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?

  1. Emoji blobs show team state at a glance (happy/working/alert)
  2. Construction vehicle feels more professional but less expressive

Poll (no signup): https://linkto.run/p/Z5UY3MPQ

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4136240/Country_Architect/

I’d love some input. Which would you prefer in a game like this?

  • Rentlar@lemmy.caEnglish
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    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.