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One presently-made component needs some work, IMHO: Security Stations. It's currently a gold solider standing, I think. A security station is more like a room labeled 'Security'. I'm rambling. Oi.
And IIRC, the description calls them "turrets"
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The primary function of the picture is to let players identify a component at first glance.
I hate when the same picture was used in different mods for completely different componets (or facilities etc.)
The ideal case would be that each new component has a new exclusive picture, and shared pictures would be an exemption and only with very similar components.
On the other hand, with many more images to choose from, modders are more likely to choose an appropriate image.
I for one don't really mind if an image is used for a slightly different purpose... that's the same as tweaking the stats of a weapon without changing its name.
I predict that major differences between components with the same image will be very rare. Weapons are weapons, and there is a strong shared idea about what the differences between beam, torpedo and missile are. MM has set a standard 'look' for shields, weapons, armor, engines, colony modules, command & control, even electronic warfare.
Unless a modder goes out of their way to mess with your mind, "form follows function" should apply.
Beyond that, you only have the classic "hey this APB isn't the rule-all uberweapon it is in SE4 Classic!". It will be different, but its still a beam weapon.
Currently, most mods use the classic SE4 images with a handful of extra images, if that. You can identify mods using the imagemod files even easier than those using only standard images, since there will be more variety, and less overlap
