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Is it possible to change the font and/or colour of text in Slick?

Yes.

You can do a font.getEffects().add(new ColorEffect(java.awt.Color.RED));
(Maybe you have to remove the old effects in case there is already a color set.

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Seventeen

Thanks man.

What do I need to import to get that code to work?

Use an IDE with auto import, like Eclipse -- just hit Control + Shift + O. Alternatively check the JavaDocs if you have some unusual desire to type it out manually:
http://slick.cokeandcode.com/javadoc/or ... ffect.html

Yeah, I'm using Eclipse, but I'm getting an error on that

I'm pretty sure its just
Make sure you import Slicks color and not AWT's color.

Oops, didn't read your question.


You don't need to worry about ColorEffect. That's for UnicodeFont, which you shouldn't be using anyways (AngelCodeFont is almost always a better choice).

To create a font, you need to load it up in a font creator like TWL's font tool or Slick's Hiero. I'd suggest TWL as it's a little more robust, but either will work. If you use TWL, export with "Text" instead of XML.

Load a font:


To change colors and render text:

This is spot on, thanks!

No problem! Just remember, everything being drawn with "g" after that will be red or whatever color you set it to, so be sure to set it to the colour you need again. I think davedes' approach is better overall, because there'll be no need to set the colour for other objects.