diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/TileGroup.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/TileGroup.kt
index d37880d3b0..5552682dd2 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/TileGroup.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/TileGroup.kt
@@ -451,7 +451,10 @@ open class TileGroup(var tileInfo: TileInfo, var tileSetStrings:TileSetStrings)
             newImage.center(this)
             newImage.y += yFromCenter
 
-            if (!unit.isIdle() && unit.civInfo.isPlayerCivilization()) newImage.color.a = 0.5f
+            // Instead of fading out the entire unit with its background, we just fade out its central icon,
+            // that way it remains much more visible on the map
+            if (!unit.isIdle() && unit.civInfo.isPlayerCivilization())
+                newImage.unitBaseImage.color.a = 0.5f
         }
         return newImage
     }
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/UnitGroup.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/UnitGroup.kt
index be1d2ae8b8..c1bf96c732 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/UnitGroup.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/UnitGroup.kt
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import com.unciv.logic.map.MapUnit
 
 class UnitGroup(val unit: MapUnit, val size: Float): Group() {
     var blackSpinningCircle:Image?=null
+    val unitBaseImage = ImageGetter.getUnitIcon(unit.name, unit.civInfo.nation.getInnerColor())
+            .apply { setSize(size * 0.75f, size * 0.75f) }
 
     init {
-        val unitBaseImage = ImageGetter.getUnitIcon(unit.name, unit.civInfo.nation.getInnerColor())
-                .apply { setSize(size * 0.75f, size * 0.75f) }
 
         val background = getBackgroundImageForUnit(unit)
         background.apply {
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
index 23a763a175..e2ad6671e8 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ class WorldScreen(val viewingCiv:CivilizationInfo) : CameraStageBaseScreen() {
             val buttonPic = Table()
             buttonPic.background = ImageGetter.getDrawable("OtherIcons/civTableBackground")
                     .tint(colorFromRGB(7, 46, 43))
-            buttonPic.defaults().pad(10f)
-            buttonPic.add("{Pick a tech}!".toLabel().setFontColor(Color.WHITE).setFontSize(22))
+            buttonPic.defaults().pad(20f)
+            buttonPic.add("{Pick a tech}!".toLabel().setFontColor(Color.WHITE).setFontSize(24))
             techButtonHolder.add(buttonPic)
         }
         else {