- same procedure for Blood.

This time there were 3 additional texts and the notify display, though, except for multiplayer content that wasn't touched yet.
The result is the same: No need to extend the tiny font with international characters

source/blood/src/d_menu.cpp

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void GameInterface::DrawNativeMenuText(int fontnum, int state, double xpos, doub
 	int shade = (state != NIT_InactiveState) ? 32 : 48;
 	int pal = (state != NIT_InactiveState) ? 5 : 5;
 	if (state == NIT_SelectedState)	shade = 32 - (I_GetBuildTime() & 63);
-	auto gamefont = fontnum == NIT_BigFont ? BigFont : fontnum == NIT_SmallFont ? SmallFont : SmallFont2;
+	auto gamefont = fontnum == NIT_BigFont ? BigFont : SmallFont;
 
 	if (flags & LMF_Centered)
 	{

source/blood/src/endgame.cpp

@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ class DBloodSummaryScreen : public DScreenJob
 			DrawMenuCaption(GStrings("TXTB_LEVELSTATS"));
 			if (bPlayerCheated)
 			{
-				viewDrawText(3, GStrings("TXTB_CHEATED"), 160, 32, -128, 0, 1, 1);
+				auto text = GStrings("TXTB_CHEATED");
+				int font = 3;
+				if (!SmallFont2->CanPrint(text)) font = 0;
+				viewDrawText(font, text, 160, 32, -128, 0, 1, font == 3);
 			}
 			DrawKills();
 			DrawSecrets();
@@ -157,7 +160,10 @@ class DBloodSummaryScreen : public DScreenJob
 		int myclock = int(clock * 120 / 1'000'000'000);
 		if ((myclock & 32))
 		{
-			viewDrawText(3, GStrings("PRESSKEY"), 160, 134, -128, 0, 1, 1);
+			auto text = GStrings("PRESSKEY");
+			int font = 3;
+			if (!SmallFont2->CanPrint(text)) font = 0;
+			viewDrawText(font, text, 160, 134, -128, 0, 1, font == 3);
 		}
 		return skiprequest ? -1 : 1;
 	}
@@ -297,7 +303,12 @@ public:
 		drawTextScreenBackground();
 		DrawMenuCaption(pzLoadingScreenText1);
 		viewDrawText(1, rec->DisplayName(), 160, 50, -128, 0, 1, 1);
-		viewDrawText(3, GStrings("TXTB_PLSWAIT"), 160, 134, -128, 0, 1, 1);
+
+		auto text = GStrings("TXTB_PLSWAIT");
+		int font = 3;
+		if (!SmallFont2->CanPrint(text)) font = 0;
+
+		viewDrawText(font, GStrings("TXTB_PLSWAIT"), 160, 134, -128, 0, 1, font == 3);
 		return 0;
 	}
 };

source/blood/src/sbar.cpp

@@ -226,13 +226,21 @@ private:
 
 		if (automapMode == am_full)
 		{
+            bool textfont = am_textfont;
             if (!am_textfont)
+            {
+                // For non-English languages force use of the text font. The tiny one is simply too small to ever add localized characters to it.
+                auto p = GStrings["REQUIRED_CHARACTERS"];
+                if (p && *p) textfont = true;
+            }
+
+            if (!textfont)
             {
                 stats.font = SmallFont2;
                 stats.spacing = 6;
             }
             if (hud_size <= Hud_StbarOverlay) stats.screenbottomspace = 56;
-            DBaseStatusBar::PrintAutomapInfo(stats);
+            DBaseStatusBar::PrintAutomapInfo(stats, textfont);
 		}
         if (automapMode == am_off && hud_stats)
         {

source/core/console/c_console.cpp

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 #include "g_input.h"
 #include "menu.h"
 #include "raze_music.h"
+#include "gstrings.h"
 
 #define LEFTMARGIN 8
 #define RIGHTMARGIN 8
@@ -1143,12 +1144,22 @@ void FNotifyBuffer::DrawNative()
 	}
 }
 
+static bool printNative()
+{
+	// Blood originally uses its tiny font for the notify display which does not play along well with localization because it is too small
+	if (con_notify_advanced) return false;
+	if (!(g_gameType & GAMEFLAG_BLOOD)) return true;
+	auto p = GStrings["REQUIRED_CHARACTERS"];
+	if (p && *p) return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
 void FNotifyBuffer::Draw()
 {
 	if (gamestate == GS_FULLCONSOLE || gamestate == GS_MENUSCREEN)
 		return;
 
-	if (!con_notify_advanced)
+	if (printNative())
 	{
 		DrawNative();
 		return;