[REQ/question] regarding names

[Urza]

Is it possible to make it so that when you recieve a new crew member you are given the option to rename them or can do so at the crew menu? And if so, would it be possible to make a mod that permits this?

[VanguardOfValor]

I'd love the ability to do that as well. I sure do enjoy naming all my crew around a theme that fits the ship's name, and the first crew I find is "Steven" or "Kazaak" or something.

[Kieve]

Is it possible to make it so that when you recieve a new crew member you are given the option to rename them or can do so at the crew menu? And if so, would it be possible to make a mod that permits this?

The closest you can get is certain events which set a name when they provide you with crew. Unless otherwise specified in the event code, a random name is assigned to any new crew. The only mod you could make right now is to search for sector events that add crew to your ship and make each a unique name / race. Not particularly efficient, but possible.

However, there's no way to prompt for a new crew's name, as happens in the hangar. Should be possible with FTL:Overdrive, but is otherwise beyond the ability to mod right now.

[VanguardOfValor]

There's no way to prompt for a new crew's name, as happens in the hangar. Should be possible with FTL:Overdrive, but is otherwise beyond the ability to mod right now.

That's unfortunate. Thanks for the heads-up though, I won't keep my hopes up.

[Urza]

Aww man! That's really too bad.

[Vhati]

Demented idea: What about nesting dialog choice tags let the user pick sections of the alphabet, then individual letters?
The nested event for "B" could then have "Bob", "Bjorn", etc. And each of those could hand out crew of that fixed name.
Then, whenever you need to add crew, point to this rolodex event.*

Obviously you'd wanna start with a list of names and generate the xml with a script, but... possible?


* To be race specific, there'd have to be a separate rolodex for each race I'm afraid.

[thashepherd]

Demented idea: What about nesting dialog choice tags let the user pick sections of the alphabet, then individual letters?
The nested event for "B" could then have "Bob", "Bjorn", etc. And each of those could hand out crew of that fixed name.
Then, whenever you need to add crew, point to this rolodex event.*

Obviously you'd wanna start with a list of names and generate the xml with a script, but... possible?


* To be race specific, there'd have to be a separate rolodex for each race I'm afraid.

That's actually a really interesting idea, and possible (to the extend of your patience!). I don't think you can "call" specific events, though - this would still be happening during events that give you a crew member anyway (although we can grant you a crew member after just about any event).

Aside - I did some playing around, and it doesn't seem like you can add choices to the event that fires on GAME_START. Anyone encounter a way around that?