# Windows ASCII colour change

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windows-ascii-colour-change/3271>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [September 28, 2013, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windows-ascii-colour-change/3271 "2013-09-28T09:08:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![ShadowZero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@ShadowZero](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ShadowZero)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windows-ascii-colour-change/3271/1 "2013-09-28T09:08:39Z")

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I’ll make this as simple as possible, dark (beartrap) blue is too dark to differentiate easily from black, it doesn’t stand out at all.  
It’s definitely visible, I’d just prefer not to strain my eyes while looking for a set beartrap or objects of the same colour.

If it were a slightly brighter shade, it’d be brilliant!

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**Author:** ![FunsizeNinja123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/funsizeninja123/32/118_2.png) [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windows-ascii-colour-change/3271/2 "2013-09-28T13:03:52Z")

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I think traps were not meant to be seen…

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**Author:** ![Pageman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Pageman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pageman)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windows-ascii-colour-change/3271/3 "2013-09-28T17:58:47Z")

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Sometimes you can’t see bear traps because perception modifiers i think…

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windows-ascii-colour-change/3271/4 "2013-09-28T18:01:30Z")

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[quote=“ShadowZero, post:1, topic:3271”]I’ll make this as simple as possible, dark (beartrap) blue is too dark to differentiate easily from black, it doesn’t stand out at all.  
It’s definitely visible, I’d just prefer not to strain my eyes while looking for a set beartrap or objects of the same colour.

If it were a slightly brighter shade, it’d be brilliant![/quote]

Reasonable. If the character can’t see the trap…it doesn’t appear at all, and something else shows up instead.

If the trap symbol is there, it’s because the character can see or otherwise detect the trap. If the player can’t see it, that’s an Interface Screw.

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**Author:** ![Gatleos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gatleos/32/1008_2.png) [@Gatleos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gatleos)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windows-ascii-colour-change/3271/5 "2013-09-29T13:55:11Z")

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Really we should just have a color config file like the one Dwarf Fortress has. Probably the only reason we don’t have one already is because SDL mode is still relatively new.

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**Author:** ![ShadowZero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@ShadowZero](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ShadowZero)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 11:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windows-ascii-colour-change/3271/6 "2013-09-30T11:27:45Z")

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> People not realizing I’m actually referring to colours, as my character can blatantly see most, if not all traps easily.

Good idea Gatleos, and thanks KA101 as well, at least you read my post correctly.

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**Author:** ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 12:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windows-ascii-colour-change/3271/7 "2013-09-30T12:30:42Z")

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Yeah, I agree the color should be changed, no need to screw the players.

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windows-ascii-colour-change/3271/8 "2013-09-30T13:41:44Z")

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++color config file  
Terminal and possibly SDL colors can be displayed differently on different systems, making it configurable is the only bulletproof way to give everyone what they want.