Patch release for r182.
Try setting the Sprite Font color to white. By default it filters to black.
I'm sorry, I didn't notice that - I opened an older project and suddenly all my colorful Sprite Fonts were black. If you set color to white it renders exactly as the uploaded graphic - including the outlines and other fancy stuff. Thank you for your time and fast reply.
This change should not have affected existing projects. If it does please file a bug.