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?

  • isyasad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    The construction vehicle looks a bit more visually legible. I do like the cute emojis, but perhaps a moving icon is not the place for them.

    • isyasad@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      Though if it makes sense for the type of vibe you are going for, they could still work as an alternate skin kinda like lichess/chess.com alternate pieces and tilesets