Captains, in the next update the spyglass is getting easier to use and more informative.
We're reworking the target info panel and making the important details stand out.
The name of the ship a target is sailing will now appear next to the player's nickname or the NPS's name. NPS will get a separate marker, and the ship name will be highlighted in blue, which makes it easier to tell apart from the NPS's own name. If the name turns out to be too long, it will be shortened with an ellipsis.
The spyglass will also start showing medals, and the elements you already know will be clearer. We're updating the notoriety icon, making the ship rate color more visible, and reworking how protection, trade route and flags are displayed.
The info panel itself is changing too: the elements get a new layout and design, and any resources spotted aboard the ship are moved into a block of their own.
One more change concerns display logic: we're removing the warning about a possible black mark for sinking a ship. The spyglass will keep only the information about the target you're actually observing.
The screenshots show the updated interface in more detail. Have a nice view!
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