Player Features and Ideas Discussion

you would think graphics drivers would implement a built-in colorblind mode with adjustable settings
that would require 0 effort from game companies by providing global colorblind access

I've always wondered if colorblind people can use anaglyph 3D

I'm Red/Green colorblind and have found replacing Red with Blue solves every stinking problem.

A perfect solution for EVE would be placing a selectable button in the Display & Graphics Settings section of the Options Menu. This button would be titled "Colorblind Mode" and would replace red items with blue when selected. Doing this would satisfy most Red/Green color blind issues in EVE Online.

In case the Devs need a reference, wikipedia has some great images demonstrating how colorblind folks see the rainbow:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorblind

Also, this guy hits the nail on the head on how to solve colorblind issues in game design:
http://designshack.net/articles/accessibility/tips-for-designing-for-colorblind-users/

If the dev team can just stick with what is suggested in that article for the colorblind mode, I think the problems will be mostly solved.

Can you add what "level" of colour-blindness you suffer from please so that it can help garner information for a possible resolution?

Thanks to everyone supporting this so far and 2013 maybe the year our affected brethren get a resolution

i have Deuteranomaly i think its in english basicly i cant see specific spectra of reds and greens and with certain color schemas ie C4 space they merge to the background perfectly for me. same happened back in battlefield 3 except with red colors XD that was fixed with simply by adding a dark border around the "doritos" and making it slightly more orange and darker

I'm color blind and I'm not so ignorant to think that the game developers should go out of their way to program special features into the game so accommodate for my disability. What is this, "Eve Online: America edition"? Are we going to start providing wheelchair ramps for the pod loading docks, and develope a special Eve monitor for the blind that uses brail?

If you have a condition that prevents you from using a product as intended, learn to adapt or don't use the product. You should know this rings true for everything else you do in your life dealing with color blindness, why should video games be any different?

Also, it isn't rocket science, but most colorblind PC gamers use color profiles under nvidia/ATI driver settings that change colors so you can see them.

Stop being so high and mighty and realise the disability, our disability, could be a hell of a lot worse.

It could be worse but then isn't this the age of technological advancements where Colour Blindness should be easily accommodated for?

Some of your examples above were quite ridiculous "wheelchair ramps for the pod loading docks" or "special Eve monitor for the blind that uses brail" but please respect other peoples feelings on the issue as I respect that you obviously aren't seriously affected by this\your hardware can accommodate your impairment better than others\you just trolled as you thought it's be funny to.

I'd just like to see a level playing field and I don't think that's too much to ask for really.