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No obvious way to change player name during multiplayer session #9035

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PeterN opened this issue Apr 13, 2021 · 3 comments · Fixed by #9067
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No obvious way to change player name during multiplayer session #9035

PeterN opened this issue Apr 13, 2021 · 3 comments · Fixed by #9067

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@PeterN
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PeterN commented Apr 13, 2021

Version of OpenTTD

1.11.0

Expected result

A button somewhere (client list perhaps?) that opens a query window to change your player name after joining a multiplayer session.

Actual result

Changing your name requires bringing up the console and using the "name" command.

Steps to reproduce

  1. You have to find out how to bring up the console.
  2. Type help to bring up the help list
  3. Type list_cmds to list all the console commands.
  4. Hopefully you read the help text all the way and remembered that you need to press shift+pgup to scroll the list.
  5. You see there is the command clientname but typing that says it's only available to a network server.
  6. So you then hunt around and find that the unlisted command is name,
  7. Type name which tells you what your client_name is (but client_name is also a network server-only command).
  8. Type name <name> to actually change your name.
  9. It's actually a shortcut for setting network.client_name <name> but...
@notchloeno
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This isn't really an issue; a player's name has almost zero bearing in a session, and a quick google can tell you how to use the name command

@telk5093
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Nevertheless, a button to change client's name (such as, on the company information window) will help newbies to change their names. I have operated own multiplayer server long time and I've seen that many player have tried to change their name by quitting server, rename and re-joining.

@nielsmh
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nielsmh commented Apr 14, 2021

In general, as part of a new during-game network UI, it would be an obvious candidate for feature.

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