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OpenRA: Custom player colors

Monday 19 July 2010 - Filed under Uncategorized

A lot more work has been done on OpenRA, including a revamp of the pregame UI. The server browser is no longer a complete hack; the lobby has been rewritten as widgets; we have real textboxes, etc;

As part of that, we’ve also thrown out the preset color palettes in favour of a custom player color system, similar to how Homeworld and Dawn of War work. Actually, it’s nowhere near as complex as DoW, but it’s still pretty awesome: