How to make hit points/ shields digit values smaller?

[djambalaz]

I want to mod a particular unit and make the hp value digits (For example GC - 99 999 loook smaller 99 999 same with shields. This is when the unit is in the engineer selection not the unit itself. Thanks !

[Uveso]

Do you mean something like this:

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Well you have to change the function "Show()" inside "unitviewDetail.lua"
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    local showShield = false
    if bp.Defense.Shield and bp.Defense.Shield.ShieldMaxHealth then
        showShield = true
        View.ShieldStat.Value:SetText(bp.Defense.Shield.ShieldMaxHealth)
    end


then add this line to set the fontsize to 10:

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        View.ShieldStat.Value:SetFont(UIUtil.bodyFont, 10)


should look like this now:

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    local showShield = false
    if bp.Defense.Shield and bp.Defense.Shield.ShieldMaxHealth then
        showShield = true
        View.ShieldStat.Value:SetFont(UIUtil.bodyFont, 10)
        View.ShieldStat.Value:SetText(bp.Defense.Shield.ShieldMaxHealth)
    end


This is the only way to make the text smaller.

[Uveso]

But i can't recommend to change the function by your mod. This function is critical for the whole tooltip stuff and will be changed in the future from FAF Developer side.
If you decide to hook the file and change the function, have in mind to check this after each FAF update.

In case you want this to be implemented into the FAF maingame, you can start an issue on github:
https://github.com/FAForever/fa/issues

Name it something like "Tooltip enhancement for big numbers"