colorblind players

bettles · Post by **bettles** » Mon May 16, 2005 9:09 pm

I have tried every suggestion on changing tank colors but none of them work. I've been using:
set redradar .50 .50 .50 or such. I've tried quotes and different number sequences, what am I missing. I just want to turn the red tanks to a lighter color. Any help here would be appreciated

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon May 16, 2005 9:21 pm

The line I use to change the blue radar colour is:

set blueradar "0 0.2 1"

So you will want something like:

set redradar "0.8 0 0"

Hope that helps
-CBG

bettles · Post by **bettles** » Mon May 16, 2005 10:37 pm

Thanks for the reply, but I still can't get the colors to change. I'll fool around with it tomorrow some more. If anybody has any further suggestions, I can use them.

kc9foh · Post by **kc9foh** » Tue May 17, 2005 4:48 am

First what operating system are you using? and what is your client version? after that let's see what we can do.

Burned Account -CNG- · Tue May 17, 2005 12:56 pm

First when you open the config file your Bzflag client has to be closed for the changes to take place.

bettles · Post by **bettles** » Tue May 17, 2005 3:33 pm

I'm using XP home with the 2.0.2 version. I have closed the program and made sure the changes "saved", but still no luck.

kc9foh · Post by **kc9foh** » Tue May 17, 2005 4:05 pm

Have you played in the options menu? Under display settings there are settings that may help like brightness. I am not color blind but I do have other vision problems and messing with these helped me a little. I have suggested that maybe a future client could include a contrast and maybe other more precise controls for those of us that love playing BZFLAG but do have visual limits. Thank you. Hope this helps.

torture2m · Post by **torture2m** » Tue May 17, 2005 7:12 pm

Is the difficulty in viewing the tanks on screen or in the radar?
(I'm assuming radar simply due to it's size).

BinarySpike · Post by **BinarySpike** » Tue May 17, 2005 7:33 pm

Ah, "Color blind" as in real life...

Not, color blind as in the game......

Now, I understand!

I've never heard of this type of problem in games...
(Wow! I wish BZFlag was more like mac now!)

BinarySpike · Post by **BinarySpike** » Tue May 17, 2005 7:35 pm

Ok, make sure you don't have a # before set!

*edit*
I don't see a redradar in my config file...???

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue May 17, 2005 7:53 pm

There wont be one in there to start, i don't think.
I think if there is not on there, it uses a default color...

kc9foh · Post by **kc9foh** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:50 pm

A mac what is that? LOL. Just kidding

. It is great to see that this community is so helpful for all who needs it. Lets keep it up. Peace be thy journey.

bettles · Post by **bettles** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:02 pm

Yeah, this is about colorblind eyes, never occurred to me to specify. I've put the settings in the config.cfg file for the new bz release but no luck. I just looked at the file and the settings have been deleted so I did something wrong. I used the settings in the old version in the .bzc file and it worked. I can't see red tanks in the radar hardly at all, they just blend into the background. On the main screen I certainly have more difficulty seeing them but not as bad as on radar. Thanks for all the suggestions, but I'm still lost.

bettles · Post by **bettles** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:09 pm

Okay, I just tried again and it deleted my changes after I started and stopped the game. I'm obviously doing something it doesn't like.

kc9foh · Post by **kc9foh** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:15 am

I tested this it will turn red to white instead on your radar. I checked several maps and red will show up on radar as white. "set redradar 0.800" of course without the quotes and make sure you save it first. hope this helps.

bettles · Post by **bettles** » Wed May 18, 2005 1:28 pm

Thanks kc9foh, that did the trick. It must have been something about the format of the numbers. Now I can play and spend time later learning how to get the numbers right.

kc9foh · Post by **kc9foh** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:02 pm

I am glad I could help. Hope to meet you out on the field of combat someday. LIVE LIFE FOR THE MOMENT FOR THE MOMENT IS ALL WE HAVE!