diff --git a/irr/include/IGUIFont.h b/irr/include/IGUIFont.h
index c18354c79..5efce9796 100644
--- a/irr/include/IGUIFont.h
+++ b/irr/include/IGUIFont.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
 	//! Calculates the width and height of a given string of text.
 	/** \return Returns width and height of the area covered by the text if
 	it would be drawn. */
-	virtual core::dimension2d<u32> getDimension(const wchar_t *text) const = 0;
+	virtual core::dimension2du getDimension(const wchar_t *text) const = 0;
 
 	//! Calculates the index of the character in the text which is on a specific position.
 	/** \param text: Text string.
@@ -82,10 +82,7 @@ public:
 	which supports kerning pairs a string such as 'Wo' may have the 'o'
 	tucked neatly under the 'W'.
 	*/
-	virtual s32 getKerningWidth(const wchar_t *thisLetter = 0, const wchar_t *previousLetter = 0) const = 0;
-
-	//! Returns the distance between letters
-	virtual s32 getKerningHeight() const = 0;
+	virtual core::vector2di getKerning(const wchar_t thisLetter = 0, const wchar_t previousLetter = 0) const = 0;
 
 	//! Define which characters should not be drawn by the font.
 	/** For example " " would not draw any space which is usually blank in
diff --git a/irr/include/IGUIFontBitmap.h b/irr/include/IGUIFontBitmap.h
index b86dbe2bf..f7bd70dc3 100644
--- a/irr/include/IGUIFontBitmap.h
+++ b/irr/include/IGUIFontBitmap.h
@@ -24,17 +24,6 @@ public:
 
 	//! returns the sprite number from a given character
 	virtual u32 getSpriteNoFromChar(const wchar_t *c) const = 0;
-
-	//! Gets kerning values (distance between letters) for the font. If no parameters are provided,
-	/** the global kerning distance is returned.
-	\param thisLetter: If this parameter is provided, the left side kerning for this letter is added
-	to the global kerning value. For example, a space might only be one pixel wide, but it may
-	be displayed as several pixels.
-	\param previousLetter: If provided, kerning is calculated for both letters and added to the global
-	kerning value. For example, EGFT_BITMAP will add the right kerning value of previousLetter to the
-	left side kerning value of thisLetter, then add the global value.
-	*/
-	s32 getKerningWidth(const wchar_t *thisLetter = 0, const wchar_t *previousLetter = 0) const override = 0;
 };
 
 } // end namespace gui
diff --git a/irr/src/CGUIEditBox.cpp b/irr/src/CGUIEditBox.cpp
index 7d1571606..6c29e89a9 100644
--- a/irr/src/CGUIEditBox.cpp
+++ b/irr/src/CGUIEditBox.cpp
@@ -788,9 +788,9 @@ void CGUIEditBox::draw()
 						mbegin = font->getDimension(s.c_str()).Width;
 
 						// deal with kerning
-						mbegin += font->getKerningWidth(
-								&((*txtLine)[realmbgn - startPos]),
-								realmbgn - startPos > 0 ? &((*txtLine)[realmbgn - startPos - 1]) : 0);
+						mbegin += font->getKerning(
+								(*txtLine)[realmbgn - startPos],
+								realmbgn - startPos > 0 ? (*txtLine)[realmbgn - startPos - 1] : 0).X;
 
 						lineStartPos = realmbgn - startPos;
 					}
@@ -832,7 +832,8 @@ void CGUIEditBox::draw()
 			}
 			s = txtLine->subString(0, CursorPos - startPos);
 			charcursorpos = font->getDimension(s.c_str()).Width +
-							font->getKerningWidth(CursorChar.c_str(), CursorPos - startPos > 0 ? &((*txtLine)[CursorPos - startPos - 1]) : 0);
+							font->getKerning(CursorChar[0],
+							CursorPos - startPos > 0 ? (*txtLine)[CursorPos - startPos - 1] : 0).X;
 
 			if (focus && (CursorBlinkTime == 0 || (os::Timer::getTime() - BlinkStartTime) % (2 * CursorBlinkTime) < CursorBlinkTime)) {
 				setTextRect(cursorLine);
@@ -1194,7 +1195,7 @@ void CGUIEditBox::setTextRect(s32 line)
 		d = font->getDimension(Text.c_str());
 		d.Height = AbsoluteRect.getHeight();
 	}
-	d.Height += font->getKerningHeight();
+	d.Height += font->getKerning(L'A').Y;
 
 	// justification
 	switch (HAlign) {
@@ -1382,7 +1383,7 @@ void CGUIEditBox::calculateScrollPos()
 
 	// calculate vertical scrolling
 	if (hasBrokenText) {
-		irr::u32 lineHeight = font->getDimension(L"A").Height + font->getKerningHeight();
+		irr::u32 lineHeight = font->getDimension(L"A").Height + font->getKerning(L'A').Y;
 		// only up to 1 line fits?
 		if (lineHeight >= (irr::u32)FrameRect.getHeight()) {
 			VScrollPos = 0;
diff --git a/irr/src/CGUIFont.cpp b/irr/src/CGUIFont.cpp
index c00b40395..951304476 100644
--- a/irr/src/CGUIFont.cpp
+++ b/irr/src/CGUIFont.cpp
@@ -53,141 +53,6 @@ CGUIFont::~CGUIFont()
 	}
 }
 
