Change Columbo's Name

Can we remove the Lt. from the HoS dog's name, please? It's really awkward to have to say "Lt. Columbo" (which would be pronounced Lieutenant Columbo and is a huge unnecessary mouthful every time you want to give your dog a command), when I imagine most people would just ICly call him 'Columbo' and the damned dog would know who you are talking about.

Alternatively, if you can make him respond to just Columbo that would work too, but I think the commands are based on using his specific name?

I just have 'Lt. Columbo, follow me.' copied for any HoS round. Easy to modify for stay and attack, altough attack is far more cumbersome because you need to type the targets full name, and correctly.

Why remove the "LT." part of his name? The fact a dog outranks most of the people on the station I find hilarious, and although we are HRP I see no problem with how it is right now. It can't be that hard to copy+paste his name.

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Sounds good.

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It's possible to make his display name different from his true name for commands.

Maybe we could make it so the dog responds to both "Lt. Columbo" and "Columbo"?

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the name is necessary it's a reference to the series Columbo, for the main character, Lt. Columbo

It's not about the ability to copy and paste and how difficult it is to type 3 extra letters you dweebs, it's about having to include an awkward title just to give your stupid dog commands. (I also don't tend towards using macros/autohiss/copy paste for the most part because it feels kind of like cheating and being lazy. Am I to be punished for wanting to type things out?) People don't refer to their superiors as 'Head of Security Tra'xis', they say 'hoss' or 'chief' or 'Kra'xis, and there's not particular reason the dog should be different.

Preservation of a dumb reference shouldn't take priority over simplicity of design, and from what I'm hearing, it's a reference to a show called 'Columbo' anyway, so why exactly does it positively NEED the Lt. in there to still be a reference...?

Now, if like I and several people have mentioned, if there's a way to let you just give him commands by saying Columbo, sure do that. I don't really understand the fixation with pop culture references being sacred, though. ICly, Columbo is a dog. He does not even know what lieutenant means. He does know he is a good doggie though, and when someone says Columbo, they are talking to him.

Ye making it so you don't have to type the lt bit but having it still as his visible name is probably a good solution.

It's not about the ability to copy and paste and how difficult it is to type 3 extra letters you dweebs, it's about having to include an awkward title just to give your stupid dog commands.

Ayy, those are arguably the same thing.

You don't have macros set up for the dog yet? Noobs.

The dog is powerful enough that you shouldn't be able to rapidly type up the dog's name to attack someone. I do not think his name should be changed for these reasons.

You don't have macros set up for the dog yet? Noobs.

The dog is powerful enough that you shouldn't be able to rapidly type up the dog's name to attack someone. I do not think his name should be changed for these reasons.

Well, now I'm motivated enough to try and make a pull request for this myself. Expect a link soon, maybe. No promises.

Ye making it so you don't have to type the lt bit but having it still as his visible name is probably a good solution.

 

Well, do this, or I won't support it, Kaed.

I dpnt care too much but i personally like that he outranks sec. You have to rub his tummy when he asks or you are arrested for neglect of duty. Keeping his name but letting columbo itself works would be great.

PR is up:

https://github.com/Aurorastation/Aurora.3/pull/4659

[mention]Arrow768[/mention] would Columbo's actual name be changed or will he simply respond to just 'Columbo' for commands?

@Arrow768 would Columbo's actual name be changed or will he simply respond to just 'Columbo' for commands?

Yes.

@Arrow768 would Columbo's actual name be changed or will he simply respond to just 'Columbo' for commands?

 

Yes.

Ah, thank you.....

has just been merged. Moving to completed