A custom code for our custom characters

[erutan]

So... the chances of me finding myself in game seem like they could be rather slim w/o abusing the hire/fire system.

Would it be possible to have options screen textfield where us lucky narcissists can paste in an alphanumeric string and have that soldier hired or show up in the pool?

[Gorlom]

So... the chances of me finding myself in game seem like they could be rather slim w/o abusing the hire/fire system.

Would it be possible to have options screen textfield where us lucky narcissists can paste in an alphanumeric string and have that soldier hired or show up in the pool?

This sounds absolutely brilliant.

(Although I'm not opting in for the $150+ tiers myself I'll probably try to twist IceVamps arm to get his, so I can rename him into "Icevamp Redshirt" in all my games.)

[erutan]

You can't rename the custom characters. You will have to be content with having them be the first ones in doorways.

[Gorlom]

You can't rename any of the random soldiers either. All you do is change their callsign.

Why wouldn't you be able to change the custom characters callsign?

[erutan]

Ah. I hadn't tried renaming yet, just remembered Chris writing somewhere that our custom names w/ portraits would be unalterable and assumed the randomly generated ones were not.

[IceVamp]

This sounds absolutely brilliant.

(Although I'm not opting in for the $150+ tiers myself I'll probably try to twist IceVamps arm to get his, so I can rename him into "Icevamp Redshirt" in all my games.)

That is a good idea actually.

We'll see if we can't work out a little something something so you can work out your fantasies about me Gorlom.

[erutan]

Woot! via http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/69341191/xenonauts/posts/224998

"Finally, we're also looking at adding a "Force Soldier" option into the game, where you can enter a name in the game options and if a pre-set soldier with that name exists, they will appear in your starting squad of 12. Should ensure that anyone who has paid to go in the game will actually get to see themselves!"

[IceVamp]

Maybe there should be up to twelve slots for this, so you can add yourself and others you know, or just rename the starting soldiers into friends, like a lot of people do.

[erutan]

That way Gorlom can have an entire squad of Icevamps for his twisted fantasies~

[Chris]

Hehe, up to 12 slots? Yeah, maybe. Everyone would be trading codes on the forum for all the Let's Plays...