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Profile header should be fixed and not dissapear on scroll
The headings scroll away when looking farther down the list. The headings should be always visible at the top of the scroll window.
After a player quits, hovering on the bot should show the player's karma
https://prnt.sc/qnm59y
Under consideration
ui
Add Roll Animation
https://www.reddit.com/r/Catan/comments/cjugd7/katanio_play_free_online_settlers_of_catan/evghbx9/
Further improvement to game titles
I love the addition of changing the game title when the game mode/speed is changed. However, I think it would be even better if it would also change the game title ...
In Profile Page, say the first row (Wins, Completed Games, etc) is only for their last 100 games
Currently, there is no indication that the first row is capped at 100. To clarify this, simply move the line "History of Last 100 Games" to be at the top of the page ...
Mispelled your ad - "Coloist"
see attached image
Change ore port icon so I don't confuse it with the brick port!
I have begun some games thinking I was in a good position to settle on the brick port, only to discover that I was heading for the ore port, which is usually not ...
Under consideration
ui
Show player name and amount of resources along with colour when choosing who to rob.
Currently, only colours are displayed to choose who to rob. People made mistakes multiple times in our game. If names are displayed, it will be easy to choose. ...
Under consideration
ui
Make the "Create Game" button bigger
Make the "Create Game" button bigger, on the home screen particularly. <3
Ability to toggle animations
Can we have the option to turn off animations?
Top row of rooms overlaps the default rooms
Could this be adjusted so you can read the top row of room names? It might just be my browser- I play on Safari. Only really noticed today after trying to find room ...
Firefox bug where largest army / longest road icons dont appear
On any firefox game I have played, there has been a bug where the largest army icon and longest road icon have not been showing up in the game statistics. Attached ...
Fix trade proposal UI visual bug (7-8 players)
When playing with 7-8 players and proposing a trade offer, the card(s) will overlap the green arrow.
Change the icon of go to leave the game
Replace the back arrow icon with a home symbol to make it clear to the user to leave to the lobby.
Under consideration
ui
See the url of the game we are watching
Under consideration
ui
Add Settlement cost on the side.
I would like to suggest that we should add the settlement cost on the side. It would also help players remember them coz it's always there. I made a sample. Maybe we ...
Make all buttons do something
proposing a trade, accepting a trade, rejecting a trade ... none of these do anything when you click, so when there is lag (or bots or other players are slow to ...
After kicking a bot, no karma is displayed on new players
If you have a bot in your room and kick it, all users who join the room after that action, won't show any karma
mouse over graphics bug in trade bar
When hovering the mouse over a trade involving multiple cards, it shows the resources that are being offered/requested. If the trade goes away, then those mouse-over ...
Chat and Log
Keep em like before on the same page, irritating to switch back and forth
If using linux, it thinks you are on mobile
Understandable mistake with android and such, but it could mess with sizing and layout in the future for linux users.
Change "don't have enough resources" message when that isn't the problem
When you try to place a settlement or city when there's no space to place it you get the message "don't have enough resources" even when you do have the resources to ...
Under consideration
ui
Availability to change the meeple of the robber
We play a lot of Settlers during Christmas times with the family, and our robber is a then a Santa :P
Under consideration
ui
Bug: in ipad air, top cut off (trades not showing)
System: ipad air 3rd gen
Software: iOS 13.6
Browser: chrome
Trades are cutoff at top on chrome for ipad. Then have to use vertical mode (and then the UI gets ...
New store not working in tablet
When im playing on iPad, the shop is not visible.
The only thing u can see are the map expensions and how much then cost.
But u cant see the other tabs and your ...
UI/UX Enhancement Suggestions
[DONE]-Swap Trade and Buy Dev buttons
[DONE]-Logs shouldn't autoscroll after every new event
[DONE]-Remove player activity notice for development card usage ...
Don't free UI while cards animating
One minor request to speed up the game: When trading in cards, the new item should be immediately available to play. I most typically am annoyed when I trade in for ...
Under consideration
ui
Zooming in and out of the rulebook causes a zoom out in the game
When opening the rulebook and scrolling through it, it scrolls the canvas with the game behind it. I don't have access to the code so I can't tell what methods you ...
Under consideration
ui
Remove animations when reconnecting
When you reconnect, there are plenty of animations going on. Like army/road and (which is the worst in my opinion) your own cards like they came new from the bank. I ...
Optimize zoom when book is opened and player scrolls down the rules
If you scroll down the rules, map will zoom in/out in the background
Under consideration
ui
Mobile Interface Bug
After pressing on ones profile in the bottom right corner during a game, the player Information looks like this and cannot be read correctly. Additionally, the green ...
When spectating a game the timer does not show up properly before the first action happens!
Fixed, will be live in v95. Thanks Starshine for reporting and Jeff d'Eon for fixing it
Done
ui
The Tournaments and Featured Videos box are empty in the profile page.
Its not a big deal but I got confused when I wanted to click on it.
When you type red, show the player name (in red)
This addition should be easy and would make the table talk a lot more personal and therefor better in my opinion.
Diamond Map is in front of the dice
If the diamond map would be mirrored, the point of the diamond would not be bottum left but at the top. This way you can zoom in more without the dice being in the way
[Hexs] Monopoly/YOP resource selection box gets stuck if turn ends
Bug when activating Monopoly (or Year of Plenty) dev card, if the turn ends before I confirm to mono a certain resource, the mono resources box will remain open until ...
Karma doesn't show when hovering over player icon
Since v87 update. Image shows sign in previous versions
Under consideration
ui
Bug - didn't buy the pack, still got "Settler"
If a game is created by someone, who can use the "settler" skin and he/she doesn't, the next connected user gets the "settler" skin automatically
endgame statistics icon clickable on mobile devices.
Hovering over the icons for the end game statistics does not work on mobile devices to be able to display the written descriptions. They should be clickable on mobile ...
Responsiveness when splitting windows
When I do the Snap feature in Windows so I can have multiple programs open, I find that Colonist does not have responsiveness (as in it adapts to the new window ...
Optimize zoom - GUI Bugs
When you press on a player icon, it shows “Report – Mute – View Profile” with the top left corner on the icon. At least most of the time. The position is different if ...
Profile historical games can not be seen in some screensizes
Suggested by Jim Brown
Small improvements in Game UX
Here are some ideas I've had playing the game.
1) Allow lobby host to have a checkbox that says "Disable Trading With Bots." Often, when a player leaves, all ...
Possible bug with Valentine map
During the placement phase, I accidentally built my second settlement *atop* another player's, as can be seen in the attached picture. Why I was actually permitted to ...
Any player in the room can change "Map" setting
When joining a room, while "Game Mode" is blocked, any player can change the "Map" setting. This won't have any effect in the real map that is being played, it is ...
flags for non-standard games in game lobby game line
it takes a long time to find a game with the settings that I like, for instance I don't want to play balanced dice or non-hide bank card games. it would be better if ...
Profile Option Hidden for Lowest Player on the List when Spectating
When you attempt to go to the profile of the last player on the player column on the right while spectating a game, you are unable to access the profile option unlike ...