What's your Strategy?
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I'm surprised too. With the number of old blind farts playing this game.Platoonist wrote: Sun Jan 07, 2024 8:06 pm Use the -altFont switch in the game short cut target field. It uses Lucida Sans Unicode which is easier to read as it doesn't have serifs. I'm sometimes surprised it hasn't been made the default.
.Well I am using it but perhaps incorrectly. Here is my command line:Platoonist wrote: Sun Jan 07, 2024 8:06 pm Use the -altFont switch in the game short cut target field. It uses Lucida Sans Unicode which is easier to read as it doesn't have serifs. I'm sometimes surprised it hasn't been made the default.
Hmm. That does look correct to me. Well, there is one last option. Try using -altFontSize in the target field instead of -altFont. It'll make the Lucidia Sans font one point larger although sometimes there's a bit of type overlap in some spots depending on screen resolution.ncc1701e wrote: Sun Jan 07, 2024 9:52 pm Well I am using it but perhaps incorrectly. Here is my command line:
\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe -dd_sw -skipVideo -SingleCpuOrders -cpu3 -multiaudio -deepColor –altFont -w -px1280 -py900
altFontSize is only available with the new update....GPPlatoonist wrote: Sun Jan 07, 2024 11:03 pmHmm. That does look correct to me. Well, there is one last option. Try using -altFontSize in the target field instead of -altFont. It'll make the Lucidia Sans font one point larger although sometimes there's a bit of type overlap in some spots depending on screen resolution.ncc1701e wrote: Sun Jan 07, 2024 9:52 pm Well I am using it but perhaps incorrectly. Here is my command line:
\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe -dd_sw -skipVideo -SingleCpuOrders -cpu3 -multiaudio -deepColor –altFont -w -px1280 -py900
Otherwise......glasses. Pipe and hat optional.
Yeah, I've been using the update for over a year, so I tend to forget.
....GPAt least those columns have different colored letters! That does make it a little easier.Platoonist wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:53 amYeah, I've been using the update for over a year, so I tend to forget.
As previously noted by btd64 the larger font works well for the most part, but sometimes does have issues with column crowding and long names.
altFontSize.jpg
Since the graphic you posted shows text with Serifs on the letters, it is not following -your altFont setting. I suspect you may have used the minus sign from the numeric pad rather than the hyphen from the top of the keyboard, next to number 0.ncc1701e wrote: Sun Jan 07, 2024 9:52 pmWell I am using it but perhaps incorrectly. Here is my command line:Platoonist wrote: Sun Jan 07, 2024 8:06 pm Use the -altFont switch in the game short cut target field. It uses Lucida Sans Unicode which is easier to read as it doesn't have serifs. I'm sometimes surprised it hasn't been made the default.
\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe -dd_sw -skipVideo -SingleCpuOrders -cpu3 -multiaudio -deepColor –altFont -w -px1280 -py900
Thank you so much, I thing this is it. I can see better now. So looks like the fonts are correct. Do you confirm from the below screenshot?BBfanboy wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2024 6:22 pm Since the graphic you posted shows text with Serifs on the letters, it is not following -your altFont setting. I suspect you may have used the minus sign from the numeric pad rather than the hyphen from the top of the keyboard, next to number 0.
Yes thanks a lot. I have tried twice to enter the game but I was overwhelmed. I am replaying Coral Sea scenario now with a correct font
to retry with something small to learn the game.