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[Catacomber]

Have been playing around with adding true type fonts.  There are some instructions in Inside A Game in the online documentation under localization. 

But when I am in the "fonts" file and right click Add Font and choose TrueType for the template, somehow nothing happens.

So I tried copying one of the font files to another directory and then replacing the contents with the truetype font definition from Inside A Game and editing the contents for my new font, for example, rockwell.  I get the right font but----all the true type fonts I add are red---I tried changing the parameters to rgb black parameters but they are still red. The red effect is sometimes very cool.  :  )  But I'd like to have more variety.  : )  What am I doing wrong?

 

[Iranicus]

Have been playing around with adding true type fonts.  There are some instructions in Inside A Game in the online documentation under localization. 

But when I am in the "fonts" file and right click Add Font and choose TrueType for the template, somehow nothing happens.

So I tried copying one of the font files to another directory and then replacing the contents with the truetype font definition from Inside A Game and editing the contents for my new font, for example, rockwell.  I get the right font but----all the true type fonts I add are red---I tried changing the parameters to rgb black parameters but they are still red. The red effect is sometimes very cool.  :  )  But I'd like to have more variety.  : )  What am I doing wrong?

 

Which layer did you try to change? If you want to change a whole color of a font, you have to change RGB in the lastest layer. It will be work.

[sychron]

As fair as I know, the font file must be copied to the asset folder of your game.

[metamorphium]

not if you're using the font contained in Windows.

[Catacomber]

I'm using Windows ttf fonts.  This is my script:

TTFONT
{
  SIZE = 18  
  FACE = "Arial"
  FILENAME = "fonts\arial.ttf"

  BOLD = TRUE
  ITALIC = FALSE
  UNDERLINE = FALSE
  STRIKE = FALSE

  CHARSET = 1

  COLOR { 0, 0, 255 }
  ALPHA = 255
  
  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = 1
    OFFSET_Y = 1
    COLOR { 0, 0, 225 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }

  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = -1
    OFFSET_Y = -1
    COLOR { 0, 0, 225 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }

  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = -1
    OFFSET_Y = 1
    COLOR { 0, 0, 225 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }

  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = 1
    OFFSET_Y = -1
    COLOR { 0, 0, 225 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }


  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = 0
    OFFSET_Y = 0
    COLOR { 0, 0, 225 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }
}

[Mnemonic]

This is what you need to change:

TTFONT
{
  SIZE = 18  
  FACE = "Arial"
  FILENAME = "fonts\arial.ttf"

  BOLD = TRUE
  ITALIC = FALSE
  UNDERLINE = FALSE
  STRIKE = FALSE

  CHARSET = 1

  COLOR { 0, 0, 255 }
  ALPHA = 255
  
  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = 1
    OFFSET_Y = 1
    COLOR { 0, 0, 225 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }

  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = -1
    OFFSET_Y = -1
    COLOR { 0, 0, 225 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }

  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = -1
    OFFSET_Y = 1
    COLOR { 0, 0, 225 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }

  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = 1
    OFFSET_Y = -1
    COLOR { 0, 0, 225 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }


  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = 0
    OFFSET_Y = 0
    COLOR { 0, 0, 225 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }
}

[Catacomber]

Of course, it works!  Thank you!

[sychron]

Hö?
I don't see any difference ... and UltraEdit doesn't, too ... are we blind?!?

[odnorf]

@sychron

Mnemonic just highlighted the line Catacomber must change for the font color. He didn't change the line itself.

[sychron]

ah.

[Catacomber]

Yes, I had to change the line that Mnemonic highlighted and that gave me a beautiful black font with blue shadows.

Now, experimenting with different shadows and different colors.
This is my new script for a totally black font without shadow---You can find the rgb values for the different colors if you google rgb value.  : )

If you're using a Windows TTF you don't have to copy the font into your font folder--wme finds it itself via the path in the script.  If you import a ttf that isn't in windows then if you distribute your game you must include the font. 

I'm just playing right now. :  )  Then will play with the bmp fonts.   It's easier to experiment with the ttf fonts as the bmp fonts you have to "make" and then do the right script.  I haven't mastered that yet. Working on it.  : )

TTFONT
{
  SIZE = 18 
  FACE = "Arial"
  FILENAME = "fonts\arial.ttf"

  BOLD = TRUE
  ITALIC = FALSE
  UNDERLINE = FALSE
  STRIKE = FALSE

  CHARSET = 1

  COLOR { 0, 0, 0 }
  ALPHA = 255
 
  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = 1
    OFFSET_Y = 1
    COLOR { 0, 0, 0 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }

  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = -1
    OFFSET_Y = -1
    COLOR { 0, 0, 0 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }

  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = -1
    OFFSET_Y = 1
    COLOR { 0, 0, 0 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }

  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = 1
    OFFSET_Y = -1
    COLOR { 0, 0, 0 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }


  LAYER
  {
    OFFSET_X = 0
    OFFSET_Y = 0
    COLOR { 0, 0, 0 }
    ALPHA = 255
  }
}

[Catacomber]

BTW, there's a simpler script if you don't want shadows on your font but shadows on your font make it easier to read under certain circumstances---check out the online documentation:

" ----- if you don't want an outline/shadow, all you need is this (for example for a red font):
  COLOR { 225, 0, 0 }
  ALPHA = 255"

//Comment by me: COLOR = the rgb values:  red 225, green 0, blue 0--this means your font is going to be very red  : )
//ALPHA is whether you want the print to be visible or not so visible

; ----- otherwise if you want cool shadows on your font you need to define "layers" of the font (see the docs for details)  and my last post.   

While most of you probably know all this, my post is for those who might not--there was a time when I didn't have a clue as to what rgb was or how to manipulate it but it can give some really nice effects and it's really simple if you know what the values are for any color --   : )

So you can take any Windows font and do some really interesting stuff with it.  :  )

[Catacomber]

I have a trivial, but important to me, question.

The way you refer to the path of a ttf font in Windows is f.e.:

FILENAME = "fonts\arial.ttf"

but very often fonts have expansive names containing spaces-- f.e. Lunchtime Doubly So Regular

how do you refer to the path to those fonts--

FILENAME = "fonts\Lunchtime_Doubly_So_Regular.ttf"

or

FILENAME = "fonts\LunchtimeDoublySoRegular.ttf"

or

something else?

when I want to make a new font and it has a name with spaces between the words for some reason it doesn't work out that well.

--mystified  : )   

My fonts are very important to me so this is something I would like to solve.  :  )  Probably no one loves fonts as much as I do.  :  )

[Mnemonic]

Filenames containing spaces only need to be enclosed in quotes. That's all you need to do.

[Catacomber]

Thanks, Mnemonic.