diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp
index a62b78f6a..10e8aeecd 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp
@@ -69,10 +69,15 @@ static FORCE_INLINE void WithSDL2_StopTextInput()
 #endif
 }
 
-static int32_t mgametext_xbetween = -(1<<16);
+static void mgametext(int32_t x, int32_t y, char const * t)
+{
+    G_ScreenText(MF_Bluefont.tilenum, x, y, MF_Bluefont.zoom, 0, 0, t, 0, MF_Bluefont.pal, 2|8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, MF_Bluefont.emptychar.x, MF_Bluefont.emptychar.y, MF_Bluefont.between.x, MF_Bluefont.between.y, MF_Bluefont.textflags, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
+}
+static vec2_t mgametextcenter(int32_t x, int32_t y, char const * t, int32_t f = 0)
+{
+    return G_ScreenText(MF_Bluefont.tilenum, (MENU_MARGIN_CENTER<<16) + x, y, MF_Bluefont.zoom, 0, 0, t, 0, MF_Bluefont.pal, 2|8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, MF_Bluefont.emptychar.x, MF_Bluefont.emptychar.y, MF_Bluefont.between.x, MF_Bluefont.between.y, MF_Bluefont.textflags|f|TEXT_XCENTER, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
+}
 
-#define mgametext(x,y,t) G_ScreenText(STARTALPHANUM, x, y, 65536, 0, 0, t, 0, 0, 2|8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, 5<<16, 8<<16, mgametext_xbetween, 0, 0, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1)
-#define mgametextcenter(x,y,t) G_ScreenText(STARTALPHANUM, (MENU_MARGIN_CENTER<<16) + (x), y, 65536, 0, 0, t, 0, 0, 2|8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, 5<<16, 8<<16, mgametext_xbetween, 1<<16, TEXT_XCENTER, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1)
 #define mminitext(x,y,t,p) minitext_(x, y, t, 0, p, 2|8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16)
 #define mmenutext menutext
 #define mmenutextcenter(x,y,t) menutext_((MENU_MARGIN_CENTER<<16) + (x), (y), 0, (t), 10|16, TEXT_XCENTER)
@@ -149,8 +154,9 @@ they effectively stand in for curly braces as struct initializers.
 // common font types
 // tilenums are set after namesdyn runs
 MenuFont_t MF_Redfont =          { { 5<<16, 15<<16 }, {        0,     0 }, 65536, 20<<16, 110<<16, 65536, TEXT_BIGALPHANUM | TEXT_UPPERCASE, -1, 10,  0,  1 };
-static MenuFont_t MF_Bluefont =         { { 5<<16,  7<<16 }, { -(1<<16),     0 }, 65536, 10<<16, 110<<16, 32768, 0, -1, 10,  0, 16 };
-static MenuFont_t MF_BluefontRed =      { { 5<<16,  7<<16 }, { -(1<<16),     0 }, 65536, 10<<16, 110<<16, 32768, 0, -1, 10, 10, 16 };
+MenuFont_t MF_Bluefont =         { { 5<<16,  7<<16 }, { -(1<<16), 1<<16 }, 65536, 10<<16, 110<<16, 32768, 0, -1, 10,  0, 16 };
+MenuFont_t MF_BluefontRed =      { { 5<<16,  7<<16 }, { -(1<<16), 1<<16 }, 65536, 10<<16, 110<<16, 32768, 0, -1, 10, 10, 16 };
+MenuFont_t MF_BluefontGame =     { { 5<<16,  7<<16 }, {        0,     0 }, 65536, 10<<16, 110<<16, 32768, 0, -1, 10,  0, 16 };
 static MenuFont_t MF_Minifont =         { { 4<<16,  5<<16 }, {    1<<16, 1<<16 }, 65536, 10<<16, 110<<16, 32768, 0, -1, 10,  0, 16 };
 static MenuFont_t MF_MinifontRed =      { { 4<<16,  5<<16 }, {    1<<16, 1<<16 }, 65536, 10<<16, 110<<16, 32768, 0, -1, 16, 21, 16 };
 static MenuFont_t MF_MinifontDarkGray = { { 4<<16,  5<<16 }, {    1<<16, 1<<16 }, 65536, 10<<16, 110<<16, 32768, 0, -1, 10, 13, 16 };
@@ -1400,9 +1406,9 @@ void Menu_Init(void)
 
     // prepare menu fonts
     MF_Redfont.tilenum = BIGALPHANUM;
-    MF_Bluefont.tilenum = MF_BluefontRed.tilenum = STARTALPHANUM;
+    MF_Bluefont.tilenum = MF_BluefontRed.tilenum = MF_BluefontGame.tilenum = STARTALPHANUM;
     if (NAM_WW2GI)
-        mgametext_xbetween = MF_Bluefont.between.x = MF_BluefontRed.between.x = 0;
+        MF_Bluefont.between.x = MF_BluefontRed.between.x = 0;
     MF_Minifont.tilenum = MF_MinifontRed.tilenum = MF_MinifontDarkGray.tilenum = MINIFONT;
     if (!minitext_lowercase)
     {
@@ -4822,7 +4828,7 @@ static void Menu_Run(Menu_t *cm, const vec2_t origin)
 
