Classic rpg Inventory overhaul possible?

[PressTheEject]

Hi.

I don't know about you guys but I've always had a strong dislike for Bethesda's inventory system ever since Oblivion.

I'm just not a fan of the list style inventory.

 

I've been thinking ever since I started playing Skyrim with mods that it would be awesome with a classical rpg-style inventory.

What I mean is that items are represented by a square icon in a grid rather than titles in a list. It would be awesome if you could click and drag to rearrange and organize your inventory as well.

 

Why I want this is simply because it's easier and more immersive to identify an item visually by the way it looks rather than a title, and having a grid would mean that more items would fit in the screen as well.

I really hate the long long lists of items you get in these games and it's quite tedious to scroll through. Now there is a mod that at least adds icons to the inventory which is neat and all, bu the icons represent the item type and is not a picture of the item itself, and it's still in a vertical list with the item names.

 

I realize something like this would be a pretty huge undertaking, and probably impossible (at least before the construction kit and script extender is available).

But would something like this be possible with these modding tools to utilize?

 

One idea I have that could make it work would be to technically keep it as a list only the items are listed horizontally rather than vertically. Sure this would make click and drag impossible but I take what I can get.

Edited May 25, 2016 by PressTheEject

[Snipa299]

The way I see it, it would likely end up being some sort of work-around for the normal inventory system. Not only that, but I can see A LOT of buggy potential when it comes to modded items, DLC, and other such things. It'd be interesting to see and play with, but considering how difficult making it would be, I don't see it coming out any time soon.

[PressTheEject]

Hmmm, yeah that's the problem.

But maybe it wouldn't be that hard and buggy if you simply made it a horisontal list as I suggested and have proper icons for vanilla guns and simple basic icons for different weapon types to use with modded weapons?