How to get quality Fonts

henrikes · Wed 27/06/2018 21:30:46

Hi,

Is there a way to have quality fonts in AGS?

My fonts always look pixelated...

eri0o · Wed 27/06/2018 21:39:52

Which resolution you are working?

Crimson Wizard · Wed 27/06/2018 22:00:02

In AGS fonts are always drawn in the game's native resolution. If your game for example is 320x200, everything will look pixelated no matter what.

If your game is hi-res, then you should be able to import hi-res bitmap fonts or TTF fonts with high "size" value that may look better.

Additionally, if you are using TTF fonts, you may try enabling "Anti-alias TTF fonts" in General Settings ("Text output" section). But the result may vary depending on fonts.

henrikes · Thu 28/06/2018 22:11:33

ResolÃ§ution is 1280 x 720

Using a TrueTypeFont and I cant get the font to look smooth.

Example:

Crimson Wizard · Thu 28/06/2018 23:18:52

I am not sure it may get smoother than that without antialiasing. Have you tried turning "Anti-alias TTF fonts" and checking how they look like in game?
(I don't remember if antialiasing is used on font preview).

henrikes · Fri 29/06/2018 06:49:23

Without Anti alising

With Anti alising

Crimson Wizard · Fri 29/06/2018 07:52:29

Images seem to be not working.

henrikes · Fri 29/06/2018 22:37:07

previous post updated

Khris · Fri 29/06/2018 22:46:55

There's a noticeable difference, but it would still be better to post PNGs instead (lossless compression, no artifacts). It's always a good idea to use PNGs over JPGs, but it's kind of crucial when it's all about rendering quality

Disregarding the bad quality of the screenshot, the AA version looks perfectly fine to me.

ManicMatt · Fri 29/06/2018 23:18:02

The t's are missing the top outlines at the top, in the AA image. I don't think that's from compression?

Crimson Wizard · Fri 29/06/2018 23:24:37

Quote from: ManicMatt on Fri 29/06/2018 23:18:02
The t's are missing the top outlines at the top, in the AA image. I don't think that's from compression?

Hmm, perhaps that's the issue with "Automatic outline" and antialiasing combined.

Okay, I have to admit that this is where my general knowledge of fonts ends. Perhaps someone else may give an advice?

Snarky · Sat 30/06/2018 05:55:41

Yeah, I've had a lot of issues with outlining AA fonts. I ended up writing some code to do the outlining manually instead:

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=55544.0