Castle Paradox

AdrianX · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:45 am Post subject: Enter Hero Name through strings

..now that the ohr supports strings,can we somewhat simulate the popular "enter hero name" screen from popular rpgs such as the final fantasy series?

TMC · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:03 am Post subject:

You don't need strings to do that- you could do it the whole time.

There are 3 ways to rename a hero:

-Let the player rename them when they join the party. See hero bitsets
-Let the player rename them from the status screen by pressing ctrl twice (the first screen is stats, the second is elementary strengths/weaknesses, the third lets you rename if allowed) See hero bitsets
-Use the commands renamehero and renameherobyslot

Moogle1 · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:32 am Post subject:

Oh wow, I didn't know you could see a hero's elemental bitsets on the status screen. You learn something new every day.

But I think he's referring to the console "on-screen letter select" style. Yes, you can certainly do that. I made a game that did something similar several years ago and never released it.
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TMC · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:56 am Post subject:

Errrr....

Well, ok, You can use the setheroname command, when it arrives.

AdrianX · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:54 pm Post subject:

..yes,i was talking about an "on screen letters" enter hero name..

Moogle1 · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:45 pm Post subject:

Yeah, in the current release, you can make the name entry screen, but you'll have to wait for the next one to allow it to actually change the hero's name.
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