diff --git a/examples/sokol_demo/sokol_demo.odin b/examples/sokol_demo/sokol_demo.odin
index 12026db..638a29e 100644
--- a/examples/sokol_demo/sokol_demo.odin
+++ b/examples/sokol_demo/sokol_demo.odin
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ init :: proc "c" ()
 	ve.startup( & demo_ctx.ve_ctx, .STB_TrueType, allocator = context.allocator, 
 		glyph_draw_params = glyph_draw_opts,
 		shaper_params     = shaper_opts,
-		px_scalar         = 1.6,
-		alpha_sharpen     = 0.35,
+		px_scalar         = 1.4,
+		alpha_sharpen     = 0.1,
 	)
 	ve_sokol.setup_gfx_objects( & demo_ctx.render_ctx, & demo_ctx.ve_ctx, vert_cap = 256 * 1024, index_cap = 512 * 1024 )
 
diff --git a/vefontcache/vefontcache.odin b/vefontcache/vefontcache.odin
index 21cdf65..c252484 100644
--- a/vefontcache/vefontcache.odin
+++ b/vefontcache/vefontcache.odin
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ startup :: proc( ctx : ^Context, parser_kind : Parser_Kind = .STB_TrueType, // N
 	glyph_draw_params           := Init_Glyph_Draw_Params_Default,
 	shape_cache_params          := Init_Shape_Cache_Params_Default,
 	shaper_params               := Init_Shaper_Params_Default,
-	alpha_sharpen               : f32 = 0.35,
-	px_scalar                   : f32 = 1.6,
+	alpha_sharpen               : f32 = 0.1,
+	px_scalar                   : f32 = 1.4,
 	zoom_px_interval            : i32 = 2,
 	
 	// Curve quality to use for a font when unspecified,