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A comment on Ask HN: Minecraft's UI element style (vs. modern flat glass interface).

Re:Ask HN: Minecraft's UI element style (vs. modern flat gla... by codingdave on Thursday June 12, 2025 @08:28AM (#44256962)
> given a constrained pixel-art granularity budget.

That is the key point. If your app has such a constraint, then copying their techniques might make sense. But if it doesn't, you would be pulling in a solution to a problem you do not have.

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Re:Ask HN: Minecraft's UI element style (vs. modern flat gla... by whywhywhywhy on Thursday June 12, 2025 @10:18AM (#44258118)
The UI in a game like Minecraft doesn't have to be overly pixelated just because the game is, Vintage Story has a much denser complex UI although it's still pixel-esque it's not constrained by the aesthetic of the game and yet feels wholly part of it.
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