121. Flags for player languages.
It would be helpful for players to be able to "set" the languages they speak, and those they do not speak, using flags of those countries languages.
So, someone able to speak English would use an American, Canadian, British, New Zealand or Australian flag, as would anyone who can speak it. A player whose first language was Polish, second English, but who cannot speak any other language would be shew a Polish flag, then a suitable English-speaking flag.
Indications of a language NOT spoken by a player could be given by a diagonal black field, obscuring half of a flag. So, a Dutch player who cannot speak English might be represented by a Dutch flag, then an English one with the black field obscuring half the flag.
These flags would be visible when a player attempts to join a lobby or boat, allowing both the lobby owner and the captain to ensure that a common language can be spoken by all onboard, or, that he can be understood by all onboard, even if not all of them can understand all of the other players.
Consideration could be given to allow the lobby host to set languages, one of which he'd prefer all onboard can speak. So, a Russian player whose second language is English, might associate a Russian and British or English flag with the lobby. A UN flag could serve as an "any language" indicator?
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