Colored names ?

[Point Blank]

i was thinkin maby they can add colored names to the mix it would help with wars and such and helps add your own touch of personaltiy to your name . might have been surgusted but heres what i was thinkin it could have , my proto type

[orappa]

If I recall correctly, didn't they allow coloured names in a previous version and later removed this function?

Edited December 8, 2004 by Guest

[Point Blank]

i wasnt aware of that

[NosGoth]

In previous versions you were able to make a tag in front of your name so you got colloured names ingame. But because this affected the entire list of names below you they removed it so the game would crash less often.

[eAi]

For a start, we don't have a client interface as shown in your "proto type"...

Anyway, an addon could probably add the ability to have coloured names (at some point anyway), but generally its rather open to abuse, and doesn't really enhance the gameplay in any way.

eAi

[Point Blank]

if there was some way to put it i think it would be good just gotta figer out how to stop the abuse with it i remeber way back people usted to come in with colored names i think it was a crack or some shit ?

[Slothman]

when i first saw colored names, i thought it was neat, just not fully implemented. i fuly expected the next release to include a drop down color selection or something.

people were making thir name invisable andmessing up the entire menu.

you would think it would have been easy to have it force a "white text" command after all the names.

1 white menu

2 color command

3 nickname

4 white color command

5 repeat for next nick

i understand though- not a priority.

[eAi]

As I've said name tags in blue will probably be much more flexible, much more dependent on what the mod developer wishes them to look like. This isn't finalised, but thats what we'd like.

eAi

[Cam.]

Or if people abuse the color tags in a server, you can make it a server-side option.

[chaozz]

on a public server colours would be useless in my opinion, because everybody can choose the same colour. but, in a TDM match between 2 clans, colours would be a welcome add-on.

[eAi]

There will be colours for teams, clearly.

eAi

[Slothman]

on a public server colours would be useless in my opinion, because everybody can choose the same colour. but, in a TDM match between 2 clans, colours would be a welcome add-on.

having the ability to chooses colour would be handy even in a ffa situation for identifying a who is who much easier. (you may have a particular target in mind)

[Guest]

Indeed, colors would be quicker cordination, so friendly fire is at a minimum in clan wars

[orappa]

on a public server colours would be useless in my opinion, because everybody can choose the same colour. but, in a TDM match between 2 clans, colours would be a welcome add-on.

having the ability to chooses colour would be handy even in a ffa situation for identifying a who is who much easier. (you may have a particular target in mind)

What about the ability to set waypoints (display icons on the map and attach arrows to people) like in SA ? (apparently you can do this - I haven't played it though)

[eAi]

Well, disabling friendly fire would be a better option for most team based games.

eAi

[Slothman]

Well, disabling friendly fire would be a better option for most team based games.

eAi

/me jumps to conclusions

[Guest]

lol friendly fire is possible in the SCM, dont see why it wouldnt be in blue.