Searching for a good, sci-fi,cool yet clear looking SCI font.

Started by Dualnames, Thu 25/09/2008 09:20:46

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Dualnames

Well, ok so I'm really a little troubled with selecting the right font. I find that the font I'm currently using on HHGTG might be a little of a trouble to read, so I'd rather have a clear than a cool font. Whereas clear means that you can see it clearly. So any fonts you'd like to share?
Worked on Strangeland, Primordia, Hob's Barrow, The Cat Lady, Mage's Initiation, Until I Have You, Downfall, Hunie Pop, and every game in the Wadjet Eye Games catalogue (porting)

jetxl

Why not use some free ttf fonts you can find on the intertubes?
Or maybe http://www.americangirlscouts.org/agsresources/fonts.html is more to your liking. Or maybe look into the Font Editor on the tutorial page.

TerranRich

TTF fonts aren't anti-aliased in AGS from what I understand, so matbe that's why he didn't want to look at those. But yeah, that fonts link above is filled with goodness.
Status: Trying to come up with some ideas...

Radiant

The font editor (see my siggy) can import other kinds of font if you want (through copy/pasting them)...

Dualnames

I've tested that thing of yours Radiant, but what I need is more of link to a collection of SCI Fonts.
Worked on Strangeland, Primordia, Hob's Barrow, The Cat Lady, Mage's Initiation, Until I Have You, Downfall, Hunie Pop, and every game in the Wadjet Eye Games catalogue (porting)

Akatosh

I'm always astonished by the "meh"-like comments Radiant's font editor seems to be receiving (unless that's just selective perception kickin' in). It takes a little getting used to, but it's a good way to make custom fonts, and certainly awesome for a homebrew tool like that. If you're really having trouble finding the right font, a font editor might be just the way to go.

Unless you're not sure what exactly you're aiming at anyway.  :=

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens

I found the font editor to be exceptionally kludgy to use, personally, and there are plenty of alternatives out there if you look. 

Here's a website utility, for instance, that I've used to make a few fonts before:

http://www.pentacom.jp/soft/ex/font/edit_canvas.html

Also, I've used FontCreator quite a lot and recommend it, though it isn't free and is not 'ideal' for bitmap style fonts.

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