Use of faction’s color in popups' text makes some of it unreadable

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100thMonkey
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Use of faction’s color in popups' text makes some of it unreadable

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Platform: Steam
Build version: 1.2.2.0 Beta
Severity: Low
Annoyance factor: Low
Saved game: to come if necessary


Here’s a screenshot of the popup shown when I hover above a ship from the Grand Dhayut Tyranny. The ship’s name is difficult to read (I've set the image size and resolution so it shows at about the same size it shows in-game on my system, even though the text is a little bit sharper in-game).

Hard to read ship name (actual size).png
Hard to read ship name (actual size).png (46.19 KiB) Viewed 513 times

It might not be a bug in the sense that it’s not a programing error, but it is a UI design error. In a UI, text being readable is more important than text representing a faction by its color (which the flag in the right corner does anyway).

I didn’t include a save. Don’t think it’s necessary. But if you think it is, let me know, I’ll post one.
- Imagine how confusing it is to a new player!
- Tedious is the opposite of fun
- "The welfare of the people…has always been the alibi of tyrants…giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience." – Albert Camus
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Re: Use of faction’s color in popups' text makes some of it unreadable

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Thanks, could you upload a save of this situation?
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Re: Use of faction’s color in popups' text makes some of it unreadable

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Here it is:
The Culture - Ackdarian - 2806-02-29.7z
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Here are some infos about my system and the game settings I use:

* Windows 10
* GeForce GTX 1070
* Rendering Mode: Vulkan via DXVK 2.3.0
* Rendering Format: High Dynamic Range Rendering
* Gamma 2.20
* Contrast: 1.00
* Brightness: 1.00
* Saturation: 1.00
* User Interface Size: Standard
* Color Scheme: Eclipse
- Imagine how confusing it is to a new player!
- Tedious is the opposite of fun
- "The welfare of the people…has always been the alibi of tyrants…giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience." – Albert Camus
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Re: Use of faction’s color in popups' text makes some of it unreadable

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Thanks, we'll investigate.
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