Beta 5 - planet tile bonus icons have changed.

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The lightning bolt is now an approval bonus, the pyramid is now a research bonus, the decahedron is now a manufacturing bonus, and the three fingered hand is also a manufacturing bonus. The grass stalk is still a food bonus (thankfully).

Are these changes intentional??? Snap shots sent to Scott.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
the pyramid is now a research bonus

Well sometimes, it is also an influence bonus
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
thats probably some sort of bug dont knwo y they would change it
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
Well sometimes, it is also an influence bonus


Yes, I just got a planet where a pyramid was shown as an influence bonus. Same game, two planets with pyramid bonuses, each with different bonus description text.

It is really hard to tell if the bonus description or the icon is the bonus that is received from the tile, but I have one basic factory on a decihedron that looks like it got a 100% boost in M/S production, just as the text describes.
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
The finalized artwork isn't in yet.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
I actually like the changes, bug or not.

I used to be confused about what Mining was good for, and it became Manufacturing.

It'd be nice if each type of improved land had two icons to chose from.

Right now Manufacturing has both the crystal formation icon and a polygon formation... I like that they're different images, but accomplish the same thing. A little variety never hurt, and as long as the variety stays minimal - two or three different icons for each improvement type - they won't get cumbersome.

Sadly, Research and Influence do share an icon, but everything else has it's own.

Other Icon Sugguestions:

Research:
- Beaker
- Atom

Manufacturing:
- Ore Cluster
- Gear

Influence:
- Faceted Diamond
- Statue

Approval:
- Animal
- Tree
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
I don't mind different icons that have different values for the same type of bonus, I don't like the same icon meaning two different things. I hope that it's just a bug and not intentional.