[0.17.4] Some alt mode icons (e.g. small power pole) hard to see

msclrhd · Post by **msclrhd** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 1:13 pm

The following combinations (base item + alt image) are hard to see what the alt item is:
1. assembling machine 1 + small power pole
2. wooden chest + yellow inserter (esp. the top arm)
3. wooden chest + small power pole

I'm not sure about other combinations.

lvllord · Post by **lvllord** » Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:01 pm

TL;DR

Adding a shadow to the object icon in alt view.

What ?

Currently it is a bit inconsistent with the shadow for the products in alt-view.
Some objects have a shadow, some does not (e.g. power poles, iron rod, rails, inserter, splitter, ...)
Is the same with boxes.

Why ?

This will increase contrast and make it easier to find the product you were searching. Especially the thin symbols are pretty easy to miss.

DonD13 · Post by **DonD13** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 2:45 pm

Love the new textures added in .17, but I'm having problems seeing some of the items shown on chests in alt-mode due to the lighter textures. I'm only a little way into my first .17 run but specifically it's really hard to see the medium and large electric pole icons on them. This could easily be remedied by making the darker background behind the icon a little bigger, or having the overall chest texture a bit darker to increase contrast between the icon and the chest.

Not a game breaking issue by any means, but a little interface tweak that would make life easier. It speaks volumes about the quality of this game that this is the only kind of issue I'm having with a new version. Keep up the great work devs, and thanks for listening to the community on ways to improve.

lvllord · Post by **lvllord** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:33 am

Ok, found, I made a duplicate

viewtopic.php?f=182&t=65338

Can be closed.

Post by **Koub** » Thu Mar 21, 2019 7:47 pm

[Koub] Merged several posts into older topic reporting the same issue.
Duplicate of viewtopic.php?f=182&t=65338

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