[CF-Devel] The 'name command

Mon Jun 14 01:09:00 CDT 2004

On Monday 14 June 2004 00:22
Mark Wedel wrote:

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      ERACC wrote:

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      > Greets Developer Types,

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      > A player was asking if DMs could change his name. Is that the

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      > purpose of the 'name command? If so, does it also handle changing

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      > apartment location names or what? I don't know the answer to his

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      > questions so I ask here. The 'help name is useless:

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      >  Help about 'name'

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      >  Change players name.

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      > Also, how does one use this command?

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      >  'name' is not a valid command.

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        There is no such thing as a 'name command, hence the error

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      messages presented.

Then why is there "help" about a command 'name? That is very odd
don't you agree? Try it - 'help name.

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        there is a 'rename' command, but that is to give custom names to

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      objects in your inventory (eg, marks cool sword).  Probably more

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      useful for objects that have the same name but you want to

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      differentiate (sacks and other containers come to mind).

Yes, I have used 'rename many times.

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        There is no in game way at current time to rename players.

Ok. But it is strange that there is a response to 'help name that
states it changes players name if there is no such thing. Thanks for
the reply.

Gene (poof|Galahad)
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