[karajorma]

How hard would it be to introduce a replacement system so that whenever the briefings, debriefings or messages came across a certain string (e.g $p) the game substitued the pilots callsign?

Hopefully it shouldn't take long to implement and would be quite useful. It always annoys me that you can't refer to the player in debriefings (calling him alpha 1 just sounds stupid once he's no longer in the cockpit) so you always end up with some silly work around.

e.g "What the hell do you think you were doing out there pilot!" doesn't sound as good as "What the hell do you think you were doing out there !" to me. Plus it would be really nice if the other pilots could refer to you by your callsign.

I know that in the [V] training missions alpha is refered to by his own callsign in the mission brief so obviously some of the code needed is already there.

[karajorma]

I guess I'm the only person that cares

So much for having your wingmen refer to you by your callsign.

[Hudzy]

Meh. I care. I think this would be a good idea. Being referred to as "pilot" just isn't as good as the callsign.

[LtNarol]

Such would cause problems with voice.

EDIT:

Possible solution: use rank instead, for every message that requires using the pilot's rank, record 10 different versions - one for each rank.  But who in their right mind would want to record 10 messages when you can get away with one?

[Black Wolf]

Would increase Downloads too.

Good idea though, just impractical.

[LtNarol]

That was my take on it too.

[Taristin]

Simulated speech wouldn't be affected... Now if only Phreak would integrate it into the release as well as the launcher...

[Goober5000]

Bah - karajorma, you stole my idea.

It probably would be quite simple and quick to implement.  How to figure in voice acting would be up to the mission designer - maybe just say "pilot" instead of the callsign.

[karajorma]

If you're using voice don't use it. It's that simple

There are so many campaigns that don't use voice that I can't believe it would be a lack of people using it just for that.

You could also use it as the heading for command briefings and other things that aren't read out

e.g Top Secret. Eyes Only

Or for reccomendations which never have voice.

[Goober5000]

*bump*

Implemented. Use $callsign.

[Lightspeed]

cool -- will it work for multi? (so everyone sees his own callsign)?

[Goober5000]

It'll work for whoever is currently playing.  Which means yes, I think everyone will see his own callsign.

[karajorma]

It's nice to see something I thought of implimented Thanks a lot Goober

[IceFire]

Put $player in there and it works.  This has been in FS since Descent: FreeSpace.

[Nico]

lol

[Goober5000]

Originally posted by IceFire
Put $player in there and it works.  This has been in FS since Descent: FreeSpace.

What?!?  Where were you a month ago when this was brought up?

Bah.  Well, the code I stuck in there can replace whatever, so if someone needs anything customized besides their callsign, they can add it in.

[Goober5000]

Originally posted by IceFire
Put $player in there and it works.  This has been in FS since Descent: FreeSpace.

Are you sure?  I just did a code search and didn't find anything that would do this.

[Solatar]

Originally posted by Goober5000



Bah.  Well, the code I stuck in there can replace whatever, so if someone needs anything customized besides their callsign, they can add it in.

$rank? That way somebody could call somebody Lt. Callsign or whatever their rank is.

Just a thought while you're burrowing in that section of the code.

[Goober5000]

Implemented.