BLADERUNNER: Override original FONT and TRE

engines/bladerunner/bladerunner.cpp

@@ -357,6 +357,16 @@ bool BladeRunnerEngine::startup(bool hasSavegames) {
 
 	_gameTime = new Time(this);
 
+	// Try to load the SUBTITLES.MIX first, before Startup.MIX
+	// allows overriding any identically named resources (such as the original font files and as a bonus also the TRE files for the UI and dialogue menu)
+	_subtitles = new Subtitles(this);
+	r = openArchive("SUBTITLES.MIX");
+	if (!r) {
+		_subtitles->setSubtitlesSystemInactive(true); // no subtitles support
+	}
+	_subtitles->init();
+
+
 	r = openArchive("STARTUP.MIX");
 	if (!r)
 		return false;
@@ -504,13 +514,6 @@ bool BladeRunnerEngine::startup(bool hasSavegames) {
 	_mainFont->open("KIA6PT.FON", 640, 480, -1, 0, 0x252D);
 	_mainFont->setSpacing(1, 0);
 
-	_subtitles = new Subtitles(this);
-	r = openArchive("SUBTITLES.MIX");
-	if (!r) {
-		_subtitles->setSubtitlesSystemInactive(true); // no subtitles support
-	}
-	_subtitles->init();
-
 	for (int i = 0; i != 43; ++i) {
 		Shape *shape = new Shape(this);
 		shape->open("SHAPES.SHP", i);

engines/bladerunner/font.cpp

@@ -68,31 +68,32 @@ bool Font::open(const Common::String &fileName, int screenWidth, int screenHeigh
 		_characters[i].width = stream->readUint32LE();
 		_characters[i].height = stream->readUint32LE();
 		_characters[i].dataOffset = stream->readUint32LE();
-		// special explicit alignment fixes for TAHOMA18 (INTERNAL) font
-		if (fileName == "TAHOMA18.FON") {
-			switch (i) {
-			case 46:	// '-'
-			case 72:	// G
-			case 74:	// I
-			case 75:	// J
-				_characters[i].x = 0;						// original value was 1
-				break;
-			case 81:	// P (ascii code 80  + 1)
-				_characters[i].x = 0;						// original value was 1
-				_characters[i].y = 7;						// original value was 6 -- bring them down for one (1) pixel
-				break;
-			case 83:	// R
-			case 84:	// S
-			case 86:	// U
-			case 87:	// V
-			case 88:	// W
-			case 89:	// X
-			case 90:	// Y
-			case 91:	// Z
-				_characters[i].y = 7;						// original value was 6 -- bring them down for one (1) pixel
-				break;
-			}
-		}
+		// Commented out. Explicit fixes don't really make sense if we can override the TAHOMA18 font
+//		// special explicit alignment fixes for TAHOMA18 (INTERNAL) font
+//		if (fileName == "TAHOMA18.FON") {
+//			switch (i) {
+//			case 46:	// '-'
+//			case 72:	// G
+//			case 74:	// I
+//			case 75:	// J
+//				_characters[i].x -= 1;						// original value was 1
+//				break;
+//			case 81:	// P (ascii code 80  + 1)
+//				_characters[i].x -= 1;						// original value was 1
+//				_characters[i].y += 1;						// original value was 6 -- bring them down for one (1) pixel
+//				break;
+//			case 83:	// R
+//			case 84:	// S
+//			case 86:	// U
+//			case 87:	// V
+//			case 88:	// W
+//			case 89:	// X
+//			case 90:	// Y
+//			case 91:	// Z
+//				_characters[i].y += 1;						// original value was 6 -- bring them down for one (1) pixel
+//				break;
+//			}
+//		}
 		//debug("char::%d character x: %d, y: %d, w: %d, h:%d, do: %d", i, _characters[i].x, _characters[i].y, _characters[i].width, _characters[i].height, _characters[i].dataOffset);
 	}
 	for (int i = 0; i < _dataSize; i++) {

engines/bladerunner/ui/kia_section_settings.cpp

@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ void KIASectionSettings::draw(Graphics::Surface &surface) {
 	const char *textDark = _vm->_textOptions->getText(14);
 	const char *textLight = _vm->_textOptions->getText(15);
 	const char *textDesignersCut = _vm->_textOptions->getText(18);
-	// TODO REPLACE THIS STRING LITERAL MAYBE WITH A TEXT RESOURCE ITEM?
-    const char *textSubtitles = "Subtitles";
+	// Allow this to be loading as an extra text item in the resource for text options
+	const char *textSubtitles  = strcmp(_vm->_textOptions->getText(42), "") == 0? "Subtitles" : _vm->_textOptions->getText(42); // +1 to the max of original index of textOptions which is 41
 
 	int posConversationChoices = 320 - _vm->_mainFont->getTextWidth(textConversationChoices) / 2;
 	int posMusic = 320 - _vm->_mainFont->getTextWidth(textMusic) / 2;