Forgot how to make custom names

[Fredfredburgers]

well i use to know how to make it so you can set your own names, but i forgot
i got down the event part with the substring, but what do you do with actions?

I have tried

• Player - Set name of (Triggering player) to (Matched chat string)

and

• Player - Set name of (Triggering player) to (Entered chat string)

but those didn't work, i looked around and couldn't find anything that rang the bell

 

[Maker]

Works just fine for me:

• Untitled Trigger 009
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing name as A substring
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Player - Set name of (Triggering player) to (Entered chat string)
    • -------- --------OR-------- --------
    • Set TempString = (Substring((Entered chat string), 6, (Length of (Entered chat string))))
    • Player - Set name of Player 1 (Red) to TempString

Weird. I syour trigger on? I've had that a couple of times. Wondering why nothing happens, while the trigger isn't even on

 

[Fredfredburgers]

my event is

• Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing -cn as A substring

and when i have entered chat string, if i typed in "-cn bob" my name wouldn't be just bob, it would be "-cn bob"
and if i have matching chat string, my name would be "-cn "

then ur second solution, i never understood what that ment

 

[Maker]

OK, use

• Untitled Trigger 009
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing -cn as A substring
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set TempString = (Substring((Entered chat string), 5, (Length of (Entered chat string))))
    • Player - Set name of Player 1 (Red) to TempString

It assumes that you begin your name change with -cn, inputting a name happens by typing -cn newName. It then pics letters from 5th to the last character, so it cuts out that "-cn ".

Use "triggering player" if it is for multiplayer game, and add events for other players.

 

[Fredfredburgers]

Oh now i get it! the first says what u want, then next number is what number you want you to keep at, in this case, once the fifth letter is typed in it starts there ending at the last letter you tped it

ty +rep fo u

so this is what it should look like for me?

• Custom Name
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing -cn as A substring
    • Player - Player 2 (Blue) types a chat message containing -cn as A substring
    • Player - Player 3 (Teal) types a chat message containing -cn as A substring
    • Player - Player 4 (Purple) types a chat message containing -cn as A substring
    • Player - Player 5 (Yellow) types a chat message containing -cn as A substring
    • Player - Player 6 (Orange) types a chat message containing -cn as A substring
    • Player - Player 7 (Green) types a chat message containing -cn as A substring
    • Player - Player 8 (Pink) types a chat message containing -cn as A substring
    • Player - Player 9 (Gray) types a chat message containing -cn as A substring
    • Player - Player 10 (Light Blue) types a chat message containing -cn as A substring
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set PlayerNewName[(Player number of (Triggering player))] = (Substring((Entered chat string), 5, (Length of (Entered chat string))))
    • Player - Set name of (Triggering player) to PlayerNewName[(Player number of (Triggering player))]

 

[Maker]

Yeah, that's how it works, and the trigger looks good to me.

 

[dragor-X]

You can also play with loops to make a maximum lenght of the name, else people will make a name with 30-40 caracters long O.O!!! Which is not a name anymore... Ask me if you need the loop system, which is quit easy to do ^^

 

[Dr Super Good]

Use substrings to clip strings to a certain length... No need for damn loops.
May I remind you that strings leak in WC3 for this kind of opperation...