Message box too small (or font too large) in VR to hold full message

[imacken]

Glad to see that the comms menu issue was fixed in latest patch. However, the box size being too small in VR for messages, e.g. trainers instructions, has not.

Just need to go to Hornet AIM-120 Training Mission to see this. First bunch of text gets cut off as box too small (or text too big.)

The proper solution to this would be to have a font scaling option factor less than one the in GUI option. At the moment, it is way too big in VR.

[fac851]

Yes, it's frustrating and a turn-off for beginners, I can't read the full text in most training missions.

 

Such a basic issue should be fixed.

[BIGNEWY]

Hi,

 

it is a problem we are aware of, the solution is not simple however.

 

We have asked that text not be to long when missions are designed to try and counter this problem for now.

 

Thanks

[cercata]

Yeah, this is one of the bigger issues using VR actually.

 

¿ It's that complicated to split the text in case the designer made it too long ? Because there is a lot of old content like that ...

[BIGNEWY]

Yeah, this is one of the bigger issues using VR actually.

 

¿ It's that complicated to split the text in case the designer made it too long ? Because there is a lot of old content like that ...

 

Yes it seems it is more complicated issue, scroll bar was considered but this is also not ideal in VR.

[fac851]

Yes it seems it is more complicated issue, scroll bar was considered but this is also not ideal in VR.

 

Why not adjust the font size? It is very large now in VR...

[imacken]

THe whole text thing is a bit of a mess. There is the issue we are discussing here, but in conjunction there is the - also reported - issue about the text scaling factor option when used in 4K.

 

If a larger value is selected, e.g. 1.5, the text looks fine in 4K. However, any time a new message comes up, then the original message goes back to the default (v small) size. This makes a lot of training missions almost impossible to use, as most use 'PRESS SPACEBAR TO CONTINUE' as a very quick 2nd message, so the actual instruction is very difficult to see which is kind of critical when trying to learn.

 

Easy to demonstrate, just load up any of the Harrier TMs.

[BIGNEWY]

Why not adjust the font size? It is very large now in VR...

 

You can adjust the font scale and it will help to some degree, but if you are using a larger font scale space is reduced even more which is problematic for 4k users.

 

The team are aware hopefully a solution will be found.

[Uxi]

This one is pretty bad on just about every F/A-18C training mission, so hopefully a fix is on the horizon.