Can't Rename Animals? (Is This A Bug?)

[DaetherX]

On the "Training" tab of a tamed animal there's a little rectangle with a line in it symbol which is for renaming a pet... theoretically. I click it and a pop-up shows that looks like I should be able to rename the pet.

BUT: It just stays as "Labrador Retriever 14" or whatever. I can't erase or add letters to the name in the typing box. The line of where you're typing moves back & forth as if it's supposed to be doing something, even though it's not. The pet is a puppy that some of my other dogs had, so it's not like it had a real name before. It's still "0 years old".

So what's going on with this?
Is this a known bug? Or what...?

[Cannenses]

Nope, there shouldn't be bugs. I rename animals quite often and it works as advertised.

Do you use mods? You might to have to check those if you do.

[DaetherX]

Zero mods. The game is complex enough without adding more on top of it all.

[Cannenses]

Lol, I agree (and I'm too lazy to manage mods).

OK, that's odd. Have never ever experienced this bug. Probably should report this at Ludeon (see: https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=513.0).

[ShadowTani]

At times like this it's important to restart comp and see if the problem persist when you boot the game back up again afterwards, it could be a bugged background process or something interfering with your input.

[DaetherX]

Huh... okay this is weird.
I tried renaming a pig, and I was able to rename it ("Not Soy Bacon" haha) but I can't rename any of my "Labrador Retriever" 's.

[ShadowTani]

I tested it, and it seems there's a bug with the Labrador Retriever's if you try to backspace their name. You have to drag to mark their name, then backspace it before you type the new name. I did not encounter this issue with the few other animals I tested this on.

[The Blind One]

I had this bug before, don't remember exactly how I fixed it but one of these should do.

1. Mouse click at the end or the beginning of the name and press delete or backspace.

2. press control + A to highlight the whole name and press delete.

One of these options should work from what I remember.

[ShadowTani]

I have now reported the bug at the official forum, so hopefully it will be patched in the next few updates. Until then you can rename the dogs by mouse-marking their entire name before you try to clear it.

Anyone who want to give an input (like if you discover other animals with a similar issue) feel free to supplement the bug report: https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=54521.0

[DaetherX]

Originally posted by ShadowTani:

I tested it, and it seems there's a bug with the Labrador Retriever's if you try to backspace their name. You have to drag to mark their name, then backspace it before you type the new name. I did not encounter this issue with the few other animals I tested this on.

Thanks!
Lab 14 is now named "Lucky". Also I'll now feel bad for not naming all the others.

[Lung]

Originally posted by ShadowTani:

I tested it, and it seems there's a bug with the Labrador Retriever's if you try to backspace their name. You have to drag to mark their name, then backspace it before you type the new name. I did not encounter this issue with the few other animals I tested this on.

Necro to confirm this is a random general issue with any animal. In my instance it was on a Timber wolf puppy. I was lucky enough to find this post via google search results.

Cheers for the fix.