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A mock-up of better card visuals in the Shipyard

Posted: 18 May 2022, 15:31
by Joe
Hi folks,

I tried my hands at Inkscape-ing a screenshot from the Shipyard, to see how a better visual representation of the card cost and sector number could look like during the game.

We can all agree the numbers are difficult to read during the game, resulting in much mouse hovering (or zooming).
By redrawing the relevant parts of the cards this could be eliminated, as you can see on the screenshots below (the current version and below it the adjusted one).

I could help do this if there would be interest from the devs!

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Any suggestions and comments are of course welcome!

Re: A mock-up of better card visuals in the Shipyard

Posted: 19 May 2022, 02:22
by FT3
This would be super helpful, and there is a precedent for altered artwork such as the super simplified cards available as an option in The Crew: Mission Deep Sea - although I presume the publisher has to ok it.

Re: A mock-up of better card visuals in the Shipyard

Posted: 19 May 2022, 13:37
by pjt33
If you want to use an unofficial mod, see https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewto ... 35&t=25244 for instructions and a screenshot.

Re: A mock-up of better card visuals in the Shipyard

Posted: 01 June 2022, 12:24
by muddypawprints
My tired eyes love the high vis look! 👍🏻 Bravo!

Re: A mock-up of better card visuals in the Shipyard

Posted: 23 June 2022, 18:05
by RallyAll
Yes that's an improvement. Let's do it.

Re: A mock-up of better card visuals in the Shipyard

Posted: 25 June 2022, 20:52
by gordoz
The new pics are easier to read but they lack the look of a gold coin or a dice. How about just scaling up the original icons by about 30%? They could get a bit bigger before hitting the ship graphics

Re: A mock-up of better card visuals in the Shipyard

Posted: 04 September 2022, 23:15
by oreric
absolutely, this is a great idea!!!!!

Re: A mock-up of better card visuals in the Shipyard

Posted: 17 November 2022, 20:32
by mozboz
Brilliant, those are _so_ much easier to read, and if slightly altered to match the original style a little closer would be even better

Re: A mock-up of better card visuals in the Shipyard

Posted: 16 December 2022, 23:33
by jimbobscully
Hi, this absolutely ruins the look of the cards to my eye - is there any way for me to turn this off?
Thanks!!

Re: A mock-up of better card visuals in the Shipyard

Posted: 17 December 2022, 00:40
by Joe
jimbobscully wrote: 16 December 2022, 23:33 Hi, this absolutely ruins the look of the cards to my eye - is there any way for me to turn this off?
Thanks!!
If you mean the update that was released recently, it is in the Settings for the game.