Help changing minimap colours

[crazy_Baboon]

Hi,

I am trying to change the default colours of the minimap (see figure below). For example, using GIMP one can find the colour of the water to be (R-80, G-120, B-160). How can I change that to a different value?

[crazy_Baboon]

I figured out this must be in MiniMapTexture.cpp.

[Langbart]

The water color is hardcoded in Line 365. Can't be changed without recompiling the game.

Food, stones, ... can be changed to another colour or set to display an icon in A26.

Related Links:

• https://docs.wildfiregames.com/entity-docs/trunk.html#component.Minimap
• Minimap colours (24/Jul/11) 
• wiki/Atlas_Manual_Player_Tab#Playerinfo

 

[Stan`]

9 hours ago, Langbart said:

The water color is hardcoded in Line 365. Can't be changed without recompiling the game.

Food, stones, ... can be changed to another colour or set to display an icon in A26.

Related Links:

• https://docs.wildfiregames.com/entity-docs/trunk.html#component.Minimap
• Minimap colours (24/Jul/11) 
• wiki/Atlas_Manual_Player_Tab#Playerinfo

 

Could be a simple patch to add options for water color might need to be on a per map basis.

[crazy_Baboon]

@Langbart Thanks!

I wonder how to disable the food and wood entities on the minimap?

I find them quite distracting and have very little use.

 

What I have tried:

I tried tempering with binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_unit_fauna.xml

section <Minimap>, but there is no option for transparency.

Also, If i delete the section <Minimap>, I get white entities on my minimap that correspond to the food entities.

 

 

[Langbart]

template_unit_fauna has a parent called template_unit, you would need to remove there as well.

This will also hide you own units, you would then modify some other templates. Have fun.

 

[crazy_Baboon]

Thanks

So far I came up with:

 

if you guys like this uncluttered map layout leave your +1,

so i know it is worth working on this, in order to push it to mainstream 0ad.

Maybe this mode could be activated using the toggle button on the corner of the minimap?.

 

Edited May 30, 2022 by crazy_Baboon

[crazy_Baboon]

IMHO it should be far easier to choose what entities are drawn on the Minimap.

I feel that the minimap is sometimes too cluttered with layers that are too distracting.

Edited June 5, 2022 by crazy_Baboon