[Trigger] Rename Player

[HumanSlayerV]

I need help with a something that I haven't been able to figure out by teaching myself or learning from other's maps. Here it is:
How to change your name ingame, for example, Red types "-rename <name>" and it changes his name from Red to <name>. Let's say his starting name is Jack and so ingame he types "-rename Bob" and his name becomes Bob. If anyone could explain a way to do this I would be grateful.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Well you get the event to trigger when the player types -rename as a sub string. Then you check if the -rename is in the right location to stop any misfires occuring. Finaly you change the players name to the substring of the entered chat string that contains the desired name but not the activator (-rename is not included in the name).

It is that simple.

 

[HumanSlayerV]

Ok, after setting "-rename" as a substring, what actions do I do exactly?

 

[dofys]

• Actions
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • (Length of (Entered chat string)) Greater than 27
    • Then - Actions
      • Set name = (Substring((Entered chat string), 7, 27))
    • Else - Actions
      • Set name = (Substring((Entered chat string), 7, (Length of (Entered chat string))))
  • Player - Set name of (Triggering player) to name

This is what I have for action. "name" is a string-type variable.

 

[Dr Super Good]

• Actions
  • Player - Set name of (Triggering player) to (Substring((Entered chat string), 7, 27))

Or use this more efficent method since if I am not mistaken WC3 permits substrings of longer than the actual string without altering or repeating the contense.

 

[PurplePoot]

Length of Entered Chat String works fine.

 

[Dr Super Good]

I know but he wants it with a limate to stop people having names as long as the screen.

 

[PurplePoot]

Where you extrapolated that from I do now know, but either way, meh.

 

[HumanSlayerV]

Doctor is right, that was kind of a given, I ovbviously don't want the whole screen to be taken up every time someone types a message.

 

[dofys]

• Actions
  • Player - Set name of (Triggering player) to (Substring((Entered chat string), 7, 27))

Or use this more efficent method since if I am not mistaken WC3 permits substrings of longer than the actual string without altering or repeating the contense.

I should test that out. =0

 

[ace992]

I cant get this to work can i have some help?

 

[dofys]

There should be a Condition then a If/Then/Else multi actions before the Player-type action.

Here's the condition for starters:

• (Substring((Entered chat string), 1, 6)) Equal to -name

Make sure the "-name" has a space after the "e" like this -name .

 

[ace992]

what type of Conditions ?

 

[dofys]

The first condition should be string comparison and for the "If" condition, it should be integer comparison.

 

[ace992]

ok im going to go try that THANK YOU
is that right?

 

[dofys]

No problem, it is a pleasure to help others.