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Author Topic: The ability to rename levers so you don`t pull the wrong one by accident.  (Read 1195 times)

greatwhite36968

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The ability to rename levers so you don`t pull the wrong one by accident.
« on: April 25, 2010, 08:11:29 pm »
That is all...hopefully would not be that difficult to implement..
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Argonnek

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Re: The ability to rename levers so you don`t pull the wrong one by accident.
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2010, 08:15:41 pm »
Why not use the 'N'ote feature? It places a one-tile note that you can name and use to mark your levers. They are only visible when you are in the note menu though.
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Kalrirr

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Re: The ability to rename levers so you don`t pull the wrong one by accident.
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2010, 08:24:14 pm »
For me that's part of the fun that is DF. Accidently releasing the magma of doom instead of retracting a certain bridge.
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Re: The ability to rename levers so you don`t pull the wrong one by accident.
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2010, 02:45:59 am »
Quote from: greatwhite36968 on April 25, 2010, 08:11:29 pm
That is all...hopefully would not be that difficult to implement..

Frankly, I would like to be able to nickname pretty much everything ... animals, items, furniture, rooms ...

Ability to "tag" stuff is quite usefull when you want to organize something.
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Re: The ability to rename levers so you don`t pull the wrong one by accident.
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2010, 03:43:22 am »
Quote from: Kalrirr on April 25, 2010, 08:24:14 pm
For me that's part of the fun that is DF. Accidently releasing the magma of doom instead of retracting a certain bridge.
This is a Bauxite lever. All craftdwarfship is of the highest quality. It is decorated with Copper.
On the item is an image of Donttouch the Bauxite lever in Copper. Donttouch is surrounded by dwarves. The dwarves are burning.
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Il Palazzo

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Re: The ability to rename levers so you don`t pull the wrong one by accident.
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2010, 03:47:21 am »
Quote from: Grumman on April 26, 2010, 03:43:22 am
This is a Bauxite lever. All craftdwarfship is of the highest quality. It is decorated with Copper.
On the item is an image of Donttouch the Bauxite lever in Copper. Donttouch is surrounded by dwarves. The dwarves are burning.
Hehehe, that's splendid, mister!
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Re: The ability to rename levers so you don`t pull the wrong one by accident.
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2010, 08:37:08 am »
The gremlin is laughing.
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Re: The ability to rename levers so you don`t pull the wrong one by accident.
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2010, 11:32:59 am »
Core99 is writing. I think I heard something about this being used for written warnings and the like. As for nicknaming all currently named entities, that sounds good to me and thoroughly doable.
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Re: The ability to rename levers so you don`t pull the wrong one by accident.
« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2010, 05:46:42 pm »
Quote from: Grumman on April 26, 2010, 03:43:22 am
This is a Bauxite lever. All craftdwarfship is of the highest quality. On the item is an image of Donttouch the Bauxite lever and dwarves in Copper. Donttouch is surrounded by the dwarves. The dwarves are burning.

Slightly tweaked to be closer to how it shows up in game, but still - heh, I like.
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Re: The ability to rename levers so you don`t pull the wrong one by accident.
« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2010, 11:47:42 pm »
While I like the idea of nicknaming everything, I also enjoy arranging my levers in a control room with appropriate demonstrations of what they do.  For example, my volcano currently has 5 vents which I can cause to spew magma.  The levers are arranged around a 3*3 map of my mountain with green glass floodgates covering the sectors that I can flood.  Pull the lever and the magma is released, but the floodgate also disappears, revealing a red tile representing the magma's location.
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