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Hi, i search help for have bigger fonts in menu ,info boxes in game etc...so, I use  the Eisenhauer Font.res who is perfect till this day , i see recently (i don't know why now) 2 problems , the text that appear when you click to abort or end a mission is  very (very) small (do you want to end ...) but the boxes in game like "mission complete" or others are very (very)  big with a bigger text but not centered (justified to the left) ....I try a fresh install ,but it's the same problem ,i dont' remember that the clean original GR has these info boxes ,even with the original Font.res. I know it's purely cosmetic but...😉. Also ,i search for modifications   i  make to have a personal GR to understand how the differents elements of the interface work : fonts, menus ,info boxes . Certainly , posts or tuto on Ghost Recon.net but i search with zéro results !

Fine days for all.

box_abort.jpg

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Thanks for answer and time !

After several "try and miss" , i think that Ike.res deal with the boxes and some fonts ...i have in fact two différents ike.res (i don't know why)  et in conjonction with your font.res ,it's provide not the same effect : one give a small txt in mission status (abort, leave..) but small box with large txt in box for objective, mission etc...and options menus ok . The other one give  large font in all game but large boxes also and too large txt in options and briefing.

In your font.res ,i try to change the others default and large terms but the game doesn't launch ,i think you try also ? Perhaps a medium font size ?

To use  your font.res file ,i modify the strings .res to adjust the txt who don't fit with the tabs in options and briefing, see attached file.

And the new_font_revised.rsb has a role in the  size of fonts and boxes ???

For the last , i made a fresh install of GR on an other computer and i have same large boxes with the txt no centered or justified , i don't remember that in first look on GR some years ago , is it the same for you ?

guy.

PS i change the string file cause i see a missing term in missions menu : auto assign stat points 

 

 

strings.7z

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You may know or have considered this already.
The higher the resolution the smaller and smaller the black display boxes get.
I usually run 1920x1080  but in the past I have forced higher resolutions with Nvidia Control Panel, like 2560x1440 or even 4k.
It does make the game look better but the black display boxes are so small the font is very hard to read. I don't remeber about the chat
feed in the upper left hand corner. Command maps are affected also.

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On 16/08/2026 at 20:38, Eisenhauer said:

I haven't tested this with dgVoodoo 2, but here are some instructions: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/DgVoodoo_2#HUD_and_interface_scaling_on_high_resolutions

 

I try to use some years  ago dgVoodoo 2 for Novalogic Delta Force 2 but with no luck because the graphics problem was  a real bug in the game ! I have not think at that solution but i try it when i return soon from holidays 😉

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On 18/08/2026 at 02:22, wombat50 said:

You may know or have considered this already.
The higher the resolution the smaller and smaller the black display boxes get.
I usually run 1920x1080  but in the past I have forced higher resolutions with Nvidia Control Panel, like 2560x1440 or even 4k.
It does make the game look better but the black display boxes are so small the font is very hard to read. I don't remeber about the chat
feed in the upper left hand corner. Command maps are affected also.

I run also G.R in 2560 x 1440 with eisenhauer font. res and a modified strings. res (for some texts in option tabs) with good result : main menus and command map are very good and readable text in black info boxes ...but the info box itself is big and the txt smallest and not centered and justified (screen capture 2). I try a fresh install on an other computer and i see the same problem ,with the standard résolution or better ! As long i play G.R , i don't remember this effect . Have you the same on your install ? 

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I use the original strings.res file and the new_font_revised.rsb.
The attached images are what I have always experienced using different resolutions.
Three are of the Mission Status or Objectives box, always in the center of the screen.
One is of a "Display Message Box All" which is always towards the top.

Mission Staus 640 x 480.webp

Mission Satus Box 1920 x 1080.webp

Mission staus box 2560 x 1440.webp

Display Message Box All 1920 x 1080.webp

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On 22/08/2026 at 23:26, wombat50 said:

I use the original strings.res file and the new_font_revised.rsb.
The attached images are what I have always experienced using different resolutions.
Three are of the Mission Status or Objectives box, always in the center of the screen.
One is of a "Display Message Box All" which is always towards the top.

