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Hi there!

The simple way for me to find that problem is for you t build a sample project replicating the error, so I can take a look(can send me a link with the project via forum PM or through here if you want).

Another way is:

From my understanding, you created a bitmap font, put it on the sample project and it worked. But when you import the Bitmap and Eli book plugin, into your own project, your bitmap font does not load. And instead, is using the default font. When that happens, press F12 or F8, go to the CONSOLE tab and send me a screenshot of the error trace.

I will take a look at the tile size bug. I have never seen it before.

You said you tried on other fresh projects, so I presume is not a plugin conflict. So will be waiting for you to answer me back.

cobaltkat1 year ago (1 edit)

Thanks for the help, Hakuen. This is from my current project.

Also for some reason, the tile set size bug is gone for now, if it comes back i'll let you know. I did some tinkering and it somehow went away.

Hakuen Studio1 year ago

Hi!

So, that error says that is something wrong with your plugin parameters. You can try to figure this out by opening the plugin parameters and opening each parameter in order to refresh them. Just click on them(and their sub-parameters, when they have them) and close.

cobaltkat1 year ago

beautiful, thank you so much for the help. Worked perfect!

Hakuen Studio1 year ago

Nice!!

Have fun! :)

cobaltkat1 year ago

Sorry for asking yet another question...

Is there any template to the bitmap fonts? If i'd like to make my own I'm quite confused. What is the spacing etc. supposed to be like. I've tried using the cyborg sister font included in the template as reference and I'm just confused by the spacing.

Thanks !!

Hakuen Studio1 year ago

Hi there!

I understand it can be tricky the first time. But, to build your own Bitmap font, yous need to think it is a sprite sheet with just one row.

Take a look at these answers on the forum thread(from this post and below):

https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/eli-bitmap-font-use-bitmap-font...

If that thread or the help file and the files on the sample project do not help you, let me know what you are doing and I will guide you here.

cobaltkat1 year ago

Hi again! thank you so much for your continued help... its been really really helpful to me and I really appreciate it.

Sadly, i've got another issue :(

Below is the bitmap font I built, running correctly in your provided sample world. (also ignore the cutoff i was tinkering with the resolution to see if that was the issue)

(itch io was being weird posting part 2 in another comment)

cobaltkat1 year ago (1 edit)

Below is using the same font, with the same settings (Eli Book & BitmapFont are at the top of the plugin list), in my own project file. I also started a new project just to see if it was happening in both. Sadly it is... I thought that by maybe setting the 'use space as bitmap' to false it would fix the problem, but sadly it seemed to do nothing? I haven't tried deleting the cached bitmap font though. Maybe that has the space stored in it or something.

(my current project)

^fresh test project

Hakuen Studio1 year ago (1 edit)

That error is usually when you have the wrong size of your bitmap font because your characters list on the plugin parameters does not match the characters you typed on your bitmap font sprite sheet. Both must have the same order and the same amount of characters.

As you can see above, this is a list of all the characters the bitmap font will have. On your image editor, when creating the bitmap font, you must create it following the orders you put on the plugin parameters.

Let's say the total of characters is, for example, 90. And your grid width is 40. 90x40 = 3600. The width of your bitmap font file must be 3600. So take a look at your bitmap font file, and make this math to see if matches.

Also, you can put my Eli Book on the top, but it's always best to my bitmap plugin at the bottom of your plugin list.

If you still didn't manage to make it work, I guess now I will really need you to build a sample project replicating the issue and send it to me, so I can take a look and find if it is a plugin conflict, or else.

EDIT: Take a look at this post here on itch io. This person has the same problem you had:

https://itch.io/post/5465325

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