Fonts: Difference between revisions
→B. The lucky guy's strategy
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:1. Find one (or several similar-looking) TTF font(s) that has(have) all the special characters you need. As said before, many of them even mimic the pixel-art style. (see section "how can I find fonts?" | :1. Find one (or several similar-looking) TTF font(s) that has(have) all the special characters you need. As said before, many of them even mimic the pixel-art style. (see section "how can I find fonts?" | ||
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| '''Pro-tip:''' Search free fonts in websites '''of the targeted country'''. For example, if you need French characters, then search [http://www.dafont.com this one], type "pixel" in the search box, and download only the fonts that have the "accents" flag on the left-hand side. | |||
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:2. Import the font into your game. Special characters should be rendered correctly. | :2. Import the font into your game. Special characters should be rendered correctly. | ||
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::*Lots of hazard... | ::*Lots of hazard... | ||
::** If you don't find the TTF font with the special characters you need, you're done for. | ::** If you don't find the TTF font with the special characters you need, you're done for. | ||
::** If you need a font with a | ::** If you need a font with a '''special '''outline (like [http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/8323/foacreditsfont.gif this one]), you're done for! (but if you can just stick to AGS' automated outline, you're good) '''EDIT:''' this issue '''no longer exists''' of you use Rulaman's TtfWfnSci tool (see corresponding section of this document) | ||
::** As explained above, some fake pixel-art fonts will look dirty once converted from TTF to real pixels. '''EDIT:''' this issue '''no longer exists''' of you use Rulaman's TtfWfnSci tool | ::** As explained above, some fake pixel-art fonts will look dirty once converted from TTF to real pixels. '''EDIT:''' this issue '''no longer exists''' of you use Rulaman's TtfWfnSci tool | ||