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Dwarf Fortress => DF Suggestions => Topic started by: Mr Crabman on December 09, 2022, 02:18:48 pm

Title: Objects without graphics should use pseudo-ASCII (to be easier to tell apart)
Post by: Mr Crabman on December 09, 2022, 02:18:48 pm

The default debug creature (and default sprites like cauldrons for tools) have a very big downside; when there are multiple different things, they all look the same and you have to hover to have a hope of knowing what it is.

I suggest instead, to add a bunch of 32x32 sprites that LOOK roughly like big ASCII letters/symbols. Objects/creatures without graphics will use the matching symbol corresponding to their coded tile (the same one they would use in Classic), and it will be colored in using the colors that Classic would use.