How do I put a custom name in dialog? Topic

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08/15/2022 06:53 AM

So I'm making a game and I want the player to input their own name and have that name be in other characters' dialog. How do I do that???

Marrend

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08/15/2022 10:44 AM

I'm not going to go over the use of the Name Input event-command. However, you could use the escape code \n[x] with message boxes. That replaces itself with the name of the actor in position x in the database.

As a quick example, if you write...


\n[1]: Hi! My name is \n[1].

...and the name the character in position 1 is given (either through Name Input or otherwise) is "Larry", the output would be...

Larry: Hi! My name is Larry.

Mirak

Stand back. Artist at work. I paint with enthusiasm if not with talent.

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08/16/2022 07:50 PM

Just expanding a bit on Marrend's post, here's a full list of commands for the Show Text command in RPG Maker 2003:

\\
 Displays the character "\".
 
\c[n]
 Text displayed after this will be displayed in the nth color (where n is a number from 0~19).
 
\s[n]
 Sets the message display speed within a range of 1~20. The default is 1, and the greater the number, the slower the display (n is a number).
 
\n[n]
 Displays the name of the nth actor (n is a number). Supports nested variable references (e.g. "\n[\v[123]]"). 
Use "\n[0]" to show the name of the first party member.
 
\v[n]
 Displays the number in the nth variable (n is a number).
 
\$
 Displays the amount of money in possession in an additional window.
 
\!
 Temporarily halts text display. When a key is pressed, the next part of the message is displayed.
 
\.
 Delays the display of the next part of the text by 1/4 of a second.
 
\|
 Delays the display of the next part of the text by 1 second.
 
\> "text" \<
 Instantly displays the text between “\>” and “\<”.
 
\^
 Closes the message window without waiting for a keypress.
 
\_
 Displays half the size of a space.

Additionally, when using these, pay attention that you're using the right slash,
It's this one \
not this one /

So like marrend said, if the main character that the player names themselves is the first character on your database's character list, then you'd type

\n[0]

in the Show Text command, and in-game,

\n[0]

will get replaced with whatever name the player chose.

Realmsalot

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08/17/2022 03:20 AM

Thank you two so much this is really helpful!!!

[RM2K3] HOW DO I PUT A CUSTOM NAME IN DIALOG?

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