-#if 0
-//! loads a font file from xml
-bool CGUIFont::load(io::IXMLReader* xml, const io::path& directory)
-{
-	if (!SpriteBank)
-		return false;
-
-	SpriteBank->clear();
-
-	while (xml->read())
-	{
-		if (io::EXN_ELEMENT == xml->getNodeType())
-		{
-			if (core::stringw(L"Texture") == xml->getNodeName())
-			{
-				// add a texture
-				core::stringc fn = xml->getAttributeValue(L"filename");
-				u32 i = (u32)xml->getAttributeValueAsInt(L"index");
-				core::stringw alpha = xml->getAttributeValue(L"hasAlpha");
-
-				while (i+1 > SpriteBank->getTextureCount())
-					SpriteBank->addTexture(0);
-
-				bool flags[3];
-				pushTextureCreationFlags(flags);
-
-				// load texture
-				io::path textureFullName = core::mergeFilename(directory, fn);
-				SpriteBank->setTexture(i, Driver->getTexture(textureFullName));
-
-				popTextureCreationFlags(flags);
-
-				// couldn't load texture, abort.
-				if (!SpriteBank->getTexture(i))
-				{
-					os::Printer::log("Unable to load all textures in the font, aborting", ELL_ERROR);
-					return false;
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					// colorkey texture rather than alpha channel?
-					if (alpha == core::stringw("false"))
-						Driver->makeColorKeyTexture(SpriteBank->getTexture(i), core::position2di(0,0));
-				}
-			}
-			else if (core::stringw(L"c") == xml->getNodeName())
-			{
-				// adding a character to this font
-				SFontArea a;
-				SGUISpriteFrame f;
-				SGUISprite s;
-				core::rect<s32> rectangle;
-
-				a.underhang     = xml->getAttributeValueAsInt(L"u");
-				a.overhang      = xml->getAttributeValueAsInt(L"o");
-				a.spriteno      = SpriteBank->getSprites().size();
-				s32 texno       = xml->getAttributeValueAsInt(L"i");
-
-				// parse rectangle
-				core::stringc rectstr   = xml->getAttributeValue(L"r");
-				wchar_t ch      = xml->getAttributeValue(L"c")[0];
-
-				const c8 *c = rectstr.c_str();
-				s32 val;
-				val = 0;
-				while (*c >= '0' && *c <= '9')
-				{
-					val *= 10;
-					val += *c - '0';
-					c++;
-				}
-				rectangle.UpperLeftCorner.X = val;
-				while (*c == L' ' || *c == L',') c++;
-
-				val = 0;
-				while (*c >= '0' && *c <= '9')
-				{
-					val *= 10;
-					val += *c - '0';
-					c++;
-				}
-				rectangle.UpperLeftCorner.Y = val;
-				while (*c == L' ' || *c == L',') c++;
-
-				val = 0;
-				while (*c >= '0' && *c <= '9')
-				{
-					val *= 10;
-					val += *c - '0';
-					c++;
-				}
-				rectangle.LowerRightCorner.X = val;
-				while (*c == L' ' || *c == L',') c++;
-
-				val = 0;
-				while (*c >= '0' && *c <= '9')
-				{
-					val *= 10;
-					val += *c - '0';
-					c++;
-				}
-				rectangle.LowerRightCorner.Y = val;
-
-				CharacterMap.emplace(ch, Areas.size());
-
-				// make frame
-				f.rectNumber = SpriteBank->getPositions().size();
-				f.textureNumber = texno;
-
-				// add frame to sprite
-				s.Frames.push_back(f);
-				s.frameTime = 0;
-
-				// add rectangle to sprite bank
-				SpriteBank->getPositions().push_back(rectangle);
-				a.width = rectangle.getWidth();
-
-				// add sprite to sprite bank
-				SpriteBank->getSprites().push_back(s);
-
-				// add character to font
-				Areas.push_back(a);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// set bad character
-	WrongCharacter = getAreaFromCharacter(L' ');
-
-	setMaxHeight();
-
-	return true;
-}
-#endif
-
 void CGUIFont::setMaxHeight()
 {
 	if (!SpriteBank)
@@ -365,17 +230,15 @@ void CGUIFont::setKerningWidth(s32 kerning)
 	GlobalKerningWidth = kerning;
 }
 
-//! set an Pixel Offset on Drawing ( scale position on width )
-s32 CGUIFont::getKerningWidth(const wchar_t *thisLetter, const wchar_t *previousLetter) const
+core::vector2di CGUIFont::getKerning(const wchar_t thisLetter, const wchar_t previousLetter) const
 {
-	s32 ret = GlobalKerningWidth;
+	core::vector2di ret(GlobalKerningWidth, GlobalKerningHeight);
 
 	if (thisLetter) {
-		ret += Areas[getAreaFromCharacter(*thisLetter)].overhang;
+		ret.X += Areas[getAreaFromCharacter(thisLetter)].overhang;
 
-		if (previousLetter) {
-			ret += Areas[getAreaFromCharacter(*previousLetter)].underhang;
-		}
+		if (previousLetter)
+			ret.X += Areas[getAreaFromCharacter(previousLetter)].underhang;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -387,12 +250,6 @@ void CGUIFont::setKerningHeight(s32 kerning)
 	GlobalKerningHeight = kerning;
 }
 
-//! set an Pixel Offset on Drawing ( scale position on height )
-s32 CGUIFont::getKerningHeight() const
-{
-	return GlobalKerningHeight;
-}
-
 //! returns the sprite number from a given character
 u32 CGUIFont::getSpriteNoFromChar(const wchar_t *c) const
 {
diff --git a/irr/src/CGUIFont.h b/irr/src/CGUIFont.h
index 2f383a5f7..8a3b8100b 100644
--- a/irr/src/CGUIFont.h
+++ b/irr/src/CGUIFont.h
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ public:
 	void setKerningHeight(s32 kerning) override;
 
 	//! set an Pixel Offset on Drawing ( scale position on width )
-	s32 getKerningWidth(const wchar_t *thisLetter = 0, const wchar_t *previousLetter = 0) const override;
-	s32 getKerningHeight() const override;
+	core::vector2di getKerning(const wchar_t thisLetter, const wchar_t previousLetter) const override;
 
 	//! gets the sprite bank
 	IGUISpriteBank *getSpriteBank() const override;
diff --git a/irr/src/CGUIStaticText.cpp b/irr/src/CGUIStaticText.cpp
index 871589447..4cd3f7905 100644
--- a/irr/src/CGUIStaticText.cpp
+++ b/irr/src/CGUIStaticText.cpp
@@ -74,10 +74,12 @@ void CGUIStaticText::draw()
 		IGUIFont *font = getActiveFont();
 
 		if (font) {
+			s32 kerningHeight = font->getKerning(L'A').Y;
+
 			if (!WordWrap) {
 				if (VAlign == EGUIA_LOWERRIGHT) {
 					frameRect.UpperLeftCorner.Y = frameRect.LowerRightCorner.Y -
-												  font->getDimension(L"A").Height - font->getKerningHeight();
+												  font->getDimension(L"A").Height - kerningHeight;
 				}
 				if (HAlign == EGUIA_LOWERRIGHT) {
 					frameRect.UpperLeftCorner.X = frameRect.LowerRightCorner.X -
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ void CGUIStaticText::draw()
 					breakText();
 
 				core::rect<s32> r = frameRect;
-				s32 height = font->getDimension(L"A").Height + font->getKerningHeight();
+				s32 height = font->getDimension(L"A").Height + kerningHeight;
 				s32 totalHeight = height * BrokenText.size();
 				if (VAlign == EGUIA_CENTER) {
 					r.UpperLeftCorner.Y = r.getCenter().Y - (totalHeight / 2);
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@ s32 CGUIStaticText::getTextHeight() const
 		return 0;
 
 	if (WordWrap) {
-		s32 height = font->getDimension(L"A").Height + font->getKerningHeight();
+		s32 height = font->getDimension(L"A").Height + font->getKerning(L'A').Y;
 		return height * BrokenText.size();
 	} else {
 		// TODO: Text can have multiple lines which are not in BrokenText
diff --git a/src/client/fontengine.cpp b/src/client/fontengine.cpp
index aa3e0cd4c..89214ef7c 100644
--- a/src/client/fontengine.cpp
+++ b/src/client/fontengine.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ unsigned int FontEngine::getLineHeight(const FontSpec &spec)
 	gui::IGUIFont *font = getFont(spec);
 
 	return font->getDimension(L"Some unimportant example String").Height
-			+ font->getKerningHeight();
+			+ font->getKerning(L'S').Y;
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/gui/guiEditBoxWithScrollbar.cpp b/src/gui/guiEditBoxWithScrollbar.cpp
index bc594bba6..4206a2249 100644
--- a/src/gui/guiEditBoxWithScrollbar.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/guiEditBoxWithScrollbar.cpp
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ void GUIEditBoxWithScrollBar::draw()
 						mbegin = font->getDimension(s.c_str()).Width;
 
