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Graphics Custom Font Help!

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MercuryRich123

Guest
So I am making a game, and I need a 8 - bit font for the menu screen(TrueType file), how would I import it into Game Maker??
 

Phil Strahl

Member
  1. Create/Find a .ttf font you like.
  2. Install it on your system
  3. In GameMaker click "Create a Font"
    2016-10-18 03_29_33-StringTest.project.gmx_  -  Professional Edition (v1.4.1757).png
  4. Select your new font and tweak the settings how you like it
    2016-10-18 03_29_21-Font Properties_ font0.png
  5. Don't forget to give it a telling name, e.g. "font_8bit_title"
  6. In your title screen's Draw event code, switch to the new font like this:
Code:
  draw_set_font(font_8bit_title);
Note that this font will be used from that point on until you specify a different font.
 
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