([2.1] Mett’s Expanded Top Bar)
It’s always bothered me that at any resolution above 1080p there’s basically tons of available space on the top bar for the buttons that are collapsed under "more", so I’ve made a mod to expand them out onto the main bar.
Lots and lots of credit to Kurim, who made the Steam Workshop cover and edited the icons to match the style of the contacts, situation log, and research buttons and provided the main.gfx edit to allow them to display on-hover color changes. My version prior to that was pretty ugly, so thanks Kurim, you’re the best!
I’ve intentionally designed this as a compatibility patch for Dr. Maple’s UI Overhaul 1080p Plus, so there will be no incompatibility issues there, but I can’t promise the same for any other mod that edits the stellaris/interface/main.gui file. This means that mods like Dark UI probably won’t work unless you also use UI Overhaul 1080p Plus and the compatibility patch for dark UI, in which case it does work.
It also seems to work standalone on my screen at least (which is 1920 x 1080) even if UI Overhaul 1080p Plus isn’t installed, but again, I can’t guarantee anything for other screen resolutions.
Also, for anyone with a resolution smaller than 1920×1080, I recommend Kurim’s Expanded Double Row Topbar. It does basically the same thing as this mod, but splits the top bar into two rows rather than one, allowing it to work with smaller resolutions.
Enjoy!