             Menu_BlackRectangle(origin.x + (60<<16), origin.y + (86<<16), 200<<16, 28<<16, 0);
 
-            G_ScreenText(STARTALPHANUM, origin.x + (160<<16), origin.y + (98<<16), 65536, 0, 0, object->instructions, 0, 0, 2|8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, 5<<16, 8<<16, mgametext_xbetween, 1<<16, TEXT_XCENTER|TEXT_YBOTTOM, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
+            mgametextcenter(origin.x, origin.y + (98<<16), object->instructions, TEXT_YBOTTOM);
 
             const char *displaytext = object->input;
 
@@ -4836,7 +4842,7 @@ static void Menu_Run(Menu_t *cm, const vec2_t origin)
                 displaytext = tempbuf;
             }
 
-            const vec2_t textreturn = G_ScreenText(STARTALPHANUM, origin.x + (160<<16), origin.y + (102<<16), 65536, 0, 0, displaytext, 0, 0, 2|8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, 5<<16, 8<<16, mgametext_xbetween, 1<<16, TEXT_XCENTER, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
+            const vec2_t textreturn = mgametextcenter(origin.x, origin.y + (102<<16), displaytext);
 
             Menu_PreDraw(cm->menuID, NULL, origin);
 
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/menus.h b/source/duke3d/src/menus.h
index 05ca53650..91ef4ba32 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/menus.h
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/menus.h
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ void Menu_Close(size_t playerID);
 void M_DisplayMenus(void);
 
 extern MenuFont_t MF_Redfont;
+extern MenuFont_t MF_Bluefont, MF_BluefontRed, MF_BluefontGame;
 
 #define M_MOUSETIMEOUT 210
 extern int32_t m_mouselastactivity;
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/net.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/net.cpp
index 922f6efcc..d6eeb2ad5 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/net.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/net.cpp
@@ -1829,7 +1829,7 @@ void Net_SendMessage(void)
         i = textsc(5<<16);
 
         {
-            const vec2_t dim = G_ScreenTextSize(STARTALPHANUM, i, 0, textsc(65536), 0, typebuf, 8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 5<<16, 7<<16, 0, 0, TEXT_LITERALESCAPE, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
+            const vec2_t dim = G_ScreenTextSize(MF_BluefontGame.tilenum, i, 0, textsc(MF_BluefontGame.zoom), 0, typebuf, 8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.x, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.y, MF_BluefontGame.between.x, MF_BluefontGame.between.y, MF_BluefontGame.textflags|TEXT_LITERALESCAPE, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
 
             l = i + dim.x + scale(textsc((tilesiz[SPINNINGNUKEICON].x+2)<<13), ydim, 200);
         }
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ void Net_SendMessage(void)
             i -= (l - (xdim<<16));
 
         {
-            const vec2_t dim = G_ScreenText(STARTALPHANUM, i, j, textsc(65536), 0, 0, typebuf, 1, 0, 8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, 5<<16, 7<<16, 0, 0, TEXT_YCENTER|TEXT_LITERALESCAPE, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
+            const vec2_t dim = G_ScreenText(MF_BluefontGame.tilenum, i, j, textsc(MF_BluefontGame.zoom), 0, 0, typebuf, 1, MF_BluefontGame.pal, 8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.x, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.y, MF_BluefontGame.between.x, MF_BluefontGame.between.y, MF_BluefontGame.textflags|TEXT_YCENTER|TEXT_LITERALESCAPE, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
 
             i += dim.x + scale(textsc((tilesiz[SPINNINGNUKEICON].x+1)<<12), ydim, 200);
         }
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/screens.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/screens.cpp
index e04374012..6b8f46edc 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/screens.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/screens.cpp
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ void G_DisplayRest(int32_t smoothratio)
             (myps->player_par/REALGAMETICSPERSEC)%60,
             ((myps->player_par%REALGAMETICSPERSEC)*33)/10
             );
-        G_ScreenText(STARTALPHANUM, 2<<16, i-gtextsc(21<<16), gtextsc(65536), 0, 0, tempbuf, 0, 10, 2|8|16|256|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, 5<<16, 8<<16, 8<<16, 0, TEXT_XOFFSETZERO|TEXT_GAMETEXTNUMHACK, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
+        G_ScreenText(MF_BluefontGame.tilenum, 2<<16, i-gtextsc(21<<16), gtextsc(MF_BluefontGame.zoom), 0, 0, tempbuf, 0, 10, 2|8|16|256|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.x, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.y, 8<<16, MF_BluefontGame.between.y, MF_BluefontGame.textflags|TEXT_XOFFSETZERO|TEXT_GAMETEXTNUMHACK, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
 
