UI scaling is still experimental after 5 years, an issue for everyone above 1080p

[Shimohi]

And this leaves me 4 options:

Use the bad UI scaling, with blurry fonts an graphics.
Use an endless hoop of mods to get it somewhat fixed.
Play without.
Just play something else.

I tried to get attention for this problem for almost a year, but nothing. No word in a single DD. Just nothing.

Oh and Hearts of Iron 4 has the same issue.

 

[jwk4heels]

I play in 1440p and I’ve never felt the need to mess with the UI scaling. I use UI Overhaul Dynamic and Tiny Outliner, and I think both of those are meant to be used with UI scaling left at 100%. Try those if you haven’t yet.

If you’re playing on a large screen and sitting rather far away from it, then that’s a different story. I’d imagine that sort of setup is a significant minority of player, which might explain why they haven’t devoted more dev time to it.

 

[Dracupuncture]

4k screen here and have had no issues with scaling in stellaris (nor hoi4)

 

[AutomaticK]

Same issue here and it's pretty annoying that people say to "just use mods." The game has it in the settings, so I don't see how it's unreasonable to want this feature fixed. It's broken in CK2/EU4 as well.

 

[jwk4heels]

I think when most people say “just use mods” they’re trying to be genuinely helpful in your attempts to fix or circumvent an issue, not make excuses for broken game mechanics or features. And in this particular case I said I have never had an issue with scaling or even felt a need to use it, and then I suggest why it may be the case that the issue hasn’t been fixed or perhaps perceived as an issue at all. The reality is that sometimes things that affect a significant minority of the player base may not be addressed timely or at all, for better or worse. Hence the friendly suggestion for a workaround.