Want my $ show me how I can rename MY pilots.

[brassring39]

Why would I want to use the names.... EGO.... "of who made this game" I buy this game I should be able to rename the pilots WITHOUT going into the files. Show me how you have my $.

[Mandellorian]

If you care that much learn some basic programming skills, i`ve managed to change character names in every single mech game (with the exception of mechwarrior online) i`ve owned clear back to Crescent hawks inception(1988) to those in my tabletop mech company, give us geeks a couple of weeks and one of us will post how to change their names and probably how to clear out the backer names too if thats your thing.

[Menace]

I think being able to rename characters in-game would be kinda nice to have. I could name them after my friends, or whatever. I get that backers paid a bunch of money to have their names in there, but maybe just make those people unable to be renamed, while the randoms are capable of being renamed. Both parties would be happy.

[nilus]

Question for everyone here. What if the Devs came out today and said, "We have decided to allow pilot name editing in the game, this addition is going to delay the release two weeks"

Would everyone be happy or would everyone be unhappy that the game is pushed back to more weeks? I think the latter for 99% of people buying this game.

[Menace]

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Question for everyone here. What if the Devs came out today and said, "We have decided to allow pilot name editing in the game, this addition is going to delay the release two weeks"

Would everyone be happy or would everyone be unhappy that the game is pushed back to more weeks? I think the latter for 99% of people buying this game.

I'd just say release it on time, but patch it with that option later.

[hammerinn]

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Wrong. NPCs can be controlled by the player when they are in the group. Other games would have NPCs join the group and you get to command them to do stuff, like what attack to you, ect.

I am not going to make a judgement on games that I don't know anything about.

Honest question, are you only planning on playing the game through like one time? If not and you do plan on playing multiple times(like im sure many here plan on doing) do you not see how it can easily get boring if its the exact same people every single time. Having the option to rename them, create them, or randomize it up so its not the exact same in the beginning each time adds replayability and keeps it interesting. Do you honestly not see how people could want, and enjoy, that?

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Escrito originalmente por Eisberg:

Stuff gets removed from games during development all the time, either because they determined it was a bad idea because it sounded good on paper but in practice it detracted from the game, or because of budget constraints and there were more important things to get into the game.

Yeah and in this case it was removed because of time and feasability contraints, IIRC. But it was planned and now that its not in the game you have people here acting like its this horrible idea. What would your opinion of it be if it was doable like they had initially planned?

I don't see how it will be boring. It is just the beginning of the game. You need to take up a different cause like peace on earth. Or having only two genders.

[BLAMBLAM]

Out of curiosity, what names would you give your mech warriors anyway?.

[[ToC] BigCHungusHoss]

Escrito originalmente por Hexenhammer:

http://btmodding.warriorsblood.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

Here's a modding wiki for the game.

thanks

[SpiralRazor]

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Escrito originalmente por brassring39:

Why would I want to use the names.... EGO.... "of who made this game" I buy this game I should be able to rename the pilots WITHOUT going into the files. Show me how you have my $.

If you owned your own business, would you rename all your employees as well?

Your employees (pilots) have their own personalities, their own history.

I would, and have. "Your names Jim?"... "Okay, Jim, im going to call you Hammer Guy". "I want you to nail up all this sheeting". Yep...been there, done it.

[Zavia/GenX]

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Escrito originalmente por Eisberg:

If you owned your own business, would you rename all your employees as well?

Your employees (pilots) have their own personalities, their own history.

I would, and have. "Your names Jim?"... "Okay, Jim, im going to call you Hammer Guy". "I want you to nail up all this sheeting". Yep...been there, done it.

i swear theres a Stop, Hammertime pun waiting to come out somewhere, but I can't find it.


Anyway, sometimes having NPCs not being renamed can be good. For example, let me say a few names:
Akara • Charsi • Deckard Cain • Flavie • Gheed • Kashya • Warriv
Besides Deckard Cain, a major NPC, the rest are literally just merchants with a unique skin and name. But anyone who played D2 would instantly picture the setting, the emotions related to them, hell I'm suddenly visualizing the buy/sell screen, triggered from these names.

Similarly, say pilot Jim Hammer Time being focused on a melee build will always stay in your mind as such a personality and these creates memories and emotions. I dont know how deep the characters will be in this game, but its possible.

There are pros and cons to both allowing renames and not, and this game seems to NOT go that way. It is just how it is. If you can't look beyond naming conventions to see the rest, then really, this game is not for you. Neither is HalfLife, GTA, Mario and so on.

Its not a deal breaker for me, at most I would want a name generator (I didnt name my sims (1,2 and 3) anything special. Bella and Mortimer Goth anyone?) cos I'm not good at making names, just killing Named Characters.

[hammerinn]

Escrito originalmente por Zavia/GenX:

Escrito originalmente por SpiralRazor:

I would, and have. "Your names Jim?"... "Okay, Jim, im going to call you Hammer Guy". "I want you to nail up all this sheeting". Yep...been there, done it.

i swear theres a Stop, Hammertime pun waiting to come out somewhere, but I can't find it.


Anyway, sometimes having NPCs not being renamed can be good. For example, let me say a few names:
Akara • Charsi • Deckard Cain • Flavie • Gheed • Kashya • Warriv
Besides Deckard Cain, a major NPC, the rest are literally just merchants with a unique skin and name. But anyone who played D2 would instantly picture the setting, the emotions related to them, hell I'm suddenly visualizing the buy/sell screen, triggered from these names.

Similarly, say pilot Jim Hammer Time being focused on a melee build will always stay in your mind as such a personality and these creates memories and emotions. I dont know how deep the characters will be in this game, but its possible.

There are pros and cons to both allowing renames and not, and this game seems to NOT go that way. It is just how it is. If you can't look beyond naming conventions to see the rest, then really, this game is not for you. Neither is HalfLife, GTA, Mario and so on.

Its not a deal breaker for me, at most I would want a name generator (I didnt name my sims (1,2 and 3) anything special. Bella and Mortimer Goth anyone?) cos I'm not good at making names, just killing Named Characters.

Barrett, Aerith, Snow, Ignis and SO many more.
They COULD have let you change the name but if they did they would just be characters.

[PlevisVesel]

Escrito originalmente por hammerinn:

Garrett, Aerith, Snow, Ignis and SO many more.
They COULD have let you change the name but if they did they would just be characters.

Worse, they would just be props

[hammerinn]

Escrito originalmente por PlevisVesel:

Escrito originalmente por hammerinn:

Barrett, Aerith, Snow, Ignis and SO many more. Or hey, what about Geralt?
They COULD have let you change the name but if they did they would just be characters.

Worse, they would just be props

Yup

[CaesarCzech]

Might have to do with Kiva naming Behemont after very controversial Michelle Perez, if you want to virtue signal you have to ensure it goes throught, And since Behemont is best pilot you get in early game it does criple you if you fire her

[AbsynthMinded]

Escrito originalmente por CaesarCzech:

Might have to do with Kiva naming Behemont after very controversial Michelle Perez, if you want to virtue signal you have to ensure it goes throught, And since Behemont is best pilot you get in early game it does criple you if you fire her

I wouldn't care if Kiva had named them Perez Hilton, whom I feel is a world class scuzball. Or Richard Spencer, equally a world class scuzball on the opposite end of the spectrum.

[CGA]

from a streamimg point i can see nameing stuff after viewers can be fun. but at least for now mech's can be named, so streamers can be riding their viewers ;) lewd