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This page is meant to provide '''in-depth explanations''' about how AGS manages fonts, and how to create fonts for AGS. | This page is meant to provide '''in-depth explanations''' about how AGS manages fonts, and how to create fonts for AGS. | ||
* If you only want to read the ''short'' version, then read [ | * If you only want to read the ''short'' version, then read [https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/manual/index.html?page=acintro9.htm this]. | ||
* There is a ''much more complicated'' version of this article [[Fonts_deprecated_methods|here]]. It was written ''before'' AGS 3.4 was available. If you want to dig into ''old'' tricks to use 256 characters in games, or maybe adapt them to use much more characters, then that article might be useful. | * There is a ''much more complicated'' version of this article [[Fonts_deprecated_methods|here]]. It was written ''before'' AGS 3.4 was available. If you want to dig into ''old'' tricks to use 256 characters in games, or maybe adapt them to use much more characters, then that article might be useful. | ||
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* '''AGS 3.4 Patch 4''' - This version is fully 256-characters capable -- it supports 256-characters fonts in-game, and allows you to view 256-characters fonts in the Editor's "Fonts" pane, ''but'' the fonts shipped by default are still only 128 characters. You can easily replace them with their 256-characters counterpart though. | * '''AGS 3.4 Patch 4''' - This version is fully 256-characters capable -- it supports 256-characters fonts in-game, and allows you to view 256-characters fonts in the Editor's "Fonts" pane, ''but'' the fonts shipped by default are still only 128 characters. You can easily replace them with their 256-characters counterpart though. | ||
* '''AGS 3.4 Patch 5''' - This version is fully 256-characters capable, and might (hopefully) embed the 256-characters fonts.''' See the discussion on this topic [[http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=48798.msg636566332#msg636566332|here]]. | * '''AGS 3.4 Patch 5''' - This version is fully 256-characters capable, and might (hopefully) embed the 256-characters fonts.''' See the discussion on this topic [[http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=48798.msg636566332#msg636566332|here]]. | ||
*'''AGS 3.6''' - This version adds full UTF-8 support, so you can use UTF-8 enabled fonts if you wish to avoid messing with ANSI/ASCII and codepages. | |||