Suggestion: option tot disable the new graphics

[cneessen]

@coyotte508 Attached is a mockup I created quickly in powerpoint (horrible spacing/alignment/etc.). I created it mostly just to get it out of my system as I was curious what it would look like.

What I did:

• Tryout with the basic tech tiles using the same icons you already use consistently across the game. So instead of saying "+4c" on a tech tile, I used the coin icon you use elsewhere (e.g. eco tree).
• Some icons didn't exist yet so I tried creating them using a similar 'style' as the current ones. Simple, and without too much frills to keep it readable on a small screen

Not quite sure how I feel about it myself, but perhaps it's of use for you so I'm sharing it here regardless. Hope it helps and keep up the awesome work, it's much appreciated!

[theriverhorse]

Running stream of thoughts:

-Arrows and plus signs should be smoother icons. check some options here that fit thematically: https://www.freepik.com/search?dates=any&format=search&page=1&query=arrow&selection=1&sort=popular&type=icon

-On Mobile "PASS" on booster tiles and advanced tiles gets compressed.

-RD scoring: Would shade them from light to dark R1> R6, helps visualize progression

-The Gaiaformer icon should match the gaiaformer icon on players boards and on the map

https://www.freepik.com/free-icon/hexagon_916872.htm#page=1&query=hexagon&position=3
This Icon would work nicely on players boards as there are 3 'Gaiaformers'
0 Gaia formers all 3 icons are hollow
1 Gaia former and 1/3 icons up in player color on board
3 Gaia formers and 3/3 icons indicated in player color on board
If gaia former is off player board and on map corresponding Icon could be in grey scale.

-the VP Gear icon has too many edges for small screens, esp on the boosters - would opt for a simpler icon? Is it a vector image? Could explain compression. A star has less points and would fit thematically, plus other games use stars as a VP icon
https://www.freepik.com/free-icon/star-with-five-rounded-points_692623.htm#page=1&query=points&position=4

• IF using gear icon (or another Icon) it should be matched within score tracker. ex: If White has 45 VP, it should be indicated by a 45 in a red gear next to their name inside the score tracker. This way a player can associate the red gear with Total score.

-Personal Pref: Would keep the clipped top right corner on tech tiles and advanced tech tiles.
The Power Actions and QIC actions should be purple or green respectively

I hope this is helpful, I really love this game and am so stoked there is this version I can play it on. You guys are doing an amazing job and I appreciate your openness thus far with the community.

[Robert Shepherd]

@cneessen
Interesting effort but it seems that in your attempt to make things consistent, you have made them confusing. Too many undifferentiable geometric shapes. To me it looks more confusing than just text. The colour system also doesnt feel consistent with the rest of the game. The original bright colours might seem too garish but throwing them away in favour of non related colours seems to go in the wrong direction.

[Robert Shepherd]

@theriverhorse
Not sure about your other suggestions but the idea of using a gear was to reference the irl game points (which is based on a gear). That said, a star for vp might work too. I will think about it and see if I can work up an example.

[cneessen]

@Robert-Shepherd Yeah I don't think that using the planet/building icons like that works well in combination with the current resource icons. Too many squares and circles, circles in circles, and squares inside of circles. Even if you write it out it's confusing :)

Sidenote: It's a mockup made in powerpoint so you'd have to imagine the colors being the same as used on the current tech tree.

That said, I do like the simpler icons without perspective and gradients overall much better considering the overload of information that the board tries to convey to the user. I'm not saying I like my icon proposals better, cause I don't think they are any good. But that the style of the current icons matches the platform (mobile) the game is played on better, in my opinion.

What's interesting, to me, if you compare the current (text based) with the new updated visual style proposal is that my attention is directed to different things.

• Currently the one thing that stands out are the players positions on the tech track. I find this very useful information to get at a glance. Players positions on the track change all the time and noticing these changes quickly is nice.
• In the updated style my eyes are drawn more to everything around the board (tech, advanced tech, and round scoring). For me personally that's less important to get at a glance as this information stays the same from game setup to the end.

Good luck with the next steps!

[zuli]

Hey,
We have a first draft of the revised UI ready for test.

You can see it and play with it in the dev site .

To enable the new UI you need to select the Use alternate UI option in the panel

This alternate UI is also using the 3D buildings, and you can switch to the flat buildings
checking the Use flat buildings option in the panel.

Let us know your feedback!

[lucardoso288]

@zuli i used to play at Firefox mobile. Some imagens doesnt load there. Love It.

[zuli]

@lucardoso288 could you please post a screenshot?

[lucardoso288]

[coyotte508]

@lucardoso288 It should largely be fixed now (except for one of the QIC action, but it's going to be fixed too).