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Custom Species for IPC


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Add another fillable field in IPC character setup called "custom species". Whatever you type in the box is then displayed as your species in-game. For example: you have an IPC named Bob and you set his custom species to "T-800". When someone examines him in-game the window says "This is Bob, a T-800" instead of "This is Bob, a Baseline Frame". It would be purely cosmetic and IPCs would still use the components and mechanics of their frame.

Some benefits of this off the top of my head:

  • Help get the ball rolling on establishing original brands, especially non-shells that aren't visually distinctive sprite-wise. Instead of having to explain to everyone that you're a T-800 they could tell at a glance.
  • IPCs would feel more diverse without having to add more frames.
  • Former brand IPCs that were forced to change their name could still show their pedigree in a visible way. Say Jane was a Hazel before being forced to rebrand. Instead of her having to explain in her FT her Hazel-ness or exposit it, you could just examine and immediately see "This is Jane, a Hazel".
  • The code could be reused for other custom subspecies, like genetically modified humans.
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I'd prefer a compromise of "This is Bob, T-800 Series, Baseline Frame!" or some variation that still preserves the particular IPC frame. Costs nothing to retain information on inspect.

Otherwise I don't have a strong preference, looks good!

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