A request for bigger text

[Shaddox]

Good evening!

I'm having a lot of fun with the game. I think it's very interesting. However, it's difficult to read due to some poor contrasting (yellow on white) and the text being too small.

Would it be too much of a disturbance to include an option for increasing text size?
Thank you!

[yandexx]

I would like the same! I play on Switch and the card text is kinda hard to read. Hope an option for Larger Text can be added.

Thanks!

[Goblin]

Meanwhile, people keep posting threads asking for the game to be released on even tinier mobile phone screens.

Changing the text size is pretty easy in the code and seems to work fine, so adding this function shouldn't be too hard for LocalThunk. I could tweak some values myself and release it as a temporary mod, but I doubt most of the people it would help would figure out how to install mods, since I only see Steamdeck users getting much out of it. Switch obviously can't install mods.
Proof of it working: https://steamcommunity.com/id/the_goblinguy/screenshot/2423570474530748165/

[Lavender]

I’m on the fence about buying this game as I’m playing on Steam Deck. If this has small fonts, why the hell did it get Verified? Surely it should have a yellow warning about fonts? Ugh… another game to skip I guess.

[Machinista]

My eyes...

+1 for option to increase font + GUI elements for Steam Deck if possible.

Old people will thank you for it.

[Fingusa of the East]

Yes, also colorblindness options would be amazing. I know its a lot of extra work but people like me would be very happy.

[JerryHammond]

As an older gamer trying to play this on Steamdeck, I really need to have the text size increased and for the "shimmering" effect of the text removed. It is basically unplayable for me unless I hold the deck up to my face :(

[ChronosKnight]

Any word on this? Small text kills it for me playing on pretty much any device. Would be nice to see it enlarged or at least an option that can be adjusted/toggled for larger text.

[Ryosen]

Another request for larger text options to help us older folks playing on a Steamdeck

[james.kay]

+1 for readable font size, especially on Steamdeck. Currently unplayable on Steamdeck, despite the deceptive green checkmark.

[Jimmerzz]

Originally posted by Goblin:

Meanwhile, people keep posting threads asking for the game to be released on even tinier mobile phone screens.

Changing the text size is pretty easy in the code and seems to work fine, so adding this function shouldn't be too hard for LocalThunk. I could tweak some values myself and release it as a temporary mod, but I doubt most of the people it would help would figure out how to install mods, since I only see Steamdeck users getting much out of it. Switch obviously can't install mods.
Proof of it working: https://steamcommunity.com/id/the_goblinguy/screenshot/2423570474530748165/

Hey what did you change to make this possible? I would also like the game to scale bigger for when playing in our living room as the tv is a distance away that makes it feel like we need to squint to see it.

[Teie]

Originally posted by Goblin:

Meanwhile, people keep posting threads asking for the game to be released on even tinier mobile phone screens.

Changing the text size is pretty easy in the code and seems to work fine, so adding this function shouldn't be too hard for LocalThunk. I could tweak some values myself and release it as a temporary mod, but I doubt most of the people it would help would figure out how to install mods, since I only see Steamdeck users getting much out of it. Switch obviously can't install mods.
Proof of it working: https://steamcommunity.com/id/the_goblinguy/screenshot/2423570474530748165/

No worries though, people have already made it possible to port any official (even the latest) release of Balatro with font modifications. I still believe the developer missed A TON of potential sales by not having a mobile port early, it's the kind of the game you'd want to play when travelling. Almost an essential. What a missed potential.

[Goblin]

Originally posted by Jimmerzz:

Hey what did you change to make this possible? I would also like the game to scale bigger for when playing in our living room as the tv is a distance away that makes it feel like we need to squint to see it.

In game.lua, search for "self.FONTS = {" and all the font definitions should be neatly together. I think I just increased the FONTSCALE variable for all of them by a factor of 1.5 in that screenshot.
That said, I'm pretty sure the Readabletro mod might also increases font size and provides better readability than just increasing the size so using that may be more worthwhile: https://github.com/bladeSk/readabletro

I'm still waiting for Steamodded to get injection capabilities without having to run Lovely for each mod, since currently neither modloader works just right to both add and modify functionality. I have a very broken Accessibility Menu mod that really can't be finished without it, though half of it is useless now anyway with the reduced motion setting in vanilla.

[TheLelik]

Please add option to increase font size.

[james.kay]

No response from the devs at all, huh? So I am assuming no plans to make readable text? I guess I'm refunding. 100% unplayable on Steamdeck.

EDIT: Well, flip. I waited too long to ask for a refund, thinking the devs would *obviously* address this rather obvious issue. Serves me right for trusting the issue would be addressed. Now I am stuck with an unplayable game in my library. Slow. Clap.

[Treux95]

Same issue here... text is too small :(
I was thinking that playing with the Nintendo Switch touch screen will be perfect... It is, but even on the Switch Oled bigger screen, it's barely readable without losing some vision points...

Hope tha it will come some day.