Naming a Unit at the start of a map.

[aussj5link]

I was wondering if someone could help me with a trigger that would allow the player to name their hero at the start of a map? Also, would it possible to take whatever they name it and use it as a variable or something so I can insert it into future npc dialog?

 

[LordDz]

You can name Players, you can't name units.

 

[aussj5link]

Damn... Okay then, I'll try and see if I can figure out how to use that then.

 

[LordDz]

Player - Name player.

 

[aussj5link]

So what I was thinking was that when the map first starts it asks what you would like your name to be and then the player types whatever they want and from then on that name is used in future interactions with npcs. Any tips on where to start with that?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Place it in a variable and then use that variable with string concatenation to make your story text.

 

[Tickles]

This example map allows you to set your character name for cinematics or whatever else you want to use the string in.

 

[aussj5link]

This example map allows you to set your character name for cinematics or whatever else you want to use the string in.

Awesome! Thanks so much! I made one as well, but yours is much better lol! Here was my attempt.

• Naming
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing /n as A substring
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Name = (Substring((Entered chat string), 4, (Length of (Entered chat string))))
    • Player - Set name of Player 1 (Red) to (Substring((Entered chat string), 4, (Length of (Entered chat string))))
    • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)