Four Suggestions for Adam and Alex

[Huperniketes]

(01-30-2013 08:52 AM)EkoFox Wrote:  

(01-30-2013 08:06 AM)Huperniketes Wrote:  Dear Adam and Alex,
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3. Recolor Red Scallywag's Sniper so it looks, y'know, red. I thought it was my opponent's!

Suggestion: Make sure it's obvious which team each unit belongs to.
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I like your other suggestions, but this one doesn't really seem grounded. If you look at the sniper's eye, it is very clearly the color of your team. While the sniper's tentacles are blue, its head and hat are team-colored.

It's hard to accept that their team assignment is obvious if it requires you to point out the distinguishing features.

For a unit whose teammates's dominant visual color is red(-dish), blue isn't the way to indicate alliance. Also, think in terms of tonal quality: warm colors for one team, cool colors for the opposition. It's important to provide visual cues which immediately echo one team while constrasting the other in a way helpful for those with and without visual disabilities.

A unit whose eye is red just might be a red-eyed character. Not an oddity for a monster/combat strategy game.