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=== 1. Language === | |||
:'''a.''' '''In''' '''English only'''? | :'''Do I want my game to be:''' | ||
:'''b. | ::'''a.''' '''In''' '''English only'''? | ||
:'''c.''' In an alphabet with much more letters? (Russian, Chinese...) | ::'''b. In some language that uses a handful of special characters '''(for example: accented Latin letters, as in German, French, Spanish, Polish...) | ||
::'''c.''' In an alphabet with much '''more letters'''? (Russian, Chinese...) | |||
* If the answer is '''"a"''', then you're a happy-go-lucky selfish person. :) no need to worry any further. Just import into AGS any font you like, in any format you like, it will always work. | * If the answer is '''"a"''', then you're a happy-go-lucky selfish person. :) no need to worry any further. Just import into AGS any font you like, in any format you like, it will always work. | ||
* If the answer is '''"b"''', then you need to consider | * If the answer is '''"b"''', then you need to consider searching/creating fonts that will allow the special characters you need, such as : Spanish ('''áéíóúüñ''', etc.), German ('''öäß''', etc.), French ('''àâêéèëûîïç''', etc.). BUT the good news is, those three common languages fit together in a character table of just 256 characters. This document will explain how to do. | ||
* If the answer is '''"c"''', then AGS wasn't really designed for your needs. There are workarounds, but they are outside of the scope of this document. | * If the answer is '''"c"''', then AGS wasn't really designed for your needs. There are workarounds, but they are outside of the scope of this document. | ||
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=== 2. Resolution === | |||
:'''Do I want my game to be:''' | |||
:'''a.''' '''high-resolution'''? | ::'''a.''' '''high-resolution'''? | ||
:'''b.''' '''low-resolution'''? | ::'''b.''' '''low-resolution'''? | ||
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Read further to know where to find fonts of each type. | Read further to know where to find fonts of each type. | ||
== More about the formats == | == More about the formats == | ||