 						// deal with kerning
-						mbegin += font->getKerningWidth(
-							&((*txt_line)[realmbgn - start_pos]),
-							realmbgn - start_pos > 0 ? &((*txt_line)[realmbgn - start_pos - 1]) : 0);
+						mbegin += font->getKerning(
+							(*txt_line)[realmbgn - start_pos],
+							realmbgn - start_pos > 0 ? (*txt_line)[realmbgn - start_pos - 1] : 0).X;
 
 						lineStartPos = realmbgn - start_pos;
 					}
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ void GUIEditBoxWithScrollBar::draw()
 			}
 			s = txt_line->subString(0, m_cursor_pos - start_pos);
 			charcursorpos = font->getDimension(s.c_str()).Width +
-				font->getKerningWidth(L"_", m_cursor_pos - start_pos > 0 ? &((*txt_line)[m_cursor_pos - start_pos - 1]) : 0);
+				font->getKerning(L'_',
+					m_cursor_pos - start_pos > 0 ? (*txt_line)[m_cursor_pos - start_pos - 1] : 0).X;
 
 			if (focus && (porting::getTimeMs() - m_blink_start_time) % 700 < 350) {
 				setTextRect(cursor_line);
@@ -431,7 +432,7 @@ void GUIEditBoxWithScrollBar::setTextRect(s32 line)
 		d = font->getDimension(Text.c_str());
 		d.Height = AbsoluteRect.getHeight();
 	}
-	d.Height += font->getKerningHeight();
+	d.Height += font->getKerning(L'A').Y;
 
 	// justification
 	switch (m_halign) {
@@ -536,7 +537,7 @@ void GUIEditBoxWithScrollBar::calculateScrollPos()
 
 	// calculate vertical scrolling
 	if (has_broken_text) {
-		irr::u32 line_height = font->getDimension(L"A").Height + font->getKerningHeight();
+		irr::u32 line_height = font->getDimension(L"A").Height + font->getKerning(L'A').Y;
 		// only up to 1 line fits?
 		if (line_height >= (irr::u32)m_frame_rect.getHeight()) {
 			m_vscroll_pos = 0;
diff --git a/src/gui/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp b/src/gui/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp
index 8a69f0429..7478c389d 100644
--- a/src/gui/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 */
 static unsigned int font_line_height(gui::IGUIFont *font)
 {
-	return font->getDimension(L"Ay").Height + font->getKerningHeight();
+	return font->getDimension(L"Ay").Height + font->getKerning(L'A').Y;
 }
 
 inline u32 clamp_u8(s32 value)
diff --git a/src/irrlicht_changes/CGUITTFont.cpp b/src/irrlicht_changes/CGUITTFont.cpp
index 73962605d..980752149 100644
--- a/src/irrlicht_changes/CGUITTFont.cpp
+++ b/src/irrlicht_changes/CGUITTFont.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
    CGUITTFont FreeType class for Irrlicht
    Copyright (c) 2009-2010 John Norman
+   with changes from Luanti contributors:
    Copyright (c) 2016 Nathanaëlle Courant
    Copyright (c) 2023 Caleb Butler
 
@@ -31,14 +32,13 @@
 */
 
 #include <iostream>
+#include "log.h"
+#include "filesys.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
 #include "CGUITTFont.h"
-#include "CMeshBuffer.h"
 #include "IFileSystem.h"
 #include "IGUIEnvironment.h"
-#include "IMeshManipulator.h"
-#include "IMeshSceneNode.h"
-#include "ISceneManager.h"
-#include "ISceneNode.h"
 
 namespace irr
 {
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ namespace gui
 {
 
 // Manages the FT_Face cache.
-struct SGUITTFace : public virtual irr::IReferenceCounted
+struct SGUITTFace : public irr::IReferenceCounted
 {
-	SGUITTFace() : face_buffer(0), face_buffer_size(0)
+	SGUITTFace()
 	{
 		memset((void*)&face, 0, sizeof(FT_Face));
 	}
@@ -56,46 +56,29 @@ struct SGUITTFace : public virtual irr::IReferenceCounted
 	~SGUITTFace()
 	{
 		FT_Done_Face(face);
-		delete[] face_buffer;
 	}
 
 	FT_Face face;
-	FT_Byte* face_buffer;
-	FT_Long face_buffer_size;
+	std::string face_buffer;
 };
 
 // Static variables.
 FT_Library CGUITTFont::c_library;
 std::map<io::path, SGUITTFace*> CGUITTFont::c_faces;
 bool CGUITTFont::c_libraryLoaded = false;
-scene::IMesh* CGUITTFont::shared_plane_ptr_ = 0;
-scene::SMesh CGUITTFont::shared_plane_;
 
 //
 
-/** Checks that no dimension of the FT_BitMap object is negative.  If either is
- * negative, abort execution.
- */
-inline void checkFontBitmapSize(const FT_Bitmap &bits)
-{
-	if ((s32)bits.rows < 0 || (s32)bits.width < 0) {
-		std::cout << "Insane font glyph size. File: "
-		          << __FILE__ << " Line " << __LINE__
-		          << std::endl;
-		abort();
-	}
-}
-
 video::IImage* SGUITTGlyph::createGlyphImage(const FT_Bitmap& bits, video::IVideoDriver* driver) const
 {
 	// Make sure our casts to s32 in the loops below will not cause problems
-	checkFontBitmapSize(bits);
+	if ((s32)bits.rows < 0 || (s32)bits.width < 0)
+		FATAL_ERROR("Insane font glyph size");
 
 	// Determine what our texture size should be.
 	// Add 1 because textures are inclusive-exclusive.
 	core::dimension2du d(bits.width + 1, bits.rows + 1);
 	core::dimension2du texture_size;
-	//core::dimension2du texture_size(bits.width + 1, bits.rows + 1);
 
 	// Create and load our image now.
 	video::IImage* image = 0;
@@ -147,36 +130,36 @@ video::IImage* SGUITTGlyph::createGlyphImage(const FT_Bitmap& bits, video::IVide
 				for (s32 x = 0; x < (s32)bits.width; ++x)
 				{
 					image_data[y * image_pitch + x] |= static_cast<u32>(255.0f * (static_cast<float>(*row++) / gray_count)) << 24;
-					//data[y * image_pitch + x] |= ((u32)(*bitsdata++) << 24);
 				}
 				glyph_data += bits.pitch;
 			}
 			break;
 		}
 		default:
-			// TODO: error message?
+			errorstream << "CGUITTFont: unknown pixel mode " << (int)bits.pixel_mode << std::endl;
 			return 0;
 	}
 	return image;
 }
 
-void SGUITTGlyph::preload(u32 char_index, FT_Face face, video::IVideoDriver* driver, u32 font_size, const FT_Int32 loadFlags)
+void SGUITTGlyph::preload(u32 char_index, FT_Face face, CGUITTFont *parent, u32 font_size, const FT_Int32 loadFlags)
 {
-	if (isLoaded) return;
-
 	// Set the size of the glyph.
 	FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes(face, 0, font_size);
 
 	// Attempt to load the glyph.
-	if (FT_Load_Glyph(face, char_index, loadFlags) != FT_Err_Ok)
-		// TODO: error message?
+	auto err = FT_Load_Glyph(face, char_index, loadFlags);
+	if (err != FT_Err_Ok) {
+		warningstream << "SGUITTGlyph: failed to load glyph " << char_index
+			<< " with error: " << (int)err << std::endl;
 		return;
+	}
 
 	FT_GlyphSlot glyph = face->glyph;
-	FT_Bitmap bits = glyph->bitmap;
+	const FT_Bitmap &bits = glyph->bitmap;
 
