[Mod Request] Custom tags on colonists

Started by Lurmey, February 13, 2017, 11:56:31 AM

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Lurmey

I've always wanted to apply custom tags to my colonists without getting rid of or adding to their nicknames. Removing their nicknames in the place of say, "Doctor" just detracts from the immersion and story-telling capability of the colony. If it's possible, I'd like to see somewhere (perhaps below their name as displayed in the game world above their heads) a customisable tag, so we could attribute certain colonists to certain job roles or combat roles to make it easy to see who does what and where they should be in combat. This would be especially useful for players returning to a colony after a long break, it's hard to remember everyone!

Oh, I have tried just adding their role to the end of their nickname. This works, but it's sometimes hilarious to read their backstory and other texts that feature their name. "As a child, Mayumi, Doctor suffered from a rare disease. Quarantined in a research hospital..." "Mayumi, Doctor is a pretty good shot, but she needs more time to focus on her target."

I don't know if this is possible, as I'm not familiar with the current extent of modders' capabilities in terms of how much of the game is alterable. So I ask, is it possible and would someone consider making it?  :)

Fluffy (l2032)

With the current tools available (e.g. Harmony), pretty much everything is possible!

If I were to make it (I'm not, got loads of other ideas on the shelf), I'd allow the player to set two tags for each pawn, and display them below the name (pretty much exactly like the tags from the Infusion mod). The two tags would be for drafted/not drafted. Setting them should probably be done in the colonist rename window.

Lurmey

Wow, yeah! I really like the sound of that! One tag for their ordinary role among the colony, another for their combat role as it were. (Especially with Combat Realism installed!)

Damn, Fluffy, why can't you have a Fluffy army to help you make more mods? ;D