ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Sometimes my own creativity fails me- how about a random name button on new char start-up?

If you can start to suggest a horde of names, set up in a distributitive manner between sexes [starting] and then perhaps races; that would go a long way to helping get that implimented.

Final Master wrote:If you can start to suggest a horde of names, set up in a distributitive manner between sexes [starting] and then perhaps races; that would go a long way to helping get that implimented.

None of that work is necessary, FinalMaster. T-Engine already has a name generator with many predefined phonemes. If a name comes up that you don't like for your character's sex, race, or class, then you can simply generate another name. The more people who ask for this feature, then the more likely it will be implemented sooner rather than later. For example, I also requested this feature here:

http://forums.te4.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=25554

Yeah this is planned but it requires more than it seems.
To make it work you need to not forget that the char name is responsible for detecting quickbirthing.

So to make this work I would need to make a sort of local characters vault so you either select to start the game with a "premade" from the vault or make your own (which is certainly not a bad feature)

I think anyone going for a random name should automatically be excluded from quickbirthing.

Yes, but the code that activates quickbirth requires name first

So add a new noquickbirth flag, which is an option for all players and is auto-set when clicking the random name button. Change the quickbirth code to check for the flag first.

Or am I oversimplifying horribly?

I'm afraid so :/
ANyway I'm redoing birth code now