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Member 1435 posts
Registered: Jan 2006
Current console font we provide with the ezQuake package is faithfull but doesn't look too well.
Let the competition for the new ezQuake default console font start \o/ Requirements: 1) 256x256 size 2) Use more then 2 levels of transparency as described below (png format supports this) 3) "White chars set" should look well when colored text is applied on it 4) "Orange chars set" should contain characters in orange color because majority of the players is used to this orange color. 5) Uppercase and lowercase letters should differ ("hello" and "HELLO" should look different) 6) The font itself doesn't have to be purely faithful to the original Quake font theme but also shouldn't be hyper-modern sci-fi h4ck3r fashioned.
Rewards: More then 3000 downloads of your font included in the ezQuake package + your name in credits.
Levels of transparency Quake 3 Arena font looks better then the Quake font because it uses alpha transparency. That means each pixel can have 256 levels of transparency from 0% to 100% (+ usual 256 levels for each of three colors). The ezQuake client (and I guess other modern QW clients too) supports this type of font since qqshka added gl_alphafont variable. But none of the Quake console fonts that are around don't use this possibility! They all have only 2 levels of transparency: 100% transparent pixel or 100% opaque colored pixel.
You can already take Q3 font and put it in ezQuake to see how it looks. It looks the same like in Q3. However it doesn't have the usual "orange chars" part so the overall effect is awkward. While Q3 uses coloring algorithm similar to ezQuake's on this font everywhere, Quake engines rather combine white+orange chars. This can be changed in future though, same like it is happening for example in FTEQW.
Member 1754 posts
Registered: Jan 2006
www.sfg.se/~04a_jan/temp/Quake/charset-bezerk-plain-rc2-256x256.png
Member 1011 posts
Registered: Feb 2006
I'd suggest commissioning either Bugsy, Moon or def to do it
Member 119 posts
Registered: Mar 2007
I agree , this competition should be cool , like to see the charsets I will either find a way or make one !
Member 163 posts
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Member 51 posts
Registered: Apr 2007
where do i put the charsets to test them out? My name is Salt. I am a rookie. Join the jollen servers!! #qwrookie
Member 66 posts
Registered: Jan 2006
I agree, the left one posted by the-interceptor is really great. I've played with it for quite a while, although I think it looks better as full color on the "blobs" instead of faded.. where do i put the charsets to test them out? quake\id1\textures\charsets & loadcharset asdf.png
News Writer 2260 posts
Registered: Jan 2006
guys, why do the other color of the letters need to be gold?
have u guys ever tried blue or some other strong color?
Member 1754 posts
Registered: Jan 2006
have u guys ever tried blue or some other strong color? no? wtf.. blue looks retarded in qw, the bronze/gold is way better
Member 1102 posts
Registered: Jan 2006
If someone makes a pink fluffy one I will make it the official Quaddicted charset!
Administrator 888 posts
Registered: Jan 2006
i don't have time to do this, but here's a suggestion on font: http://www.dafont.com/bonk.font Join us on discord.quake.world
Member 163 posts
Registered: Jan 2006
guys, why do the other color of the letters need to be gold?
have u guys ever tried blue or some other strong color? use this then:
News Writer 2260 posts
Registered: Jan 2006
Perfect inter!!!
the size is perfect!
but perhaps abit more colorful than GOLD?, I liked the silver!
u gotta remember that this isnt for playing, its more for the menu's
Member 200 posts
Registered: Apr 2006
Requirements: 1) 256x256 size
Member 163 posts
Registered: Jan 2006
Requirements: 1) 256x256 size that is why i told sassa to use it, it was not an entry to the competition. As u should understand if u noticed the onces that i added to the comp earlier.
Member 200 posts
Registered: Apr 2006
i understod what you did interceptor, that post was intended for sassa.
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Member 163 posts
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how do u make u'r charsets look so... uhm... 'crisp' (skarpa) in 256x256?
Member 1011 posts
Registered: Feb 2006
't' and the numbers are way too thin in that charset
Member 485 posts
Registered: Feb 2006
7) Quake symbol as capital 'Q' IMO no good suggestions so far. They all look too scifi or cartoon.
Member 202 posts
Registered: Dec 2006
I figured I'd throw my charset in here, just in case anyone is interested. It's based on my old 8-bit one (converted to png version). I think the text style originally came from an NFProxy package somewhere. Anyway, I tried to smooth it out a bit and ended up with these: blue or orangeObviously this style is not for everybody, but I personally find it easy to read. I have yet to smooth out a lot of the non-text elements. Here is an in-game shot from the menu. And yes, the Q is a quake symbol! edit: regarding point #2, i've been having issues getting this to work (paint shop pro only seems to support 1-bit alpha, and photoshop's does not seem to translate into the game). Maybe some graphics wizard can point me in the right direction.
Member 1026 posts
Registered: Feb 2006
i think we have a winner! povo's charsets ftw!!11
one problem though: with gl_smoothfont 1 the charsets have some artifacts (either EZQuake generic problem or charsets generic problem)
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/8642/ezquake000zw6.jpg
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Member 80 posts
Registered: Mar 2007
Very nice font povohat! This will definetly go to use for me
News Writer 493 posts
Registered: Jan 2006
Best charsets in the universe: http://web.telia.com/~u47016112/quake/graphics.html "Moondrunk" "Quake (3)" "Quake (5)"
Member 230 posts
Registered: Jan 2006
Here's an update of mine: NOTE! Don't use gl_smoothfont 1 cause it looks awful :| Screenshot 1 (quit screen)Screenshot 2 (options-video tab)regarding point #2, i've been having issues getting this to work Povo: Nice charset btw. Hope you don't mind but I've changed the shadows to 50% opacity in your charset, just remember to set gl_alphafont to 1. povo4b charset
Administrator 2058 posts
Registered: Jan 2006
povos charset looks pretty awesome. however, can the trademarked Q be used in a gpl project?
Member 1754 posts
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