static mempool_t *fonts_mempool = NULL;
cvar_t r_textshadow = {CF_CLIENT | CF_ARCHIVE, "r_textshadow", "0", "draws a shadow on all text to improve readability (note: value controls offset, 1 = 1 pixel, 1.5 = 1.5 pixels, etc)"};
-cvar_t r_textbrightness = {CF_CLIENT | CF_ARCHIVE, "r_textbrightness", "0", "additional brightness for text color codes (0 keeps colors as is, 1 makes them all white)"};
-cvar_t r_textcontrast = {CF_CLIENT | CF_ARCHIVE, "r_textcontrast", "1", "additional contrast for text color codes (1 keeps colors as is, 0 makes them all black)"};
+cvar_t r_textbrightness = {CF_CLIENT | CF_ARCHIVE, "r_textbrightness", "0.25", "additional brightness for text color codes (0 keeps colors as is, 1 makes them all white)"};
+cvar_t r_textcontrast = {CF_CLIENT | CF_ARCHIVE, "r_textcontrast", "1.25", "additional contrast for text color codes (1 keeps colors as is, 0 makes them all black)"};
cvar_t r_font_postprocess_blur = {CF_CLIENT | CF_ARCHIVE, "r_font_postprocess_blur", "0", "font blur amount"};
cvar_t r_font_postprocess_outline = {CF_CLIENT | CF_ARCHIVE, "r_font_postprocess_outline", "0", "font outline amount"};