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More Readable Font - 6/24/2020 9:09:27 AM

eddyvegas

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Well, I guess it is a graphics mod. I went rooting around in the fonts folder and found what I think is a much more legible font. So I'm releasing it as a mod.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/61yhli7ebp4plkt/More_Readable_Font.zip/file

Note I've have found some minor alignment issues I can't do anything about. But the advantages vastly outweigh the drawbacks. Again, there is an uninstall folder if you don't like it.

The mod does not work under Linux apparently.

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RE: More Readable Font - 6/24/2020 9:47:25 AM

ramnblam

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Thanks bro, loving your work.

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RE: More Readable Font - 6/24/2020 10:24:49 AM

eddieballgame

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Glad to see you tackling this area as my only complaint (early on) was the readable text.
One thing I tried, with some success, was to make copies of the 'ARIALBD' font file &
rename them 'king' & 'small5'.

I experienced with other files, but did not get any results that satisfied me.
Keeping backups, of course, I replaced the originals with the new font files.

Even though I use large monitors, I found this helped my aging eyes even more.
There is a lot of reading required & any help in this area is a welcome addition to me.
The in-game scaling helps some, depending on the monitor...so that is a welcome addition from 'Vic'.
There is always 'Magnifier', but...even that can be a pain.

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RE: More Readable Font - 6/24/2020 10:31:06 AM

eddyvegas

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Yes, it took a lot of trial and error while all the time terrified I was gonna break something. OK I had a backup of the fonts folder but it was still touch and go.

There may be an even better font in there but I'm calling it good.

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RE: More Readable Font - 6/24/2020 10:33:35 AM

Tchey

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Thanks,

On my PC Linux via WINE, game crash with this fonts.
Maybe someone knows how to make it good ?

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RE: More Readable Font - 6/24/2020 11:00:51 AM

mroyer

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I like this font a lot - definitely increases readability.
Font manipulation can be a perilous endeavor, however.
Here's what I get in the raise formation screen, original vs. new font.
It appears new font has too much spacing between lines (is that controllable somehow?)

Without going back to the original, I couldn't quite figure out what was happening.
Thanks eddyvegas.

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RE: More Readable Font - 6/24/2020 11:41:49 AM

eddyvegas

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Yes I addressed that in the original post. No I can't do anything about it, and I did mention alignment issues. You get what you pay for. :)

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RE: More Readable Font - 6/24/2020 11:42:41 AM

eddyvegas

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Tchey

Thanks,

On my PC Linux via WINE, game crash with this fonts.
Maybe someone knows how to make it good ?

I can't help, sorry.

Did reinstalling from the folder fix it?

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RE: More Readable Font - 12/17/2020 3:30:53 AM

Sandow

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I'm willing to give it a shot. I've had readability issues with the vanilla font.

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RE: More Readable Font - 12/18/2020 5:46:44 AM

Sandow

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OK, I'm noticing the same issues with having the text overlap incorrectly for some reports. I think I've traced the issue to something that can be adjusted in the properties of the .TTF file. I did some playing around and found a way to increase the legibility without creating a formatting issue elsewhere. However, I want to make sure that I'm not missing something obvious before posting it, so I'll put it through it's paces for a few days and see how it does.

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