A little aesthetic Mortar feature request

[Clean0nion]

Pulse cannons change colour depending on what they're targeting - orange for creeper, cyan for digitalis, and green for runners.
Is there any chance of the same thing for Mortars?
Currently they can target creeper and digitalis, just creeper, or just digitalis. So here's what I'm thinking: the colour of either the outer spikes or the CPA (yep I just acronymed that) changes, or both, but not the base - just like the pulse cannon.
Sure it isn't necessary... just a nice little feature.

So I changed the hue on both images, and here are my results.

DEFAULT (Creeper and Digitalis)

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Left these as red because this is what you're going to see when you build the thing. We don't want to confuse anyone.

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DIGITALIS ONLY

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Made these quite cyan, same as the pulse cannons.

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CREEPER ONLY

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Made these purplish. Didn't make them green because they don't target runners, and that might confuse people.

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I'm sure MadMag will be able to come up with better images, but this is just a feature request.
Thank you!

[EllisInWonderland]

I support this. Maybe turn them yellow, when they attack creeper only because pulse cannons prioritize creeper in yellow mode.

[burguertime]

I support this. Maybe turn them yellow, when they attack creeper only because pulse cannons prioritize creeper in yellow mode.

Third that request.

[planetfall]

The dark blue and purple look too similar to tell at a glance on a busy map.

[TLMike]

I agree with PF. And to add, I know some people whom I got into CW, who are also blue/purple color blind. So, that's not a great color choice. And while I'm on the subject, color blind support would be neat, but I'm not pushing for it at all.

[Grauniad]

Custom Creeper/Anti-creeper colors are specifically intended for color blind support.

[Chthon]

Custom Creeper/Anti-creeper colors are specifically intended for color blind support.

I think that they mean for the turret colors, not the creeper colors.  Currently you can only change creeper/anti-creeper color.

[TLMike]

Right. I did mean Turret colors. At a glance you can't really tell of a Blaster is in Digitalis Priority or Creeper Priority, if you're color blind that is.

Again, I'm not pushing for any more support than there already is. Just saying that blue/purple color choice isn't ideal.

[Asbestos]

There should be a separate menu in the Options screen that allows you to adjust what color each turret mode is, like with creeper/AC.

[thejoe66]

Colors whould be nice but i feel it's not that needed but worth considering

[Nephthys]

I agree that Mortars should have an indication of some sort when set to Digitalis Only. The thought occurred to me (and others no doubt) quite some time ago, but I never brought it up. Thanks to CleanOnion for addressing this for us!

It would be very helpful & in line with the changes that are applied to other units when their functionality is modified. Yep, you've spoiled us V.!  :)

I think changing them to the same Blue as PCs when they are set to prioritize Digitalis would make the most sense. Unless this would be an issue for those who are color-blind as mentioned earlier in this thread.

OR change the entire unit to Red, eliminating the Silver completely.

OR add an outline around the unit, although that might be confused with disabling it in some way.

OR overlay a "D" on it. (Hmm, maybe not especially practical or easy to see).

OR make it glow/blink/pulse/flash.

OR change the shape of the ammunition. Maybe to a larger circle/star/square instead of the flower-like ammo in basic mode.

OR any of the previous suggestions made by others. Whatever is easiest yet most indicative of the modification.

I'm done.  :)