Unit Buttons Standardization

Yudishtira · May 30, 2014

Sparth said:
Here is next batch of icons to discuss
http://imgur.com/lnwdYJ4

With hunter line background (chaser) and "crime" line (sharpshooter)

Also I want to recreate all hero buttons to circle instead standard square
What do you think?

Love the Tesla Infantry, love the Chaser (and it really needed doing). :goodjob:

Really don't like the bars. Your captured slave already has manacles, they should all have manacles and no bars.

Slightly prefer the old sharpshooter. For irregular units, I think standardization doesn't suit them...

And sorry to be negative but I think the circular hero makes the image too small. Much peripheral detail, important for 'flavour', will be lost.

strategyonly · May 30, 2014

~~I just noticed that the "bathroom" or toilet has a great back ground, same as the one with the clouds, IMPO.~~

Sparth · May 30, 2014

Yudishtira said:
Really don't like the bars. Your captured slave already has manacles, they should all have manacles and no bars.

Ok here is new picture without bars
But in this way we have problem with neanderthal. Hmm I must rethink this

http://imgur.com/rIAIPfN

strategyonly · May 30, 2014

Sparth said:
Ok here is new picture without bars
But in this way we have problem with neanderthal. Hmm I must rethink this

http://imgur.com/rIAIPfN

Cant see the shackles in the slaves?? Plus now they are getting blurry.

Hydromancerx · May 30, 2014

strategyonly said:
Crap your right, i forgot you guys had the red background for them, my bad, what color would best be a better for a fighting class then??

Shouldn't the Space ones, have a light blue in them for the sky??

Also the gatherer with a pitchfork?? rather than a stone tool for fighting, since it does not fight??

What if rather than a background color we had some sort or colored border around the image. That way the backgrounds could be best contrast for the foreground image. Such as Red foreground with red background makes things hard to see. But if it had a red border, tan background and red foreground then you could see both the foreground and the border easily.

Sparth said:
Here is next batch of icons to discuss
http://imgur.com/lnwdYJ4

With hunter line background (chaser) and "crime" line (sharpshooter)

Also I want to recreate all hero buttons to circle instead standard square
What do you think?

1. I love the bars on the captured units.

2. I like the idea that heroes have a circular icon.

3. I like the NEW Chaser image much better than the old one with the cave painting.

4. For the Sharpshooter could you use the original image, but just put to the right and have the gun? I think that original image just had a better looking sharpshooter guy.

Good job with those.

Sparth said:
Ok here is new picture without bars
But in this way we have problem with neanderthal. Hmm I must rethink this

http://imgur.com/rIAIPfN

I guess the manacles could work too. Its just harder to tell they are wearing them.

strategyonly · May 30, 2014

Hydromancerx said:
What if rather than a background color we had some sort or colored border around the image. That way the backgrounds could be best contrast for the foreground image. Such as Red foreground with red background makes things hard to see. But if it had a red border, tan background and red foreground then you could see both the foreground and the border easily.

1. I love the bars on the captured units.

2. I like the idea that heroes have a circular icon.

3. I like the NEW Chaser image much better than the old one with the cave painting.

4. For the Sharpshooter could you use the original image, but just put to the right and have the gun? I think that original image just had a better looking sharpshooter guy.

Good job with those.

I guess the manacles could work too. Its just harder to tell they are wearing them.

OK i agree with Hydro here.

Thunderbrd · May 30, 2014

Love the circular shape for heroes but I'd still suggest putting a small similar themed border around them. I did make one... it's around here somewhere if you need it.

Sparth · May 30, 2014

Thunderbrd said:
Love the circular shape for heroes but I'd still suggest putting a small similar themed border around them. I did make one... it's around here somewhere if you need it.

No problem, Ill create this border.

Ill start working on these icons in monday.

Sparth · Jun 2, 2014

Ok here is image after friday suggestions:
http://imgur.com/dQa1jgl

For captured units I thing bars will stay. IMO Chackles are too small to be seen on small buttons.

Thunderbrd · Jun 2, 2014

Nice!

strategyonly · Jun 2, 2014

Sparth said:
Ok here is image after friday suggestions:
http://imgur.com/dQa1jgl

For captured units I thing bars will stay. IMO Chackles are too small to be seen on small buttons.

Now these i do like alot, and the gatherer, nice touch with the fruit.

Rwn · Jun 2, 2014

I really like the round button for heroes!

Sparth · Jun 2, 2014

Ok here is next set:
http://imgur.com/DBoJFO3

Thunderbrd · Jun 2, 2014

I like all but the rogue and modern sniper. The rogue is depicted with a longsword... any chance you could make it a throwing knife depicted somehow rather than a sword?

The modern sniper himself is indistinguishable. I realize that's kinda how they are supposed to look in reality but he's not framing well on a button. Looks a bit like a bowl of spinach.

Faustmouse · Jun 2, 2014

I really like the idea of systemated icons and yours look great :goodjob:

Please make sure they are not blurrish on low graphics.

strategyonly · Jun 2, 2014

Thunderbrd said:
I like all but the rogue and modern sniper. The rogue is depicted with a longsword... any chance you could make it a throwing knife depicted somehow rather than a sword?

The modern sniper himself is indistinguishable. I realize that's kinda how they are supposed to look in reality but he's not framing well on a button. Looks a bit like a bowl of spinach.

I'd agree here, and i really like the scarf on the face stuff, nice touch for the criminal like.

Rwn · Jun 2, 2014

Faustmouse said:
I really like the idea of systemated icons and yours look great

Same here. I really, really like the "distinguishable" sign on all units in a given category (bars for slaves, moon for criminals, circle for heroes...), it'll be tremendously helpful to quickly find the unit you want in the build list.

Hydromancerx · Jun 2, 2014

Sparth said:
Ok here is image after friday suggestions:
http://imgur.com/dQa1jgl

For captured units I thing bars will stay. IMO Chackles are too small to be seen on small buttons.

Those look much better thanks fo fixing them.

Sparth · Jun 5, 2014

I tested yesterday hero button and its a small problem with circle button. All button have sqaure frame around buttons which is coded in python I presume.

Still I like the idea of different icons for heros and here are my 2 propositions:

1. We can add colour border around button (in this example is white colour around Karikala Chola hero)
http://imgur.com/bO1DnAO

2. We can add circle in the same colour as a frame around button
http://imgur.com/UTDqH3d

strategyonly · Jun 5, 2014

Sparth said:
I tested yesterday hero button and its a small problem with circle button. All button have sqaure frame around buttons which is coded in python I presume.

Still I like the idea of different icons for heros and here are my 2 propositions:

1. We can add colour border around button (in this example is white colour around Karikala Chola hero)
http://imgur.com/bO1DnAO

2. We can add circle in the same colour as a frame around button
http://imgur.com/UTDqH3d

Dont know if this is anything?

http://forums.civfanatics.com/archive/index.php/t-291457.html

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