Fully admit it can turn into a mess. We've already made some improvements for upcoming patch (better definition of landmass and icons) but this player color shading should make good addition too. We had something similar in AoW3; we'd likely not color sea (as much) so people can still get a sense of the world geography.
Also, some good improvements under way for unit readability on the regular world map.
Also, some good improvements under way for unit readability on the regular world map.