Accessibility Options for Low Vision Players
Low Vision Accessibility Options
(I checked to see if similar things had been mentioned and didn't get any results, so my apologies if it's been brought up before!)
As a player with low vision, there are points in the game where I struggle to differentiate items from each other or from the background. I'd like to suggest some toggleable options for accessibility:
An option to add an outline to items to differentiate them from the backgrounds. This would just be a (probably white) outline around the item's edges to make it a higher contrast and easier to see. I've attached an attempt to draw what I mean.
Options to distinguis****ems from other items. I have a few thoughts, but they aren't one size fits all. The first would be a pop up like the new feature that counts items when merging, but that would just display the name of the merge chain, or maybe it's final stage / item it creates. The problem with this one is the limited font size would still make it difficult to tell what's what with low visual acuity. The other option would be a colored overlay that dramatically changes the hues of items with a similar shape so they're more distinct, but that too comes with the drawback of potentially not being useful for colorblind players. I'd love to hear other people's thoughts on this, as I'm not sure what the most elegant solution would be, but I keep mixing up soybean bushes and truffle pigs :'D
A general increase font size option would be really beneficial; my phone's built-in accessibility zoom doesn't affect game text, and the magnifier runs the risk of misclicking on game things I don't mean to click.
Thank you for your time! Loving the game ^w^