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Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: Woolie Wool on March 12, 2003, 12:19:14 pm: The only other thread dealing with this one only got two replies and neither of them were substantial. So, is it possible to change the in-game font or replace it with a different one?
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: Hippo on March 12, 2003, 01:59:37 pm: no
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 12, 2003, 02:11:34 pm: Quite agree.

However, there may be some way using the source code, but they have too much on their plate already.
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: SKYNET-011 on March 12, 2003, 02:43:44 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
However, there may be some way using the source code, but they have too much on their plate already.

Mmm... Sourcecode...

Too bad, this would be great for shivan transmissions, or mods.
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 12, 2003, 02:45:05 pm: Meh, just use a lot of £%*^*£!*^(*^$ ness.
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: kode on March 12, 2003, 03:19:35 pm: hmm... it'd be nice (but not really necessary) to have umlauts tho...

like åäö...
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: Galemp on March 12, 2003, 05:02:06 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Meh, just use a lot of £%*^*£!*^(*^$ ness.

Or use 1337. Play through Deus Ex Machina, you'll see.

Oh, wait, you probably wouldn't get any of the jokes... never mind.
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: CP5670 on March 12, 2003, 09:31:51 pm: Would be nice if you could use the Symbol font to send math proofs to the player while fighting... ;7 :D
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: Stealth on March 12, 2003, 10:36:50 pm: no.

no. it wouldn't.
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: kode on March 13, 2003, 02:22:46 am: Quote
Originally posted by CP5670
Would be nice if you could use the Symbol font to send math proofs to the player while fighting... ;7 :D

hmm... yeah.
that way they might commit suicide or something... ;)
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: Hippo on March 13, 2003, 02:00:55 pm: multiplayer is no place for geometry...
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 13, 2003, 02:06:35 pm: Geometry has a place everywhere.
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: Hippo on March 13, 2003, 02:11:10 pm: not while your trying to kill someone...:nervous:
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 13, 2003, 02:14:45 pm: Ballistics, my fine freind, Ballistics.
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: Stryke 9 on March 13, 2003, 09:07:04 pm: Okay, so you can type up a proof to explain to the enemy pilot, in detail, the precise trajectory the plasma bots he is firing into your exhaust port will take, and the rapid linear progression at which your hit points will go down because you're too busy dividing the cosine of pi to actually maneuver or shoot or anything.
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: Hippo on March 14, 2003, 02:19:38 pm: its easier than that, just target, aim, shoot
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: Woolie Wool on March 17, 2003, 11:52:11 am: Fire your shots somewhere in the general direction of the red circle in front of the enemy ship.
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 17, 2003, 12:42:40 pm: That's all very well, but when you are very, very tired, the sun is shining off your monitor, and the joystick is playing up (when isn't it), this is damn near impossible.
Title: Is the FS ingame font changeable? (it's been asked before but...)
Post by: wojta on March 17, 2003, 01:14:53 pm: Quote
The only other thread dealing with this one only got two replies and neither of them were substantial. So, is it possible to change the in-game font or replace it with a different one?

Yes. It might be changeable by the FONTTOOL (in the source code published by Volition,Inc.). Someone compiled the tool for me, but it hasn't worked on my computer.

Try it here:
http://fs2source.warpcore.org/fonttool.exe (http://fs2source.warpcore.org/fonttool.exe)

It requires file FontTool.pcx which is included in the source code (http://www.freespace-2.com/ddn/sources/freespace2/). The file must be in code/Fonttool directory within your main Freespace 2 directory.

See Hard Light Production Forums > Freespace > The Source Code Project > Fonttool.