 	// Setup the glyph information here:
-	advance = glyph->advance;
+	advance = core::vector2di(glyph->advance.x, glyph->advance.y);
 	offset = core::vector2di(glyph->bitmap_left, glyph->bitmap_top);
 
 	// Try to get the last page with available slots.
@@ -187,7 +170,6 @@ void SGUITTGlyph::preload(u32 char_index, FT_Face face, video::IVideoDriver* dri
 	{
 		page = parent->createGlyphPage(bits.pixel_mode);
 		if (!page)
-			// TODO: add error message?
 			return;
 	}
 
@@ -205,10 +187,7 @@ void SGUITTGlyph::preload(u32 char_index, FT_Face face, video::IVideoDriver* dri
 	--page->available_slots;
 
 	// We grab the glyph bitmap here so the data won't be removed when the next glyph is loaded.
-	surface = createGlyphImage(bits, driver);
-
-	// Set our glyph as loaded.
-	isLoaded = true;
+	surface = createGlyphImage(bits, parent->getDriver());
 }
 
 void SGUITTGlyph::unload()
@@ -218,7 +197,8 @@ void SGUITTGlyph::unload()
 		surface->drop();
 		surface = 0;
 	}
-	isLoaded = false;
+	// reset isLoaded to false
+	source_rect = core::recti();
 }
 
 //////////////////////
@@ -251,14 +231,13 @@ CGUITTFont* CGUITTFont::createTTFont(IGUIEnvironment *env, const io::path& filen
 //! Constructor.
 CGUITTFont::CGUITTFont(IGUIEnvironment *env)
 : use_monochrome(false), use_transparency(true), use_hinting(true), use_auto_hinting(true),
-batch_load_size(1), Device(0), Environment(env), Driver(0), GlobalKerningWidth(0), GlobalKerningHeight(0),
+batch_load_size(1), Driver(0), GlobalKerningWidth(0), GlobalKerningHeight(0),
 shadow_offset(0), shadow_alpha(0), fallback(0)
 {
 
-	if (Environment)
-	{
+	if (env) {
 		// don't grab environment, to avoid circular references
-		Driver = Environment->getVideoDriver();
+		Driver = env->getVideoDriver();
 	}
 
 	if (Driver)
@@ -270,13 +249,10 @@ shadow_offset(0), shadow_alpha(0), fallback(0)
 bool CGUITTFont::load(const io::path& filename, const u32 size, const bool antialias, const bool transparency)
 {
 	// Some sanity checks.
-	if (Environment == 0 || Driver == 0) return false;
+	if (!Driver) return false;
 	if (size == 0) return false;
-	if (filename.size() == 0) return false;
+	if (filename.empty()) return false;
 
-	io::IFileSystem* filesystem = Environment->getFileSystem();
-	irr::ILogger* logger = (Device != 0 ? Device->getLogger() : 0);
-	// FIXME: this is always null ^
 	this->size = size;
 	this->filename = filename;
 
@@ -285,62 +261,33 @@ bool CGUITTFont::load(const io::path& filename, const u32 size, const bool antia
 	this->use_transparency = transparency;
 	update_load_flags();
 
-	// Log.
-	if (logger)
-		logger->log("CGUITTFont", (core::stringc(L"Creating new font: ") + filename + " " + core::stringc(size) + "pt " + (antialias ? "+antialias " : "-antialias ") + (transparency ? "+transparency" : "-transparency")).c_str(), irr::ELL_INFORMATION);
+	infostream << "CGUITTFont: Creating new font: " << filename.c_str() << " "
+		<< size << "pt " << (antialias ? "+antialias " : "-antialias ")
+		<< (transparency ? "+transparency" : "-transparency") << std::endl;
 
 	// Grab the face.
-	SGUITTFace* face = 0;
+	SGUITTFace* face = nullptr;
 	auto node = c_faces.find(filename);
-	if (node == c_faces.end())
-	{
+	if (node == c_faces.end()) {
 		face = new SGUITTFace();
+
+		if (!fs::ReadFile(filename.c_str(), face->face_buffer, true)) {
+			delete face;
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		// Create the face.
+		if (FT_New_Memory_Face(c_library,
+			reinterpret_cast<const FT_Byte*>(face->face_buffer.data()),
+			face->face_buffer.size(), 0, &face->face))
+		{
+			errorstream << "CGUITTFont: FT_New_Memory_Face failed." << std::endl;
+			delete face;
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		c_faces.emplace(filename, face);
-
-		if (filesystem)
-		{
-			// Read in the file data.
-			io::IReadFile* file = filesystem->createAndOpenFile(filename);
-			if (file == 0)
-			{
-				if (logger) logger->log("CGUITTFont", "Failed to open the file.", irr::ELL_INFORMATION);
-
-				c_faces.erase(filename);
-				delete face;
-				face = 0;
-				return false;
-			}
-			face->face_buffer = new FT_Byte[file->getSize()];
-			file->read(face->face_buffer, file->getSize());
-			face->face_buffer_size = file->getSize();
-			file->drop();
-
-			// Create the face.
-			if (FT_New_Memory_Face(c_library, face->face_buffer, face->face_buffer_size, 0, &face->face))
-			{
-				if (logger) logger->log("CGUITTFont", "FT_New_Memory_Face failed.", irr::ELL_INFORMATION);
-
-				c_faces.erase(filename);
-				delete face;
-				face = 0;
-				return false;
-			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			if (FT_New_Face(c_library, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(filename.c_str()), 0, &face->face))
-			{
-				if (logger) logger->log("CGUITTFont", "FT_New_Face failed.", irr::ELL_INFORMATION);
-
-				c_faces.erase(filename);
-				delete face;
-				face = 0;
-				return false;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	else
-	{
+	} else {
 		// Using another instance of this face.
 		face = node->second;
 		face->grab();
@@ -353,20 +300,12 @@ bool CGUITTFont::load(const io::path& filename, const u32 size, const bool antia
 	FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes(tt_face, size, 0);
 	font_metrics = tt_face->size->metrics;
 
+	verbosestream << tt_face->num_glyphs << " glyphs, ascender=" << font_metrics.ascender
+		<< " height=" << font_metrics.height << std::endl;
+
 	// Allocate our glyphs.
 	Glyphs.clear();
-	Glyphs.reallocate(tt_face->num_glyphs);
 	Glyphs.set_used(tt_face->num_glyphs);
-	for (FT_Long i = 0; i < tt_face->num_glyphs; ++i)
-	{
-		Glyphs[i].isLoaded = false;
-		Glyphs[i].glyph_page = 0;
-		Glyphs[i].source_rect = core::recti();
-		Glyphs[i].offset = core::vector2di();
-		Glyphs[i].advance = FT_Vector();
-		Glyphs[i].surface = 0;
-		Glyphs[i].parent = this;
-	}
 
 	// Cache the first 127 ascii characters.
 	u32 old_size = batch_load_size;
@@ -444,7 +383,7 @@ CGUITTGlyphPage* CGUITTFont::getLastGlyphPage() const
 	return page;
 }
 
-CGUITTGlyphPage* CGUITTFont::createGlyphPage(const u8& pixel_mode)
+CGUITTGlyphPage* CGUITTFont::createGlyphPage(const u8 pixel_mode)
 {
 	CGUITTGlyphPage* page = 0;
 