         if (ud.player_skill > 3 || ((g_netServer || ud.multimode > 1) && !GTFLAGS(GAMETYPE_PLAYERSFRIENDLY)))
             Bsprintf(tempbuf, "K:^15%d", (ud.multimode>1 &&!GTFLAGS(GAMETYPE_PLAYERSFRIENDLY)) ?
@@ -1218,12 +1218,12 @@ void G_DisplayRest(int32_t smoothratio)
                     myps->max_actors_killed>myps->actors_killed ?
                     myps->max_actors_killed : myps->actors_killed);
         }
-        G_ScreenText(STARTALPHANUM, 2<<16, i-gtextsc(14<<16), gtextsc(65536), 0, 0, tempbuf, 0, 10, 2|8|16|256|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, 5<<16, 8<<16, 8<<16, 0, TEXT_XOFFSETZERO|TEXT_GAMETEXTNUMHACK, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
+        G_ScreenText(MF_BluefontGame.tilenum, 2<<16, i-gtextsc(14<<16), gtextsc(MF_BluefontGame.zoom), 0, 0, tempbuf, 0, 10, 2|8|16|256|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.x, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.y, 8<<16, MF_BluefontGame.between.y, MF_BluefontGame.textflags|TEXT_XOFFSETZERO|TEXT_GAMETEXTNUMHACK, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
 
         if (myps->secret_rooms == myps->max_secret_rooms)
             Bsprintf(tempbuf, "S:%d/%d", myps->secret_rooms, myps->max_secret_rooms);
         else Bsprintf(tempbuf, "S:^15%d/%d", myps->secret_rooms, myps->max_secret_rooms);
-        G_ScreenText(STARTALPHANUM, 2<<16, i-gtextsc(7<<16), gtextsc(65536), 0, 0, tempbuf, 0, 10, 2|8|16|256|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, 5<<16, 8<<16, 8<<16, 0, TEXT_XOFFSETZERO|TEXT_GAMETEXTNUMHACK, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
+        G_ScreenText(MF_BluefontGame.tilenum, 2<<16, i-gtextsc(7<<16), gtextsc(MF_BluefontGame.zoom), 0, 0, tempbuf, 0, 10, 2|8|16|256|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.x, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.y, 8<<16, MF_BluefontGame.between.y, MF_BluefontGame.textflags|TEXT_XOFFSETZERO|TEXT_GAMETEXTNUMHACK, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
     }
 
     if (g_player[myconnectindex].gotvote == 0 && voting != -1 && voting != myconnectindex)
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/screentext.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/screentext.cpp
index 326b24423..d0c8ed83a 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/screentext.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/screentext.cpp
@@ -919,16 +919,16 @@ void G_PrintGameText(int32_t tile, int32_t x, int32_t y, const char *t,
     if (x == (160<<16))
         f |= TEXT_XCENTER;
 
-    G_ScreenText(tile, x, y, z, 0, 0, t, s, p, 2|o|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, a, 5<<16, 8<<16, 0, 0, f, x1, y1, x2, y2);
+    G_ScreenText(tile, x, y, z, 0, 0, t, s, p, 2|o|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, a, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.x, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.y, MF_BluefontGame.between.x, MF_BluefontGame.between.y, MF_BluefontGame.textflags|f, x1, y1, x2, y2);
 }
 
 void gametext_(int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t z, const char *t, int32_t s, int32_t p, int32_t o, int32_t a, int32_t f)
 {
-    G_ScreenText(STARTALPHANUM, x, y, z, 0, 0, t, s, p, o|2|8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, a, 5<<16, 8<<16, 0, 0, f, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
+    G_ScreenText(MF_BluefontGame.tilenum, x, y, z, 0, 0, t, s, p, o|2|8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, a, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.x, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.y, MF_BluefontGame.between.x, MF_BluefontGame.between.y, MF_BluefontGame.textflags|f, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
 }
 void gametext_simple(int32_t x, int32_t y, const char *t)
 {
-    G_ScreenText(STARTALPHANUM, x, y, 65536, 0, 0, t, 0, 0, 2|8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, 5<<16, 8<<16, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
+    G_ScreenText(MF_BluefontGame.tilenum, x, y, MF_BluefontGame.zoom, 0, 0, t, 0, MF_BluefontGame.pal, 2|8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, 0, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.x, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.y, MF_BluefontGame.between.x, MF_BluefontGame.between.y, MF_BluefontGame.textflags, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
 }
 
 int32_t G_GameTextLen(int32_t x, const char *t)
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ int32_t G_GameTextLen(int32_t x, const char *t)
     if (t == NULL)
         return -1;
 
