Rygar
01-29-2018, 09:03 AM
Apparently this feature is classic, not sure if you want to implement it on P99, but here are the facts.
Based on old screenshots, it appears NPC corpses should have their display name truncated to 14 characters and then append: 's corpse
Spaces should count in the 14 characters. At this time I don't know if PC corpses should do the same or if 14 characters was the max length their name could be.
Here are in era screenshots of long mob names truncated to 14 characters:
https://web.archive.org/web/20020428124911/http://www.drow.org:80/eq/august/aug27.shtml
Ikatiar the Venom is Ikatiar the Ve's corpse
https://web.archive.org/web/20021216224733/http://drow.org:80/cgi-bin/ss.cgi?t=1?ss=/eq/sleepers/070501-TukaarakDead.jpg
Tukaarak the Warder is Tukaarak the W's corpse
https://web.archive.org/web/20021216224808/http://drow.org:80/cgi-bin/ss.cgi?t=1?ss=/eq/tovnorth/072301-EashenCorpse.jpg
Eashen of the Sky is Eashen of the 's corpse
https://web.archive.org/web/20021216224349/http://drow.org:80/cgi-bin/ss.cgi?t=1?ss=/eq/sleepers/072301-HraashDead.jpg
Hraashna the Warder is Hraashna the W's corpse
https://web.archive.org/web/20020615101320/http://www.clubfu.com:80/old_news.php?nid=18
Derakor the Vindicator is Derakor the Vi's corpse
https://web.archive.org/web/20030410192137/http://www.elementofdarkness.com:80/images/member/Xate/motgdead.jpg
Master of the Guard is Master of the 's corpse
Here is confirmation that this was still happening during Luclin:
https://web.archive.org/web/20020510123229/http://elementofdarkness.com:80/images/member/Xate/archlichdead.jpg
Arch Lich Rhag`Zadune is Arch Lich Rha's corpse
For some reason this is only 13 display characters. I believe since there is that backwards apostrophe in his name there is a hidden prefix character in the database field, perhaps an apostrophe, which counts towards the display limit.
Here are how corpses are displaying on P99 (makes for great screenshots, but not classic):
http://i.imgur.com/3V0nWR4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/fKUkudi.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/OnelfXk.jpg
Based on old screenshots, it appears NPC corpses should have their display name truncated to 14 characters and then append: 's corpse
Spaces should count in the 14 characters. At this time I don't know if PC corpses should do the same or if 14 characters was the max length their name could be.
Here are in era screenshots of long mob names truncated to 14 characters:
https://web.archive.org/web/20020428124911/http://www.drow.org:80/eq/august/aug27.shtml
Ikatiar the Venom is Ikatiar the Ve's corpse
https://web.archive.org/web/20021216224733/http://drow.org:80/cgi-bin/ss.cgi?t=1?ss=/eq/sleepers/070501-TukaarakDead.jpg
Tukaarak the Warder is Tukaarak the W's corpse
https://web.archive.org/web/20021216224808/http://drow.org:80/cgi-bin/ss.cgi?t=1?ss=/eq/tovnorth/072301-EashenCorpse.jpg
Eashen of the Sky is Eashen of the 's corpse
https://web.archive.org/web/20021216224349/http://drow.org:80/cgi-bin/ss.cgi?t=1?ss=/eq/sleepers/072301-HraashDead.jpg
Hraashna the Warder is Hraashna the W's corpse
https://web.archive.org/web/20020615101320/http://www.clubfu.com:80/old_news.php?nid=18
Derakor the Vindicator is Derakor the Vi's corpse
https://web.archive.org/web/20030410192137/http://www.elementofdarkness.com:80/images/member/Xate/motgdead.jpg
Master of the Guard is Master of the 's corpse
Here is confirmation that this was still happening during Luclin:
https://web.archive.org/web/20020510123229/http://elementofdarkness.com:80/images/member/Xate/archlichdead.jpg
Arch Lich Rhag`Zadune is Arch Lich Rha's corpse
For some reason this is only 13 display characters. I believe since there is that backwards apostrophe in his name there is a hidden prefix character in the database field, perhaps an apostrophe, which counts towards the display limit.
Here are how corpses are displaying on P99 (makes for great screenshots, but not classic):
http://i.imgur.com/3V0nWR4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/fKUkudi.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/OnelfXk.jpg