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ZK uses a unique '''icon''' system, assigning each unit class and chassis a specific map icon. You can see these icons when you zoom out enough.
{{TOC right}}[[File:mapicons.jpg]]

Needless to say, these icons can be rather confusing, even intimidating, to the new user. Fortunately, they're actually very simple, and this guide will explain them to you.

== General ==
The icon system is mostly modular; an icon indicating a unit role is superimposed on an icon representing a chassis type (bot, vehicle, etc.)

Thus a raider rover is
<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/vehicleraider.png" height="64" width="64">
and an artillery tank is
<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/tankarty.png" height="64" width="64">

{|
! Chassis icon !! Type !! Chassis icon !! Type
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/1_Movetype/kbot.png" height="64" width="64"> || Cloakbot ||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/1_Movetype/vehicle.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Rover
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/1_Movetype/walker.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Shieldbot ||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/1_Movetype/tank.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Tank
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/1_Movetype/jumpjet.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Jumpjet ||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/1_Movetype/spider.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Spider
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/1_Movetype/ship.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Ship ||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/1_Movetype/hover.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Hover
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/1_Movetype/hover2.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Amph || <img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/1_Movetype/air.png" height="48" width="48"> ||Aircraft
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/1_Movetype/t3.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Strider||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/1_Movetype/gunship.png" height="64" width="64">||Gunship
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/1_Movetype/defense.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Defense ||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/1_Movetype/static.png" height="48" width="48"> ||Static
|}

{|
! Role icon !! Type !! Role icon !! Type
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/raider.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Raider ||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/assault.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Assault
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/skirm.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Skirmisher ||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/riot.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Riot
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/arty.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Artillery ||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/aa.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Anti-air
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/scout.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Scout ||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/LRarty.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Long range arty
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/radar.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Radar || <img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/bomb.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Bomb/special
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/jammer.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Jammer|| <img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/shield.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Shield
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/support.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Ranged Support||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master/MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/transport.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Transport
|-
| <img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/2_Class/antinuke.png" height="64" width="64"> ||Anti-Nuke|| ||
|}

== Static Defense ==
Static defenses use the normal icon system, though the roles don't correspond exactly. The exception is the Heavy SAM icon used by the long-ranged missile tower, the Artemis.

{|
! Icon !! Unit !! Icon !! Unit
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/defenseraider.png" height="64" width="64">||[[Lotus]] (LLT)||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/defenseassault.png" height="64" width="64">||[[Stinger]] (HLT)
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/defenseskirm.png" height="64" width="64">||[[Picket]]||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/defenseriot.png" height="64" width="64">||[[Stardust]]
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/defensespecial.png" height="64" width="64">||[[Faraday]]<br/>[[Newton]]||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/defenseaa.png" height="64" width="64">||[[Razor]]
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIcons/staticaa.png" height="64" width="64">||[[Thresher]] (flak)||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/heavysam.png" height="64" width="64">||[[Artemis]]
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/fixedtachyon.png">||[[Lucifer]]||<img src=//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/icons/staticassaultriot.png height="64" width="64">||[[Desolator]]
|}

== Factories ==
Factories use the chassis icon of the units they build superimposed on the static building icon.

{|
! Icon !! Class !! Icon !! Class
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIconFactories/statickbot.png" height="64" width="64">||Cloakbot||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIconFactories/staticvehicle.png" height="64" width="64">||Rover
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIconFactories/staticwalker.png" height="64" width="64">||Shieldbot||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIconFactories/statictank.png" height="64" width="64">||Tank
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIconFactories/staticjumpjet.png" height="64" width="64">||Jumper||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIconFactories/staticspider.png" height="64" width="64">||Spider
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIconFactories/staticair.png" height="64" width="64">||Airplane||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/facgunship.png">||Gunship
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIconFactories/statichover.png" height="64" width="64">||Hover||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIconFactories/staticship.png" height="64" width="64">||Ship
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MapIconFactories/statichover2.png" height="64" width="64">||Amph||||
|}

Usually, however, the factory's icon will be obscured by the icon of whatever it's building.

