Changing player company names

[jamespetts]

I am considering writing a patch for -Standard after I have got -Experimental 7.2 out which would allow players to change the name of their own player company. I know that this is something that has been mentioned by Prissi in the past as a desirable feature. Before I start, are there any issues or traps of which I should be aware in coding a feature of this sort? In particular, how would I ensure that it would be network safe?

[Dwachs]

For network mode, you must ensure that the company is renamed on all clients. However, all this renaming stuff does not work ovr network yet (cities, stop, lines, etc).

[jamespetts]

Ahh - should I hold off until other renaming works?

[Dwachs]

no

[prissi]

The main problem with renaming is the UI; player options (also for AI there could be some options) are not implemented yet. Other than that I planned to make next to the password also the name changeable for network gaming (and of course nomal gaming). But the money frame is already too large. So I am not yet sure which way to go.

[jamespetts]

Very glad that this has been incorporated - this is a more significant improvement than might at first appear.