Map Trix 1.11.0

[Acid.Crash]

Hi @beezany
Wanted to say thx for such a nice mod.

I have noticed few minor bugs where some buildings have squared border.
Here what I have found: Military academy, Opera House.
Not sure what is the reason of this.

Also is it possible you consider adding option to replace Glowing border radius to a thicker solid border radius to differentiate effectiveness of building?


Thank you in advance

 

[beezany]

Hi @beezany
Wanted to say thx for such a nice mod.

I have noticed few minor bugs where some buildings have squared border.
Here what I have found: Military academy, Opera House.
Not sure what is the reason of this.

Also is it possible you consider adding option to replace Glowing border radius to a thicker solid border radius to differentiate effectiveness of building?


Thank you in advance

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thanks for the feedback! i can reproduce the graphical flaw, but there's nothing i can do about it. you can see the same faint square in the Civilopedia entries for those two buildings, which means that it's a flaw in the game's graphical assets. changing the glow wouldn't help with that, because the whole ring is behind the icon, and the square is part of the icon.

is there a different reason you want to remove the glow? options are a lot of work to implement and maintain, between design and testing and localization. it's not something i do lightly, and i'm not inclined to turn off one of my favorite design elements unless there's a strong reason for it.

 

[Acid.Crash]

is there a different reason you want to remove the glow? options are a lot of work to implement and maintain, between design and testing and localization. it's not something i do lightly, and i'm not inclined to turn off one of my favorite design elements unless there's a strong reason for it.

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Well

To be honest, this is purely aesthetic opinion.
Logic wise, I fully support the idea behind distinguishing operational building from outdated one.
But if we talk about graphical style picked for Civ 7, shadow-color-glow isn't that popular, seem like the designers favored sharp elements more.


So yeah, I do understand this isn't a strong reason, specifically if glow holds a "special place" in creators heart




Upd. Regarding the buggy border effect. Just a blind shot. Is it possible to add some kind of alpha mask image (svg or png) to remove all the excess, leaving a pure circle icon?

 

[beezany]

i think the glow fits in well with all of the other gradient effects in the UI, like the shimmer across buttons and titles, the subtle inner glow on borders, and the (less subtle) glowing hex cursor. my direct inspiration was the original top bar, which displays yields in shimmery glowing colors, hehe. i replaced that because it was hard to read, but the effect was cool!

modders currently have very limited access to game assets. i think we can replace icons, but it's far enough outside my skillset that i don't think it's worth the effort for a minor cosmetic problem.

 

[beezany]

ha, the glitch in those icons is visible on the building screen if you look close enough. i'm going to call that out of scope for this mod. they might eventually fix the original assets, and there are modders who like to fix exactly this kind of thing. i'll leave it up to them.

 

[beezany]

beezany updated Map Trix with a new update entry:

minor design improvements

minor design improvements​

• disables improvement guides for Discovery and Village tiles
• adds a bronze frame to the Discovery icon
• prevents icon flickering in verbose mode
• fixes a minor problem with option styling

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[v480615]

Hello, I have created Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese translations for this mod. Please consider integrating them into your mod in future releases to benefit more players (I'm currently using DeepSeek Translate to communicate with you, so please excuse any unusual grammar you might notice).

 

[beezany]

Hello, I have created Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese translations for this mod. Please consider integrating them into your mod in future releases to benefit more players (I'm currently using DeepSeek Translate to communicate with you, so please excuse any unusual grammar you might notice).

thank you for the translations! i'll review them and include them in a future update.
edit: changes look good to me. currently planning my next update for Tuesday, after the DLC patch.

 

[beezany]

beezany updated Map Trix with a new update entry:

Chinese localization, game version 1.1.1 verified

Chinese localization, game version 1.1.1 verified​

• added Simplified Chinese translation by v480615
• added Traditional Chinese translation by v480615
• removed obsolete fixes for game version 1.1.0

verified compatible with game version 1.1.1

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[beezany]

beezany updated Map Trix with a new update entry:

compatibility hotfix for zhekoff's Colorful Top Panel

compatibility hotfix for zhekoff's Colorful Top Panel​

fixes a problem that was interfering with the yield banner
even when the feature was disabled in Map Trix options

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[sschwarz]

• added current and maximum specialists to district tooltips

Where can I find this?

 

[beezany]

Where can I find this?

specialists are listed just above the building & yield icons. they only appear on districts that actually have specialists.

 

[beezany]

beezany updated Map Trix with a new update entry:

more visibility controls + better colors

more visibility controls + better colors​

hold down Ctrl or Shift to change the level of detail, or Ctrl+Shift
together to hide the tooltip. you can also set your preferred level in
the Options menu.

• compact: Ctrl
• verbose: Shift
• hidden: Ctrl+Shift

also: better colors for building icons and the yield banner

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[beezany]

beezany updated Map Trix with a new update entry:

more information, more color

more information, more color​

• adds base yields to building icons
• adds red, yellow, teal, purple to villages and city-state improvements
• adds yield rings to wonder icons
• increases contrast between science, culture, and influence colors
• improves Korean translation

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[beezany]

beezany updated Map Trix with a new update entry:

town focus + more verbose stats

town focus + more verbose stats​

• shows town focus under the town name
• (verbose mode) lists the connected settlements
• (verbose mode) shows district health even when full or empty

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