- load the hex font as early as possible.

src/common/fonts/hexfont.cpp

@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ struct HexDataSource
 	//
 	//==========================================================================
 
-	void ParseDefinition(int lumpnum)
+	void ParseDefinition(FResourceLump* font)
 	{
 		FScanner sc;
 
-		sc.OpenLumpNum(lumpnum);
+		auto data = font->Lock();
+		sc.OpenMem("newconsolefont.hex", (const char*)data, font->Size());
 		sc.SetCMode(true);
 		glyphdata.Push(0);	// ensure that index 0 can be used as 'not present'.
 		while (sc.GetString())
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ struct HexDataSource
 			lumb = i * 255 / 17;
 			SmallPal[i] = PalEntry(255, lumb, lumb, lumb);
 		}
+		font->Unlock();
 	}
 };
 
@@ -400,7 +402,7 @@ public:
 
 FFont *CreateHexLumpFont (const char *fontname, int lump)
 {
-	if (hexdata.FirstChar == INT_MAX) hexdata.ParseDefinition(lump);
+	assert(hexdata.FirstChar != INT_MAX);
 	return new FHexFont(fontname, lump);
 }
 
@@ -412,7 +414,7 @@ FFont *CreateHexLumpFont (const char *fontname, int lump)
 
 FFont *CreateHexLumpFont2(const char *fontname, int lump)
 {
-	if (hexdata.FirstChar == INT_MAX) hexdata.ParseDefinition(lump);
+	assert(hexdata.FirstChar != INT_MAX);
 	return new FHexFont2(fontname, lump);
 }
 
@@ -424,8 +426,7 @@ FFont *CreateHexLumpFont2(const char *fontname, int lump)
 
 uint8_t* GetHexChar(int codepoint)
 {
-	auto lump = fileSystem.CheckNumForFullName("newconsolefont.hex", 0);	// This is always loaded from gzdoom.pk3 to prevent overriding it with incomplete replacements.
+	assert(hexdata.FirstChar != INT_MAX);
-	if (hexdata.FirstChar == INT_MAX) hexdata.ParseDefinition(lump);
 
 	if (hexdata.glyphmap[codepoint] > 0)
 	{
@@ -433,4 +434,13 @@ uint8_t* GetHexChar(int codepoint)
 		return &hexdata.glyphdata[offset];
 	}
 	return nullptr;
-}
+}
+
+void LoadHexFont(const char* filename)
+{
+	auto resf = FResourceFile::OpenResourceFile(filename);
+	if (resf == nullptr) I_FatalError("Unable to open %s", filename);
+	auto hexfont = resf->FindLump("newconsolefont.hex");
+	if (hexfont == nullptr) I_FatalError("Unable to find newconsolefont.hex in %s", filename);
+	hexdata.ParseDefinition(hexfont);
+}

src/d_main.cpp

@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ void FreeSBarInfoScript();
 void I_UpdateWindowTitle();
 void S_ParseMusInfo();
 void D_GrabCVarDefaults();
+void LoadHexFont(const char* filename);
 
 // PRIVATE FUNCTION PROTOTYPES ---------------------------------------------
 
@@ -3474,6 +3475,15 @@ static int D_DoomMain_Internal (void)
 	std::set_new_handler(NewFailure);
 	const char *batchout = Args->CheckValue("-errorlog");
 	
+	// [RH] Make sure zdoom.pk3 is always loaded,
+	// as it contains magic stuff we need.
+	wad = BaseFileSearch(BASEWAD, NULL, true, GameConfig);
+	if (wad == NULL)
+	{
+		I_FatalError("Cannot find " BASEWAD);
+	}
+	LoadHexFont(wad);	// load hex font early so we have it during startup.
+
 	C_InitConsole(80*8, 25*8, false);
 	I_DetectOS();
 
@@ -3503,13 +3513,6 @@ static int D_DoomMain_Internal (void)
 	extern void D_ConfirmSendStats();
 	D_ConfirmSendStats();
 
-	// [RH] Make sure zdoom.pk3 is always loaded,
-	// as it contains magic stuff we need.
-	wad = BaseFileSearch (BASEWAD, NULL, true, GameConfig);
-	if (wad == NULL)
-	{
-		I_FatalError ("Cannot find " BASEWAD);
-	}
 	FString basewad = wad;
 
 	FString optionalwad = BaseFileSearch(OPTIONALWAD, NULL, true, GameConfig);