The Settlement Icon feedback thread.

[Apocal]

I like them overall, but I think they are about 10-15% too big.

edit:
Also, this is incredibly niggling but...
the Cotton resource was switched to Raw Silk a few patches ago (good change) but the associated icon looks exactly like a cotton plant, not a silk plant. Granted, silk plants don't really look special, while everyone knows what cotton plants look like, but it is jarring just because of that.

 

[lockefeer]

Silk doesn't grow on plants, silly . Anyway, I think the icons are a tad too big as well. They are too flashy.

 

[Apocal]

Silk doesn't grow on plants, silly .

The plants that silkworms live on (edit: eat). I don't remember the actual name in English but they look like completely generic greenery.

 

[ShadInqu]

The plants that silkworms live on (edit: eat). I don't remember the actual name in English but they look like completely generic greenery.

Mulberry

 

[Ananda_The_Destroyer]

I like them. I think ultimately this type of things should have option though (small ,big, off), but who knows how it works, maybe that's not something possible.

 

[Gamersaufromage]

I like them. I think ultimately this type of things should have option though (small ,big, off), but who knows how it works, maybe that's not something possible.

That would be cool !!

 

[MRay]

We'll test this out internally and see how it looks and how it affects recognizability. Thank you for the feedback.

 

[ArturMorhghain]

I’m liking how they look now. At first it seemed off, but now that I’ve sat with it a bit it feels like they add a lot to the map. The icons are nice, clear, and crisp. And they feel like the correct size.

But it has me wanting the tournament icon to be redone in a similar fashion. It now seems like the odd one out and in need of some additional love.

 

[Bannerman Man]

I wonder if the map would look too cluttered if the regular village nameplates were replaced only with their production icons when you zoom out to the level where the nameplates otherwise disappear for villages. That way, zooming all the way out would give you a total overview of village production similar to what's displayed on this map. When you're at the level of zoom that still shows village nameplates/production icons, you still have to aimlessly pan around the map quite a bit to find what you're looking for.

If it would be too cluttered to always show them, then it could also be tied to a hotkey or toggle that removes all settlement nameplates (towns and castles included) and only shows village production icons.

That would be helpful for planning trade routes, workshop type selection, where to travel to buy certain supplies, etc.

 

[Terco_Viejo]

I wonder if the map would look too cluttered if the regular village nameplates were replaced only with their production icons when you zoom out to the level where the nameplates otherwise disappear for villages. That way, zooming all the way out would give you a total overview of village production similar to what's displayed on this map. When you're at the level of zoom that still shows village nameplates/production icons, you still have to aimlessly pan around the map quite a bit to find what you're looking for.

If it would be too cluttered to always show them, then it could also be tied to a hotkey or toggle that removes all settlement nameplates (towns and castles included) and only shows village production icons.

That would be helpful for planning trade routes, workshop type selection, where to travel to buy certain supplies, etc.

? I like it.

 

[ArturMorhghain]

I wonder if the map would look too cluttered if the regular village nameplates were replaced only with their production icons when you zoom out to the level where the nameplates otherwise disappear for villages. That way, zooming all the way out would give you a total overview of village production similar to what's displayed on this map. When you're at the level of zoom that still shows village nameplates/production icons, you still have to aimlessly pan around the map quite a bit to find what you're looking for.

If it would be too cluttered to always show them, then it could also be tied to a hotkey or toggle that removes all settlement nameplates (towns and castles included) and only shows village production icons.

That would be helpful for planning trade routes, workshop type selection, where to travel to buy certain supplies, etc.

Oh that’s nice.