Change the ingame maps(default key "c") to look more like alien map for the alien team and more like rine maps for the rine team. It will add to the atmosphere of the game.

You know, this is one of the little things that says "polish" which NS kind of lacks.

But I don't think this cosmetic change is as simple as you think. Though it'd be cool, I doubt they'd ever do it just because of time constraints.

Hm... the sprites needed would take a long time. Won't happen.

You could probably get some if you try this in the Concepts and Requests section in NS Customization, someone would probably be willing to make some. I doubt official ones will be made.

As long as there are volunteers ready and willing to undertake such a project, it would be as simple as allowing that each team use a separate sprite to display the minimap (okay, so I don't know exactly how simple that is, but we already have a minimap feature, so it couldn't be more than a strone's-throw away) to allow another pathway of customization to open up. the official minimaps could be nothing more than a mocked-up recolor of the standard map to blend better with the HUD; the ability to customize would nevertheless be opened up.

well i guess the devs could just add some code for different sprites to open up for different team's minimaps. would definitely add to ns customization even if the defaults still remained the same. anyway having different themes for each team would probably mean more work for the minimap sprite makers (which i think are the mappers, maybe im wrong) since they will have to do two different themes for each team everytime they edit the map

Let's get some built so we can see how it looks in "practice" as opposed to guessing what sort of item this would be..

Bring back some examples and add to this thread..

instead of giving alien maps an "infestation" theme, just change the color from TSA blue to something more Kharaa-oriented. That should be easy, right?

I'm no sprite artist, or anything near it, but I whipped up a fast concept on what a recolor for the Kharra minimap could be. I don't have much time right now, or else I'd make it a proper sprite and test it in-game. Bonus points for whoever guesses what map it is.