How to reduce default 23 characters to 10 character only

[xmaniacx]

when creating a character you have to put name, i want it to be up to 10 only not 23, i wonder if you have to do it in source!! if so please teach me..... thank you in advanced

[Nana]

In src/common/mmo.h

search this

//For character names, title names, guilds, maps, etc.

//Includes null-terminator as it is the length of the array.

#define NAME_LENGTH (23 + 1)

I think is there

[xmaniacx]

Thank you.....

[Jhedzkie]

how about just reducing it to 10 on character creation, but would still allow up to 23 chars to allow the integration of some sort of titles via achievement system?

[Nana]

Just set a new var, #define CREATE_NAME_LENGTH

In Src/char/char.c search this

int make_new_char(struct char_session_data* sd, char* name_, int str, int agi, int vit, int int_, int dex, int luk, int slot, int hair_color, int hair_style)

{

char name[NAME_LENGTH];

int i;

safestrncpy(name, name_, NAME_LENGTH);

normalize_name(name,TRIM_CHARS);

// check length of character name

if( name[0] == '\0' )

return -2; // empty character name

// check content of character name

if( remove_control_chars(name) )

return -2; // control chars in name

// check for reserved names

if( strcmpi(name, main_chat_nick) == 0 || strcmpi(name, wisp_server_name) == 0 || strcmpi(name, ally_chat_nick) == 0 )

return -1; // nick reserved for internal server messages

// Check Authorised letters/symbols in the name of the character

if( char_name_option == 1 ) { // only letters/symbols in char_name_letters are authorised

for( i = 0; i < NAME_LENGTH && name; i++ )

if( strchr(char_name_letters, name) == NULL )

return -2;

} else

if( char_name_option == 2 ) { // letters/symbols in char_name_letters are forbidden

for( i = 0; i < NAME_LENGTH && name; i++ )

if( strchr(char_name_letters, name) != NULL )

return -2;

} // else, all letters/symbols are authorised (except control char removed before)

// check name (already in use?)

ARR_FIND( 0, char_num, i,

(name_ignoring_case && strncmp(char_dat.status.name, name, NAME_LENGTH) == 0) ||

(!name_ignoring_case && strncmpi(char_dat.status.name, name, NAME_LENGTH) == 0) );

if( i < char_num )

return -1; // name already exists

//check other inputs

if((slot >= MAX_CHARS) // slots

|| (hair_style >= 24) // hair style

|| (hair_color >= 9) // hair color

|| (str + agi + vit + int_ + dex + luk != 6*5 ) // stats

|| (str < 1 || str > 9 || agi < 1 || agi > 9 || vit < 1 || vit > 9 || int_ < 1 || int_ > 9 || dex < 1 || dex > 9 || luk < 1 || luk > 9) // individual stat values

|| (str + int_ != 10 || agi + luk != 10 || vit + dex != 10) ) // pairs

return -2; // invalid input

// check char slot

ARR_FIND( 0, char_num, i, char_dat.status.account_id == sd->account_id && char_dat.status.slot == slot );

if( i < char_num )

return -2; // slot already in use

if (char_num >= char_max) {

char_max += 256;

RECREATE(char_dat, struct character_data, char_max);

if (!char_dat) {

ShowFatalError("Out of memory: make_new_char (realloc of char_dat).\n");

char_log("Out of memory: make_new_char (realloc of char_dat).\n");

exit(EXIT_FAILURE);

}

}

// validation success, log result

char_log("make new char: account: %d, slot %d, name: %s, stats: %d/%d/%d/%d/%d/%d, hair: %d, hair color: %d.\n",

sd->account_id, slot, name, str, agi, vit, int_, dex, luk, hair_style, hair_color);

i = char_num;

memset(&char_dat, 0, sizeof(struct character_data));

char_dat.status.char_id = char_id_count++;

char_dat.status.account_id = sd->account_id;

char_dat.status.slot = slot;

safestrncpy(char_dat.status.name,name,NAME_LENGTH);

char_dat.status.class_ = 0;

char_dat.status.base_level = 1;

char_dat.status.job_level = 1;

char_dat.status.base_exp = 0;

char_dat.status.job_exp = 0;

char_dat.status.zeny = start_zeny;

char_dat.status.str = str;

char_dat.status.agi = agi;

char_dat.status.vit = vit;

char_dat.status.int_ = int_;

char_dat.status.dex = dex;

char_dat.status.luk = luk;

char_dat.status.max_hp = 40 * (100 + char_dat.status.vit) / 100;

char_dat.status.max_sp = 11 * (100 + char_dat.status.int_) / 100;

char_dat.status.hp = char_dat.status.max_hp;

char_dat.status.sp = char_dat.status.max_sp;

char_dat.status.status_point = 0;

char_dat.status.skill_point = 0;

char_dat.status.option = 0;

char_dat.status.karma = 0;

char_dat.status.manner = 0;

char_dat.status.party_id = 0;

char_dat.status.guild_id = 0;

char_dat.status.hair = hair_style;

char_dat.status.hair_color = hair_color;

char_dat.status.clothes_color = 0;

char_dat.status.inventory[0].nameid = start_weapon; // Knife

char_dat.status.inventory[0].amount = 1;

char_dat.status.inventory[0].identify = 1;

char_dat.status.inventory[1].nameid = start_armor; // Cotton Shirt

char_dat.status.inventory[1].amount = 1;

char_dat.status.inventory[1].identify = 1;

char_dat.status.weapon = 0; // W_FIST

char_dat.status.shield = 0;

char_dat.status.head_top = 0;

char_dat.status.head_mid = 0;

char_dat.status.head_bottom = 0;

memcpy(&char_dat.status.last_point, &start_point, sizeof(start_point));

memcpy(&char_dat.status.save_point, &start_point, sizeof(start_point));

char_num++;

ShowInfo("Created char: account: %d, char: %d, slot: %d, name: %s\n", sd->account_id, i, slot, name);

mmo_char_sync();

return i;

}

Then change the variable, example

int make_new_char(struct char_session_data* sd, char* name_, int str, int agi, int vit, int int_, int dex, int luk, int slot, int hair_color, int hair_style)

{

char name[CREATE_NAME_LENGTH];

int i;

safestrncpy(name, name_, CREATE_NAME_LENGTH);

in all the function (cause it is only the create char function)

recomplire and.. i think this should work :S

If you have any error plz post and i helpyou n_n ~

Edited January 22, 2013 by aisha

[Jhedzkie]

oh. makes sense. I'll try it later as soon as I get to my files. thanks.