i dont think that would be enough for me i know my brother would spot it instantly but i would need to look at every ship on the screen before i could tell which one is flipped

just scale the circle to the larger map even if it now overlaps the 6 adjacent tiles it would still identify which ship is selected

If any emphasis is needed, this is a big one for me as well.

What I have been doing is reducing the field width, with no attempt at first to find anything, then hitting idle ship again, and the focus will move to the ship and the circle around it will be much easier to see.That said, there should be some way to handle this that doesn't requiring rolling my mouse wheel to focus in;  some kind of highlight --- maybe a big arrow overlayed?

Me eyes aint so good no more...

Maybe if the hexagonal tile was changed in some way.  Perhaps raising it the way that a push button is raised when it is un-clicked ?   Pehaps changing the color of the hexagon from dark gray to a color which differs from the ship's color.

I tend to play the game zoomed out.  It's a bit of a shame because there are some very nice visual effects that occur when you zoom in on the game like the sun and the individual starbases but you really need the whole board so to speak to manage the big picture.

Agreed.

Stardock needs to remember its player base is getting old.

Or, at least, I am.

Controller support?

Better visibility/legibility?

Removing needless repetitive movements?

Scoff if you will, but eventually you too will be an old gamer, fighting with carpal tunnel, or vision difficulties.

Or just plain sitting in a chair.