-    dim = G_ScreenTextSize(STARTALPHANUM, x, 0, textsc(65536L), 0, t, 2, 5, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
+    dim = G_ScreenTextSize(MF_BluefontGame.tilenum, x<<16, 0, textsc(MF_BluefontGame.zoom), 0, t, 2|8|16|ROTATESPRITE_FULL16, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.x, MF_BluefontGame.emptychar.y, MF_BluefontGame.between.x, MF_BluefontGame.between.y, MF_BluefontGame.textflags, 0, 0, xdim-1, ydim-1);
 
     x += dim.x;
 
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/screentext.h b/source/duke3d/src/screentext.h
index 2603912b8..50a2fde7b 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/screentext.h
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/screentext.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "menus.h"
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -69,15 +71,15 @@ extern int32_t textsc(int32_t sc);
 #define menutext(x, y, t) menutext_((x), (y), 0, (t), 10|16, 0)
 #define menutext_center(y, t) menutext_(160<<16, (y)<<16, 0, (t), 10|16, TEXT_XCENTER)
 #define gametext(x, y, t) gametext_simple((x)<<16, (y)<<16, (t))
-#define gametext_widenumber(x, y, t) gametext_((x)<<16, (y)<<16, 65536, (t), 0, 0, 1024, 0, TEXT_GAMETEXTNUMHACK)
-#define gametext_number(x, y, t) gametext_((x)<<16, (y)<<16, 65536, (t), 0, 0, 0, 0, TEXT_GAMETEXTNUMHACK)
-#define gametext_pal(x, y, t, p) gametext_((x)<<16, (y)<<16, 65536, (t), 0, (p), 0, 0, 0)
-#define gametext_center(y, t) gametext_(160<<16, (y)<<16, 65536, (t), 0, 0, 0, 0, TEXT_XCENTER)
-#define gametext_center_number(y, t) gametext_(160<<16, (y)<<16, 65536, (t), 0, 0, 0, 0, TEXT_XCENTER|TEXT_GAMETEXTNUMHACK)
-#define gametext_center_shade(y, t, s) gametext_(160<<16, (y)<<16, 65536, (t), (s), 0, 0, 0, TEXT_XCENTER)
-#define gametext_center_shade_pal(y, t, s, p) gametext_(160<<16, (y)<<16, 65536, (t), (s), (p), 0, 0, TEXT_XCENTER)
+#define gametext_widenumber(x, y, t) gametext_((x)<<16, (y)<<16, MF_BluefontGame.zoom, (t), 0, MF_BluefontGame.pal, 1024, 0, TEXT_GAMETEXTNUMHACK)
+#define gametext_number(x, y, t) gametext_((x)<<16, (y)<<16, MF_BluefontGame.zoom, (t), 0, MF_BluefontGame.pal, 0, 0, TEXT_GAMETEXTNUMHACK)
+#define gametext_pal(x, y, t, p) gametext_((x)<<16, (y)<<16, MF_BluefontGame.zoom, (t), 0, (p), 0, 0, 0)
+#define gametext_center(y, t) gametext_(160<<16, (y)<<16, MF_BluefontGame.zoom, (t), 0, MF_BluefontGame.pal, 0, 0, TEXT_XCENTER)
+#define gametext_center_number(y, t) gametext_(160<<16, (y)<<16, MF_BluefontGame.zoom, (t), 0, MF_BluefontGame.pal, 0, 0, TEXT_XCENTER|TEXT_GAMETEXTNUMHACK)
+#define gametext_center_shade(y, t, s) gametext_(160<<16, (y)<<16, MF_BluefontGame.zoom, (t), (s), MF_BluefontGame.pal, 0, 0, TEXT_XCENTER)
+#define gametext_center_shade_pal(y, t, s, p) gametext_(160<<16, (y)<<16, MF_BluefontGame.zoom, (t), (s), (p), 0, 0, TEXT_XCENTER)
 #define gametext_center_shade_pal_alpha(y, t, s, p, a) gametext_(160<<16, (y)<<16, 65536, (t), (s), (p), 0, (a), TEXT_XCENTER)
-#define mpgametext(y, t, s, o) gametext_(textsc(5<<16), (y)<<16, textsc(65536), (t), (s), 0, (o), 0, TEXT_LINEWRAP)
+#define mpgametext(y, t, s, o) gametext_(textsc(5<<16), (y)<<16, textsc(MF_BluefontGame.zoom), (t), (s), MF_BluefontGame.pal, (o), 0, TEXT_LINEWRAP)
 
 extern int32_t G_GameTextLen(int32_t x, const char *t);
 extern void G_PrintGameText(int32_t tile, int32_t x, int32_t y, const char *t,