@@ -481,7 +420,8 @@ CGUITTGlyphPage* CGUITTFont::createGlyphPage(const u8& pixel_mode)
 		page_texture_size = max_texture_size;
 
 	if (!page->createPageTexture(pixel_mode, page_texture_size)) {
-		// TODO: add error message?
+		errorstream << "CGUITTGlyphPage: failed to create texture ("
+			<< page_texture_size.Width << "x" << page_texture_size.Height << ")" << std::endl;
 		delete page;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -622,13 +562,12 @@ void CGUITTFont::draw(const EnrichedString &text, const core::rect<s32>& positio
 		else if (fallback != 0)
 		{
 			// Let the fallback font draw it, this isn't super efficient but hopefully that doesn't matter
-			wchar_t l1[] = { (wchar_t) currentChar, 0 }, l2 = (wchar_t) previousChar;
+			wchar_t l1[] = { (wchar_t) currentChar, 0 };
 
 			if (visible)
 			{
 				// Apply kerning.
-				offset.X += fallback->getKerningWidth(l1, &l2);
-				offset.Y += fallback->getKerningHeight();
+				offset += fallback->getKerning(*l1, (wchar_t) previousChar);
 
 				const u32 current_color = iter - utext.begin();
 				fallback->draw(core::stringw(l1),
@@ -688,11 +627,6 @@ void CGUITTFont::draw(const EnrichedString &text, const core::rect<s32>& positio
 	}
 }
 
-core::dimension2d<u32> CGUITTFont::getCharDimension(const wchar_t ch) const
-{
-	return core::dimension2d<u32>(getWidthFromCharacter(ch), getHeightFromCharacter(ch));
-}
-
 core::dimension2d<u32> CGUITTFont::getDimension(const wchar_t* text) const
 {
 	return getDimension(convertWCharToU32String(text));
@@ -759,21 +693,12 @@ core::dimension2d<u32> CGUITTFont::getDimension(const std::u32string& text) cons
 	return text_dimension;
 }
 
-inline u32 CGUITTFont::getWidthFromCharacter(wchar_t c) const
-{
-	return getWidthFromCharacter((char32_t)c);
-}
-
 inline u32 CGUITTFont::getWidthFromCharacter(char32_t c) const
 {
-	// Set the size of the face.
-	// This is because we cache faces and the face may have been set to a different size.
-	//FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes(tt_face, 0, size);
-
 	u32 n = getGlyphIndexByChar(c);
 	if (n > 0)
 	{
-		int w = Glyphs[n-1].advance.x / 64;
+		int w = Glyphs[n-1].advance.X / 64;
 		return w;
 	}
 	if (fallback != 0)
@@ -787,17 +712,8 @@ inline u32 CGUITTFont::getWidthFromCharacter(char32_t c) const
 	else return (font_metrics.ascender / 64) / 2;
 }
 
-inline u32 CGUITTFont::getHeightFromCharacter(wchar_t c) const
-{
-	return getHeightFromCharacter((char32_t)c);
-}
-
 inline u32 CGUITTFont::getHeightFromCharacter(char32_t c) const
 {
-	// Set the size of the face.
-	// This is because we cache faces and the face may have been set to a different size.
-	//FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes(tt_face, 0, size);
-
 	u32 n = getGlyphIndexByChar(c);
 	if (n > 0)
 	{
@@ -816,11 +732,6 @@ inline u32 CGUITTFont::getHeightFromCharacter(char32_t c) const
 	else return (font_metrics.ascender / 64) / 2;
 }
 
-u32 CGUITTFont::getGlyphIndexByChar(wchar_t c) const
-{
-	return getGlyphIndexByChar((char32_t)c);
-}
-
 u32 CGUITTFont::getGlyphIndexByChar(char32_t c) const
 {
 	// Get the glyph.
@@ -831,7 +742,7 @@ u32 CGUITTFont::getGlyphIndexByChar(char32_t c) const
 		return 0;
 
 	// If our glyph is already loaded, don't bother doing any batch loading code.
-	if (glyph != 0 && Glyphs[glyph - 1].isLoaded)
+	if (glyph != 0 && Glyphs[glyph - 1].isLoaded())
 		return glyph;
 
 	// Determine our batch loading positions.
@@ -850,9 +761,10 @@ u32 CGUITTFont::getGlyphIndexByChar(char32_t c) const
 		if (char_index)
 		{
 			SGUITTGlyph& glyph = Glyphs[char_index - 1];
-			if (!glyph.isLoaded)
+			if (!glyph.isLoaded())
 			{
-				glyph.preload(char_index, tt_face, Driver, size, load_flags);
+				auto *this2 = const_cast<CGUITTFont*>(this); // oh well
+				glyph.preload(char_index, tt_face, this2, size, load_flags);
 				Glyph_Pages[glyph.glyph_page]->pushGlyphToBePaged(&glyph);
 			}
 		}
@@ -871,11 +783,10 @@ s32 CGUITTFont::getCharacterFromPos(const wchar_t* text, s32 pixel_x) const
 s32 CGUITTFont::getCharacterFromPos(const std::u32string& text, s32 pixel_x) const
 {
 	s32 x = 0;
-	//s32 idx = 0;
 
 	u32 character = 0;
 	char32_t previousChar = 0;
-	std::u32string::const_iterator iter = text.begin();
+	auto iter = text.begin();
 	while (iter != text.end())
 	{
 		char32_t c = *iter;
@@ -906,28 +817,6 @@ void CGUITTFont::setKerningHeight(s32 kerning)
 	GlobalKerningHeight = kerning;
 }
 
-s32 CGUITTFont::getKerningWidth(const wchar_t* thisLetter, const wchar_t* previousLetter) const
-{
-	if (tt_face == 0)
-		return GlobalKerningWidth;
-	if (thisLetter == 0 || previousLetter == 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	return getKerningWidth((char32_t)*thisLetter, (char32_t)*previousLetter);
-}
-
-s32 CGUITTFont::getKerningWidth(const char32_t thisLetter, const char32_t previousLetter) const
-{
-	// Return only the kerning width.
-	return getKerning(thisLetter, previousLetter).X;
-}
-
-s32 CGUITTFont::getKerningHeight() const
-{
-	// FreeType 2 currently doesn't return any height kerning information.
-	return GlobalKerningHeight;
-}
-
 core::vector2di CGUITTFont::getKerning(const wchar_t thisLetter, const wchar_t previousLetter) const
 {
 	return getKerning((char32_t)thisLetter, (char32_t)previousLetter);
@@ -949,11 +838,8 @@ core::vector2di CGUITTFont::getKerning(const char32_t thisLetter, const char32_t
 	// If we don't have this glyph, ask fallback font
 	if (n == 0)
 	{
-		if (fallback != 0) {
-			wchar_t l1 = (wchar_t) thisLetter, l2 = (wchar_t) previousLetter;
-			ret.X = fallback->getKerningWidth(&l1, &l2);
-			ret.Y = fallback->getKerningHeight();
-		}
+		if (fallback)
+			ret = fallback->getKerning((wchar_t) thisLetter, (wchar_t) previousLetter);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -1029,196 +915,6 @@ video::ITexture* CGUITTFont::getPageTextureByIndex(const u32& page_index) const
 		return 0;
 }
 
