Option to increase font size needed badly.

[Edward Howton]

I've noticed this has been discussed for years here now and it does not seem to have ever been addressed at all, but the font size is ridiculously small. I couldn't read it even before going blind without pressing my nose against my screen, for crying out loud. Any text, any numbers, may as well be pixels for all the difference it'll do.

But since the devs seemingly don't give a damn, can some capable somebody in the community just MAKE a patch for it or something? Is there some file that can be altered to make the font legible at least? I'm not exactly pleased at the prospect of buying a telescope just to be able to see if I'm sending scouts at a Ruined Shelter or a Small Airship. There's not enough room on my desk to fit one anyway.

[Bobywan]

If it could be done, it would have been done by now.

[Edward Howton]

Originally posted by Bobywan:

If it could be done, it would have been done by now.

Yeah, I know. One can only wish, sometimes. Sitting here wondering what the point of all the alert messages are when they're not bloody visible anyway.

[Ceejay]

While not a great solution, maybe lowering the resolution might help?

[Edward Howton]

Originally posted by Ceejay:

While not a great solution, maybe lowering the resolution might help?

I probably will try that. My resolution already isn't huge, but I play everything in windowed mode, so maybe it'll balance out. It's not like I need ubergraphics anymore, anyway.

[Edward Howton]

Originally posted by Ceejay:

While not a great solution, maybe lowering the resolution might help?

Actually you know what? I just tried it. Went all the way down to 800x600. Not only did the text actually get SMALLER in fullscreen mode, but the letters even became a blurry illegible mess. Increasing the resolution to 1600x900 made it more clear. That's the opposite of what I was expecting would happen. Geez.

[Ceejay]

Originally posted by Edward Howton:

Originally posted by Ceejay:

While not a great solution, maybe lowering the resolution might help?

Actually you know what? I just tried it. Went all the way down to 800x600. Not only did the text actually get SMALLER in fullscreen mode, but the letters even became a blurry illegible mess. Increasing the resolution to 1600x900 made it more clear. That's the opposite of what I was expecting would happen. Geez.

oh, I did not think they would scale the text, normally that is the kind of thing that often gets missed. Sorry man.

[corbo]

Text size shouldn't change with resolution.
Theoretically, all images sharing the same aspect ratio should superpose, only with more detail at higher resolution.

Such simple a concept requires neurons to be understood. At least 2 more than the pellucid concept that texts are meant to be read, and thus to be readable.
No in-game text is legible in the trailer. Only marketing words are. Tells me all I need to know.

[Gudbuddy]

Have you tried big picture mode? I find it easier on the eye, and you can switch back and forth between the two as needed.

[Edward Howton]

Originally posted by Gudbuddy:

Have you tried big picture mode? I find it easier on the eye, and you can switch back and forth between the two as needed.

I thought Big Picture mode was for putting things on a TV screen. If it isn't I'm not sure how it would be any different than just fullscreen on my monitor. It's not like I can run a program mode to increase the size of a physical screen.

[Gudbuddy]

Thanks to all that replied. Perhaps Steam will include a setting in a future update but I am not holding my breath..