Why terrain color isn't same color as on the mini-map?

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dunno6988
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Why terrain color isn't same color as on the mini-map?

Post by dunno6988 »

Props to whoever is doing this wiki page:http://ringofbrodgar.com/wiki/Terrain

But still why they aren't the same colors? Since the terrain would be brown and in the mini-map it would be orange (for example).
Since from what I heard that in Legacy if grassland terrain was green, so it would be portrayed the same color in the mini-map.
Since it was the case in Salem and it was done by the same guys Seatribe I think, not 100% sure.
Could devs or anyone give a good reason for doing such stupid thing? Since I can't locate my friends when they say, they are the yellow patch, but I would have no idea what yellow patch the terrain's or the mini-map's.

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Not sure if I was to post this on Critique & Ideas, so I am posting it here.
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Re: Why terrain color isn't same color as on the mini-map?

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A lot of the terrains are made up of several colors. I've tried to use the dominant one for the minimap.

What terrains are off?
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Re: Why terrain color isn't same color as on the mini-map?

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jorb wrote:A lot of the terrains are made up of several colors. I've tried to use the dominant one for the minimap.

What terrains are off?
Well majority of them http://ringofbrodgar.com/wiki/Terrain "Beech Grove" terrain is green-ish minimap shows yellow-ish and so on.
Also what's with unforagable flowers and grass scattered all across the terrains? I keep mistaking them for a foragable and keep clicking on them and then realizing that its not a foragable.
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Re: Why terrain color isn't same color as on the mini-map?

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dunno6988 wrote:
jorb wrote:A lot of the terrains are made up of several colors. I've tried to use the dominant one for the minimap.

What terrains are off?
Well majority of them http://ringofbrodgar.com/wiki/Terrain "Beech Grove" terrain is green-ish minimap shows yellow-ish and so on.
Also what's with unforagable flowers and grass scattered all across the terrains? I keep mistaking them for a foragable and keep clicking on them and then realizing that its not a foragable.
they are eye candy,look on the minimap when looking for forageables
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Re: Why terrain color isn't same color as on the mini-map?

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jorb wrote:A lot of the terrains are made up of several colors. I've tried to use the dominant one for the minimap.

What terrains are off?
Every pavement, since the stone seams are drawn on the minimap - which kills pixel art.
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