Request: new faction color schemes

[WonderPup]

I find the default faction colors to be bland and non-distinct. In particular, the ARC color scheme and Kavithan color schemes are almost identical to the point I have a hard time telling them apart, and the Franco-Iberian colors aren't a lot better. Brasilia and Polystralia aren't that different from one another either.

I would like to see a mod that simply differentiates the faction colors more effectively. At the least, a mod that hard-codes new colors would be nice. Even better would be a mod that easily allows a player to pick their own color schemes for the factions via a simple UI.

Thanks, modders!

 

[TPangolin]

You find this and this identical?

 

[WonderPup]

The logos are pretty much never used in any meaningful context in the game. I'm talking about the faction color schemes as used in the map. Get a blue-green planet with blue-green resources like xenomass and teams that both have a light blue highlight on a dark banner, and yeah, I find it really alike. Attached is an example. Try to quickly assess forces of ARC and KP quickly and accurately without having to bounce your eyes back and forth across the screen to revist and double check.

 

[Lord Shadow]

Path: Steam\steamapps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization Beyond Earth\assets\Gameplay\XML\Interface
File: CivBEColors.xml (preferably open with Notepad++)

Scroll down to line 1146 and you'll find the colour schemes for each vanilla faction. The numbers are percentages of 255 (1 = 255). Make a mod with a copy of that file alone and alter it as you see fit.

 

[WonderPup]

Thank you, Lord Shadow! I will give that a try. I appreciate the help.

 

[TPangolin]

That's much more reasonable now that you've explained it