Bigger and Brighter Unit Strength and Upgrade Numbers Mod v1.0

[epower]

Verbose title I realize but here it is as a standalone mod.

Part and parcel of my work on the 2K FrankenCounter Mod for Older Eyes is the representation of unit numbers. Figuring that many of you are perfectly content with your current counters, I've decided to release this as a separate mod.

Attached as (Bigger & Brighter Unit Strength and Upgrade Numbers Mod v1.0.zip) is a modified unit_strength_values_sprites.png file which makes viewing the numbers a bit easier, especially for those of us with older eyes and/or higher resolution monitors.

Below is a side by side comparison of stock vs modded versions of the file with added black backgrounds for easier viewing:

Stock vs Modded unit_strength_sprites.png (32.12 KiB) Viewed 1384 times

I've also modified the unit zoom values (top 3 rows) which you must uncover in game yourself.
Here are the two full size variants in game:

Stock vs Modded counters.png (2.6 MiB) Viewed 1384 times

I look forward to any feedback.

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epower

[CaesarAug]

I like this mod for SC WitP, thank you!! I imagine they should be compatible likewise across all SC games? Testing on SC WaW and it seems to work correctly. It's a welcome subtle change. Good job!

EDIT: Tested your mod on SC WaW, SC WiE, SC WWI and SC ACW and it seems to be compatible with all games, yes!

[epower]

Yes, the file in question is identical across all the SC titles I own:
WAW, WIE & WitP

Glad it's helping. At what resolution do you play?

As an experiment, I cranked things up a notch (or pixel in this case) and made an
'Even bigger & Brighter Unit Strength & Upgrade Numbers' variant.
Not sure if it's successful as the larger numbers become distracting to my eye.

Stock v Bigger v Even Bigger.png (2.99 MiB) Viewed 1147 times

[CaesarAug]

I’m playing on a 27” 4K monitor with a native resolution of 3840x2160 at 200% scaled. So it’s a playable resolution of 1920x1080.

Interesting the even bigger and brighter numbers. I think it looks pretty good. You could offer the two versions. Have you published this other bigger version, too?

[epower]

Here you go. I'll be curious to see how well this holds up on your effective 1980 x 1080 monitor.

Attached is the original mod's younger and larger brother:

Even Bigger and Brighter Strength and Upgrade Numbers v.1.1

***The two, like many siblings, are incompatible so enable one or the other. Never both.***

FYI, the screenshots in the above posts are a cut and paste collage.

For those of you wondering about the difference between the mods, the original Bigger Brighter makes the yellow and white color values absolute and also increases vertical height of the numbers by 1 pixel. The younger brother keeps the color changes and increases number height by an additional pixel.

Bigger and Brighter = +1 pixel
Even Bigger & Brighter = +2 pixels

Let me know if there are any issues.

[Tanaka]

Here you go. I'll be curious to see how well this holds up on your effective 1980 x 1080 monitor.

Attached is the original mod's younger and larger brother:

Even Bigger and Brighter Strength and Upgrade Numbers v.1.1

***The two, like many siblings, are incompatible so enable one or the other. Never both.***

FYI, the screenshots in the above posts are a cut and paste collage.

For those of you wondering about the difference between the mods, the original Bigger Brighter makes the yellow and white color values absolute and also increases vertical height of the numbers by 1 pixel. The younger brother keeps the color changes and increases number height by an additional pixel.

Bigger and Brighter = +1 pixel
Even Bigger & Brighter = +2 pixels

Let me know if there are any issues.

Great mod thanks for making! Would it be possible to make the experience dots bigger and brighter as well? And would it be possible to turn the experience dots into gold stars or medals or ranks like the old Panzer General and Panzer Corps games? Would look so much better than the plain old white dots!