I carefully tried twice to follow the font-restore readme and I couldn't load the game. Please don't be offended that I like the older v2.6 font better.
Here are the instructions in that readme in the optional mods:
Optional Mod : Fonts restore
eXtreme Version: 2.7
Description:
This optional mod restores the original game fonts
This is a CLIENT SIDE modification!
Instructions:
- Open the main client side iwd (e27.iwd) in WinRAR.
- Remove the "fonts" folder from the iwd.
- Remove the "images\gamefonts.iwi" file from the iwd.
- Remove the "ui_mp\options.menu" file from the iwd.
- Copy the "ui_mp" folder from the optional mod into WinRAR.
- If you wish, install other client side mods now.
- Save the main client side iwd, and copy it to your server (fs_game).
- Copy the file to your download redirect server too (fs_game).