Overview
The [font_override] section allows you to replace Chimera’s default fonts with system fonts. This provides extensive customization for text appearance throughout the game.
Font override may have issues on Wine. Enabling this will also force the widescreen fix to be on.You will need the latest Direct3D 9 runtime installed. Download it here: microsoft.com/download Enable Font Override
Enable overriding Chimera’s fonts with system fonts.
Enable system font override specifically.
[font_override]
enabled=1
system_font_override=1
Available Font Types
Chimera supports overriding six different font types:
- System - General UI text
- Large - Large UI elements
- Small - Small UI text
- Smaller - Smallest UI text
- Ticker - Scrolling messages
- Console - Console output
Font Configuration
Each font type has the same set of configuration options:
System Font
Enable override for system font.
system_font_family
string
default:"Interstate-Bold"
Font family name from your system fonts.
Font weight. Scale of 100 (light) to 900 (boldest). 400 is normal. Not all weights work on all fonts.
Horizontal offset adjustment in pixels.
Vertical offset adjustment in pixels.
system_font_shadow_offset_x
Shadow X offset. If all shadow offsets are 0, shadows are disabled (faster but harder to read).
system_font_shadow_offset_y
Shadow Y offset. If all shadow offsets are 0, shadows are disabled (faster but harder to read).
[font_override]
system_font_override=1
system_font_family=Interstate-Bold
system_font_weight=400
system_font_size=20
system_font_x_offset=0
system_font_y_offset=1
system_font_shadow_offset_x=2
system_font_shadow_offset_y=2
Large Font
Enable override for large font.
large_font_family
string
default:"Interstate-Bold"
Font family name.
Horizontal offset in pixels.
Vertical offset in pixels.
large_font_shadow_offset_x
Shadow X offset.
large_font_shadow_offset_y
Shadow Y offset.
[font_override]
large_font_override=1
large_font_family=Interstate-Bold
large_font_weight=400
large_font_size=20
large_font_offset_x=0
large_font_offset_y=1
large_font_shadow_offset_x=2
large_font_shadow_offset_y=2
Small Font
Enable override for small font.
small_font_family
string
default:"Interstate-Bold"
Font family name.
Horizontal offset in pixels.
Vertical offset in pixels.
small_font_shadow_offset_x
Shadow X offset.
small_font_shadow_offset_y
Shadow Y offset.
[font_override]
small_font_override=1
small_font_family=Interstate-Bold
small_font_weight=400
small_font_size=15
small_font_offset_x=0
small_font_offset_y=3
small_font_shadow_offset_x=2
small_font_shadow_offset_y=2
Smaller Font
Enable override for smaller font.
smaller_font_family
string
default:"Interstate-Bold"
Font family name.
Horizontal offset in pixels.
Vertical offset in pixels.
smaller_font_shadow_offset_x
Shadow X offset.
smaller_font_shadow_offset_y
Shadow Y offset.
[font_override]
smaller_font_override=1
smaller_font_family=Interstate-Bold
smaller_font_weight=400
smaller_font_size=11
smaller_font_offset_x=0
smaller_font_offset_y=4
smaller_font_shadow_offset_x=2
smaller_font_shadow_offset_y=2
Ticker Font
Enable override for ticker font (scrolling messages).
ticker_font_family
string
default:"Lucida Console"
Font family name. Monospace fonts recommended for ticker.
Horizontal offset in pixels.
Vertical offset in pixels.
ticker_font_shadow_offset_x
Shadow X offset.
ticker_font_shadow_offset_y
Shadow Y offset.
[font_override]
ticker_font_override=1
ticker_font_family=Lucida Console
ticker_font_weight=400
ticker_font_size=11
ticker_font_offset_x=0
ticker_font_offset_y=0
ticker_font_shadow_offset_x=2
ticker_font_shadow_offset_y=2
Console Font
Enable override for console font.
console_font_family
string
default:"Hack Bold"
Font family name. Monospace fonts recommended for console.
Horizontal offset in pixels.
Vertical offset in pixels.
console_font_shadow_offset_x
Shadow X offset.
console_font_shadow_offset_y
Shadow Y offset.
[font_override]
console_font_override=1
console_font_family=Hack Bold
console_font_weight=400
console_font_size=14
console_font_offset_x=0
console_font_offset_y=0
console_font_shadow_offset_x=2
console_font_shadow_offset_y=2
Font Weight Reference
| Weight | Description |
|---|
| 100 | Thin |
| 200 | Extra Light |
| 300 | Light |
| 400 | Normal |
| 500 | Medium |
| 600 | Semi Bold |
| 700 | Bold |
| 800 | Extra Bold |
| 900 | Black |
Not all fonts support all weight values. If a weight isn’t available, the font will use the closest available weight.
Setting all shadow offsets to 0 disables shadows, which is much faster but makes text harder to read.
# No shadows (faster performance)
system_font_shadow_offset_x=0
system_font_shadow_offset_y=0
# With shadows (better readability)
system_font_shadow_offset_x=2
system_font_shadow_offset_y=2
Popular Font Combinations
Modern Clean Look
[font_override]
enabled=1
# All fonts use Segoe UI
system_font_override=1
system_font_family=Segoe UI
system_font_weight=600
system_font_size=20
small_font_override=1
small_font_family=Segoe UI
small_font_weight=400
small_font_size=15
console_font_override=1
console_font_family=Consolas
console_font_weight=400
console_font_size=14
Retro Monospace
[font_override]
enabled=1
# All fonts monospace
system_font_override=1
system_font_family=Courier New
system_font_weight=700
small_font_override=1
small_font_family=Courier New
small_font_weight=400
console_font_override=1
console_font_family=Courier New
console_font_weight=400
[font_override]
enabled=1
system_font_override=1
system_font_family=Arial
system_font_shadow_offset_x=0
system_font_shadow_offset_y=0
small_font_override=1
small_font_family=Arial
small_font_shadow_offset_x=0
small_font_shadow_offset_y=0
