Random Survivor Names

[NoahKirchner]

Summary (a quick, 2-3 sentence summary): Give people who go survivors random names and bodies on roundstart and give them a matching ID.

Benefits (How this will benefit the server and game as a whole): It will stop you from having survivors with nicknames like "Stabbystabbyfaceman" or "XX_Ninjakiller_XX like the marines do.

Details (Description of how you think this would work, the benefits, etc): Maybe set it up like nuke ops where at roundstart, they get a randomized name and appearance and an ID card (even just Weyland Colonist or something) so they don't have nicknames that no person not on the Sulaco would ever have.

Implementation (Optional, if you have an idea how to implement it): Coding.

[TopHatPenguin]

I would be very much in favour of this, to improve the, *cough* meta targetting *Cough* but also just to have it so players will treat you differently to your marine Character.

[Snypehunter007]

+1

I agree with THP here.

[Joe4444]

I would be very much in favour of this, to improve the, *cough* meta targetting *Cough* but also just to have it so players will treat you differently to your marine Character.

pretty much this.I find it quite akward when somone who was in my squad/fought with me last round then turns into a surviour and it feels strange due to the fact you were probably fighting with him around about half an hour ago.
+1

[Boltersam]

This will definitely help the survivor roleplay, and, as Penguin mentioned, prevent metatargeting.

+1.

[UnknownMurder]

+1

Funnily, I asked a popular survivor character marine if I had met him somewhere, and he said as I bluntly quote "Nope, just your imaginations."

[ShortTemperedLeprechaun]

I would be very much in favour of this, to improve the, *cough* meta targetting *Cough* but also just to have it so players will treat you differently to your marine Character.

What black santa said.

[Imperator_Titan]

+1, Being treated as a marine while playing as a survivor really breaks muh immershun.

[Joe4444]

this happend yesterday, Dreg was a survivor in marine gear and 2 times (by me and Tophat) he got called by his name even though he had no ID...this needs to be implemented

[Wubs4Scrubs]

+1

I agree with the reasons already stated, shouldn't be too dev intensive to add

[Garrison]

While I do agree with this, I feel its a bit unnecessary since a more user oriented approach can be used to accomplish the same thing.

1. Go to character select
2. Make a new character with an always randomized name.
3. Randomize their appearance to your hearts desire.
4. Ensure the character is listed to only be a survivor, and to return to menu if you don't get your preferred role.

Done.

[Wubs4Scrubs]

While I do agree with this, I feel its a bit unnecessary since a more user oriented approach can be used to accomplish the same thing.

1. Go to character select
2. Make a new character with an always randomized name.
3. Randomize their appearance to your hearts desire.
4. Ensure the character is listed to only be a survivor, and to return to menu if you don't get your preferred role.

Done.

This would suck as if you didn't get the survivor role with your randomized character, you'd return to the menu and then be unable to play as any specialized classes such as spec or medic. Doing it the way you stated would techincally work but it would essentially guarantee you never got any marine roles other than standard.

[Kerek]

I would be happy with a random name, random appearance, eh. Not so much.

But overall +1

[Sarah_U.]

NEUTRAL, only in favor of it if there's a toggle. I don't intend to play my character always the same and at most I even pick DIFFERENT CHARACTERS depending of the role I'm toggling (Xeno - Pred - Survivor = X // Marine - CL - Engi - Etc = Y)

[NoahKirchner]

NEUTRAL, only in favor of it if there's a toggle. I don't intend to play my character always the same and at most I even pick DIFFERENT CHARACTERS depending of the role I'm toggling (Xeno - Pred - Survivor = X // Marine - CL - Engi - Etc = Y)

Yeah that'd be cool even, I just find it really weird and immersion breaking when I meet a survivor with the nickname "Admiral" or whatever, just a tiny thing.

[Casany]

In nuke opps, FROM MY EXPERIENCE, it randomizes the name but not the appearance. But either way, I'd be willing to
+1
This

[TopHatPenguin]

Still very much in favour of this, albeit I feel that perhaps it might be better if they just spawn in named Unknown and then when they get given an Id by command they get to name themselves.

The survivor Id half of this, I'm not sure will ever go through Noah so you might want to remove it.

[NoahKirchner]

Still very much in favour of this, albeit I feel that perhaps it might be better if they just spawn in named Unknown and then when they get given an Id by command they get to name themselves.

The survivor Id half of this, I'm not sure will ever go through Noah so you might want to remove it.

I am still pretty fully in favor of the survivor ID thing, just because it's a pretty terrible story to get shot randomly by a turret as soon as the marines save you (but that wasn't the point of the suggestion regardless, I'm sure it'll be looked over)

[TopHatPenguin]

I am still pretty fully in favor of the survivor ID thing, just because it's a pretty terrible story to get shot randomly by a turret as soon as the marines save you (but that wasn't the point of the suggestion regardless, I'm sure it'll be looked over)

I mean I'm in favour of survivor Id's myself but it's in our suggestion rules to not suggest them, that's all.

Either way I hope this does go through because survivors having marine names is a rather large rp issue.

[NoahKirchner]

I mean I'm in favour of survivor Id's myself but it's in our suggestion rules to not suggest them, that's all.

Either way I hope this does go through because survivors having marine names is a rather large rp issue.

This suggestion was made before that rule was added.

[TopHatPenguin]

This suggestion was made before that rule was added.

That doesn't exempt it from the rule chief.

Similar to how gun suggestions before the rule aren't exempt to it now.

[NoahKirchner]

That doesn't exempt it from the rule chief.

Similar to how gun suggestions before the rule aren't exempt to it now.

I misunderstood your comment with the against the rules thing I think.

Yes it'll still get locked but I thought you were bringing up getting in trouble for it being against the rules, so fair enough.

The ID part isn't the core of the suggestion though so I hope it goes through.

[TopHatPenguin]

The ID part isn't the core of the suggestion though so I hope it goes through.

I'd like to hope it goes through as well chief.

[Sarah_U.]

Moving to -1 unless it's a toggle. I like the idea, but I don't want it forced on me. +1 OTHERWISE.

[NoahKirchner]

Moving to -1 unless it's a toggle. I like the idea, but I don't want it forced on me. +1 OTHERWISE.

With THP's suggestion, it would spawn you in as unknown and you'd get to pick a name which might be better.