Mission Staus 640 x 480.webp

Mission Satus Box 1920 x 1080.webp

Mission staus box 2560 x 1440.webp

Display Message Box All 1920 x 1080.webp

Thanks for the screenshots ,  i try the 1920 x 1080 , it's not bad but i find the reticle sight a little bit enlarged and less precise than on my screen resolution . And the "display message box all " from Igor i use  in missions are always very big and with txt not centered . As i understand ,you don't use the Eisenauer Font ? I thinks that my .RES files are not good , so can you please send me the three for trial ? 

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Don,

Yes ,  the resolution 2560x1440 is the better for me and it's for that i search a way to have larger fonts  ! So, thanks for the 3 files but they appeared as "Unavailable"...I had a similar problem with a file i send to Eisenhauer , he ask me to compress it , perhaps the same issue ? 

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Same problem 🤥This is  the message when i click  on the file always marked "Unavailable" This attachment is not available. It may have been removed or the person who shared it may not have permission to share it to this location. 

If you have always my email address , it's simpler to send me this way ?

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Thanks a lot for the problem tracking and the link  ! I would never have thought that they are still people who work to enhance GR 😀. I try this tool rapidly and return here for the result but ,before, i want to try on  a fresh install of  G.R...

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On 04/09/2026 at 09:56, Eisenhauer said:

Here's a brand-new tool that was released two days ago! It's supposed to enlarge the HUD and Menus as well. Please make sure to remove the files added by DX Wrapper or DG Voodoo from the Ghost Recon directory first.

https://github.com/Joshhhuaaa/EnhancedGR/releases

So, i try on my regular version of GR (lot of modifs, not really from stock ! ) in 2560x1440 ,the tool from Joshhhuaaa and the result is ...mixed . Perhaps a little better F.O.V but for the menus and game interface , it became at 4:3 and the font is blur , the info boxes very big, and it scale hud by default (cross in options). See attached images in zip for details but, there is a ini file for ajustements ,that i ,perhaps ,cannot explore all possibilities of settings .

Thanks to give us your results with you try it.

Have a nice  weekend.

Enhanced-GR-v1.0.7z

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3 minutes ago, Eisenhauer said:

You can insert the images here; ZIP archives are not allowed.

Ok, sorry, on a precedent message about files i send ,i understand wrongly that the files need to be compressed ! so ,my images of the test ...

1_essai_enhancegr.jpg

2_essai_enhancegr.jpg

3_essai_enhancegr.jpg

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3 minutes ago, Eisenhauer said:

The windows in the middle look good; only the ones at the bottom left and right are a little small. Do you use the same resolution in the game as you do on your desktop?

Yes, same resolution in game and desktop : 2560x1140 but ,the screen interface with the tool is 4/3 in place of 16/10 fullscreen . Are you going to try the tool ?

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[General]
FPSLimit = -1                        // Caps the frame rate. 0 is uncapped, -1 sits just under the refresh rate.

[Graphics]
DisplayMode = 0                      // 0 exclusive fullscreen, 1 borderless at the desktop resolution, 2 windowed.
VSync = 1                            // Waits for the next frame refresh before presenting. Prevents tearing, but adds up to one frame of latency.
AnisotropicFiltering = 16            // Forces anisotropic texture filtering. 0 or 1 is off, up to 16.
MSAA = 1                             // Forces multisample antialiasing. 0 or 1 is off, up to 8 samples.
SMAA = 1                             // Enables subpixel morphological antialiasing to smooth jagged edges.

[HUD]
ScaleHUD = 1                         // Forces HUD and Command Map scaling on, overriding the in-game setting.
OpticMaskAspect = 2                  // Controls the aspect ratio of scopes, binoculars, and night vision. 0 stretches, 1 preserves 4:3 with black bars, 2 fills the screen width.

[Input]
LookSensitivity = 1.0                // Multiplier on top of the in-game mouse sensitivity slider.
CursorSensitivity = 1.0              // Multiplier on top of the menu, pause and command map cursor speed.
 

My settings in EnhancedGR.ini

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