-void CGUITTFont::createSharedPlane()
-{
-	/*
-		2___3
-		|  /|
-		| / |	<-- plane mesh is like this, point 2 is (0,0), point 0 is (0, -1)
-		|/  |	<-- the texture coords of point 2 is (0,0, point 0 is (0, 1)
-		0---1
-	*/
-
-	using namespace core;
-	using namespace video;
-	using namespace scene;
-	S3DVertex vertices[4];
-	u16 indices[6] = {0,2,3,3,1,0};
-	vertices[0] = S3DVertex(vector3df(0,-1,0), vector3df(0,0,-1), SColor(255,255,255,255), vector2df(0,1));
-	vertices[1] = S3DVertex(vector3df(1,-1,0), vector3df(0,0,-1), SColor(255,255,255,255), vector2df(1,1));
-	vertices[2] = S3DVertex(vector3df(0, 0,0), vector3df(0,0,-1), SColor(255,255,255,255), vector2df(0,0));
-	vertices[3] = S3DVertex(vector3df(1, 0,0), vector3df(0,0,-1), SColor(255,255,255,255), vector2df(1,0));
-
-	SMeshBuffer* buf = new SMeshBuffer();
-	buf->append(vertices, 4, indices, 6);
-
-	shared_plane_.addMeshBuffer( buf );
-	shared_plane_.setHardwareMappingHint(EHM_STATIC);
-
-	shared_plane_ptr_ = &shared_plane_;
-	buf->drop(); //the addMeshBuffer method will grab it, so we can drop this ptr.
-}
-
-core::dimension2d<u32> CGUITTFont::getDimensionUntilEndOfLine(const wchar_t* p) const
-{
-	core::stringw s;
-	for (const wchar_t* temp = p; temp && *temp != '\0' && *temp != L'\r' && *temp != L'\n'; ++temp )
-		s.append(*temp);
-
-	return getDimension(s.c_str());
-}
-
-core::array<scene::ISceneNode*> CGUITTFont::addTextSceneNode(const wchar_t* text, scene::ISceneManager* smgr, scene::ISceneNode* parent, const video::SColor& color, bool center)
-{
-	using namespace core;
-	using namespace video;
-	using namespace scene;
-
-	array<scene::ISceneNode*> container;
-
-	if (!Driver || !smgr) return container;
-	if (!parent)
-		parent = smgr->addEmptySceneNode(smgr->getRootSceneNode(), -1);
-	// if you don't specify parent, then we add an empty node attached to the root node
-	// this is generally undesirable.
-
-	if (!shared_plane_ptr_) //this points to a static mesh that contains the plane
-		createSharedPlane(); //if it's not initialized, we create one.
-
-	dimension2d<s32> text_size(getDimension(text)); //convert from unsigned to signed.
-	vector3df start_point(0, 0, 0), offset;
-
-	/** NOTICE:
-		Because we are considering adding texts into 3D world, all Y axis vectors are inverted.
-	**/
-
-	// There's currently no "vertical center" concept when you apply text scene node to the 3D world.
-	if (center)
-	{
-		offset.X = start_point.X = -text_size.Width / 2.f;
-		offset.Y = start_point.Y = +text_size.Height/ 2.f;
-		offset.X += (text_size.Width - getDimensionUntilEndOfLine(text).Width) >> 1;
-	}
-
-	// the default font material
-	SMaterial mat;
-	mat.ZWriteEnable = video::EZW_OFF;
-	mat.MaterialType = use_transparency ? video::EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL : video::EMT_SOLID;
-	mat.MaterialTypeParam = 0.01f;
-
-	wchar_t current_char = 0, previous_char = 0;
-	u32 n = 0;
-
-	array<u32> glyph_indices;
-
-	while (*text)
-	{
-		current_char = *text;
-		bool line_break=false;
-		if (current_char == L'\r') // Mac or Windows breaks
-		{
-			line_break = true;
-			if (*(text + 1) == L'\n') // Windows line breaks.
-				current_char = *(++text);
-		}
-		else if (current_char == L'\n') // Unix breaks
-		{
-			line_break = true;
-		}
-
-		if (line_break)
-		{
-			previous_char = 0;
-			offset.Y -= tt_face->size->metrics.ascender / 64;
-			offset.X = start_point.X;
-			if (center)
-				offset.X += (text_size.Width - getDimensionUntilEndOfLine(text+1).Width) >> 1;
-			++text;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			n = getGlyphIndexByChar(current_char);
-			if (n > 0)
-			{
-				glyph_indices.push_back( n );
-
-				// Store glyph size and offset informations.
-				SGUITTGlyph const& glyph = Glyphs[n-1];
-				u32 texw = glyph.source_rect.getWidth();
-				u32 texh = glyph.source_rect.getHeight();
-				s32 offx = glyph.offset.X;
-				s32 offy = (font_metrics.ascender / 64) - glyph.offset.Y;
-
-				// Apply kerning.
-				vector2di k = getKerning(current_char, previous_char);
-				offset.X += k.X;
-				offset.Y += k.Y;
-
-				vector3df current_pos(offset.X + offx, offset.Y - offy, 0);
-				dimension2d<u32> letter_size = dimension2d<u32>(texw, texh);
-
-				// Now we copy planes corresponding to the letter size.
-				IMeshManipulator* mani = smgr->getMeshManipulator();
-				IMesh* meshcopy = mani->createMeshCopy(shared_plane_ptr_);
-				mani->scale(meshcopy, vector3df((f32)letter_size.Width, (f32)letter_size.Height, 1));
-
-				ISceneNode* current_node = smgr->addMeshSceneNode(meshcopy, parent, -1, current_pos);
-				meshcopy->drop();
-
-				current_node->getMaterial(0) = mat;
-				current_node->setAutomaticCulling(EAC_OFF);
-				current_node->setIsDebugObject(true);  //so the picking won't have any effect on individual letter
-				//current_node->setDebugDataVisible(EDS_BBOX); //de-comment this when debugging
-
-				container.push_back(current_node);
-			}
-			offset.X += getWidthFromCharacter(current_char);
-			// Note that fallback font handling is missing here (Minetest never uses this)
-
-			previous_char = current_char;
-			++text;
-		}
-	}
-
-	update_glyph_pages();
-	//only after we update the textures can we use the glyph page textures.
-
-	for (u32 i = 0; i < glyph_indices.size(); ++i)
-	{
-		u32 n = glyph_indices[i];
-		SGUITTGlyph const& glyph = Glyphs[n-1];
-		ITexture* current_tex = Glyph_Pages[glyph.glyph_page]->texture;
-		f32 page_texture_size = (f32)current_tex->getSize().Width;
-		//Now we calculate the UV position according to the texture size and the source rect.
-		//
-		//  2___3
-		//  |  /|
-		//  | / |	<-- plane mesh is like this, point 2 is (0,0), point 0 is (0, -1)
-		//  |/  |	<-- the texture coords of point 2 is (0,0, point 0 is (0, 1)
-		//  0---1
-		//
-		f32 u1 = glyph.source_rect.UpperLeftCorner.X / page_texture_size;
-		f32 u2 = u1 + (glyph.source_rect.getWidth() / page_texture_size);
-		f32 v1 = glyph.source_rect.UpperLeftCorner.Y / page_texture_size;
-		f32 v2 = v1 + (glyph.source_rect.getHeight() / page_texture_size);
-
-		//we can be quite sure that this is IMeshSceneNode, because we just added them in the above loop.
-		IMeshSceneNode* node = static_cast<IMeshSceneNode*>(container[i]);
-
-		S3DVertex* pv = static_cast<S3DVertex*>(node->getMesh()->getMeshBuffer(0)->getVertices());
-		//pv[0].TCoords.Y = pv[1].TCoords.Y = (letter_size.Height - 1) / static_cast<f32>(letter_size.Height);
-		//pv[1].TCoords.X = pv[3].TCoords.X = (letter_size.Width - 1)  / static_cast<f32>(letter_size.Width);
-		pv[0].TCoords = vector2df(u1, v2);
-		pv[1].TCoords = vector2df(u2, v2);
-		pv[2].TCoords = vector2df(u1, v1);
-		pv[3].TCoords = vector2df(u2, v1);
-
-		container[i]->getMaterial(0).setTexture(0, current_tex);
-	}
-
-	return container;
-}
-
 std::u32string CGUITTFont::convertWCharToU32String(const wchar_t* const charArray) const
 {
 	static_assert(sizeof(wchar_t) == 2 || sizeof(wchar_t) == 4, "unexpected wchar size");
diff --git a/src/irrlicht_changes/CGUITTFont.h b/src/irrlicht_changes/CGUITTFont.h
index f8e9d8896..c010cf181 100644
--- a/src/irrlicht_changes/CGUITTFont.h
+++ b/src/irrlicht_changes/CGUITTFont.h
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <ft2build.h>
 #include <map>
+#include <ft2build.h>
+#include FT_FREETYPE_H
+
 #include "IGUIEnvironment.h"
 #include "IGUIFont.h"
-#include "ISceneManager.h"
 #include "IVideoDriver.h"
 #include "IrrlichtDevice.h"
 #include "SMesh.h"
 #include "util/enriched_string.h"
 #include "util/basic_macros.h"
-#include FT_FREETYPE_H
 
