Tile Colors

[RoX]

So I just downloaded the demo and I really dig this game. I'd like to purchase it, though I have one small problem before I can. I'm colorblind and I have a hard time distinguishing the colors on the letter tiles. Is there an option to help people like me identify the differences?

Thanks,
RX

[Dohi64]

I'm pretty sure it has a color-blind mode, even seem to remember it mentioned as a feature but can't find it on the store page, so maybe I'm wrong. yeah, I know, not helping, sorry. the game has different tilesets though, not sure if it makes any difference.

[RoX]

Forgive my lack of experience with the game but I know the colors are related to the damage that is done (maybe has other affects too? dunno only played the demo) once a word is created. Does the tile set affect these colors? Really that is the important part to me. Maybe I'm completely blind but didn't see an option to change this.

[Dohi64]

it's been a while since I've played the game but I think you need to unlock/buy new tilesets, and I'm actually not sure if they have any effect on colors, never tried any of them. maybe a dev or someone else will be more helpful, or you can contact the devs, they seem to react quickly to most raised problems/issues.

[RoX]

I appreciate your help... very oddly as I was posting this message a friend jump on to play 'Letter Quest' and I asked him if he could check. His response "dont [sic] see anything." So I think this is a Sad Hug Bot moment ->

[Dohi64]

you can always ask the devs to consider adding it. from what I've seen of their post-release support, I'd bet good money they'll think about it.

[RoX]

Kind of hoping this thread is the "hint, hint - nudge, nudge" to the devs!

[Bacon Bandit Games]

Originally posted by RoX:

Kind of hoping this thread is the "hint, hint - nudge, nudge" to the devs!

It is indeed! Just need some clarification - are you talking about the little colored dot in the bottom-right corner of each letter tile? If so I already have a plan to fix those up so they can be identified by something other than color.

If you mean the crystal tiles that sometimes pop up with special effects on them - I can consider making them different shapes or something. Also you can click the question mark help button and it will put a clickable question mark over each crystal tile that you can click to explain which type it is.

To sum up: I'm definitely interested in making the game colorblind-friendly, and will do whatever I can! :)

[RoX]

Originally posted by Bacon Bandit Games:

Originally posted by RoX:

Kind of hoping this thread is the "hint, hint - nudge, nudge" to the devs!

It is indeed! Just need some clarification - are you talking about the little colored dot in the bottom-right corner of each letter tile? If so I already have a plan to fix those up so they can be identified by something other than color.

If you mean the crystal tiles that sometimes pop up with special effects on them - I can consider making them different shapes or something. Also you can click the question mark help button and it will put a clickable question mark over each crystal tile that you can click to explain which type it is.

To sum up: I'm definitely interested in making the game colorblind-friendly, and will do whatever I can! :)

That is exactly what I'm talking about and it is awesome news that you already have a planned fix! This is a great service that you are providing not only for the colorblind gamer but for yourself too... Serious bro!

Check it out, I have some facts for you and a little did you know...

...that over 8% of the population has some form of colorblindness and that there are over 65 million Steam accounts? This basically means that a developer of color based games could lose out on over 5 million potential customers just on Steam alone!

...and now you know! LOL &BTW Thanks!

RX

[Bacon Bandit Games]

Thanks for the info RoX, good to know!

I'm just about done testing the new version, just wanted to know how this looks to you:

http://i.imgur.com/Qkusmcb.png

Basically it still uses gold/silver/bronze, but now it's 1 dot for bronze, 2 for silver, and 3 for gold, so that even without the colors it is hopefully apparent which letters are worth more. Does that make more sense/fix the issue?

I should be able to have this update out later tonight, just need to do some final testing. :)

[RoX]

Whoa... Yes, it is blatantly obvious which one is which now. You're pretty quick with the trigger and I wish every developer was as helpful as you are. Serious bro, thanks!

[Bacon Bandit Games]

Originally posted by RoX:

Whoa... Yes, it is blatantly obvious which one is which now. You're pretty quick with the trigger and I wish every developer was as helpful as you are. Serious bro, thanks!

Awesome, this update should be out later tonight (or tomorrow morning if I fall asleep too early tonight before I can get it all done lol).

[RoX]

Originally posted by Bacon Bandit Games:

Awesome, this update should be out later tonight (or tomorrow morning if I fall asleep too early tonight before I can get it all done lol).

You rock!

[Bacon Bandit Games]

Originally posted by RoX:

Originally posted by Bacon Bandit Games:

Awesome, this update should be out later tonight (or tomorrow morning if I fall asleep too early tonight before I can get it all done lol).

You rock!

The update is now live! Took longer than I expected since I had some issues uploading the new build (something changed on Valve's end recently, and I had to make some changes to get things working again).

Please let me know if it works better for you. I haven't updated the demo yet, will do that tomorrow - need some sleep, it's almost 2 am here!

Update announcement/details.

Cheers!

[SqFKYo]

Colorblind update rocks, but did you at the same time introduce the word being typed 'jumping' as you add letters? I didn't notice it before and it's quite distracting, so I hope I can somehow disable that.

[RoX]

Originally posted by Bacon Bandit Games:

The update is now live! Took longer than I expected since I had some issues uploading the new build (something changed on Valve's end recently, and I had to make some changes to get things working again).

Please let me know if it works better for you. I haven't updated the demo yet, will do that tomorrow - need some sleep, it's almost 2 am here!

Update announcement/details.

Cheers!

Seeing how responsive you are and how much I enjoyed the game, I've already bought the full version. So the demo update wouldn't actually affect me but that maybe a deal breaker for some. Being colorblind, I've noticed this issue coming up with a lot of other games here on Steam and for a lot of gamers who share my disability, this is something that I know they look for before they make purchase; as color based games generally will become a waste of money for us if there is no added mechanic to help us identify the differences.

Regardless, I'm sure the change has been noted on your update log and I see that my version Letter Quest has been updated as well. I can't wait to check it out after work and I appreciate everything you have done!

Rox