[1.1.25] Pings should match color of players

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[1.1.25] Pings should match color of players

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Hi there! First time post, hope I'm putting it in the right place.

I've noticed in multiplayer, that Pings on the map always show on the map as an orange-y color. For all players.

Even if I change my player color to something else, the pings are the same default color.

It would be better I think if the pings could be the color of the player that was making them. That way especially if there are more than just a few, you can tell who is doing what ping on the map from a quick glance. Relatedly therefore, it would be cool for the color of the ping to match my own player color as well.

In the attached screenshot you can see that I am orange for my player color, and the other player (akagopher) is red. However all the (three) pings are the same orange color.
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What to do with pings of green players on grass? White players on snow? Blue players on water?
How should that look like?
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ssilk wrote:
Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:38 am
White players on snow?
What snow ? :P
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ssilk wrote:
Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:38 am
What to do with pings of green players on grass? White players on snow? Blue players on water?
How should that look like?
Contrasting border around the lines? Works good for fonts, so should work here too.

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I mean there is the flashing already when the pings happen. But could be different shapes?

Also, there are orange pings on orange ground now, so not fundamentally different.

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Also, the color of the player name in the chat is already different / matches the actual player color.

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Koub wrote:
Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:42 am
ssilk wrote:
Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:38 am
White players on snow?
What snow ? :P
Mods-snow?

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ssilk wrote:
Fri Feb 19, 2021 7:31 am
Ps: don’t eat yellow snow!
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