diff --git a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/PlatformSupport.java b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/PlatformSupport.java
index ea7e460e1..6478b528a 100644
--- a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/PlatformSupport.java
+++ b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/PlatformSupport.java
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ public abstract class PlatformSupport {
 	//TODO should consider spinning this into its own class, rather than platform support getting ever bigger
 	
 	public abstract void setupFontGenerators(int pageSize, boolean systemFont );
-	
+
 	public abstract void resetGenerators();
+
+	public abstract void reloadGenerators();
 	
 	public abstract BitmapFont getFont(int size, String text);
 	
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/android/AndroidGame.java b/android/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/android/AndroidGame.java
index b53e0a24f..ef445a179 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/android/AndroidGame.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/android/AndroidGame.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class AndroidGame extends AndroidApplication {
 		config.useAccelerometer = false;
 		
 		if (support == null) support = new AndroidPlatformSupport();
-		else                 support.resetGenerators();
+		else                 support.reloadGenerators();
 		
 		support.updateSystemUI();
 		
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/android/AndroidPlatformSupport.java b/android/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/android/AndroidPlatformSupport.java
index 41d90647f..fb47eb9d9 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/android/AndroidPlatformSupport.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/android/AndroidPlatformSupport.java
@@ -328,7 +328,27 @@ public class AndroidPlatformSupport extends PlatformSupport {
 		}
 		setupFontGenerators(pageSize, systemfont);
 	}
-	
+
+	@Override
+	//FIXME it would be really nice to keep the local texture data and just re-send it to the GPU
+	public void reloadGenerators() {
+		if (packer != null) {
+			for (FreeTypeFontGenerator generator : fonts.keySet()) {
+				for (BitmapFont f : fonts.get(generator).values()) {
+					f.dispose();
+				}
+				fonts.get(generator).clear();
+			}
+			if (packer != null) {
+				for (PixmapPacker.Page p : packer.getPages()) {
+					p.getTexture().dispose();
+				}
+				packer.dispose();
+			}
+			packer = new PixmapPacker(pageSize, pageSize, Pixmap.Format.RGBA8888, 1, false);
+		}
+	}
+
 	private static Pattern KRMatcher = Pattern.compile("\\p{InHangul_Syllables}");
 	private static Pattern SCMatcher = Pattern.compile("\\p{InCJK_Unified_Ideographs}|\\p{InCJK_Symbols_and_Punctuation}|\\p{InHalfwidth_and_Fullwidth_Forms}");
 	private static Pattern JPMatcher = Pattern.compile("\\p{InHiragana}|\\p{InKatakana}");
@@ -358,7 +378,7 @@ public class AndroidPlatformSupport extends PlatformSupport {
 			parameters.size = size;
 			parameters.flip = true;
 			parameters.borderWidth = parameters.size / 10f;
-			parameters.renderCount = 3;
+			parameters.renderCount = 1;
 			parameters.hinting = FreeTypeFontGenerator.Hinting.None;
 			parameters.spaceX = -(int) parameters.borderWidth;
 			parameters.incremental = true;
diff --git a/desktop/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/desktop/DesktopPlatformSupport.java b/desktop/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/desktop/DesktopPlatformSupport.java
index 29b06a916..cf9cca19f 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/desktop/DesktopPlatformSupport.java
+++ b/desktop/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/desktop/DesktopPlatformSupport.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ package com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.desktop;
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Pixmap;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.BitmapFont;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.PixmapPacker;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.freetype.FreeTypeFontGenerator;
@@ -154,6 +155,16 @@ public class DesktopPlatformSupport extends PlatformSupport {
 		}
 		setupFontGenerators(pageSize, systemfont);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void reloadGenerators() {
+		if (packer != null) {
+			for (PixmapPacker.Page p : packer.getPages()) {
+				p.getTexture().dispose();
+				p.updateTexture(Texture.TextureFilter.Nearest, Texture.TextureFilter.Nearest, false);
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	
 	private static Pattern asianMatcher = Pattern.compile("\\p{InHangul_Syllables}|" +
 			"\\p{InCJK_Unified_Ideographs}|\\p{InCJK_Symbols_and_Punctuation}|\\p{InHalfwidth_and_Fullwidth_Forms}|" +