Okay, so a while ago I made a template that lets you use custom fonts in GameSalad in order to display dynamic text in-game. There are some bugs in GameSalad that make certain aspects a bit of a pain, but I thought I'd release this free, stripped down version now so people can start playing around with it. Please note I do intend to release this as a paid template with considerably more functionality, but this thread is for the free version being linked to, so please keep discussion about that. Any questions about the paid version please address to me in PM.
Take a look at the video below for a quick demo of the template:
Download it here: https://app.box.com/s/sepck25nevlwgph9e1eluahebext7eax
(This link will stop working and be replaced by a listing at GSHelper once I get around to adding it there. It will still be a free download with no sign-up required.)
What IS included in the free version:
- Dynamically display text
- Set text alpha and colour (some limitations - must be set on the prototype)
- Include line breaks
- One font included, but add as many as you want!
- Localisation supported - use as many languages as you desire!
- Some special characters (not [(:$^. and a few others that don't work due to a GameSalad bug) - images not included though
What ISN'T included in the free version but will be in the paid:
- Tracking
- Leading
- Text alpha and colour per instance, not just per prototype
- Special characters (including those not working in the free version, at least those I thought of) - images included
- Detailed notes explaining what's happening every step of the logic
- Multiple fonts (at least 5)
- Video explanations for how to add new special characters
- A few variations of the project stripping out un-needed logic for different situations (i.e. no line breaks, or no special characters)