In my nation-building game Country Architect, worker teams roam the map building infrastructure, transporting resources, and defending territory. Each team has different states (idle/working/drafted/charging) and can be equipped with multiple specialized vehicles. (Eg. One team could have several excavators, and a few drones to help defend itself).
I need to decide: Should teams be represented as emoji blobs or a construction vehicle?
- Emoji blobs show team state at a glance (happy/working/alert)
- Construction vehicle feels more professional but less expressive
Poll (no signup): linkto.run/p/Z5UY3MPQ
Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/…/Country_Architect/
I’d love some input. Which would you prefer in a game like this?
Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
How about construction vehicles with a cute little indication of their status… some suggestions:
“tired” becomes a little tornado cloud coming out from the bubble.
Idle is zzzs coming from the bubble
You could use these kinds of marks, as inspiration.
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purple_mimosa@lemmy.world 2 days ago
This is an awesome idea. And then the lightning symbol when it’s charging. Thanks.