COLORED MAP TEXT
Actually, you don't really have to read this article. Just downloading my text file:
will probably give you enough information to use the trick. Well, you need the text file anyway, so you might as well download it first and then see if you need any additional instruction. If so, read on.
The text file contains two list of colors next to "box"-like characters (symbols). Even though all the characters look the same, they are actually different. If you want to add colors to your mission briefing, mission objectives, map title, or description, use the colors in the first list. If you want to add colors to your in-game text, like trigger-iniciated "display text", score counters, or even unit names, use the second list.
Now, to make your text a certain color, copy the box-like character in front of the color you wish to use from my text file. Now, go to the text field in your map and paste that character directly in front of the text you want to be that color. It should show up as a thick verticle bar, something like | . For example:
"Look here! |These words are colored!"
This would make "These words are colored" become whatever color the pasted symbol corresponds to. You can use more than one color per text field to switch back and forth. However, if you choose the gray or invisible colors, you will not be able to switch back to another color in that text field.
That's basically it. There is one additional special character in the text file that you might want to use. It is called the "Square." To use it, copy the single space between the quotation marks " " and paste it in your text field where you want a solid block square to appear. The square will only show up in your map title (where it will be the default light blue color) and in mission briefing text (where it will be a bright pink). If you paste the space character elsewhere, it will show up as a ± character.
Let me know if you find any other colors or symbols. (That would be done by hex editing, which is how this method was originallly derived -- but you don't have to worry about that if you don't want to =) Special thanks to Hypah for orignally discovering the technique.
DI
June 29, 1999