 namespace irr
 {
@@ -56,26 +56,22 @@ namespace gui
 	{
 		//! Constructor.
 		SGUITTGlyph() :
-			isLoaded(false),
 			glyph_page(0),
 			source_rect(),
 			offset(),
 			advance(),
-			surface(0),
-			parent(0)
+			surface(0)
 		{}
 
 		DISABLE_CLASS_COPY(SGUITTGlyph);
 
 		//! This class would be trivially copyable except for the reference count on `surface`.
 		SGUITTGlyph(SGUITTGlyph &&other) noexcept :
-			isLoaded(other.isLoaded),
 			glyph_page(other.glyph_page),
 			source_rect(other.source_rect),
 			offset(other.offset),
 			advance(other.advance),
-			surface(other.surface),
-			parent(other.parent)
+			surface(other.surface)
 		{
 			other.surface = 0;
 		}
@@ -83,12 +79,17 @@ namespace gui
 		//! Destructor.
 		~SGUITTGlyph() { unload(); }
 
+		//! If true, the glyph has been loaded.
+		inline bool isLoaded() const {
+			return source_rect != core::recti();
+		}
+
 		//! Preload the glyph.
 		//!	The preload process occurs when the program tries to cache the glyph from FT_Library.
 		//! However, it simply defines the SGUITTGlyph's properties and will only create the page
 		//! textures if necessary.  The actual creation of the textures should only occur right
 		//! before the batch draw call.
-		void preload(u32 char_index, FT_Face face, video::IVideoDriver* driver, u32 font_size, const FT_Int32 loadFlags);
+		void preload(u32 char_index, FT_Face face, CGUITTFont *parent, u32 font_size, const FT_Int32 loadFlags);
 
 		//! Unloads the glyph.
 		void unload();
@@ -96,9 +97,6 @@ namespace gui
 		//! Creates the IImage object from the FT_Bitmap.
 		video::IImage* createGlyphImage(const FT_Bitmap& bits, video::IVideoDriver* driver) const;
 
-		//! If true, the glyph has been loaded.
-		bool isLoaded;
-
 		//! The page the glyph is on.
 		u32 glyph_page;
 
@@ -109,14 +107,11 @@ namespace gui
 		core::vector2di offset;
 
 		//! Glyph advance information.
-		FT_Vector advance;
+		core::vector2di advance;
 
 		//! This is just the temporary image holder.  After this glyph is paged,
 		//! it will be dropped.
 		mutable video::IImage* surface;
-
-		//! The pointer pointing to the parent (CGUITTFont)
-		CGUITTFont* parent;
 	};
 
 	//! Holds a sheet of glyphs.
@@ -130,7 +125,8 @@ namespace gui
 				{
 					if (driver)
 						driver->removeTexture(texture);
-					else texture->drop();
+					else
+						texture->drop();
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -184,19 +180,11 @@ namespace gui
 				for (u32 i = 0; i < glyph_to_be_paged.size(); ++i)
 				{
 					const SGUITTGlyph* glyph = glyph_to_be_paged[i];
-					if (glyph && glyph->isLoaded)
+					if (glyph && glyph->surface)
 					{
-						if (glyph->surface)
-						{
-							glyph->surface->copyTo(pageholder, glyph->source_rect.UpperLeftCorner);
-							glyph->surface->drop();
-							glyph->surface = 0;
-						}
-						else
-						{
-							; // TODO: add error message?
-							//currently, if we failed to create the image, just ignore this operation.
-						}
+						glyph->surface->copyTo(pageholder, glyph->source_rect.UpperLeftCorner);
+						glyph->surface->drop();
+						glyph->surface = 0;
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -238,77 +226,70 @@ namespace gui
 			virtual ~CGUITTFont();
 
 			//! Sets the amount of glyphs to batch load.
-			virtual void setBatchLoadSize(u32 batch_size) { batch_load_size = batch_size; }
+			void setBatchLoadSize(u32 batch_size) { batch_load_size = batch_size; }
 
 			//! Sets the maximum texture size for a page of glyphs.
-			virtual void setMaxPageTextureSize(const core::dimension2du& texture_size) { max_page_texture_size = texture_size; }
+			void setMaxPageTextureSize(const core::dimension2du& texture_size) { max_page_texture_size = texture_size; }
 
 			//! Get the font size.
-			virtual u32 getFontSize() const { return size; }
+			u32 getFontSize() const { return size; }
 
 			//! Check the font's transparency.
-			virtual bool isTransparent() const { return use_transparency; }
+			bool isTransparent() const { return use_transparency; }
 
 			//! Check if the font auto-hinting is enabled.
 			//! Auto-hinting is FreeType's built-in font hinting engine.
-			virtual bool useAutoHinting() const { return use_auto_hinting; }
+			bool useAutoHinting() const { return use_auto_hinting; }
 
 			//! Check if the font hinting is enabled.
-			virtual bool useHinting()	 const { return use_hinting; }
+			bool useHinting()	 const { return use_hinting; }
 
 			//! Check if the font is being loaded as a monochrome font.
 			//! The font can either be a 256 color grayscale font, or a 2 color monochrome font.
-			virtual bool useMonochrome()  const { return use_monochrome; }
+			bool useMonochrome()  const { return use_monochrome; }
 
 			//! Tells the font to allow transparency when rendering.
 			//! Default: true.
 			//! \param flag If true, the font draws using transparency.
-			virtual void setTransparency(const bool flag);
+			void setTransparency(const bool flag);
 
