Make the parts (gear) icon yellow for slots that require parts, and make the materials (cube) icon green for slots that require mats
Because a lot of people are confused by them
#Adding colours to the requirements of locked base slots
hybrid maple
Or some other, clearer way to indicate whether something costs mats or parts, because it can be hard to see
jagged urchin
this color would propogate to the other spots it displays the white versions at the very least
unless you mean ONLY change it on that slot
but then it doesnt match the colors up top or on the "what this produces" icons unless change those with it
hybrid maple
changing the colours up top isn't too bad either
definitely needs some kind of distinction though
hybrid maple
this color would propogate to the other spots it displays the white versions at ...
tbh that wouldn't be the worst thing
jagged urchin
colors would just have to be sure to play nice on the buttons/backgrounds in the 4 seperate spots ><
maybe just a tutorial popup?
jagged urchin
wherever it is first
hybrid maple
Future bases will have more uses for parts
jagged urchin
but thats not great because its really a visual clarity issue
im just super scared of giving them a color when they are unfortunately used on 4 seperate background colors right on that screen lol ><
oh 5 if you count disabled buttons lmao
winged path
super quick and dirty mockup
hybrid maple
not the worst thing in the universe
jagged urchin
hmmmm ya
hybrid maple
im just super scared of giving them a color when they are unfortunately used on ...
any way to simplify it?
jagged urchin
i mean... ya but then I gotta deal with that haha
hybrid maple
just changing the icon colours wouldn't be too bad
jagged urchin
I cant really put outlines on those icons easily or anything
hybrid maple
hmm
jagged urchin
also... if I do this, then we just gonna get this post in bugs again, but with someone whos liek partially colroblind so the parts and mats color looks the same lol 
ill grab those icons color though and plonk em in
see how tit looks
winged path
yeah, outlines on icons this small won't work
hybrid maple
someone who is both colourblind and has difficulty distinguishing the gear and cube is like, your archnemesis
hybrid maple
also... if I do this, then we just gonna get this post in bugs again, but with s...
at worst, you can remove the icons altogether and just write 'mats' or 'parts' in the tooltip?
jagged urchin
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winged path
a hover-tooltipp, like when you go over "consumables" in the AI section when you haven't unlocked them yet, you mean? could be a final last resort.
like
"requires %value Building Mats"
hybrid maple
ya
hybrid maple
cool
jagged urchin
and it only added like 2 days to the patch 👍
hybrid maple
~~so how much did we delay the definitelynotdecember ~~ well fuck
jagged urchin
lol
hybrid maple
and it only added like 2 days to the patch 👍
did we just make ||base 6|| look way worse
chrome nacelle
another possibility to maybe help catch the edgecase of someone with a particular kind of colorblindness, maybe on the over tooltip where it says "infinity time until affordable" or whatever the exact text it, maybe under it, adding like
You are not producing 
or like, gain 0 or negative.
Or just some other kind of thing to explain why the time is infinite
hybrid maple
I'm pretty sure if it's negative there just is no time estimate
chrome nacelle
I'm pretty sure if it's negative there just is no time estimate
That, I do not know, and can't exactly check since my bases are all maxed
I just know 0 makes it say infinite
hybrid maple
you can see it on the building upgrade
chrome nacelle
Hm, true
chrome nacelle
you can see it on the building upgrade
Nvm, can't do that either, my 4 bases are all entirely maxed
wait nvm
im stoopid
Oh. Base production upgrades work differently in their estimates. 0 gain gives no estimate on them either, whereas 0 gain on a not yet purchased slot would give Infinite estimate
hybrid maple
huh