Need help on how to name a ship on BC ???

***Dundeekid*** · April 29th, 2007

I was woundering if anyone could help me! im tryin to rename a ship with a diffrent name ( HMS Dundee ) Can anyone help me please ????

***JimmyB76*** · April 29th, 2007

is it a ship youve downloaded, that you would like to change the name as it appears in your QB menu list?

***Dundeekid*** · April 30th, 2007

yea, i would like to have Challenger NX-03 to NX-03 Charlie

***JimmyB76*** · April 30th, 2007

go to scripts/custom/ships, and look for the PY of the ship that you wish to change the name... then open it (with notepad) also make a backup of it in case something should go wrong...

look for:

Code:

longName = "whatever"

"whatever" is the name of how it appears in your QB menu list...
save it, then delete the PYC and you're all set...

N1GH7H4WK · May 1st, 2007

actually, no. sorry jimmy.

you'll need to open the file (whatever it's name is) in scripts/ships/ and change the line "Name: whatever" to "Name: whatever you want"
also, go with what jimmy said and change the plugin too.

changing the pointer file (in scripts/ships) will change the name of the ship IN THE GAME.
change the plugin will change the name IN THE MENUES.
keep that in mind and good luck.

***Dundeekid*** · May 1st, 2007

thanks guys

***JimmyB76*** · May 1st, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by N1GH7H4WK

change the plugin will change the name IN THE MENUES.

ya - that's what i thought he was asking lol

***ACES HIGH*** · May 2nd, 2007

then of course you will have to change the name of the ship on the texture with a paint-type program

***Lennis*** · May 2nd, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by N1GH7H4WK

actually, no. sorry jimmy.

you'll need to open the file (whatever it's name is) in scripts/ships/ and change the line "Name: whatever" to "Name: whatever you want"
also, go with what jimmy said and change the plugin too.

changing the pointer file (in scripts/ships) will change the name of the ship IN THE GAME.
change the plugin will change the name IN THE MENUES.
keep that in mind and good luck.

I'm a little confused on this point, and need some clarification. The ships I've added show up fine in the main selection menu. I changed the "longName" to the name I wanted. But some ships show up as "???" in the menu of the ships I've already selected for quickbattle, even when they show up properly in the main selection menu. Why would they not be the same? Also, in the game, all of my ships are either labeled as "???" or they share the name of my hardpoint .py file (I think?). This is a minor issue, but I would dearly like to resolve it. I have KM installed, if that's important - some of those ships have the same issue.

N1GH7H4WK · May 2nd, 2007

change the quotes from ' to ".
yes, KM is known of having those issues. if I'm not wrong, the Praetor is one of them. if not, I'm sure it was Romulan.

you'd better post your scripts here, talking about something is not the same than seeing it.