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Current Version - 1.1

Version Release Date - 06/07/2022




Creator - Zobator





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[Description]

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Even after 20 years of modding, few have attempted to create new fonts for Morrowind. Mainly because of the unpractical way Morrowind's font is handled and the tedious and confusing work it takes to change it.
This mod is a new font for Morrowind, but just as much a modder's resource which provides a framework which aims to somewhat simplify and structure font creation.
Included is a .PSD file in which the font letters are neatly arranged in a grid (40*40 px per character) and each letter nested in neatly coloured and labeled folders for your convenience.
Not only does this make everything look cleaner, it also eliminates the problem of overlap/caspering some other font mods experience by placing the characters very close to each other as in the vanilla font.
Additionally, it makes editing the .FNT file in a font editor easier as each character top-left starts at a multitude of 40, simplifying the process of changing the glyph properties.

Although built from scratch, this mod is heavily based upon and shares a lot of its visuals with Better Readable Beauty Font (BRBF) by Hrncamd and Baszermaszer as it uses the same font as its base.
For now I haven't completely matched the crispyness in some of the characters BRBF has, but FONTZ does include many more special characters and solves some visual errors BRBF has.

Included are:
- A new font (.FNT + .TEX file)
- A .PSD file for you to create your own fonts
- Two .TTF font files (Calligraph 421 BT and Magic Cards)



[Font Install]

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1. Copy the .FNT and .TEX files to your Fonts folder in Data Files and overwrite

2. Enjoy


[Font Creation]
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1. Download and unpack Oblivion Font Editor (OFE) (https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/48029).
2. Install the fonts included in this archive.
3. Edit the FONTZ.psd as you please to create your own fonts.
4. Export the font to a transparent .PNG with the backgrounds disabled (so white letters over checkered background).
5. Open OFE by opening index.html (which should open it in your browers)
6. Load the .FNT and .TEX file form THIS mod (NOT the vanilla files) and click Load Font
7. Import the .PNG file you created and click yes when prompted.
8. Change the glyph properties if needed (Check OFE's manual for more details).
9. Save Current Font. For convenience, name the .FNT "Magic_Cards_Regular.fnt". You can name the .TEX whatever you want as long as you use it along with the .FNT-file you just created.

[Save File]

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Existing save files should be fine.



[Conflicts]

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None





[Release History]

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1.1 - 06/07/2022 - Fixed some errors (thanks to FeyfolkenFantasy for pointing them out!)


1.0 - 16/06/2022 - Initial release.



[Credits/Sources]

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DavidJCobb for his Oblivion Font Editor.
Baszermaszer and Hrnchamd for Better Readable Beauty Font, on which this mod is heavily based.

Bethesda Softworks for the creation of Morrowind.





[Legal Use & Distribution]

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This mod is exclusively for personal use with the game Morrowind. Usage for financial profit is strictly forbidden.
You are free to use this mod as a resource to create your own fonts.

Do NOT reupload/redistribute/include this mod unaltered in a compilation without trying to contact me first for permission. I'm active on Nexusmods, Discord and Reddit. If no answer within 30 days, do as you please, but respect my wishes I still reply after this initial period. (If asked nicely, it's unlikely I'll say no.)