Font Tutorial
Creating Localized Fonts
Bitmap Fonts
Base
First, you need base fonts to make yours.
I created fonts imported from Unreal with grid.
It's SmallFont, MedFont, BigFont, LargeFont and WhiteFont
NOTE: Grid might be incorrect, report if you find mistake.
Editing
You need to explore which position corresponds each character from your charset. And just substitute glyph with your symbol's glyph. But obey order!
Importing
Save this text in text file and place it into your System/ directory.
Remember to change it for your purposes.
Font Import File=texture0.pcx PACKAGE="Engine" Name=SmallFont
Font Import File=texture1.pcx PACKAGE="Engine" Name=MedFont
Font Import File=texture2.pcx PACKAGE="Engine" Name=LargeFont
Font Import File=texture3.pcx PACKAGE="Engine" Name=BigFont
OBJ SAVEPACKAGE PACKAGE="Engine" FILE="Engine.u"
Font Import File=texture7.pcx PACKAGE="UnrealShare" Name=WhiteFont
OBJ SAVEPACKAGE PACKAGE="UnrealShare" FILE="UnrealShare.u"
When type exec <you_file_name>.txt in UnrealEd to import fonts into Unreal!
Known Problems
LargeFont(and BigFont?) doesn't work when language is not int.
Importing in that way is incompitable with network game. I found a way how to use fonts(exept WhiteFont) and leave game compitable with net.
TODO: add workaround
TrueType Fonts
Base
You can use your system fonts as a base for in-game fonts.
Editing
Edit fonts in font editor by copying your set of characters to first 255 entries.
TODO: Add Count overview
Importing
Use this script to import TrueType fonts to Unreal
new TrueTypeFontFactory PACKAGE="UWindowFonts" Name=Tahoma10 FontName="Tahoma" Height=10 AntiAlias=0
new TrueTypeFontFactory PACKAGE="UWindowFonts" Name=Tahoma20 FontName="Tahoma" Height=20 AntiAlias=1
new TrueTypeFontFactory PACKAGE="UWindowFonts" Name=Tahoma30 FontName="Tahoma" Height=30 AntiAlias=1 CharactersPerPage=32
new TrueTypeFontFactory PACKAGE="UWindowFonts" Name=TahomaB10 FontName="Tahoma Bold" Height=10 AntiAlias=1
new TrueTypeFontFactory PACKAGE="UWindowFonts" Name=TahomaB20 FontName="Tahoma Bold" Height=20 AntiAlias=1 XPad=2
new TrueTypeFontFactory PACKAGE="UWindowFonts" Name=TahomaB30 FontName="Tahoma Bold" Height=30 AntiAlias=1 CharactersPerPage=32 XPad=2
new TrueTypeFontFactory PACKAGE="UWindowFonts" Name=UTFont12 FontName="Verdana" Height=12 AntiAlias=0
new TrueTypeFontFactory PACKAGE="UWindowFonts" Name=UTFont24 FontName="Arial Narrow" Height=24 AntiAlias=1
new TrueTypeFontFactory PACKAGE="UWindowFonts" Name=UTFont40 FontName="Arial Bold" Height=40
CharactersPerPage=32 AntiAlias=1
OBJ SAVEPACKAGE PACKAGE="UWindowFonts" FILE="..\Textures\UWindowFonts.utx"
Save it as text file, launch UnrealEd and write in command field exec <text_file_name>.txt
Known Problems
Fonts Tahoma and Arial Bold don't import, but succesfully import in Wine.
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