How to change the default font in game

[Breenogg]

I've searched for this using every combination of words I can think of. I'm afraid I'm either bad at searching, or there is no solution.

My game features two distinct UIs. One is futuristic and the other kind of old english. I want to have different fonts for each menu.

I know I can change the fonts in my text boxes, but I can't find anything that will allow me to alternate the game's default font through events or plug ins. Am I just out of luck?

 

[Tea's Jams]

The way I do it is, find a free font I like on google fonts, download the font file then add it to the "font" file in the game project. Then add the name of your new font to the gamefont.css document in place of the default font. (you can do this in sublime, note++, visual studio code or another text editor. (you can get one free online if you don't already have one)



Hope this helps!

EDIT*** I just realized you want to do more than this... I need to go to bed, lol. I'm not sure how you would add different fonts to different sections, unless you used show pictures for your UI's.

 

[Breenogg]

Thank you your reply. I thought about using show picture, but that would create a jarring disconnect between the menu options fonts and the fonts for things like items and skills that change dynamically.

I was hoping there was a script call that would direct the game to a different .css file for the default font like the window skin plugin that directs the engine to a different window.png

 

[Tea's Jams]

That's an interesting plugin idea.

 

[Breenogg]

That's an interesting plugin idea.

I honestly can't believe there isn't one already lol. Unfortunately you could probably fill a quark with what I know about scripting...if it was a particularly small quark.

 

[Tea's Jams]

Well well well, I should have just asked my husband the great Driftwood Gaming in the first place haha! Here's the plugin you need

https://galvs-scripts.com/2016/03/31/mv-message-styles/

 

[Breenogg]

Well well well, I should have just asked my husband the great Driftwood Gaming in the first place haha! Here's the plugin you need

https://galvs-scripts.com/2016/03/31/mv-message-styles/

I looked at that one. The description only mentions the show text command so I didn't download it.

 

[Tea's Jams]

It includes fonts. I'm not entirely sure how it works since I haven't' used it.

My hubby says it will work though, he posted a 25 minute video about it a couple years back, here it is:
https://galvs-scripts.com/2016/03/31/mv-message-styles/

 

[Breenogg]

It includes fonts. I'm not entirely sure how it works since I haven't' used it.

My hubby says it will work though, he posted a 25 minute video about it a couple years back, here it is:
https://galvs-scripts.com/2016/03/31/mv-message-styles/

This community is awesome. Thank you so much for your help.

 

[Tea's Jams]

My pleasure