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Character titles
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:43 pm
by Salathar
As it is now the character title is limited to only 15 characters.
I've heard many people try to create titles that are bigger than that.
I for once can't happily add AFK to my name whilst keeping the title intact. From what I know it shouldn't be very difficult to change the title length.
Feel free to post any pro or counter arguments here.
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:48 pm
by Casper
Missing Option: 79 characters - My title occupies one line (+ the null)
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:11 pm
by Salathar
Since changes to the 'who command are now visible on metalforge one can see that there is plenty of space on the same line as the character name for longer titles.
Hence this poll

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:10 pm
by Azriel
I'm not concerned, for i am a dragon. But i think the longer is the best...
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:09 pm
by cavesomething
Personally I am not to bothered about the length of titles anyway, fifteen-ish characters is plenty unless you are trying to shoehorn a guild name in, (something that seems IMHO to be too fps-game-ish). What might, I feel, prove to be more interesting would be the ability to change the 'the' word, thereby allowing a character to be called 'name von title' or 'name de title' etc.
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:53 pm
by woo
#1 - Titles are not particurarly interesting to me either as I am normally a dragon. That being said, longer titles are probably not difficult to add (i'd be willing to bet it's just an array of a specified length. The question is if the arrey is #define'd in which case replacing it is easy (necessitates a recompile) or if it's hardcod as 15, could be messy.
(Also, does anything hinge off that)
As of yet, i haven't hadly glanced through the code for the server, I've been playing with maps. Anyone can comment?
#2 - Salathar I liked theh old pcicture better
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 11:18 pm
by Salathar
Thanks woo

Unfortunately the site that hosted the old one is gone now so I desided to pick from whats easily avaliable.
And hey, I am a wizardry type heretic afterall
Personally I'd like to see the title grow a bit(a non-dragon over here), also I'd like to know what the rest of you folk out there think about it.

Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:11 am
by Casper
Salathar wrote:Thanks woo

Unfortunately the site that hosted the old one is gone now so I desided to pick from whats easily avaliable.
That's why you should make your picture yourself and host it yourself. It looks a bit rubbish, but it is appropriate.
Salathar wrote:Personally I'd like to see the title grow a bit(a non-dragon over here), also I'd like to know what the rest of you folk out there think about it.

"friendly ghost (Damned Heretics) [LUNCH]" is 40 characters long.
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 6:12 am
by bort
All I want is SpeedBort the Speed Demon [AFK] [Map Making]
all i need is a limit around 35-40.
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 10:35 pm
by cavesomething
Am I alone in finding this thread makes me think of the Monty Python sketch with;
Professor Sir Adrian Furrows F.R.S. F.R.C.S. F.R.C.P. M.D.M.S. (Oxon), Mall Ph.D., M. Se. (Cantab), Ph.D. (Syd), ER.G.S., F.R.C.O.G., F. FM.R.C.S., M.S. (Birm), M.S. (Liv), M.S. (Guadalahara), M.S. (Karach), M.S. (Edin), B.A. (Chic), B. Litt. (Phil), D. Litt (Phil), D. Litt (Arthur and Lucy), D. Litt (Ottawa), D. Litt (All other places in Canada except Medicine Hat, B. Sc. 9 Brussels, Liege, Antwerp, Asse, (and Grower)?