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Make Your Own Font #2

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Available fonts here.

  1. go to https://github.com/jbmagination/bigchars

  1. click the Fork button

  1. You can also skip these steps by going directly to https://github.com/jbmagination/bigchars/fork

  1. if asked for, choose the repository you want to fork it to

  1. you should now have a fork

  1. go into resources/

  1. colossal.edn is the original font, go inside of there

  1. copy the entire file

  1. go back to resources/

  1. click Create new file

  1. name your file what you want your font to be called, and add ".edn" at the end. ADDING .edn AT THE END IS REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLYYYY IMPORTANT! ADD .edn TO THE FILE NAME OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT FIND THE FONT!!!

  1. once you're ready, scroll down to the bottom, and commit the file.

  1. the file should now be committed

  1. Go to https://heroku.com/

  1. Sign up if you haven't already

  1. Once signed up, you should be on your dashboard.

  1. Create a new app.

  1. The name formatting should be "big-chars-fontname-font-username". If your username or fontname doesnt make the rest fit, then that's okay. Set your region and click "Create app".

  1. You should now be on your app dashboard.

  1. If not already selected, click the "Connect to GitHub" button.

  1. Search for bigchars.

  1. Connect the repository.

  1. Head to https://discordapp.com/developers/applications/

  1. Name your application "Big Characters - Font fontname" and Save Changes.

  1. Head to the "Bot" tab and click "Add Bot".

  1. When asked if you want to make the bot, choose "Yes, do it!"

  1. The bot has been created.

  1. Reveal the bot token, then copy it.

  1. Head back to Heroku, and go to Settings.

  1. Reveal config vars.

  1. Add the BOT_TOKEN variable, and paste your bot token from earlier.

  1. Add the config variable, and go to Deploy. Enable automatic deploys, and deploy the build.

  1. Go back to Discord, and go to General Information.

  1. Copy the Client ID.

  1. Replace [CLIENT_ID] in this link with the client ID you copied: https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=[CLIENT_ID]&scope=bot&permissions=523336

  1. Add the bot to the server.

  1. Try the font, and if everything was made correctly, it should work!

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