they stick out like a sore thumb. Even if they're blurry, the default icons should blend better with the other graphics.

Hey dude, how do you feel about these icons from the mod "Better Ship Icons"? I was thinking about doing a colorized version of these, and I'm curious your opinion on them!
https://sp.zhabite.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2934387908

can confirm, May 30 update is working on the current Stellaris game version, 3.8.2. Colored Ship Type Icons is back on the menu boys!
screenshot [imgur.com]

OK, it's working locally but I'm not sure if the online version was correctly uploaded (with Shoff's version). Can someone corroborate it's working?

Here's a playtest screenshot of my personal use minor UI overhaul mod, called Vanilla+ Map Icons, with Colored Ship Type Icons. (I only produce personal use mods, so the Vanilla+ Map Icons mod is set to visibility = Friends Only. Also, this screenshot doesn't actually represent the final form, because I had an issue during this particular playtest session where my custom system nameplates didn't render, instead showing the original nameplates for some reason.)

Anyways, assuming Steam doesn't remove my Imgur link too like that other Firefox Send link, there is a download link to the fixed "ship_overlay_icons.dds" file in the Imgur post description:
Screenshot of fixed Colored Ship Type Icons & my Vanilla+ Map Icons mod [imgur.com]

@notNSANE
Sounds good, I'll be around! I'm on Discord too if that's convenient for you (you can find me pretty easily if you're in the Stellaris Modding Den server).

I have actually been wanting to make my own original version of your Colored Ship Type Icons for over a year, when I first started UI modding. But your color selection is so perfect (e.g. purple space amoeba icon) that I literally haven't found a hue combination that looks as good & simultaneously is distinct enough to not feel like a ripoff to me lol

I'll contact you in a few hours, I think I have time today

Just going to preemptively upload it using a Firefox Send instance someone is hosting:
{LINK REMOVED}https://send.vis.ee/download/2d0c19cccc9aa473/#ANQBHvEK2-c-zTC50IUPtg

Done. DM me for fixed ship_overlay_icons.dds file!

@notNSANE, I'm currently updating/fixing your "Colored Ship Type Icons" mod for personal use, would you want the files if/when I'm done?

Yeah, am looking forward to a fixed version.
This is an essential mod for me now. The respective color for the ship types totally make sense to me brain
Needs to be implemented into the game!

It's all good. I think most people realise that mods are made in the author's free time and that life tends to get in the way :)

I'll try and get a look ASAP but it might be a couple extra weeks, sorry about that :(

I'm seeing the same thing with misaligned icons. Something in 3.8 broke this mod.

Icons are cutoff and for me some do not match the ship type.

Incompatible with 3.8

What in particular looks like it needs an update?

This may need an update for 3.6

i LOVE this mod

Just want to point out for anyone else wondering the color scheme:
- Mystery ? = vanilla default (color based on hostility, where green = self, yellow = neutral, red = hostile)
- Military Fleet = RED star
- Science Ship = BLUE atom
- Construction Ship = YELLOW crossed screwdriver/wrench
- Colony Ship = GREEN flag (for all parties, regardless of hostility)
- Space Monster = PURPLE squid
- ??? = White/Grey skull

updated :)

will try to update it ASAP

Might need an update for 3.4

Thank you. This is an awesome quality-of-life mod that I'd put up there with Tiny Outliner and other essential mods.

Absolutely essential for me now. Thank you for this mod!

ah, it's because it was difficult to me to differentiate the unit types with a quick glance, so I had to stop doing whatever I was doing to zoom in and check out which units were they.

I applied this change (which reversed one of the Gestalt's design rules) to make it much easier to differentiate them.

This was explained briefly in the overview, perhaps I can expand on that a bit sometime.

All I can tell from the two screenshots already present in the description is that there is an arbitrary change to the colors of ship icons. Those screenshots don't convey any additional information to me beyond what the game already presents.

What info does this color change present to you? What colors mean what things?

I don't get the question. Do you want to see what colors are assigned to each unit? I could add a screenshot, maybe.

Could you please describe your color mapping scheme?

go ahead!

I was wondering if I could use your mod in a mod pack that would be used to host multiplayer sessions on a discord server called SCM.

Thanks

Great mod. Thank you.