Patch 1 — your first reports, fixed
All four of this week's changes came straight from player reports:
- Esc now opens Settings when no panel is open (and still closes whatever is).
- New UI scale setting (80–140%) — zooms the whole interface, not just text.
- The Text size setting now actually reaches all the fine print (the Drift Echo tree was the worst offender), and the smallest text got a bump regardless.
- Tall panels (Factions, especially) no longer hide their header behind the top bar on 1080p displays.
Keep the reports coming — this is the pace. — Jeff
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