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[okelly4408]

I'm not sure if this would be possible to implement but I think it would be a nice touch. Engravings and statues depict the same things except an engraving of a dwarf looks like a dwarf and a statue of one gets the generic statue character. Anybody know if this could be done?

[Nordlicht]

I don't think it'll work. If they get a non-black background they may be mistaken for walls, otherwise they make the screen harder to read. I'm sure it could be done, but toggle-able and off by default, imho.

[NW_Kohaku]

It could be done with the graphics update if they went to the trouble of making statues be a sprite like the dwarves, other creatures, or items on the ground are represented instead of floor tiles.  I don't think they're actually going to do that, but it's certainly something even games that started out as roguelikes, such as Vulture for NetHack could do.

[Shonai_Dweller]

And in the end, is it worth the effort when the sprite won't look anything like what's being depicted anyway?

Here's a statue that looks like a dwarf.
"13 dwarves being flayed alive by an ass fiend".

Here's a statue which looks like an elf.
"2 elves surrounding a gorlak representing the election of gorlak Urist as mayor".

Here's a statue that looks like a human
"Mercenary human striking down a dragon"

Etc...

I turn off engraving pics anyway...

[Bumber]

And in the end, is it worth the effort when the sprite won't look anything like what's being depicted anyway?

But what if it's a statue of cheese?

[Shonai_Dweller]

And in the end, is it worth the effort when the sprite won't look anything like what's being depicted anyway?

But what if it's a statue of cheese?

Unique cheese statue sprites should of course be mandatory.

Again one of those things that even if they don't want to do in Steam set (yet), I hope they remember to make possible for modders at least.