== Econ Buildings ==

{|
! Icon !! Unit
|-
|style = "text-align:center;" | <img src="//manual.zero-k.info/icons/mex.png" height="48" width="48"/> ||[[Metal Extractor]]
|-
|style = "text-align:center;" | <img src="//manual.zero-k.info/icons/energywind.png" height="64" width="64"/>||[[Wind/Tidal Generator]]
|-
|<img src="//manual.zero-k.info/icons/energy_med.png" height="64" width="64"/>||[[Solar Collector]]
|-
|<img src="//manual.zero-k.info/icons/energygeo.png" height="64" width="64"/>||[[Geothermal Generator]]
|-
|<img src="//manual.zero-k.info/icons/energyfusion.png">||[[Fusion Reactor]]
|-
|<img src="//manual.zero-k.info/icons/energyheavygeo.png" height="64" width="64"/>||[[Advanced Geothermal]]
|-
|<img src="//manual.zero-k.info/icons/energysingu.png">||[[Singularity Reactor]]
|-
|<img src="//manual.zero-k.info/icons/pylon.png">||[[Energy Pylon]]
|}

== Aircraft ==
Although aircraft do have a chassis icon, they generally use pictographic icons, as below:

{|
! Icon !! Unit !! Icon !! Unit
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/fighter.png">||Multirole fighter||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/stealthfighter.png" height="64" width="64">||Dedicated fighter
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/bomberassault.png">||Precision bomber||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/bomberraider.png">||Napalm bomber
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/bomberriot.png">||EMP bomber||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/bombernuke.png">||Implosion bomber
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/radarplane.png">||Radar plane|| ||
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/gunship.png">||Light gunship||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/heavygunship.png">||Heavy gunship
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/airbomb.png">||Blastwing|| ||
|}

== Ships ==
Like aircraft, ships use pictographic icons.
{|
! Icon !! Unit
! Icon !! Unit
! Icon !! Unit
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/newships/scoutboat.png" height="64" width="64">||[[Cutter]]
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/newships/hunter.png" height="80" width="80">||[[Hunter]]
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/newships/corvette.png" height="80" width="80">||[[Corsair]]
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/newships/enforcer.png" height="80" width="80">||[[Mistral]]
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/newships/aaboat.png" height="80" width="80">||[[Zephyr]]
|<img src="//manual.zero-k.info/icons/shipassault.png" height="80" width="80">||[[Siren]]
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/newships/destroyer.png" height="80" width="80">||[[Envoy]]
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/newships/carrier.png" height="96" width="96">||[[Reef]]
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/newships/battleship.png" height="96" width="96">||[[Shogun]]
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/newships/submarine.png" height="80" width="80">||[[Seawolf]]
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/newships/missilesub.png" height="80" width="80">||[[Scylla]]
| ||
|}

== Misc. Units ==
Many units have specific icons that reflect their unique roles, particularly superweapons such as Big Berthas and Trinities.

=== Superweapons ===
{|
! Icon !! Unit !! Icon !! Unit
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/cruisemissile.png">||Cruise missile||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/lrpc.png">||[[Big Bertha]]
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/nuke.png">||[[Trinity]]||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/mahlazer.png">||[[Starlight]]
[[Zenith]]

[[Disco Rave Party]]
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/krogoth.png">||[[Detriment]]||||
|}

=== Other units ===
{|
! Icon !! Unit !! Icon !! Unit
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/builder.png">||Constructor||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/builderair.png">||Aircon
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/icons/clogger.png" height="64" width="64"/>||[[Dirtbag]]||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/mine.png">||[[Claw|Mine]]
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/sniper.png">||[[Phantom]]||<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/armcommander.png">||[[Commander]]
|-
|<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/SpringRTS-Tools/master//MapIconBuilder/MiscSources/chickenq.png">||[[Chicken Queen]]||||
|}

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