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Add Color Coding to BG:TSCC?

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:47 pm
by Maecius
Hi BG:TSCC!

The DEV team has proposed an idea that they feel may benefit players (especially newcomers): color coding!

If implemented, staff would aim to make this as natural as possible when visiting areas but also clear enough so that you can tell the difference between a quest giver NPC and a commoner NPC, for example. Since this change impacts players the most, we're looking for direct player input on whether this feature would be helpful or not.

With maps, the goal would be to differentiate between guildhalls, dungeons, and important locations on map markers. Normal transitions (like from the Palace District to the East Gate district), shrines, and other small markers would not be color coded so as to make exploration still viable and interesting. Example:

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For NPCs, the goal would be to highlight their names with a certain color according to their purpose: Quest givers, storage, shops and those types of NPCs would be highlighted in a consistent manner and regular commoners’ names will still appear white. Example:

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Please cast your vote and let us know if you, as a community, would like to see this feature implemented in the future. Implementation would be a somewhat labor-intensive process, so this would not happen overnight either way. But this poll will help us to determine whether it is something worth doing at all.

Re: Add Color Coding to BG:TSCC?

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:50 pm
by VDub
Don't use yellow. I see yellow on an NPC and all I'm thinkin is, "That sucker has a loot bag. Kill it!"

Re: Add Color Coding to BG:TSCC?

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:19 pm
by izzul
VDub wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:50 pm Don't use yellow. I see yellow on an NPC and all I'm thinkin is, "That sucker has a loot bag. Kill it!"
lol, yellow often depicts big boss, boss, and dynamic spawn leader aside from the purple. voted!

Re: Add Color Coding to BG:TSCC?

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:20 pm
by Winterborne
I love this idea but I also second the don't use yellow. Although maybe that would make it attractive for questgivers, but I'd instinctively think "I bet he drops a copper ring."

Re: Add Color Coding to BG:TSCC?

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:36 pm
by Miasmata
Thanks for the feedback on using the color gold/yellow/etc! It's a good idea to stray away from it and we'll be sure to take that into consideration if this is what the player base thinks is a good idea and we decide to implement it.

Keep that feedback coming!

Re: Add Color Coding to BG:TSCC?

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:19 am
by KOPOJIbPAKOB
Before dynamic spawns were implemented, golden text was used for Underdark questgivers (and is used still), so let's make all questgivers golden, it's about time! I vote for everything, all looks amazing.

Re: Add Color Coding to BG:TSCC?

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:33 am
by Heretic
Yes. I desperately want this in my life. While you're at it is it possible to color code the numerical damage indicators above my characters head so I can distinguish between when my PC or my foe is taking damage?

Re: Add Color Coding to BG:TSCC?

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:35 pm
by Glowfire
Voted yes. The Underdark already has this, apart from the coloured coded maps. I don't feel strongly about the maps but the NPCs are certainly useful. Especially since there's so many "false merchants" around. Merchants who don't sell anything and don't even have a conversation.

I'd suggest that the devs working on this look around in Sshamath so that it can be consistent across the whole server, even if that would mean some things in Sshamath might need to change.

Re: Add Color Coding to BG:TSCC?

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:15 pm
by electric mayhem
I'd like to hope some specific guild halls built around intrigue will not be map marked...

But otherwise, cool!

Didn't think it was that hard getting around the server and finding everything though. Find people, ask them ICly and let your character learn.

Re: Add Color Coding to BG:TSCC?

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:26 pm
by Tsidkenu
Abstain.

Re: Add Color Coding to BG:TSCC?

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 8:05 am
by AlwaysSummer Day
Eh I'd really only want it on quest giver/merchant NPC's. If it is going to be a lot of work though don't bother.

Re: Add Color Coding to BG:TSCC?

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 4:47 pm
by Maecius
It looks like the player base is overwhelmingly in favor of this, so I'll give the dev team the go-ahead to move forward on it. As noted, it won't be an overnight thing. Just something to update as we work on improving our maps wholesale across the server.