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Thread: Why Dont Custom Names Stick to Vehicles?

SickSix
Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:27 pm
#1

This is bugging the he77 outta me now that i'm making swoops with my alt!!!!I thought i'd be different and sell my vehicles with cool/funny names. but, behold, call the vehicle and you cant see what i named it


this is just really dumb. for one, when i went on a Krayt hunt over the weekend, with about 8 people, half of wich were using swoops; when everyone went to go back to their ride, you couldn't tell whose was whose!!!


i think this is such a simple thing, that could be fixed in probabably less then an hour of programming(no i'm not a computer engineer ) and would just add something Xtra for us Artisans, and every buyer of swoops out there. I bet, the mass majority of players would love to have their vehicles have custom names everyone can see! weapons work this way, you name a weapon, put it on a wall, and what do you know?? everyone can see the cool name! but vehicles....NOOOOOO, they are all "Speederbike Swoop", or "Speederbike" blah blah blah, no originality.



(i'm sure this has been brought up long ago, but it really is ruining the fun of making vehicles for me. not to mention the fact that you can barely sell them for 3 cpu)



SickSix
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Elyssa
Wed Mar 23, 2005 10:02 pm
#2

Technically, you're only making the deed.

Once you use the deed, the object takes on it's default name.

This is true of structures, too.



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SEAkridge
Thu Mar 24, 2005 6:37 am
#3

But it would be nice if the customer could name the vehicle themselves, just like they can name structures, or droids, or pets



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SickSix
Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:02 am
#4






Elyssa wrote:

Technically, you're only making the deed.

Once you use the deed, the object takes on it's default name.

This is true of structures, too.






in the how the game works your right. but since when does it take 8,000units of minerals to make a "deed"???? A deed is just a document, saying you own this or that. in this game the deed and actual swoop are one and the same.


it's not like the buyer takes the deed to a chasis dealer, and then gets their swoop. We make the vehicle, and they should be able to have custom names. it's really just a simple thing they could slip into any'ol patch.



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Fodder650
Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:07 am
#5

Think of vehicle deed as a title that your getting from the artisan. Where the finished product is waiting for pickup.

And yes vehicle material cost never made sense since its more then a small house in materials.



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SickSix
Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:54 am
#6






Fodder650 wrote:
Think of vehicle deed as a title that your getting from the artisan. Where the finished product is waiting for pickup.

And yes vehicle material cost never made sense since its more then a small house in materials.





well damg, i didn't even know that! that's just ridiculous!


but before we get too offtopic:


All i want is a way for either the owner or crafter to be able to stick a custom name onto the vehicle that will stick once called, so everyone who targets it will see "Bucket of Bolts" when they target my X34!!!



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TiberiusIntrepid
Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:49 am
#7

you cant name it but If you are only concerned with distinguishing it from others use a customization kit.


Tiberius
Elyssa
Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:49 am
#8






SickSix wrote:

since when does it take 8,000units of minerals to make a "deed"????


Those deeds are very heavy and won't pass through a metal detector without setting it off.




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12pt. Master Structures Trader / Elder Jedi / Mayor, City of Metropolis
Shop Crazy Durni, Inc., now open in Metropolis, Corellia (885 -6605 Gorath)

"Why the big secret? People are smart, they can handle it."
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."

Elyssa was 1000% correct
-Pawlin

Elyssa
Thu Mar 24, 2005 2:48 pm
#9






Warryyr wrote:
"Warryyr Sucks"



You've seen my swoop?
j/k





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Shop Crazy Durni, Inc., now open in Metropolis, Corellia (885 -6605 Gorath)

"Why the big secret? People are smart, they can handle it."
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."

Elyssa was 1000% correct
-Pawlin

MichaelGross
Thu Mar 24, 2005 8:34 pm
#10






Warryyr wrote:



Because then instead of barking droids or AFK barkers at starports, they'd be littered with Swoops named:


"Go to -4403 4194 for phat lewt!"


"Swoops just like me can be bought for only 10k at 551 -9011!"


"Warryyr Sucks"


and so forth....


In other words, it would give everyone the ability to "bark" for their shops by leaving their Swoop out at starports. You would see walls of them when leaving a starport or loading into one. The lag would be tremendous. Moreso than now. And it would circumvent the purpose of a barking astromech.


Nevertheless, I agree that naming vehicles would be cool. I was also very disappointed to realize that the Swoops I made weren't distinguishable from another once called from the deed.


I think we need more models of vehicles. The characteristics can be identical to existing vehicles, but just a different skin. Because everyone having a Swoop is really really really really boring. Really. Ideally we'd need about 10 new vehicle models at least. Otherwise, everyone would get the new model and we'd be right back to the Swoop clone wars.






simply limit number of characters in name. easy fix.

SystemJinx
Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:01 am
#11

You can name mounts and change signs on buildings and harvesters, so why not vehicles? It should be as simple as targeting your swoop (or whatever) and use the /name command.


I'd name mine the following:


X34 = My Other Vehicle is an AV-21

Swoop = I f You Can Read This, You Are Too Close!

AV-21 = Bob




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SickSix
Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:00 am
#12






TiberiusIntrepid wrote:

you cant name it but If you are only concerned with distinguishing it from others use a customization kit.


Tiberius






yeah you could do that, but its not the same. Why not just give us names? I'm willing to adapt to somethings and work around stuff, but something as simple as this, there no reason not to. and it would add a little "cool" factor to the game.



SickSix
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Warryyr
Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:48 am
#13






SickSix wrote:





TiberiusIntrepid wrote:

you cant name it but If you are only concerned with distinguishing it from others use a customization kit.


Tiberius






yeah you could do that, but its not the same. Why not just give us names? I'm willing to adapt to somethings and work around stuff, but something as simple as this, there no reason not to. and it would add a little "cool" factor to the game.




Because then instead of barking droids or AFK barkers at starports, they'd be littered with Swoops named:


"Go to -4403 4194 for phat lewt!"


"Swoops just like me can be bought for only 10k at 551 -9011!"


"Warryyr Sucks"


and so forth....


In other words, it would give everyone the ability to "bark" for their shops by leaving their Swoop out at starports. You would see walls of them when leaving a starport or loading into one. The lag would be tremendous. Moreso than now. And it would circumvent the purpose of a barking astromech.


Nevertheless, I agree that naming vehicles would be cool. I was also very disappointed to realize that the Swoops I made weren't distinguishable from another once called from the deed.


I think we need more models of vehicles. The characteristics can be identical to existing vehicles, but just a different skin. Because everyone having a Swoop is really really really really boring. Really. Ideally we'd need about 10 new vehicle models at least. Otherwise, everyone would get the new model and we'd be right back to the Swoop clone wars.



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