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Unit name problem
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:08 pm
by 1LTRambo
This is a minor problem and doesn't affect game play but is really annoying.
My French 3rd Infantry was disbanded due to low strength. I built a new infantry unit (65th Infantry) and wanted to rename it. The rename only allows 9 characters, thus my unit was named the "3rd Infan". This is bothersome because the game has units with names significantly longer than 9 characters, like "Armee Du Nord" which is 13.
Please consider fixing this for the next update, it should be an easy fix. After all, I would like my "Grand Arm"[X(] to become the "Grande Armee" as it should be.[;)]
RE: Unit name problem
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:32 pm
by Kevan
I'd appreciate more room for names too. It would help with sorting units and containers.
RE: Unit name problem
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:20 pm
by ericbabe
The problem with longer names is that they spill outside of the boxes. Since we don't use a fixed width font we can hand-pick longer names ("Armee du Nord" is longer, but happens to fit inside the box) -- however allowing players to enter names of any length creates names that spill outside of the boxes. We experimented with truncating longer names, but some testers found this very frustrating (and were convinced that the game was changing their names...)
RE: Unit name problem
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:15 am
by 1LTRambo
Ok. So can you at least allow enough characters to fill the box? This would only be an addition of 5 or 6 characters than what is currently allowed.
RE: Unit name problem
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:51 am
by Hard Sarge
ORIGINAL: ericbabe
The problem with longer names is that they spill outside of the boxes. Since we don't use a fixed width font we can hand-pick longer names ("Armee du Nord" is longer, but happens to fit inside the box) -- however allowing players to enter names of any length creates names that spill outside of the boxes. We experimented with truncating longer names, but some testers found this very frustrating (and were convinced that the game was changing their names...)
LOL
sorry boss, but if the game is truncating the names, it is still changing the names !!!!
RE: Unit name problem
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:56 pm
by Malagant
Nine characters is extremely limiting....
All my armies are now named "Armee du "
[:(]
RE: Unit name problem
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:28 pm
by Sarge
ORIGINAL: Hard Sarge
ORIGINAL: ericbabe
The problem with longer names is that they spill outside of the boxes. Since we don't use a fixed width font we can hand-pick longer names ("Armee du Nord" is longer, but happens to fit inside the box) -- however allowing players to enter names of any length creates names that spill outside of the boxes. We experimented with truncating longer names, but some testers found this very frustrating (and were convinced that the game was changing their names...)
LOL
sorry boss, but if the game is truncating the names, it is still changing the names !!!!
I have seen the game change uppercase letters to lowercase on occasions. [;)]