:: Update Troop Containers on Classic Evolved ::

[RjBeals]

There were some ugly troop containers, and the clear one just had to go. I also bolded the font. If anyone has any issues with the troop containers, let me know. thanks.

* The 3 White containers with the colored stroke may be useful in team games. Same with the stroked black ones.

 

[Incandenza]

The new containers look fantastic, mate, tho quite a few of the troop numbers aren't centered properly. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that something I could fix with a bit of time on my hands in map admin?

 

[RjBeals]

troop numbers? - they should be centered on the containers. maybe a refresh of your cache is what you need

 

[ghost]

i definitely love the new colors!

 

[codanostra]

new colors look great friend

 

[Badorties]

please bring the clear one back.. it wa the perfect color to set AWOL'rs too.

 

[RjBeals]

really? I thought people hated the clear ones. But I'll make it.

It would be nice if the clear wasn't a default color for new games. Or not default, but you know, an available option. Some newbs don't yet know you can change colors.

 

[Incandenza]

HATED the clear... I always set AWOLs to like white or gray or yellow. If it's not a big deal to bring back, okay, but it definitely should never be a default color.

 

[Badorties]

yeah dont make it a default. also did the font change.. looks different.

 

[WidowMakers]

Are you numbering these like we discussed earlier for color standardization?
http://www.majorcommand.com/forums/threads/785-troop-container-colors-let-s-settle-on-some

1. White
2. Black
3. Gray
4. Red
5. Blue
6. Yellow
7. Green
8. Orange
9. Purple
10. Pink
11. Brown
12. Sky (Light) Blue
13. Target (or Enemy)
14. Neutral
15 to ??? Whatever else you want to do.

 

[RjBeals]

nope - but I will. Thanks WM.

I haven't really noticed, but has this color method been implemented yet?

 

[ghost]

Bado, the font didn't change, he explained in the post.. he set it to bold. i kind of preferred it not bold..
but it still does the trick.

 

[RjBeals]

I only did bold so it would be very very easy to see troop digits, on all map sizes and computer monitor resolutions. Since this is the flagship map, I wanted it as user friendly as possible. The font is Arial Bold.

I honestly prefer the smaller troop size (as in the Massive Containers), but there is no reason for small sizes on this map. It was designed with large regions on purpose. Notice how warped the continents are. This map sort of needs to mimic a board game.

But thanks for the feedback Ghost.

 

[RjBeals]

anyone opposed to switching up the evolved troop containers a bit? I will nail it on dev before we consider moving to prod. I'm in a 24player game, and there's complaints of some of the colors being too close. I think to get around that, and help for "n"eutral and teams, I could add a star and the N to some of the containers.

 

[WidowMakers]

looks good. Are you planning on adding more than the star. Like other shapes. And what colors.
Maybe have 6 colors (red, blue, green, white, black, yellow) each set has its own upper shape. (star, diamond, etc)
That way there can be teams that all use red but have differnt upper shapes maybe.

 

[RjBeals]

hadn't really finalized anything yet, but I'll try to add the base colors (red/blue/green/yellow/black) with at least 2 shapes. Might help for teams, might not. I'll test around on dev.

 

[Badorties]

the stars is a good idea, way to think outside the box... literally!