Ren'Py where to put the ttf file for fonts?

[xMassTransitx]

Hi all,
I'd like to use a different font for part of my cyberpunk ren'py game.

This is the code I've written in the script.rpy file
show text "{font=Syncopate-Regular.ttf}Inside every cynical person is a disappointed idealist.{/font} -- George Carlin, comedian, philosopher, 1937-2008, 1st Sprint" at truecenter

Where should I put the Syncopate-Regular.ttf file so that it gets picked up when needed?

Do I need to do anything else to add a new font like this?

Thanks for your help!

 

[xcribr]

Fonts go in the "game" folder. The same place as your script.rpy file.

 

[Palanto]

Actually wherever you want, I for one always put them inside a fonts folder in the game folder. So YourRenpyGame\game\fonts\

to use that font you obviously need to add the path to it, so in this case it would be:

{font=/fonts/Syncopate-Regular.ttf}Text bla bla{/font}

But you can put the file wherever you want, btw. script.rpy doesn't have to reside in the "game" folder it can be put wherever you want too, like i.e. in a "scripts" folder. But that all certainly depends on how you want the folder structure to be and if you want all files in the game folder and make a mess out of it or if you want to seperate stuff...

 

[f95zoneuser463]

Shoved my fonts into a subfolder - so /game/fonts/ ... I believe there is no restriction on where to put them.
I think spaces in the path where a problem, so avoid that. Just let Ren'Py know where it is:
define gui.text_font = "fonts/nobodyshouldeverusecomicsans.ttf"

Cyberpunk? Yes please

 

[xMassTransitx]

Thanks for the feedback everyone! I'm off to give it a shot!

 

[xMassTransitx]

Great success!!