Mod list not readable on large display with UI scaling(with solution)

[Peu]

On a TV display at 3840x2160 with UI scaling for various elements enabled on the system level on a win 10 OS, the Kenshi launcher rendered the mod list unreadable as the names stack over each other and overlap. Notably, the title logo at the top appears incorrectly scaled too small.

Turns out it's possible to fix by navigating to the kenshi directory and finding kenshi_x64. In Properties > Compatibility > Change High DPI Settings > check Override High DPI Scaling Behavior and set the dropdown to System (Enhanced).
I'm just posting in case someone else has the same issue since I haven't found it anywhere after quite a while of search.

[Caliburn]

Hey Peu,

I don't have a 4k screen to test this on but could you confirm that this works with various other deskop scaling options? (e.g. if you had it set to a different % scaling on your desktop). I'm thinking of adding this to the known issues and fixes pinned topic even though it's more of a Windows thing.

[Peu]

It seems that so long as that option is enabled, the menu renders identically for all scaling factors in Settings > Display > Scaling and Layout for Windows settings. They are different sizes, but the ratios between all the elements appear to be the same at any scaling factor.

To clarify, it is not such a clean solution:
-Everything in the launcher menu looks correct, except directly underneath the mod list,the buttons for Select All, Select None, and Refresh, are all pushed down and cut in half and illegible
***The game doesn't like launching this way, and it will exit to desktop after the splash screen. Conveniently, it will reset the DPI scaling factor setting and launching the game again will be fine.

So really, this will get you as far as selecting your mods, and then, by the second launch, the game will run and the launcher will have reverted to overlapping mod names. But by then the mods will be selected.

[Peu]

It also seems as though increasing system font size to 130% along with UI scaling at 300% has made the entire menu readable.
It's definitely annoying to set compatibility mode, especially when trying to figure out mod list load order, so I might try creating a desktop shortcut with the compatibility settings and launch that to set mods while launching from steam to play game. I'll see if that's any better later.

[Gojira]

Thank you so freaking much, Peu! I swear you are the only one on the entire internet able to ask and solve the issue I was having. You weren't even asking on here for yourself but put this up for others like me! Give this guy a round of applause!

[Slav4Life]

Thank you for solution. It was driving me crazy