I wouldn't care if there was a GUI option for only simple shards, just so long as I could change it in the console.
For the colors, I have a suggestion. If you can come up with unique colors for the main core weapons(I think there are 7 excluding laser?), then you can do the special weapons the same color as their weapon group. For example, the mortar and mine layer would use the same colors, as would the nex and rifle.
Also one more thing to consider, then MG is on the way out, so you may want to pick it's color with the LG in mind. Unless you want the LG to be grey, idk, I don't have any sort of preference myself.
For the colors, I have a suggestion. If you can come up with unique colors for the main core weapons(I think there are 7 excluding laser?), then you can do the special weapons the same color as their weapon group. For example, the mortar and mine layer would use the same colors, as would the nex and rifle.
Also one more thing to consider, then MG is on the way out, so you may want to pick it's color with the LG in mind. Unless you want the LG to be grey, idk, I don't have any sort of preference myself.