diff --git a/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp b/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp
index 4d4244688..e44ccde59 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp
@@ -1450,14 +1450,14 @@ Vec2f Renderer::getCentered3DPos(const string &text, Font3D *font, Vec2f &pos, i
 	if(lineHeight < h) {
 		//pos.y += ((float)h / 2.f);
 		//pos.y -= ((float(h) / 2.f) - (lineHeight / 2.f));
-		pos.y += (lineHeight / 2.f) + 2;
+		pos.y += (lineHeight / 2.f) + FontMetrics::DEFAULT_Y_OFFSET_FACTOR;
 		//pos.y -= h;
 		//printf("Center text [%s] h = %d, lineHeight = %f, pos.y = %f\n",text.c_str(),h,lineHeight,pos.y);
 
 		//printf("Center text [%s] h = %d, lineHeight = %f, pos.y = %f\n",text.c_str(),h,lineHeight,pos.y);
 	}
 	else {
-		pos.y += ((float)h / 2.f) - 2;
+		pos.y += ((float)h / 2.f) - FontMetrics::DEFAULT_Y_OFFSET_FACTOR;
 	}
 	return pos;
 }
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/font.h b/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/font.h
index 3e564aba0..c0f7b2086 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/font.h
+++ b/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/font.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public:
 	static bool forceLegacyFonts;
 	static bool fontIsRightToLeft;
 	static float scaleFontValue;
+	//static int scaleFontYOffset;
 	
 public:
 	enum Width {
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/font.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/font.cpp
index 52b6e3bfa..64840ff8a 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/font.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/font.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ int Font::charCount							= 256;
 std::string Font::fontTypeName 				= "Times New Roman";
 bool Font::fontIsMultibyte 					= false;
 bool Font::forceLegacyFonts					= false;
-float FontMetrics::DEFAULT_Y_OFFSET_FACTOR	= 8.0f;
+float FontMetrics::DEFAULT_Y_OFFSET_FACTOR	= 0.0f;
 bool Font::fontIsRightToLeft				= false;
-float Font::scaleFontValue					= 0.65;
+float Font::scaleFontValue					= 0.75;
+//int Font::scaleFontYOffset					= 0;
 //
 
 // =====================================================