 			//! Tells the font to use monochrome rendering.
 			//! Default: false.
 			//! \param flag If true, the font draws using a monochrome image.  If false, the font uses a grayscale image.
-			virtual void setMonochrome(const bool flag);
+			void setMonochrome(const bool flag);
 
 			//! Enables or disables font hinting.
 			//! Default: Hinting and auto-hinting true.
 			//! \param enable If false, font hinting is turned off. If true, font hinting is turned on.
 			//! \param enable_auto_hinting If true, FreeType uses its own auto-hinting algorithm.  If false, it tries to use the algorithm specified by the font.
-			virtual void setFontHinting(const bool enable, const bool enable_auto_hinting = true);
+			void setFontHinting(const bool enable, const bool enable_auto_hinting = true);
 
 			//! Draws some text and clips it to the specified rectangle if wanted.
 			virtual void draw(const core::stringw& text, const core::rect<s32>& position,
 				video::SColor color, bool hcenter=false, bool vcenter=false,
-				const core::rect<s32>* clip=0);
+				const core::rect<s32>* clip=0) override;
 
 			void draw(const EnrichedString& text, const core::rect<s32>& position,
 				bool hcenter=false, bool vcenter=false,
 				const core::rect<s32>* clip=0);
 
-			//! Returns the dimension of a character produced by this font.
-			virtual core::dimension2d<u32> getCharDimension(const wchar_t ch) const;
-
 			//! Returns the dimension of a text string.
-			virtual core::dimension2d<u32> getDimension(const wchar_t* text) const;
+			virtual core::dimension2du getDimension(const wchar_t* text) const override;
 
 			//! Calculates the index of the character in the text which is on a specific position.
-			virtual s32 getCharacterFromPos(const wchar_t* text, s32 pixel_x) const;
+			virtual s32 getCharacterFromPos(const wchar_t* text, s32 pixel_x) const override;
 
 			//! Sets global kerning width for the font.
-			virtual void setKerningWidth(s32 kerning);
+			virtual void setKerningWidth(s32 kerning) override;
 
 			//! Sets global kerning height for the font.
-			virtual void setKerningHeight(s32 kerning);
-
-			//! Gets kerning values (distance between letters) for the font. If no parameters are provided,
-			virtual s32 getKerningWidth(const wchar_t* thisLetter=0, const wchar_t* previousLetter=0) const;
-			virtual s32 getKerningWidth(const char32_t thisLetter=0, const char32_t previousLetter=0) const;
+			virtual void setKerningHeight(s32 kerning) override;
 
 			//! Returns the distance between letters
-			virtual s32 getKerningHeight() const;
+			virtual core::vector2di getKerning(const wchar_t thisLetter, const wchar_t previousLetter) const override;
 
 			//! Define which characters should not be drawn by the font.
-			virtual void setInvisibleCharacters(const wchar_t *s);
+			virtual void setInvisibleCharacters(const wchar_t *s) override;
 
 			//! Get the last glyph page if there's still available slots.
 			//! If not, it will return zero.
@@ -317,7 +298,7 @@ namespace gui
 			//! Create a new glyph page texture.
 			//! \param pixel_mode the pixel mode defined by FT_Pixel_Mode
 			//should be better typed. fix later.
-			CGUITTGlyphPage* createGlyphPage(const u8& pixel_mode);
+			CGUITTGlyphPage* createGlyphPage(const u8 pixel_mode);
 
 			//! Get the last glyph page's index.
 			u32 getLastGlyphPageIndex() const { return Glyph_Pages.size() - 1; }
@@ -328,16 +309,13 @@ namespace gui
 			//! Create corresponding character's software image copy from the font,
 			//! so you can use this data just like any ordinary video::IImage.
 			//! \param ch The character you need
-			virtual video::IImage* createTextureFromChar(const char32_t& ch);
+			video::IImage* createTextureFromChar(const char32_t& ch);
 
 			//! This function is for debugging mostly. If the page doesn't exist it returns zero.
 			//! \param page_index Simply return the texture handle of a given page index.
-			virtual video::ITexture* getPageTextureByIndex(const u32& page_index) const;
+			video::ITexture* getPageTextureByIndex(const u32& page_index) const;
 
-			//! Add a list of scene nodes generated by putting font textures on the 3D planes.
-			virtual core::array<scene::ISceneNode*> addTextSceneNode
-				(const wchar_t* text, scene::ISceneManager* smgr, scene::ISceneNode* parent = 0,
-				 const video::SColor& color = video::SColor(255, 0, 0, 0), bool center = false );
+			inline video::IVideoDriver *getDriver() const { return Driver; }
 
 			inline s32 getAscender() const { return font_metrics.ascender; }
 
@@ -355,8 +333,6 @@ namespace gui
 			static FT_Library c_library;
 			static std::map<io::path, SGUITTFace*> c_faces;
 			static bool c_libraryLoaded;
-			static scene::IMesh* shared_plane_ptr_;
-			static scene::SMesh  shared_plane_;
 
 			// Helper functions for the same-named public member functions above
 			// (Since std::u32string is nicer to work with than wchar_t *)
@@ -379,20 +355,11 @@ namespace gui
 				if (useMonochrome()) load_flags |= FT_LOAD_MONOCHROME | FT_LOAD_TARGET_MONO;
 				else load_flags |= FT_LOAD_TARGET_NORMAL;
 			}
-			u32 getWidthFromCharacter(wchar_t c) const;
 			u32 getWidthFromCharacter(char32_t c) const;
-			u32 getHeightFromCharacter(wchar_t c) const;
 			u32 getHeightFromCharacter(char32_t c) const;
-			u32 getGlyphIndexByChar(wchar_t c) const;
 			u32 getGlyphIndexByChar(char32_t c) const;
-			core::vector2di getKerning(const wchar_t thisLetter, const wchar_t previousLetter) const;
 			core::vector2di getKerning(const char32_t thisLetter, const char32_t previousLetter) const;
-			core::dimension2d<u32> getDimensionUntilEndOfLine(const wchar_t* p) const;
 
-			void createSharedPlane();
-
-			irr::IrrlichtDevice* Device;
-			gui::IGUIEnvironment* Environment;
 			video::IVideoDriver* Driver;
 			io::path filename;
 			FT_Face tt_face;
diff --git a/src/irrlicht_changes/static_text.cpp b/src/irrlicht_changes/static_text.cpp
index d06419e1f..e9be122b5 100644
--- a/src/irrlicht_changes/static_text.cpp
+++ b/src/irrlicht_changes/static_text.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void StaticText::draw()
 			updateText();
 
 		core::rect<s32> r = frameRect;
-		s32 height_line = font->getDimension(L"A").Height + font->getKerningHeight();
+		s32 height_line = font->getDimension(L"A").Height + font->getKerning(L'A').Y;
 		s32 height_total = height_line * BrokenText.size();
 		if (VAlign == EGUIA_CENTER && WordWrap)
 		{
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ s32 StaticText::getTextHeight() const
 		return 0;
 
 	if (WordWrap) {
-		s32 height = font->getDimension(L"A").Height + font->getKerningHeight();
+		s32 height = font->getDimension(L"A").Height + font->getKerning(L'A').Y;
 		return height * BrokenText.size();
 	}
 	// There may be intentional new lines without WordWrap