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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0016855Stars Beyond ReachGUIJun 24, 2015 8:27 pm
ReporterCyborg Assigned ToBlue  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version0.840 (Pollution/Crime/Teleporters/Blueshirts) 
Fixed in Version0.898 (Beauty and the Bugs) 
Summary0016855: GUI: hammer indicators need clarification
DescriptionNeed more than just changing the color on the hammer to describe social progress indicators.
TagsNo tags attached.

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Chris_McElligottPark

Jun 5, 2015 2:36 pm

administrator   ~0041811

This is something that we've been thinking about, and which is on Blue's list. But it's definitely a challenging thing because we also want to make sure each icon actually is still thematically tied together so you realize it's all social progress. I'm not sure, possibly they all need to use purple as their color so that's unifying, and then have different shapes.

Blue

Jun 5, 2015 3:22 pm

developer   ~0041826

Put up on my Trello. :)

jerith

Jun 7, 2015 3:13 pm

reporter   ~0041992

Turn one of the hammers into a sickle and another into a star. Then you won't need the colour difference anymore and they can all be red... :-P

Chris_McElligottPark

Jun 7, 2015 4:56 pm

administrator   ~0042011

Well, purple. But yeah, they're supposed to be gavels, specifically.

Government, commerce, and culture. Government seems like the gavel, and I guess commerce could be a sickle, but that seems more like industry. A star could work for culture, but I think it's tricky. This might be a good one for a forum discussion to see what ideas people have, and/or what representations might be familiar to people from other games.

jerith

Jun 7, 2015 6:31 pm

reporter   ~0042028

I was making a communist joke, actually. ;-)

jerith

Jun 7, 2015 6:32 pm

reporter   ~0042029

(I don't have any actual ideas about good icons, sadly.)

Chris_McElligottPark

Jun 8, 2015 9:40 am

administrator   ~0042051

Oh, hahaha. :D

I just finished reading Superman: Red Son, so I doubly should have caught that. Seeing the symbology that much in my face, not that it wasn't already super familiar from just real life, should have cued me in. ;)

jerith

Jun 8, 2015 10:38 am

reporter   ~0042062

To wander even further from the actual point of this issue, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWTFG3J1CP8 is a most excellent short documentary (under 7 minutes) about communism and videogames.

Chris_McElligottPark

Jun 8, 2015 11:35 am

administrator   ~0042068

Cool stuff! And yeah, my last comment was just an excuse to mention Red Son. ;)

Chris_McElligottPark

Jun 24, 2015 8:27 pm

administrator   ~0042462

Thanks!

* The three categories of Social Progress up at the top of the screen (commerce, cultural, and government) now have icons that more clearly represent what they actually are, while still keeping the central hammer symbology.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
May 26, 2015 6:13 pm Cyborg New Issue
Jun 5, 2015 2:35 pm Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Blue
Jun 5, 2015 2:35 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status new => assigned
Jun 5, 2015 2:36 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0041811
Jun 5, 2015 3:22 pm Blue Note Added: 0041826
Jun 7, 2015 3:13 pm jerith Note Added: 0041992
Jun 7, 2015 4:56 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0042011
Jun 7, 2015 6:31 pm jerith Note Added: 0042028
Jun 7, 2015 6:32 pm jerith Note Added: 0042029
Jun 8, 2015 9:40 am Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0042051
Jun 8, 2015 10:38 am jerith Note Added: 0042062
Jun 8, 2015 11:35 am Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0042068
Jun 24, 2015 8:27 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0042462
Jun 24, 2015 8:27 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status assigned => resolved
Jun 24, 2015 8:27 pm Chris_McElligottPark Fixed in Version => 0.898 (Beauty and the Bugs)
Jun 24, 2015 8:27 pm Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => fixed