[thin perch]

Halo Master Chief Collection (all games), Enter the Gungeon...all of which have had numerous users leave bug fix notifications on their respective discussion pages.

[teal dome]

already wishing I could resize the sidebar when in text mode as I can't tell the difference between part 1-3 of games when the title is too long to display

[exotic crown]

We'll make a note of this for possible future updates, thanks for sharing 🙏

[waxen ledge]

The new sidebar is awesome, It was clearly a great choice by the WeMod team to have you as the designer, Screenshake (not sure if there are others), but WeMod's design keeps getting better and better.

[exotic crown]

It was a total team effort and our devs did all the heavy lifting - but I appreciate you sharing this! It makes me (& our team) happy to hear it 🫶

[exotic crown]

Hey @plain cave – I appreciate your candid feedback on our UI update. While the vertical sidebar was intended to improve accessibility for many users by giving people quicker/easier access to their games (among other things), I understand it doesn't work well for everyone, including yourself. Your explanation of how it affects your experience is valuable insight, so I appreciate you sharing this 🙏
I've made a note of your suggestion about making the sidebar an option. Though we can't commit to changes right now, we're always considering user feedback as we refine our UI.
We're v. committed to improving accessibility, and insights like yours help us understand diverse user needs. If you're open to it, we could discuss potential workarounds that might improve things for ya - but in the meantime - I hope you can give it a little time and see how you feel about it after using it for a while.

[chilly sigil]

Might be nice if you made a thing in a future update where if you hover over the name of the game it'll show the full name since right now it cuts it off and there doesn't appear to be a way to see the full name?

[exotic crown]

Great idea, I had something similar in mind. Making a note 👌

[dark knot]

i think the old model looked better instead of the sidebar

[hardy cave]

@thin perch we did a quick check of both Halo and Gungeon and are not seeing issues, but we're going to have the QA team do a deeper review to confirm. Please let us know if you're still having issues

[thin perch]

Check the discussion pages on those; for EtG, hearts and blanks are not working anymore (they simply turn off immediately after being activated) even though keys, money and ammo options still work.
The same is true for Halo:MCC; options for unlimited stamina, grenades, ammo are all functional, but shields and health either turn off right away or are "on" but have no effect (I posted for the Reach title, but others on that page have listed similar issues with other games in the Collection having similar faults.

That's why users post on a game's discussion page; to have the team running WeMod attempt to verify and fix the issue if possible.

[clear badger]

new side bar is nice, i like that it is basically a copyish of the discord side bar, but collapsible only negative I have is can something be done about all this empty space, i would like for the boxes to auto extend into that empty space like they used to

[exotic crown]

Hey @clear badger, thanks for the feedback - this is something we've had a couple of other people report as well so we're looking into it with priority. No promises on when the update to improve things go out unfortunately - but rest assured - its coming soon!

[exotic crown]

Would mind sharing more details on how we could reproduce these issue on #1223700275001561129 so we can help diagnose? Besides this, if you have any feedback on the new UI - we'd love to hear it. I'd like to keep this thread focussed on feedback around the UI updates 🙏

[harsh sinew]

That empty space is used for games that support maps and guides.

[echo gull]

i hate the new layout !!!!! it is more cluttered and harder to navigate, and i was just about to purchase pro . is there a way to change it ?????

[south relic]

same

the older layout was better

Both are fine, no hate, but I thought the old one was a bit nicer, easier and better

[hardy cave]

@teal dome - We think there was an unrelated issue that coincided with the release of the sidebar. Are you still seeing loading issues or has that been resolved?

[teal dome]

Haven't played since but will check it out next chance I get. Thanks for checking it out and getting back to me.

[hardy cave]

Thanks for helping us diagnose issues and providing feedback!

[tulip lance]

I really like the new layout with the sidebar. Very easy to see what games I have that are supported by WeMod. I do agree that I would like to resize it to show the full names.
Additionally, it would be nice to have a refresh button so that when I install a new game I can refresh and it will pick up the new game. Maybe I just don't know how to do it, but now I exit Wemod fully and then restart it. With all of that said, I LOVE Wemod and the professional look and feel. I keep seeing other mod managers and they are not even close to the crispness and up to date look of WeMod. I happy pay for my year of Pro and will continue to do so!!

[waxen ledge]

^ I do agree about the Refresh option, it would be awesome.

[spiral anchor]

This is done automatically and should happen within a minute or so. The rate at which it search for that game is quicker when you are on the game's page

[arctic wave]

Not sure if this was mentioned. When you play a game with Wemod support some games have a large amount of choices for the game. In the future what if in that game you have a favorites for the mods provided and the rest that don't get used are hidden or even just have a hide tab that can have select mods rather than the whole column that only has one mod you use.

[livid laurel]

The update is so good thankyou but one question will you ever make mods for wwe 2k24?

[graceful turtle]

Hey! Just a heads up, we’re currently unable to create trainers for this game or any 2K games because of their anti-cheat measures. Thank you for understanding.

[livid laurel]

But you do it so many times before

[spiral anchor]

Games change

They have added anticheat to the game which is why 2k23 is retired

[livid laurel]

You mean 2k24 because you can use mods on 2k23 and ok thankyou for telling me because I didn’t understand at first

[spiral anchor]

@civic tiger Please do not hijack threads for your own use. This thread is for feedback on the sidebar and search