[REQUEST] UI request: Make UI controls easier to see

Give them outlines, pic of bad UI control embedded

from GalCiv3 Forums

Dear GC dev team:

Please consider tweaking the UI by giving UI elements contrastive outlines or something to help make them visible, even when they appear over background that is of similar color/brightness.  This screenshot of the > diplomacy control to cycle to the next civ for diplomacy is a good example; it is very difficult to see the > control due to it being white over the brightness of the background image.

Thanks for considering this!

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

UI is getting a overhaul for the next expansion, wether this will get ported back with the 4.0 patch is a different story.

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Horemvore, reply 1

...wether this will get ported back with the 4.0 patch is a different story.
End of Horemvore's quote

I find such statements disconcerting. I recently purchased the base game and wanted to play some before deciding on expansions. But so far there I've stumbled upon so many problems with undocumented game mechanics and plain bugs that I really don't feel like spending more money on this game.

I agree with the UI coloration being an issue and think it's not only worth fixing, but also important to backport. However, I've found it more problematic on the galactic map where sometimes the background image is almost entirely black and you can't recognize whether it's black due to still being within the 'fog of war', or just looks like it because of bad background contrast!

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