[1998 Yankees]

Originally Posted by mi77ens

Hey all! Hope you're enjoying the game!
I would like to collect your feedback and suggestions on the interface and graphics here and use them as reference when we start working on the next version. Go!

First of all, thanks for asking. This is one reason why this game continues to be great.

Well, you knew I would be checking in here, yes?

Here, a recap:

Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

Here are the two OOTP fonts in question [the main screen fonts from OOTP 12 and 13]. Open these font printouts in two Adobe Reader windows, side by side, and use Alt-Tab to flip back and forth between them.

Cras and some others have a problem with columns of numbers not lining up using the OOTP 13 version, and that bothers me too. But what really bothers me is the legibility of the new font.

Take a look at the size 12 lines in each display, flipping back and forth. See how the Droid Sans 'Vera' of OOTP13 is thinner and not as sharp as the Vera Sans of OOTP12?

That is the problem! And this is size 12. It gets worse with sizes 10 and 8, I am sure. No wonder my eyes were bothering me after looking at this font for long stretches at a time.

Originally Posted by mi77ens

Hello fellows! Sorry, I've been really swamped recently and didn't have time to look at the forum.
We already had some discussions about the new font in the iOOTP forum and I'm aware that some of you are not happy with our choice.
Unfortunately there is not much we can do about it right now, since changing the font is a pretty big thing, design- and code-wise.
Here's a short version of my previous explanation on the font topic:
1. Usability -> We had several good reasons to change the font.
2. The new font (droid sans) IS actually designed for user interfaces and it works quite well so far, from my point of view.
3. There were no major complaints about the font during testing.

There is a monospaced version of droid sans. We will see if we can use it in the future. For now I ask you to be patient and give the new look a chance.

Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

I don't think anyone expected you to change it for this version. I know my own purpose in this was for you and your designers to keep it in mind for the future. I repeatedly said in this thread that it was unlikely to be addressed and I said why.

[However, as this is] a text simulation game, the quality of screen font is of great importance. I can tell you that, for me, it will be a primary concern as to whether I continue to purchase future versions of OOTPB. You may like the new droid font. I detest it.

FWIW, of course. I am only one customer. But you have to wonder, how many more share my concern out here? And how may it affect your future sales?

Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

You can see from mi77ens' post that I was right in my impression that this is no easy fix (or, let's say, graphic improvement - it's not a bug; more of a "design disagreement" ).

I will say this: It may be a more common complaint and/or area of potential improvement than she realizes. I say this in the knowledge that, for everyone who complained and participated in this thread, there are likely dozens of lurkers who share this complaint and will avail themselves of the workaround that we came up with here [swapping the old OOTP12 font into the OOTP 13 fonts folder and using the dark skin; better but not optimal].