diff --git a/tools/unity_uitune.cs b/tools/unity_uitune.cs
index 2490623..eb7e7c7 100644
--- a/tools/unity_uitune.cs
+++ b/tools/unity_uitune.cs
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@
 
 // ---- KNOBS -----------------------------------------------------------------
 float MATCH       = 1.0f;    // 0 = scale by width, 1 = scale by height
-float SCALE_MULT  = 1.0f;    // extra multiplier on top (0.9 = 10% smaller HUD)
-float REF_W       = 0f;      // 0 = leave reference resolution alone
-float REF_H       = 0f;      // e.g. set 3840/1080 to design against ultrawide
+// HUD_SCALE shrinks/grows the HUD *without* cramping the layout.
+//   <1 = smaller HUD + MORE logical room (use this to cure overlapping text)
+//   Implemented by raising referenceResolution.y, because CanvasScaler.scaleFactor
+//   is IGNORED in ScaleWithScreenSize mode (it only applies to ConstantPixelSize).
+float HUD_SCALE   = 1.0f;    // try 0.95, 0.9, 0.85
 bool  LIST_ONLY   = false;   // true = report current state, change nothing
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -27,10 +29,14 @@ foreach (var cs in UnityEngine.Object.FindObjectsOfType<UnityEngine.UI.CanvasSca
 
     if (!LIST_ONLY)
     {
-        if (REF_W > 0 && REF_H > 0)
-            cs.referenceResolution = new UnityEngine.Vector2(REF_W, REF_H);
         cs.matchWidthOrHeight = MATCH;
-        cs.scaleFactor = SCALE_MULT;
+        if (HUD_SCALE > 0f && System.Math.Abs(HUD_SCALE - 1f) > 0.0001f)
+        {
+            // effective scale = screenH / refH, so refH = designH / HUD_SCALE
+            var r = cs.referenceResolution;
+            cs.referenceResolution = new UnityEngine.Vector2(r.x, 1080f / HUD_SCALE);
+            log.AppendLine($"       refResolution {r} -> {cs.referenceResolution}");
+        }
     }
 
     // report the resulting logical canvas the UI is laid out in