Changing a unit's name with triggers?

[Deleted member 177737]

Hey,

I want to figure out how to make a system that allows the player to name their "character". I've thought about ways to do this but I just run into the road block of not knowing how. Does anyone have any idea how to do something like this?

(The name must replace the units actual name and be on the experience bar.)

 

[Pharaoh_]

That can't happen. Only SC2 allows that (if I recall well, from its features). You can use a floating text that hovers above the unit, which displays the Name of (Triggering player).

 

[Deleted member 177737]

Damn, thx anyways.

 

[SA Dashie]

You can replace the unit with another but that means making multiple of the unit just with a different name....
It's the only solution, but I guess it's better of not.

 

[mckill2009]

I think it's possible to do it using LUA object merger although, ask Nesthaurus about this...

 

[Deleted member 177737]

You can replace the unit with another but that means making multiple of the unit just with a different name....
It's the only solution, but I guess it's better of not.

What I want to do is to allows the player to type this to change the units name:
-namechange

Game- Please enter your heros name.

Fred

Game- Your heros name has been changed to Fred.

 

[Bribe]

Right, that's dynamic and cannot be done. You can only create multiple units with some precached names.

The texttag approach that Pharaoh_ suggested would actually be very good looking. It would be very RPG-esque.

 

[Deleted member 177737]

I'll try it then, thanks.