/* Cname "Colored Names" for who and Channels * This was created by Phate. For those of * you who would like to use this snippet, it * should soon be on http://www.kyndig.com. * This snippet should work with any Rom or * rot MUD. Feel free to * try it on other bases. * I don't ask for any real credit for this code * but if you could just drop me an email at phate@edgeod.ods.org * to tell me how it worked out * * Phate - edgeod.ods.org 6775 */ --[ merc.h ]-- In struct pc_data add the following line: char * cname; Find the current #define PERS(ch, looker) and replace it with this one. #define PERS(ch, looker) ( can_see( looker, (ch) ) ? \ ( IS_NPC(ch) ? (ch)->short_descr : ch->pcdata->cname != NULL ? ch->pcdata->cname \ : (ch)->short_descr ) : IS_IMMORTAL(ch) ? \ "An Immortal" : \ "someone") --[save.c]-- In fwrite_char, below... if (ch->short_descr[0] != '\0') fprintf( fp, "ShD %s~\n", ch->short_descr ); Add this... if (ch->pcdata->cname[0] != '\0') fprintf( fp, "CNa %s~\n", ch->pcdata->cname); In fread_char, below... KEY( "Cla", ch->class, fread_number( fp ) ); Add this... KEY( "CNa", ch->pcdata->cname, fread_string( fp ) ); --[comm.c]-- In comm.c in the nanny function, under... ch->practice = 8; Add this... ch->pcdata->cname = ch->name; --[act_info.c]-- In void do_who, replace all instances of wch->name in the printing section of who with this... wch->pcdata->cname != NULL ? wch->pcdata->cname : wch->name, --[act_wiz.c]-- In the function do_string in the line... send_to_char(" fields: name short long title who spec\n\r",ch); Replace it with: send_to_char(" fields: name short long title who spec cname\n\r",ch); Below the part in do_string that looks like... if ( !str_prefix( arg2, "short" ) ) { free_string( victim->short_descr ); victim->short_descr = str_dup( arg3 ); return; } Add in: if ( !str_prefix( arg2, "cname" ) ) { free_string( victim->pcdata->cname ); victim->pcdata->cname = str_dup( arg3 ); return; } Clean compile your MUD and you're good to go!!! Also, unless you want to go through every pfile and add in a cname field in the pfile, I'd SUGGEST a pwipe or something. Phate