Infamous XBOX subtitle outline

src/core/config.h

@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ enum Config {
 #define HUD_ENHANCEMENTS	// Adjusts some aspects to make the HUD look/behave a little bit better.
 // #define BETA_SLIDING_TEXT
 #define TRIANGULAR_BLIPS	// height indicating triangular radar blips, as in VC
+// #define XBOX_SUBTITLES	// the infamous outlines
 #define PC_MENU
 
 #ifndef PC_MENU

src/render/Font.cpp

@@ -942,6 +942,40 @@ CFont::PrintString(float x, float y, wchar *start, wchar *end, float spwidth)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef XBOX_SUBTITLES
+void
+CFont::PrintStringFromBottom(float x, float y, wchar *str)
+{
+#ifdef MORE_LANGUAGES
+	if (IsJapaneseFont())
+		y -= (32.0f * CFont::Details.scaleY / 2.75f + 2.0f * CFont::Details.scaleY) * GetNumberLines(x, y, str);
+	else
+#endif
+		y -= (32.0f * CFont::Details.scaleY * 0.5f + 2.0f * CFont::Details.scaleY) * GetNumberLines(x, y, str);
+	PrintString(x, y, str);
+}
+
+void
+CFont::PrintOutlinedString(float x, float y, wchar *str, float outlineStrength, bool fromBottom, CRGBA outlineColor)
+{
+	CRGBA textColor = Details.color;
+	SetColor(outlineColor);
+	CVector2D offsets[] = { {1.f, 1.f}, {1.f, -1.f}, {-1.f, 1.f}, {-1.f, -1.f} };
+	for(int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(offsets); i++){
+		if (fromBottom)
+			PrintStringFromBottom(x + SCREEN_SCALE_X(offsets[i].x * outlineStrength), y + SCREEN_SCALE_Y(offsets[i].y * outlineStrength), str);
+		else
+			PrintString(x + SCREEN_SCALE_X(offsets[i].x * outlineStrength), y + SCREEN_SCALE_Y(offsets[i].y * outlineStrength), str);
+	}
+	SetColor(textColor);
+	
+	if (fromBottom)
+		PrintStringFromBottom(x, y, str);
+	else
+		PrintString(x, y, str);
+}
+#endif
+
 float
 CFont::GetCharacterWidth(wchar c)
 {

src/render/Font.h

@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ public:
 	static void InitPerFrame(void);
 	static void PrintChar(float x, float y, wchar c);
 	static void PrintString(float x, float y, wchar *s);
+#ifdef XBOX_SUBTITLES
+	static void PrintStringFromBottom(float x, float y, wchar *str);
+	static void PrintOutlinedString(float x, float y, wchar *str, float outlineStrength, bool fromBottom, CRGBA outlineColor);
+#endif
 	static int GetNumberLines(float xstart, float ystart, wchar *s);
 	static void GetTextRect(CRect *rect, float xstart, float ystart, wchar *s);
 #ifdef MORE_LANGUAGES

src/render/Hud.cpp

@@ -926,11 +926,20 @@ void CHud::Draw()
 			CFont::SetJustifyOff();
 			CFont::SetBackgroundOff();
 			CFont::SetBackgroundColor(CRGBA(0, 0, 0, 128));
-			CFont::SetScale(SCREEN_SCALE_X(0.48f), SCREEN_SCALE_Y(1.120f));
+			CFont::SetScale(SCREEN_SCALE_X(0.48f), SCREEN_SCALE_Y(1.12f));
 			CFont::SetCentreOn();
 			CFont::SetPropOn();
 			CFont::SetFontStyle(FONT_LOCALE(FONT_BANK));
 
+#ifdef XBOX_SUBTITLES
+			float radarBulge = SCREEN_SCALE_X(45.0f) + SCREEN_SCALE_X(16.0f);
+			float rectWidth = SCREEN_WIDTH - SCREEN_SCALE_X(45.0f) - SCREEN_SCALE_X(16.0f) - radarBulge;
+			CFont::SetCentreSize(rectWidth);
+			CFont::SetColor(CRGBA(180, 180, 180, 255));
+
+			CFont::PrintOutlinedString(rectWidth / 2.0f + radarBulge, SCREEN_SCALE_Y(4.0f) + SCREEN_SCALE_FROM_BOTTOM(48.0f) - SCREEN_SCALE_Y(1), m_Message,
+				2.0f, true, CRGBA(0, 0, 0, 255));
+#else
 			float radarBulge = SCREEN_SCALE_X(40.0f) + SCREEN_SCALE_X(8.0f);
 			float rectWidth = SCREEN_WIDTH - SCREEN_SCALE_X(50.0f) - SCREEN_SCALE_X(8.0f) - radarBulge;
 			CFont::SetCentreSize(rectWidth);
@@ -943,6 +952,7 @@ void CHud::Draw()
 			// I'm not sure shadow substaction was intentional here, might be a leftover if CFont::PrintString was used for a shadow draw call
 			CFont::PrintString(rectWidth / 2.0f + radarBulge - SCREEN_SCALE_X(shadow), SCREEN_SCALE_Y(4.0f) + SCREEN_SCALE_FROM_BOTTOM(68.0f) - SCREEN_SCALE_Y(shadow), m_Message);
 			CFont::SetDropShadowPosition(0);
+#endif
 		}
 
 		/*