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Title: How to change ship names in the targeting window?
Post by: HLD_Prophecy on September 27, 2016, 09:18:12 pm: Hey all!

So, without giving spoilers, there's a mission in Vassago's Dirge where

[Highlight to read spoilers, how do I do a proper spoiler thingy again?] the ship names (the ship's proper name and class name) that show up in the targeting window are radically edited. Let him who reads understand.

I dunno if anyone besides Axem can help me with this, but I'd really like to know how to do this for my own campaign. Please help?
Title: Re: How to change ship names in the targeting window?
Post by: Thisisaverylongusername on September 27, 2016, 09:27:38 pm: Well, there is the SEXP ship-change-alt-name that will change the alt name text (which replaces the class name), but I don't know how to change the ship name on the fly.
Title: Re: How to change ship names in the targeting window?
Post by: Axem on September 27, 2016, 09:51:58 pm: Yeah, you can edit the class name easily (as Mr. Long Name indicated), but actually changing the ship's name is not possible in FRED. I think there is a script that sort of allows you to do that, but all it does it remove the old ship and makes a new one copying all attributes. Which mission/part in Vassago are you talking about? (Btw you can use [ spoiler][/ spoiler] tags for spoilers (without that space))
Title: Re: How to change ship names in the targeting window?
Post by: HLD_Prophecy on September 28, 2016, 03:31:49 pm: Quote from: Axem on September 27, 2016, 09:51:58 pm
Yeah, you can edit the class name easily (as Mr. Long Name indicated), but actually changing the ship's name is not possible in FRED. I think there is a script that sort of allows you to do that, but all it does it remove the old ship and makes a new one copying all attributes. Which mission/part in Vassago are you talking about? (Btw you can use [ spoiler][/ spoiler] tags for spoilers (without that space))

Thanks for the tip!

Spoiler:
I'm talking about that one mission where you play as a Shivan. It's like a dream, I think? Intermezzo?

Wait, will filling in the "alt name" field in the Ship Edit window replace the ship class name? And what does the "callsign" field do?
Title: Re: How to change ship names in the targeting window?
Post by: AdmiralRalwood on September 28, 2016, 03:43:57 pm: Quote from: PVD_Hope on September 28, 2016, 03:31:49 pm
Wait, will filling in the "alt name" field in the Ship Edit window replace the ship class name?
Yes.

Quote from: PVD_Hope on September 28, 2016, 03:31:49 pm
And what does the "callsign" field do?
Gets appended to the end of the ship name in parentheses (e.g. "Alpha 2 (Bulldog)"). It also replaces the ship's name in the message log.
Title: Re: How to change ship names in the targeting window?
Post by: HLD_Prophecy on October 03, 2016, 02:08:53 pm: Quote from: AdmiralRalwood on September 28, 2016, 03:43:57 pm
Quote from: PVD_Hope on September 28, 2016, 03:31:49 pm
Wait, will filling in the "alt name" field in the Ship Edit window replace the ship class name?
Yes.

Quote from: PVD_Hope on September 28, 2016, 03:31:49 pm
And what does the "callsign" field do?
Gets appended to the end of the ship name in parentheses (e.g. "Alpha 2 (Bulldog)"). It also replaces the ship's name in the message log.

Sorry for the late reply - thanks a bunch, both of you. :) My campaign is rolling along nicely! Over-optimistically I'd put a release time at around Christmas.