(ready) Fantasy name generator

[AquariusPower]

#362
all documentation for the pattern is at namegen.h
EDIT: btw, they use "unlicense"

[AquariusPower]

what about use this to also give random names to mobs?
simplified ones, like only having the 1st name.

but for ex. kobolds could have some fixed name part or fixed second name (or some "fixed variations"), and so on to all other NPC types, but I am not good on naming and history/story and so on, so tips on this are welcome.

EDIT: this can be other time anyway

[ryfactor]

I can't seem to get this working, do you have example screenshots for how to configure?
I set the pattern to !ss !sV as suggested, however when I start a new character, the name field doesn't populate with the randomly generated name. I closed the application and re-opened and still no name.

[AquariusPower]

if you have configured a default player name, it will override the random name, or is it coming empty?
I think if your default player name is "empty spaces" (not sure if possible tho) will look like empty but will have size>0 and will still override

[ryfactor]

With no default name configured and with fantasy name pattern !ss !sV, when I start a new game, I get prompted for a new name and the field is empty.

[AquariusPower]

to grant it's main code is working

cd fantasyname/
make
./namegen "!ss !sV" 10

if the above works,
I added some debug log messages,
after you try again to test, run this on a terminal:
cat $HOME/.ivan/.ivan.dbgmsg.log |egrep "FantasyName|Init"

but to enable the debug log you need to add these 2 files:
FeLib/Include/dbgmsg.h
FeLib/Source/dbgmsg.cpp
from https://github.com/AquariusPower/CppDebugMessages
(I also added them to my .gitignore)

dbgmsg.h
dbgmsg.cpp

And this to your cmake parameters:
-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-DDBGMSG"
(with wizard: -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-DDBGMSG -DWIZARD")

the log output here is like this:

 game.cpp:629:Init:{Name.CStr()}="";{ivanconfig::GetDefaultName().CStr()}="";
 game.cpp:621:FantasyName:{rfsName.CStr()}="";{ivanconfig::GetFantasyNamePattern().CStr()}="!ss !sV";
 game.cpp:625:FantasyName:{rfsName.CStr()}="Rakdra Deno";
 game.cpp:636:Init:{PlayerName.CStr()}="Rakdra Deno";

[ryfactor]

[windows] I compiled namegen.exe and ran ./namegen "!ss !sV" 5 from PowerShell, which gave me the following output

>combinations = 33459250





>

So I guess the five carriage returns are where the strings are supposed to be? It must be a difference in the way the namegen strings are typed/stored on UNIX vs windows???

Sorry, I couldn't get the debug tool working :(

[AquariusPower]

:o
here how it looks like on linux:

> combinations = 33459250
Therat Rilie
Estir Rodia
Enthet Hine
Kalorm Asou
Nalight Asy
Therlye Irou
Onkim Oldea
Alewor Tanai
Hintin Ormay
Lyetor Garie

it is failing for windows for some reason then :/
I will take a look on it

[AquariusPower]

the readme says "It requires C++11."

my compilers (g++ c++ cpp gcc ..) are version 5.4.0

this code

  if( __cplusplus == 201103L ) std::cout << "C++11\n" ;
  else if( __cplusplus == 199711L ) std::cout << "C++98\n" ;
  else std::cout << "pre-standard C++\n" ;

outputs C++98 (so despite it requires C++11 it works with an older version?)

I just needed to add this param on my test, from the very makefile... -std=c++11

[AquariusPower]

skeeto/fantasyname#10

[AquariusPower]

the fix @skeeto provided (thx!) still works on linux,
@fejoa could u confirm for windows?

[ryfactor]

It works! Thanks @AquariusPower and @skeeto !

For later:

• Love to be able to bring some of these lines into the datafiles, so users can customise without compiling?
• Perhaps strings/names in the namespace can be attributed to characters in char.dat, so that bears can have bear-sounding names, goblins goblin-sounding names etc?
• Make names discoverable by sci-talking, charming creatures with above certain int... etc?
• Use willpower checks to allow changing pet names?

[AquariusPower]

animal friend skill: discovering the real animal name and calling it could be another way to taming!

makes me think about: may be one or two powers/perks/traits could be randomized when the player is created, and we could use them like we use the scrolls and wands, once an in-game day, a non cumulative applyable ethereal rune would spawn in our inventory for that to work using current game mechanics. (mmm.. this feels like a issue text..)

so, you mean like using the namegenerator pattern in char.dat? we just need a token like start the name with '#' and it would use the generator instead of fixed name (just need be sure the generator ignores such token to make it clearer).

and if changing the pet name when we are confuse, the name gets randomly scrambled :>