So this patch is just speed at this point, or does it turn animations off even more than MF's "minimal" setting?
The normal patch just gives the updated log and changed Masq highlight color, nothing else.
I'm honestly curious how it could make MF faster at this point, I suppose I should try it out, as I had to slow down their speed setting from its max because I was loosing track of what was happening.
The high-speed patch sets all flight times and artificial delays to zero, effectively disabling things like the Hunting Party and Scrying Pool reveal animations: the cards you draw appear in your hand
immediately (up to server latency), just like they did on iso. As on iso, if you want to know what got discarded with HP you have to check the log.
You may think "man, I want to see those nice informative reveal things", but once you try this out you realize you really don't: they slow down the game by a relatively insane amount, you usually don't care what gets revealed, and the few times you do it passes by so fast that you want to check the log anyway. Just having to always check the log makes for a much faster, and, counterintuitively, more relaxing experience. Of course your mileage may vary.
I might make a video today or tomorrow briefly showcasing the high-speed patch so that people can see for themselves before/without downloading anything.
I would be more interested in a feature to change the font of the log than the text colors of the log, btw, if that feedback is relevant. Changing the background to something with a better contrast (ie not jet-black) would be sweet.
I haven't found a way to change the log font yet, but I read on the MF forums that Jeff would like to see this changed as well, so there's even a chance they might get to it before I do.
I'd be interested in trying to help out, but may not have a ton of time available immediately. Do you have a repository you are using to track your changes?
Right now it's all in my head, but if you let me know when you think you'd have some time to spare I'll try to have some sort of log available by then.