MMBNLC Pixel Font mod

This is a mod for Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection which replaces the game's high-resolution Courier-based font with the original pixel fonts from the GBA games.

Features

• Replaces the Courier-based font in all 6 games with a pixel font based on the original GBA games.

• Works around a glitch where font shadows are rendered too dark. The font shadows have been individually adjusted for all games to accommodate various situations in the games.

• Also replaces the bold font used for e.g. chip names in MMBN3, 4, 5, 6 with the original pixel font, in order to work around the above issue there too.

Note: This mod updates the fonts for text which is dynamically rendered. Some in-game localized assets may still use a high-resolution font. These may be replaced in a future version.

Note: The pixel fonts are not affected by the high-resolution filter option.

Installing

Windows PC and Steam Deck

1. Download and install chaudloader: https://github.com/RockmanEXEZone/chaudloader/releases Version 0.8.0 or newer is required.

2. Launch Steam in Desktop Mode. Right-click the game in Steam, then click Properties → Local Files → Browse to open the game's install folder. Then open the "exe" folder, where you'll find MMBN_LC1.exe or MMBN_LC2.exe.

3. Copy the PixelFont_Vol1 (for MMBNLC Vol. 1) or PixelFont_Vol2 (for MMBNLC Vol. 2) folder to the "mods" folder.

4. Launch the game as normal.

Nintendo Switch

1. Install Atmosphère.

2. Open your microSD card in File Explorer and go to the "atmosphere" folder, then create a "contents" folder (if it does not yet exist).

3. Copy the 010038E016264000 (for MMBNLC Vol. 1) and/or 0100734016266000 (for MMBNLC Vol. 2) folder(s) to the "contents" folder.

4. Launch the game in Atmosphère.

Version History

Ver. 1.0.1 - 29 April 2023

• No functional changes from Ver. 1.0.0, so if the mod is working fine for you, no need to update!
• Steam: Updated to new chaudloader API. The mod now requires chaudloader version 0.8.0 or newer.
• Nintendo Switch: Added Nintendo Switch (LayeredFS) version.

Ver. 1.0.0 - 21 April 2023

• Initial version.

Building

Building is supported on Windows 10 & 11. First install the following prerequisites:

• Python 3
• 7-Zip. Expected install location is C:\Program Files\7-Zip, otherwise update the 7Z variable in make.bat.
• Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Volume 1 and/or 2. Expected install location is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common, otherwise update the VOL1_DIR and/or VOL2_DIR variable(s) in make.bat.
• Install required Python packages for MMBNLC-Scripts: pip install Pillow numpy

Then, run one of the following commands:

• make / make steam - Builds the mod files compatible with chaudloader. You can only build this mod when MMBN Legacy Collection Volume 1 and/or 2 is installed, the make script will build the mod files for the volume(s) you have installed.
• make switch - Builds the mod files compatible with LayeredFS.
• make clean - Removes all temporary files and build outputs.
• make install - Installs the previously built mod files into the mods folder for chaudloader.
• make uninstall - Removes the installed mod files from the mods folder for chaudloader.