Give UEF T2 Field Engineer Bot Hexagon Strategic Icon?

[Veta]

Since the UEF's Field Engie is supposed to be used primarily in combat and as support for an attack force (radar jamming) it would definitely be helpful for its icon to be slightly distinct from the regular engie icon. So why not give it the bot icon?

Or if anyone that knows AdmiralZeech could bring it up with him for his UI mod that'd be pretty cool (although I'm not sure if he's updating it anymore) and I'm not sure how hard this would be to implement. Basically it would look like a Bot Hexagon with an engineer m instead of a +

Thoughts?

[FunkOff]

This would be relevant if field engineers were useful for anything.

[n00blet]

While we are at it, can we get different icons for the UEF torpedo boat and the destroyer. Really annoying to pick targets from a high zoom level and it would be more useful than sparkies getting new icons.

[Veta]

This would be relevant if field engineers were useful for anything.

lol

Edit: for context i thought of this after this post - viewtopic.php?f=11&t=703&start=230

[Zock]

While we are at it, can we get different icons for the UEF torpedo boat and the destroyer. Really annoying to pick targets from a high zoom level and it would be more useful than sparkies getting new icons.

+1

[noobymcnoobcake]

While we are at it, can we get different icons for the UEF torpedo boat and the destroyer. Really annoying to pick targets from a high zoom level and it would be more useful than sparkies getting new icons.

Also +1

[AdmiralZeech]

I'm not updating my UI mod anymore (anyone is free to take up the throne though).

However, I dont think the strat icons are controlled by UI mod. I vaguely recall the category of the unit is defined in its blueprint or something. Very vaguely.

However, the strat icons are pregenerated so you can't invent new ones on the fly from a border+inside like you suggest.
A sim mod could probably define a new icon for a new unit category though.

Anyways, it's been years since I've looked at supcom code so I have no idea what I'm talking about. The active modders here should know more.

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In my general theme of "how supcom should have been in the first place", the strat icons should have been resolution independent (or at least have multiple available sizes) and the internal graphic of the icons should have been chosen for clear recognition. (the plus and the dot always look the same to me, for starters).

This is something that FAF can fix one day

[FunkOff]

okay, in the next patch uef field engie will have intel icon

[Veta]

okay, in the next patch uef field engie will have intel icon

FAF is awesome.

[FunkOff]

Also her destroyed will have direct fire icon... like a tech two battleshipi