What font should Ship Names use?

[Martian Successor]

Has it been confirmed that ship names will be written externally on the ship?

 

[PharmacyLove]

To keep things consistent, it would be nice to have access to the fonts used on the stations.

 

[zorbaq]

What font?

Fixedsys.

 

[NeilF]

Has it been confirmed that ship names will be written externally on the ship?

Only if you pay

And I wonder if font/colours will be additional $£?

 

[Miklos Atreides]

Would love the option to use Tengwar.
Just for fun.

Regards,
Miklos

 

[Kerrash]

Font face? Wingdings 2 naturally

 

[Ophion]

 

[Cmdr. Zack Ryder]

I vote for whatever font they use in Star Trek (TNG through Voyager).

Seconded!

 

[DNA-Decay]

Geomanist.
Jaapokki Subtract.
Cosmonaut.
Anders

Just a selection of decently fonts that could work. But honestly, I'd expect any fonts used to match those currently used in game with variations for the different ship manufacturers and corporations.

Those are some very cool fonts right there. Jaapoki in particular speaks with a classy voice.
Anders is a bit uh deco. And Cosmonaut is kinda deconstructed, but they go nicely together and have a I dunno err Scandinavian except more east - like Finnish maybe or Estonian like something Alvar Alto would use in one of those half underground churches. Or a coffee table book on brutalist soviet sculptural monuments of Romania.


One thing has become clear which I didn't expect (and left out of the original post)
And that is the need for something a bit more gothic, serif, cursive and metal for our CMDRs of the Empire.
And also some of the folks with strong font opinions have some cool fonts in their sigs.

 

[Gully Foyle]

What font?

Fixedsys.

Retro Coder spotted.

 

[h347h]

Has it been confirmed that ship names will be written externally on the ship?

You will be able to buy a decal for the name.

 

[Gully Foyle]

T h e F l e a

No. No more polls. By order of his high royal pumpkiness, BrettC.

If this is true, this is the smartest forum I've ever been on
oh hey hi FD Devs
Can the names be lit up? thanks.

 

[Martian Successor]

Only if you pay

And I wonder if font/colours will be additional $£?

You will be able to buy a decal for the name.

Wow. Seriously? We wait this long for ship names and they're going to charge us for the decal!?

Is there not going to be like a single basic free decal that is available to all? I don't mind them charging for more extravagant designs as long as we have a basic one available for everybody. I mean is this a game or a micro-transaction money pit?