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GD Ship Icons Work — Draft Write-Up

Overview

The "GD Ship Icons" project updates and refines the ship icon set used across GD (game/website/product). The goal is to improve clarity, consistency, and visual scalability so icons remain legible at small sizes and cohesive across UI contexts.

While you cannot draw your own ship within the base game, many players use Texture Packs gd ship icons work

“Dark ships are harder to see in shadow levels.”
True. Contrast matters. For dark levels (e.g., “Nine Circles”), use a bright ship like the “Sunflare” or “Laser Beam” icon. GD Ship Icons Work — Draft Write-Up Overview

Part 2: The Great Icon Controversy – Do Different Ships Perform Differently?

Here is where “how GD ship icons work” gets controversial. For years, players believed that certain ship icons had smaller hitboxes or better physics. In 2016-2018, it was common to see top players using only the default ship or the "Lenny" face ship. Photo Editing Software (Photoshop, GIMP, Paint

Hitbox Consistency: Every ship uses the same hitbox, so a larger-looking ship won't actually crash into obstacles any sooner than a smaller one.

  • Photo Editing Software (Photoshop, GIMP, Paint.net).
  • Knowledge of file directories (Windows only).

3.2 Proximity & Clustering

When ships are close (port or formation), individual icons overlap. Solutions:

  • Click the button to save changes to the game files.

Copyright 2026, Atlas Humble Circle by James Ponti; illustrations by Yaoyao Ma Van As, Jane Mount Paul Hoppe, and Nigel Quarless 

Photos - Elena Seibert Photography

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