easiest question,tho i dont know the answer

ID:161662
 
Apr 12 2008, 6:05 pm
how do u set a name to ur charecter when u first start a game, whenever i try it always still says my key not the name they set it too


turf/START
    density = 1
    layer = 999
    Click()
        var/charactername = input("Choose your name!"," Name?",usr.key) 
        if(length(charactername) < 1 || length(charactername) > 50)
            src << "You name must be at least 1 character and no more than 50 characters."
            src << "Please reconnect and try a different (aka spam free) name for your player."
            del(src)
        if(length(name) < 2)
            alert("Your name must be longer than 2 letters!")
            return
        if(length(name) > 20)
            alert("Your name can not be longer then 20 letters!")
            return
        usr.loc= locate(95,7,2)
Apr 12 2008, 6:18 pm
 
turf/START
 Click()
  usr.name=input("Choose your name.") as text
Apr 13 2008, 2:08 am
It's because you never set the mob's name var to anything. You can't just expect BYOND to magically know that your charactername variable is what you want the mob's name to be.