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Refreshed Ship Symbols

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Author: salemonz

Last revision: 7 Sep, 2025 at 19:48 UTC (1)

File size: 1.66 MB

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Description:
DW2 flips all ship symbols to align with "Galactic South" but defaults to "Galactic North" when starting out. You will need to rotate your view (shift-Q or shift-E) to flip things around so they’re right-side up

The Refreshed Ship Symbols mod replaces the vanilla symbols in order to give greater distinction, visibility and immersion to the DW2 galactic overview screen.

<<< AI TRIGGER WARNING >>> Mod author is a dirty human sellout that uses generative AI to create aspects of mod content.

This mod used to be combined with new Troop Symbols. Per a request, troop content has been split off into another mod so users can have more choice as to what parts of their game are replaced.

Refreshed Troop Symbols Mod is now here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3181966610

/========== IMPORTANT NOTE ==========

DW2 requires a full-game restart after downloading and enabling a mod. So be sure you exit out of the game after turning the mod on, then re-launch DW2.

/========== CHANGE LOG ==========
  • v1.2.1 — 07 September 2025 — Un-flipped symbols as assets
  • v1.2.0 — 13 March 2024 — Split the troop symbols off into another mod per request
  • v1.0.0 — 05 March 2024 — Initial Release

/========== COMPATIBILITY ==========

This mod does not edit any .xmls. It only swaps out vanilla art assets for troop symbols and ship symbols. Should be compatible with any mod (so long as another mod doesn’t try and swap out the same art assets).

XL users: No conflicts. Just load XL last.

/========== CONTENTS ==========

For ship symbols, I tried to also put in some more distinct iconography. I feel these help me spot ships I’m looking for more easily.

Where are my scouts? Oh–there they are!

Do I have a constructor nearby–oh yep, there’s one!

The vanilla symbols have a tendency to blur together IMO–especially in later games when there are so many civilian ships on the map…circles and squares and lines become hard to distinguish.

Enjoy!

/========== HOW TO USE THIS MOD ==========
  1. Subscribe to Refreshed Resources here in steam workshop.
  2. Launch DW2.
  3. Within the game, In the Modifications menu, enable the mod.
  4. <<< IMPORTANT >>> You must EXIT and RESTART Distant Worlds 2 before the mod will work.
  5. After re-loading DW2, start a new game and enjoy!

/========== OTHER STUFF ==========

Hey! I’m salemonz, the mod author.

The Distant Worlds 2 Refreshed mod series is my attempt to increase my skills with generative AI applications, 3D modeling and photo-editing programs.

I’m just a dad gamer who enjoys tinkering with his games. I hope these mods add to your enjoyment of DW2!

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Revisions:

Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.

13 Mar, 2024 at 17:45 UTC

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