Resource System Hero tag for icons

[loktar]

I've always found it weird that there's no Hero tag for icons, seems like a no-brainer. I guess a lot of hero icons could pass for regular units too, but certainly not all.

 

[deepstrasz]

Are there that many blue hue aura face icons (like how the original game has them) to matter?

 

[loktar]

Are there that many blue hue aura face icons (like how the original game has them) to matter?

Shouldn't need a hero glow to qualify as a hero icon IMO. Plenty of hero icons overall and it would be nice to be able to search for them specifically.

Can always add both Unit and Hero tags if the author thinks it's appropriate.

 

[deepstrasz]

Shouldn't need a hero glow to qualify as a hero icon IMO. Plenty of hero icons overall and it would be nice to be able to search for them specifically.

Can always add both Unit and Hero tags if the author thinks it's appropriate.

Then what defines a hero icon, one that's made for a model that has glow?

 

[loktar]

Then what defines a hero icon, one that's made for a model that has glow?

Just search for "hero" and you'll see a bunch of hero icons without glow.

 

[Panda]

You dont always need a hero glow for it to be a hero icon. It can just be a unit after all.

 

[Ralle]

I kind of agree with deepstrasz here, anything can be a hero and not. How does it make the icon special?

 

[loktar]

I kind of agree with deepstrasz here, anything can be a hero and not. How does it make the icon special?

Hero icons are usually more detailed with special clothing/armor/helmets/hats/etc., often of named characters, while regular unit icons are usually more generic and less detailed in terms of gear etc.

 

[Panda]

Hero icons are usually more detailed with special clothing/armor/helmets/hats/etc., often of named characters, while regular unit icons are usually more generic and less detailed in terms of gear etc.

I see what you mean, i dont see a problem with adding "hero" for a more detailed search as to be honest the tags people put on certain icons makes no sense and then down the road its hard to find certain icons for ur maps..

Would be nice to make it more detailed like

• Axes
• Swords
• Hero Icons
• Orc Units.. or something like that

But, like these for example.. the priest icons could be used for a hero icon also if need be. And, they all have "unit" on them.

 

[BaiyuGalan]

I believe unit icons can also serve as hero icons.

Therefore, I neither agree nor disagree with this proposal.

 

[deepstrasz]

I feel it's enough to have the hero as a word in the description to find it when searching.
IMO hero as a tag would fit very few things, like specific/named character models or as mentioned before, those made for models that use hero glow.

 

[tillinghast]

I've always found it weird that there's no Hero tag for icons, seems like a no-brainer. I guess a lot of hero icons could pass for regular units too, but certainly not all.

i agree but only if loktar then gets forced to comb through the entire icon section, using "suggest moderation" to add that "hero" tag to every applicable bundle, and waiting until mods approve/reject the changes