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Thread: Is Pet Naming Broken? (Or am I just stupid? :-)

Turamber
Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:27 pm
#1
Have got into the creature handling profession via a post CU respec and am having a lot of fun so far. One problem though - even though I follow the advice in teh stickies about naming pets, it just doesn't seem to work. I've tried talking to them in spatial and in /tellpet but neither seems to be getting me anywhere. Do the names have to be unique? If so should I expect an error message? At present I'm getting *nothing*, certainly not a pet name change! Thanks for any advice/help :-)
theorb22
Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:11 pm
#2
The system doesn't like us, really at all. If it hates a name, it gives no warning, it just won't apply the name. You'll just have to keep trying different names until you get one the system doesn't think is bad :/.





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Galacium
Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:42 pm
#3

You are probably not stupid, but the naming usualy works for me just fine. You have to choose a name that dosn't run afoul of the naming filters, but thats about it. (there is no warning if it doesn't work, it just doesn't)


For review.....


Teach the pet four differentcommands using the name you want in this format....


<name> <command>


So for example to name a pet fluffernutter I would do the following

(using radial menu teach the pet attack, then type)

"fluffernutter attack"

(use radial to teach stay)

"fluffernutter stay"

(use radial to teach guard)

"fluffernutter guard"

(use radial to teach group)

"fluffernutter group"


So long as all the trainings were successful it should speak its name and be named fluffernutter


If it fails to learn a command it won't count, you have to keep training till you get four successes in DIFFERENT commands.


If you accidentaly spell the name differently it dosn't work either. I usualy use the <up arrow> to just repeat the same naming command for each command, then go back and change them to my usual commands.



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Aerontako_Shretalon
Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:09 pm
#4
Probubly a useless bit of information, but 2 pets with the same name cannot join a group at the same time. Probubly not a problem lest you name your pets Bob...
PyscoJuggalo
Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:39 pm
#5

I don't use /tellpet when naming my pets. I have seen on these forums that when you use /tellpet you can't use capital letters, well withjust usingspatial you can name your pets with capital letters.



/tellpet is good for when fighting with your pets but when training them, I perfer to spam the spatial in a deserted area.





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Aerontako_Shretalon
Sat Jul 16, 2005 11:22 pm
#6
Commands like Hyup Up!, Yup Twa?, and Kyup Hyup! seem to work for me in /tellpet.
Jedi-Nyte
Sat Jul 16, 2005 11:40 pm
#7
i have run into same problem, what you have to do is be persistent try over and over again, training different commands, name will take eventually
Traie
Sat Jul 16, 2005 11:50 pm
#8
Don't forget the creature naming runs off the same name filter as characters. So you can't use words like "master" or "demon" or anything like that.



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Aerontako_Shretalon
Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:31 am
#9
Is the creature tamer or BE? Last time I tried to name a BE pet I couldn't.
theorb22
Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:05 pm
#10




Deathmound_lostdog wrote:
If you choose toplay this buggy and broken profession then yes.. you are stupid.. just like the rest of us


Or perhaps we like being weak in games like this, strength isn't everything.






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Traie
Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:40 pm
#11




Deathmound_lostdog wrote:
If you choose toplay this buggy and broken profession then yes.. you are stupid.. just like the rest of us



You know, some of us do like to play the profession rather than complain about it all of the time. If you don't like it, I suggest finding something else to do.



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ArchiieBarrett
Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:27 pm
#12

The naming filter filters names that are 1. related to Star Wars characters OR objects (only certain ones)


2. name of ANOTHER creature in the game, like you can't name a carrion spat kreetle.. I am pretty sure that still is like that..


3. bad names or curse words


4. Some people names don't work, and like since there is an Arachne widow.. you can't name a pet Widow unless it has a - after it like Widow-Maker


5. and of course.. bugs sometimes the game has convulsions.





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RasalTheWise
Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:00 am
#13
I could be mistaken, but I think pets have the same naming restrictions as droids:

* 25 characters or less
* No spaces
* Naming filter applies
* No special characters (hyphens, quotes, etc.)
* No numbers
* Names are case sensitive

And of course, if the naming filter rejects the name, it won't notify you...it just won't take.




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