Question: Is there a call to get the PC's name?

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AuthorTopic: Question: Is there a call to get the PC's name?
Overwhelming
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 written Wednesday, July 14 2004 03:40 Profile Homepage #0
Question: Is there a call to get the PC's name?

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Kiexcolo
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 written Wednesday, July 14 2004 03:55 Profile #1
Dunno if this helps.

print_named_str(char, "string")

char is the number of the character but it will print out the name of the charcter

Example: print_named_str(0, "looks handsome.");

char 0 is Aldous so it prints out "Aldous looks handsome."
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Kelandon
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 written Wednesday, July 14 2004 08:27 Profile Homepage #2
You can do this with string manipulation, specifically append_char_name.

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Overwhelming
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 written Wednesday, July 14 2004 10:33 Profile Homepage #3
Thank you both. My question was answered. :)

Of course I won't ask about gender, as the only thing in the game that tells you're a female or a male character is the picture you've chosen.

So this can be tricky, if you're planning a scenario for a male main PC. :)

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Blank83
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 written Wednesday, July 14 2004 10:41 Profile #4
Ah, but having a female PC would only make it kinkier. Think of it as an added bonus.
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The Creator
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 written Wednesday, July 14 2004 15:16 Profile #5
Just let the player know what kind of party you're expecting them to play with. They don't have to use it, but if they don't, all problems become their fault. :cool:

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dram
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 written Wednesday, July 14 2004 18:16 Profile #6
nevermind

[ Wednesday, July 14, 2004 18:17: Message edited by: dram ]
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Overwhelming
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 written Thursday, July 15 2004 06:54 Profile Homepage #7
quote:
Originally written by The Creator:

Just let the player know what kind of party you're expecting them to play with. They don't have to use it, but if they don't, all problems become their fault. :cool:
That would be a solution. :)

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Eldiran
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 written Thursday, July 15 2004 10:58 Profile #8
Wait a minute... string manipulation is released and working? When did this happen?? I thought that'd be in a later update!

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Kelandon
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 written Thursday, July 15 2004 11:35 Profile Homepage #9
As of Scenario Format Version 2, namely Mac v1.1 or Win v1.0, we have string manipulation. The latest version of the docs includes the added calls and puts a handy little italicized note that they won't work in older versions of BoA.

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Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
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Eldiran
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 written Thursday, July 15 2004 11:38 Profile #10
Awesome.

Thanks.

[ Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:38: Message edited by: Eldiran ]

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