Why oh why did they update FTL and make it look worse? Font, etc.

[Jumbocarrot0]

Also, sorry for reviving the argument, but there is another point.
FTL has a very large community, a community that spans multiple languages, most notably* French and Russian. The use of modding has allowed the game to be translated to multiple languages but certain UI elements had to be modified with a graphical editor such as GIMP. Converting these HUD elements to data files for easy configuration and changing certain elements to universal symbols, such as evasion, oxygen and ship UI so these non-English communities could spend less time translating UI elements after the update would've broken many mods.
And don't thank me, thank @slowriderxcorps, preferably on his sM:PK mod which is what his name is linked to.
*This is because Sleeper Service, the main creator of CE, is french and Bamalf, the main creator of Arsenal+, is Russian.