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MegaGlest => Feature requests => Topic started by: jammyjamjamman on 23 March 2013, 00:13:03

Title: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: jammyjamjamman on 23 March 2013, 00:13:03
Quite a few 'newbies' when they first start playing Megaglest tend to not bother /don't know how /don't notice to change their name from newbie. This then can get very confusing when multiple people called newbie start playing online. I was thinking that a box when the program is started for the first time by the user can be filled in with a player name before the menu is brought up would then lead to less newbie-confusion.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: tomreyn on 24 March 2013, 20:44:00
Yes, quite a common problem, it happens on a daily or bi-daily basis that newbies get confused this way.

Today's example:
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<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357 MG_newbie_357MG_newbie_357MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357 MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
<MG_newbie_357> MG_newbie_357
It would also be helpful to:
Title: Re: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: titi_son on 30 March 2013, 17:36:28
But then you can't see who is new...
Title: Re: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: Omega on 1 April 2013, 05:28:45
Quote from: PT on 30 March 2013, 17:36:28
But then you can't see who is new...
Every change breaks someone's workflow (http://www.xkcd.com/1172/)
Title: Re: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: Coldfusionstorm on 2 April 2013, 15:11:46
You know, besides noticing a entirely new name. I agree this would be nice, A simple popup when the game starts.

All those Newbie names are confusing and annoying.
Title: Re: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: titi on 3 April 2013, 00:45:38
I will pop up a warning with a message box now, if someone without set name enters the lobby.
( I was not able to check this in yet as I still have some internet connection trouble. Hopefully tomorrow i can do it )
Title: Re: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: Coldfusionstorm on 3 April 2013, 14:08:04
Awesome!, COmpiling right now!
Title: Re: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: titi on 3 April 2013, 14:16:32
I am still at work so no checkin yet :-/ 
Title: Re: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: Coldfusionstorm on 3 April 2013, 14:43:41
Oh Yeah lol, I misread your post :D. Sorry :D. IL wait paitently :D
Title: Re: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: jammyjamjamman on 3 April 2013, 15:06:36
Sounds Like a good idea so I'll be waiting patiently too. :)
Title: Re: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: kagu on 7 May 2014, 12:41:47
+1 the original idea to set the name instead of warning and also tomreyns idea for players to not be able to select their own name.
Title: Re: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: victorj on 2 June 2014, 09:57:20
I think the most important thing is, do without name this "MG_" and "numbers" hiding these characters, because it interrupts the chat.
Title: Re: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: FreshDumbledore on 11 July 2014, 15:19:22
Quote from: victorj on  2 June 2014, 09:57:20
I think the most important thing is, do without name this "MG_" and "numbers" hiding these characters, because it interrupts the chat.

fine with me as long as they are still displayed as a button and normal irc users not. i think its usefull to see that difference.
Title: Re: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: titi on 11 July 2014, 23:30:23
And it is needed by the game itself!
the MG_ users are those in the game, the others are not. By this those with "MG_"  get a button
Title: Re: Name Creation on first game.
Post by: FreshDumbledore on 11 July 2014, 23:31:12
sure, but we can just cut that part of the names out so its there but not visible from ingame