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Post 13 Jul 2013, 20:35

I hope I'm not the only one but I dislike the new font on the 1.6.2 resource pack 128x128, is there anyway to change it to the old one in previous versions?
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Post 13 Jul 2013, 20:52

Go in to your texturepack \assets\minecraft\textures\font and rename ascii_alt1.png to ascii.png
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Post 13 Jul 2013, 23:10

We should maybe make a poll to know if we make the new font the default one or an alternative... :)
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Post 13 Jul 2013, 23:35

Sphax wrote:
We should maybe make a poll to know if we make the new font the default one or an alternative... :)
Get to it then :P
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Post 14 Jul 2013, 02:50

I support a vote. I am thankful for the hard work you put into the pack but the new font is not very easy to read. That is not a problem for menus really but for chat it is frustrating.
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Post 14 Jul 2013, 15:21

I have to admit that I do not like the new font very much, too. :-/
It is not that easy to read and it does not fit my personal taste very well, however I really appreciate Sphax' effort and work. :)

For the last two hours I tinkered a little bit with the ascii.png and I want to share the outcome with you:
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This is still a work-in-progress, but i like the look and feel of it already.
If you're interested in it, I'll start a new topic, polish it and make a download available. I have to figure out the licensing of the font though, I used this one: https://www.dafont.com/comic-book.font?t ... back=theme

More Screenies: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zb03h19eyj7q ... .45.27.png
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Post 14 Jul 2013, 15:24

That's the font that is used on the website for banners and buttons.

Sphax has already stated everything being in all caps is a bit boring. So that won't make it as the main font. It's also not the easiest to read for chat either.

As far as I gather about the license (of the font) of it it's open as it's scans from actual real life comics. Whether that means it's safe to use in a adf.ly/commercial way is another thing entirely though.
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Post 14 Jul 2013, 15:30

Philipp wrote:
I have to admit that I do not like the new font very much, too. :-/
This is still a work-in-progress, but i like the look and feel of it already.
If you're interested in it, I'll start a new topic, polish it and make a download available. I have to figure out the licensing of the font though, I used this one: https://www.dafont.com/comic-book.font?t ... back=theme

More Screenies: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zb03h19eyj7q ... .45.27.png
Great job, man! I personally have no issues with the new font (or the old one), or this one (duh), but nonetheless I might experiment a bit with all 3 (if you release yours) and see which one I prefer. :)
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Post 14 Jul 2013, 16:48

The main problem with custom fonts in Minecraft is that they can't be antialiased...
Philipp, the font you are playing with is all caps and it's not recommended to read or write a text in ful caps... But it's a nice font. That's why I used it for PureBDcraft :p
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Post 14 Jul 2013, 17:30

Antialiasing for fonts in minecraft would be great..
I know that it is not that easy to read, but I'm already used to it. :D
It does actually differentiate between capital and regular letters, but you can only tell the difference by a slightly smaller font for regular letters.
I do not expect you to include it in the resourcepack, especially not as the main font! :)
For me it simply complements the look and feel of PureBDcraft, that's why I made it ;)
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Great job, man! I personally have no issues with the new font (or the old one), or this one (duh), but nonetheless I might experiment a bit with all 3 (if you release yours) and see which one I prefer. :)
Thanks! :)
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