How to Help Devs Troubleshoot Blurry Text Issue on Macs?

jslmsca · 05-14-2025, 09:52 PM

I just purchased FHM11 now that it is discounted and the blurry text issue from last year is still in this game. Just to reiterate, many Mac users are experiencing this bug.

How can I help the devs narrow down this issue? Are there recommended settings? Are there some logging or diagnostic information I can provide?

Thanks.

jslmsca · 05-15-2025, 11:28 PM

@JeffR, trace file sent via email.

jslmsca · Yesterday, 09:35 AM

I buy my games from Steam but I've ruled out it being a Steam only issue. Someone had mentioned not having an issue with the FastSpring version but I purchased that one and am having the same blurriness.

jslmsca · Yesterday, 10:00 AM

I'm seeing the issue on both an iMac M1 and MacBook Air M2, both running the latest versions of Sequoia.

jslmsca · Yesterday, 10:04 AM

Suggestions from ChatGPT:

Poor Retina/HiDPI support in the game’s text rendering engine (possibly SDL, Qt, or a custom wrapper).

Improper usage of NSHighResolutionCapable or backingScaleFactor, causing it to scale UI elements with 1x rather than 2x resolution on Retina displays.

Text rendering via software blitting rather than native APIs (like CoreText or properly Retina-aware OpenGL/Metal).

Missing NSPrincipalClass or misconfiguration in the Info.plist in how the app declares its UI layer.

05-14-2025, 09:52 PM	#1
jslmsca All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Calgary Posts: 565	How to Help Devs Troubleshoot Blurry Text Issue on Macs? I just purchased FHM11 now that it is discounted and the blurry text issue from last year is still in this game. Just to reiterate, many Mac users are experiencing this bug. How can I help the devs narrow down this issue? Are there recommended settings? Are there some logging or diagnostic information I can provide? Thanks.

05-15-2025, 11:28 PM	#2
jslmsca All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Calgary Posts: 565	@JeffR, trace file sent via email.

Yesterday, 09:35 AM	#3
jslmsca All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Calgary Posts: 565	I buy my games from Steam but I've ruled out it being a Steam only issue. Someone had mentioned not having an issue with the FastSpring version but I purchased that one and am having the same blurriness.

Yesterday, 10:00 AM	#4
jslmsca All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Calgary Posts: 565	I'm seeing the issue on both an iMac M1 and MacBook Air M2, both running the latest versions of Sequoia.

Yesterday, 10:04 AM	#5
jslmsca All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Calgary Posts: 565	Suggestions from ChatGPT: Poor Retina/HiDPI support in the game’s text rendering engine (possibly SDL, Qt, or a custom wrapper). Improper usage of NSHighResolutionCapable or backingScaleFactor, causing it to scale UI elements with 1x rather than 2x resolution on Retina displays. Text rendering via software blitting rather than native APIs (like CoreText or properly Retina-aware OpenGL/Metal). Missing NSPrincipalClass or misconfiguration in the Info.plist in how the app declares its UI layer.