Re: Suggestion for captains plugin

**Katana-** · 05-13-2007, 10:37 PM

any icon floating over their head would do the trick

**Kerostasis** · 05-14-2007, 03:38 PM

Making the captain visually distinct in the readyroom is fine. Making the captain visually distinct in the actual game starts to be questionable, especially if its a distinction that interferes with your ability to hide.

You could keep the distinction during the pre-game planning time though.

**FireFly** · 05-14-2007, 05:38 PM

Yeah like how the icon pops up over the player talking, do that for the captains that way in game only your team mates can see who is captain.

**micr0c0sm** · 05-14-2007, 08:15 PM

I think a simple reskin wouldn't be too bad.

**Kerostasis** · 05-15-2007, 12:10 AM

Also consider, anyone who joins the server has to download the graphics files for whatever modification you are using. I don't see any way to intelligently predict whether a player will need the files on this particular game while joining, so that means EVERYONE who EVER joins a TG server has to start by downloading our custom Captains images.

Therefore, it should be a very small file.

I'm just guessing here, but I'm thinking a complete reskin of the LA marine, HA marine, JP marine, Skulk, Lerk, Gorge, Fade, AND Onos in one pack is going to get a little intensive on the file-size.

**micr0c0sm** · 05-15-2007, 02:01 AM

As long as we have fast downloads ( which is really just ONE line in the server.cfg ) it will be uber-fast so no worries there - they are relatively small files.

**Wyzcrak** · 05-15-2007, 02:52 AM

I've added a display of captains names in the readyroom.

Also, say_team "<node" now puts your own note as "node" once you're on a team.

**1Stop|Beowulf** · 05-15-2007, 04:01 AM

Originally Posted by Wyzcrak

Also, say_team "<node" now puts your own note as "node" once you're on a team.

Lol? Not to criticize your efforts wyz, but I think maybe you've lost it . . . "/note beo node" +code +testing +etc = "<node" and a grand savings of (drumroll please) . . . 9 characters! Assuming I'm dropping a node, which in a 6v6 would be approximately . . . 1/6 of the time.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I wouldn't have ever done something very similar in many situations, I just think its funny.

**Wyzcrak** · 05-15-2007, 04:16 AM

I am a plebe at the mercy of the masses.

**aeroripper** · 05-15-2007, 05:22 AM

I'm just guessing here, but I'm thinking a complete reskin of the LA marine, HA marine, JP marine, Skulk, Lerk, Gorge, Fade, AND Onos in one pack is going to get a little intensive on the file-size.

lol, now that you put it that way...

**micr0c0sm** · 05-15-2007, 04:36 PM

< also fixes non-unique matching names. it may save you 9 chars but is simpler to explain to people and saves me valuable breath.

**1Stop|Beowulf** · 05-15-2007, 06:25 PM

oh lol, its "<anything"? I didn't catch that part. My apologies wyz

**micr0c0sm** · 05-15-2007, 09:22 PM

captain should be able to type:
Beowulf<node
or
Beo<node

**Wyzcrak** · 05-16-2007, 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by micr0c0sm

captain should be able to type:
Beowulf<node
or
Beo<node

I like this. It goes on my list, even if with a low priority.

**rs_al** · 05-16-2007, 03:08 AM

Originally Posted by 1Stop|Beowulf

Lol? Not to criticize your efforts wyz, but I think maybe you've lost it . . . "/note beo node" +code +testing +etc = "<node" and a grand savings of (drumroll please) . . . 9 characters! Assuming I'm dropping a node, which in a 6v6 would be approximately . . . 1/6 of the time.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I wouldn't have ever done something very similar in many situations, I just think its funny.

/note al node
(does nothing)
open console
status
find self
/note #3258817 node

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