client/New()
    if(fexists("players/[ckey].sav"))
        switch(alert(src,"You have a savefile. Would you like to load it, or delete it?",world.name,"Load","Delete","Cancel"))
            if("Load")
                var/mob/M
                var/savefile/F=new("players/[ckey].sav")
                F>>M
                mob=M
            if("Cancel") return

    if(!mob) //new character
        var/n=input(src,"Please input a name for your character.") as null|text
        if(n==null) return //clicked cancel: disconnect from the server
        //TODO: locate any letters within the string. if none are found, reject it
        n=html_encode(n) //strip HTML
        //TODO: strip \n and \t characters from the name
        mob=new/mob/player
        mob.name=n
    return mob