Help on MOBA tower icons for protected or vulnerable

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#1

Hi everyone.

I need some help with my tower icons for Guardians: Into the Fray.

What icons do you think represent “vulnerable” and “protected” from the perspective of the attacker (ie what icon looks like you can/can’t attack a tower)?

I’m trying to come up with some icons that will sit alongside the text above the towers, to represent whether you can attack them or not. Currently, the text is “vulnerable” and “protected”.

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The problem I’m having is that traditional “vulnerable” icons would be a shield with a cross through it. But this feels like it’s from the perspective of the person who owns the tower.

From the perspective of the attacker (for example) the shield with a cross through might imply that you can’t attack it (because of the cross).

I’ve done a few searches on Google for different images and researched a few existing MOBAs (such as DOTA2, Smite etc) but they don’t quite have the same visual aid as I want (probably because the player base is used to what happens in a MOBA).

I think I do need icons to help because a MOBA isn’t a normal game style that people on Roblox are used to playing.

Any thoughts? Would a shield with a tick or cross confuse you? Any other icons that might better help get across if the tower you want to attack is protected or vulnerable?

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#2

How about a broken shield for “vulnerable”? It implies that the towers protection is gone.

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#3

It will probably depend on how big I can get the icon so it’s clear it’s broken - but that’s a good idea.

Another one I just had was to “only” have a shield icon if it’s protected (and nothing if vulnerable).

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#4

The shield doesen’t need to be that big, to make it clear that the tower is vulnerable is by making the shield cracked and broken from 2 sides and being seperated from each other. Your idea could also work but personally this one is cooler. :wink:

#5

I need to do a better job on the icon, but here’s the first attempt:

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#6

I think the shield should be broken in half. Both sides of the shield shouldn’t be exactly close to eachother. and maybe small parts in the middle could work. EDIT: I also just got the idea about having a sword when vulnerable (implying the tower is vulnerable and can be attacked) and again, a shield when protected. Best of luck! :+1:

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#7

I like this idea - will have a go at that!

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