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*peeks out from under the rock where he lives*

Well, that is why i isolate myself from society.

None of that noise matters though as Toady will likely do whatever he's planning to do anyway, and there is much more solid reasons for the Steam release to become a long-term failure which is the only thing that should be important right now.

Updated. Details in the link and readme file.

Collection of DF default tileset derivatives with main goal to provide better legibility while retaining original feel.

Link: https://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=16864

Includes:
[tilesets]
* curses_640x300.png -- backup of the base DF tileset
* rc16x24.png -- upscaled and brushed version of the above
* rc11x18.png, rc15x18.png -- redone from scratch in a new ratio, bulky vs smooth
* rc11.png, rc15.png -- above, squashed into square tiles
* rc7.png, rc13.png, rc17.png -- few more attempts for different resolutions
[txt]
* colors.txt, base_colors.json -- colorscheme configs for DF and CDDA
* png2ttf.py, png2ttf.sh -- font generator, accepts DF png tilesets and returns fonts; based on png_font_to_ttf and repurposed for my particular needs
[fonts]
* *.otf -- few pregenerated fonts by the script above

Installation notes:
DF: pngs go to data/art, then change FONT, FULLFONT and BASIC_FONT in init/init_default.txt and replace init/colors.txt if you like
CDDA: otfs go to /font, then change lines in config/fonts.json and replace config/base_colors.json
[!] Fonts wont scale so always set their nominal height and width in the settings

Preview:

DF with rc15:


CDDA with DF font in menu and rc11 in map:



Known problems with new graphical system as of 50.11:
* some UI parts and text dont support custom BLACK color in background
* without separate menu rendering new ribbon menu obscures stats info (mood indicators and stock counts) when using wide tilesets
* having graphics settings changed makes classic version revert to premium graphics on each restart

So i guess my search has finally ended, here it is, the perfect balance between "looking good" and "stay classic". Thank you for this beautiful tileset, Rogue Yun. I am really tempted to switch to it. The one thing i would change is the dwarves symbols, for some reason i can only accept those that close enough to the original representation. Also old "&" works better for me and "@" feels off. Anyway, great stuff.

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I thought i made it better. I dunno.

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Theta/8 situation
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A better 7 maybe.

I've made some other questionable "improvements", and then returned to the original curses tileset for some mad experiments. I guess i never will be fully satisfied.