fonts

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:32 pm

Is there any way to replace the fonts that show up in the MFD and in the message area and so on? It would be fun to try different fonts.

Post by **Vice** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:44 pm

You certainly can, using the same custom font options detailed in the kit. However, not all fonts will likely scale or align as needed for those displays, so it would take some expirementing with the fonts you like.

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:51 pm

I guess a fixed-distance font would be a good choice?

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:03 am

I think I have the customizing kit. There is a readme file but it does not go into how to change the MFD fonts. The only place where it mentions fonts is where you can choose either bold or thin for the hudtxt font.

Post by **Vice** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:05 am

Woops, I meant the instructions. Here's the section from the ReadMe:

- To customize the font used in the game, create a text file in the game's folder with the filename setfont.txt and in the first line, enter the name of the font you want to use. In the second line, enter the size of the font. In the third line, enter a value of either 0 or 1 to use normal text or bold text. In the fourth line, enter the character set you want to use for different languages (default value is 1). The font needs to be installed on your system and be compatible with the game's text system. If the game is unable to use the indicated font, it will default to a standard font.

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:44 am

Thanks, Vice.

I'm still having some trouble. I have tried a couple of fonts and it doesn't like them, although it did change from bold to regular (which I think I like better). Here is the text of the file. Maybe you can see something wrong with it.

fontname.ttf
14
0
1

Post by **Vice** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:07 am

Make sure whatever font name you apply matches what is listed as the font name (not the font filename), including any capital letters. Do not include the ttf extension, only the name of the font.

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:33 am

Thanks again, Vice. That was the issue. I tried a vector font that I found and an OCR font that I liked. I actually thought I'd like OCR better, but when viewed in the game, I think I like the vector font better. Here are the results:

Vector Battle

Definitely re-awakens an ancient videogame nostalgia in me.

ocr10

This font looks good in the HUD, but not so good in the MFD for some reason. The MFD thickens the font to some degree, but they're linear sharp in the HUD.

Post by **Vice** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:39 am

Oh yeah, that vector font looks fantastic!

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:15 am

Doesn't it, though?

I found the font here: http://www.abstractfonts.com/category/45-36/Monospaced

It's free for home use, but requires a donation for commercial use.

warsign · Post by **warsign** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:47 am

It looks really awesome(Vector one)...

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:18 pm

Yes, very nice.....cool......

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:49 am

I had to shrink the font down to 10 to make it fit all the interfaces.

[Edited on 3-3-2010 by Nigel_Strange]