The ability to change the icons is undoubtedly something we all take for granted, however, if I'm being picky then there's one little run in with them: if you are, for example, building in two different areas, that use different skins, liveries, or designs for example, then there is no option to change that, and all pumps will have the same design.
Is it possible to allow for a 'custom icon' option on each individual vehicle? That way, different services can use their different skins, while still obviously both being a type one fire engine.
For example, I'm covering East and West Sussex in the alliance, however they both use different designs of livery, and also different appliances. If I could create a West Sussex and East Sussex set of icons, then I could have East using an East Sussex design, with West Sussex using theirs.
Another advantage would be to make vehicles appear realistic. At the moment, Crawley Fire Station has 2 WrL, 1 L4T, and 1 HRT. The HRT (Heavy Rescue Tender) is basically a pump with a crane on the back, used at RTCs and similar incidents. In game, I've assigned that vehicle as a Type One Fire Engine, because it still goes to normal incidents from time to time. If we had the ability to set custom icons, I could differ the icon and make sure that each vehicle was icon specific to allow for ease of recognition and enhanced realism within the game. After all, it's in the small details right?
I understand that there are lots of improvement requests, as this game is getting a decent following, and has a lot of potential.
Thanks in advance,
Nick