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Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: straffo on November 13, 2000, 03:49:00 AM

Last afternoon I was trying to corrupt a friend of mine to let him play AH  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
I've started an online AH session giving him access to the MA from my computer (I know he is "daltonien" he as trouble reading red and green).
I move him to a field with a big furball of bishcuit/nit/crook and give him the command just to hear him saying to me "why are we going to a void sector ?"

He canno't read the sector bar !
I've difficulties myself reading the greenish handle but I can almost read them but he cannot see anything !

Please HTC we need a patch asap !

Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: funked on November 13, 2000, 04:33:00 AM

Yep.
The most common form of color blindness (10% of males have it to some degree) is red-green.  
Very bad choice for country colors.
It would be nice if we had RGB sliders to pick which color the icons are.
This would even the playing field a bit.

Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: Pyro on November 13, 2000, 09:15:00 AM

I'll try and get the configurable colors pushed up on our to-do list.



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Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: Maniac on November 13, 2000, 09:17:00 AM

Or djust get rid of the inflight radar Pyro!



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Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: straffo on November 13, 2000, 09:33:00 AM

Thanks a lot Pyro !

As soon as you got it working the Nit/Crook will have another target  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: Saintaw on November 13, 2000, 10:50:00 AM

Straffo, I am "colourblind" up to 70% and it is indeed a nightmare, the only thing to remember is that the Green Bar is above the red one, if only one is up, ask a friend   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif).

<----Having a Nightmare spotting Nikkis against the ground !


Then again, that's why I'm developer, not pilot    (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)


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Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: funked on November 13, 2000, 04:04:00 PM

<S> Pyro!

Maniac you hijacker!   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: flakbait on November 13, 2000, 05:21:00 PM

While I'm not colorblind in any way [vision is 20/19] I do prefer colors that stand out more. Back in the old WBs days I had a VERY bright purple set to nme icons [all of 'em]. I don't give a rip where they're from, if I spotted a purple icon I shot it down. Offline of course. Tracer colors I played with all the time, depending on the season. For Halloween I used Yellow and Orange tracers, Red and Green for Christmas. My gunsight was bright red, because it stood out from everything else.

Right now I've got all my sights set to a sea-sick green [see my site and you'll know the color]. They stand out more. HTML color code is 33FF33, and looks almost neon in the game. Icons I'd prefer to set at a different color than red for enemy targets. For a bit I had the icon color in WBs set to a nasty hot pink. Made my gunnery even better as I HATE that color.

"Gadzooks, pink bad guys! Kill 'em all! HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!" <insert flaming red eyes and drool here>


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Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: Minotaur on November 13, 2000, 10:12:00 PM

Thanks Pyro, my problem is red on green.

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Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: Skuzzy on November 14, 2000, 10:24:00 AM

Thanks Pyro.  Maybe I will be able to really fly fighter planes when this hits.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Then again,....maybe not.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

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Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: popeye on November 14, 2000, 11:33:00 AM

Good news!

Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: Tuomio on November 14, 2000, 02:47:00 PM

Hey this is for you guys who think that they have somekind of color blindness.
 (http://www.kolumbus.fi/lauri.wikstrom/CBtester.bmp)
You should see that red box in the middle "floating", if you see it you dont have any common color blindness. This is official picture grabbed from www.colorblind.com! (http://www.colorblind.com!)  

Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: Westy on November 14, 2000, 03:02:00 PM

 I see it!   I guess I'm ok after all these years.

-Westy


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Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: WarChild on November 14, 2000, 03:25:00 PM

Ok westy i not gonna let you get away with it.  i saw your previous 3 posts before your edits.  Thats a green square in a green box and thats a invalid link.

You bit that hook, chomped on it and swallowed the bait.

HOOKED you.. no playing into it now for you!
ROFL

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Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: oooo 111th Fighter Group on November 14, 2000, 04:21:00 PM

It's a never ending problem that game designers refuse to understand....

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Title: Color blind ... potential customer loose ....
Post by: lakc on November 14, 2000, 06:03:00 PM

Thanks Pyro, I would very much appreciate that.

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