Chaosforge Forum

DoomRL => Discussion => Topic started by: Kornel Kisielewicz on September 14, 2006, 22:39

Title: Renaming former humans
Post by: Kornel Kisielewicz on September 14, 2006, 22:39

Okay, those former humans give me a headache, for their names are too long. Would anyone object to the following renaming?:

former human - stays the same
former human seregant => former seregant
former human captain => former captain
former human commander => former commander

Well? Would that take away some doom-feel?

Title: Renaming former humans
Post by: Psycho on September 14, 2006, 23:14

I think the name change would be acceptable, as the original names were "Zombieman" "Shotgun guy" and "Heavy weapons dude", you could change it to those, it'd be no skin off my back

Title: Renaming former humans
Post by: Anticheese on September 14, 2006, 23:21

Yes, Those are the original doom names, but I reckon that Kornel's new suggestions are less kiddy and add to the serious doom feel of the game.

Title: Renaming former humans
Post by: Psycho on September 14, 2006, 23:31

Quoting: Anticheese

re the original doom names, but I reckon that Kornel's new suggestions are less kiddy and add to the serious doom feel of the game.

Sure, sure, i was just saying he could use the old ones, he could use new ones, he could use the same, it dosent really change the functionality of the game.

Title: Renaming former humans
Post by: Thomas on September 15, 2006, 00:06

Quoting: Psycho

Sure, sure, i was just saying he could use the old ones, he could use new ones, he could use the same, it dosent really change the functionality of the game.

Ah, but you're slightly wronge there. When fighting a fhs with a chaingun, I have to press space twice, just for my shots to finish shooting. That's annoying!

Title: Renaming former humans
Post by: packrat on September 16, 2006, 21:05

I am for using the names from original Doom. BTW it's "sergeant" not "seregant". I have no idea for a Doomlike name for the commander.

Title: Renaming former humans
Post by: Anticheese on September 16, 2006, 23:47

As much as I hate to break the classic doom feel, Doom 3 had former human commandos.

Admittedly they had tentacles and not many plasma rifles (they favoured chainguns), but the name "Commando" would suit things better than "Commander"

Think about it, Through demonic presence an entire base has been mass-corrupted into semi-mindless slaves to evil, Admittedly the commander is supposed to be intellegent but what is he going to lead? Zombies?

Commando suits it better, It signifies independance, efficiency and so on.

Title: Renaming former humans
Post by: Andrew Freeman on September 17, 2006, 00:13

Alright, How about naming them Former Human, Sergent, Captain and Commando/er, and having the full names in the LOOK description next to the ASCII portrait?

Title: Renaming former humans
Post by: Kornel Kisielewicz on September 17, 2006, 00:50

Quoting: Andrew Freeman

Alright, How about naming them Former Human, Sergent, Captain and Commando/er, and having the full names in the LOOK description next to the ASCII portrait?

They will. Ok, finally it will be:

former human - stays the same
former human seregant => former sergeant
former human captain => former captain
former human commander => former commando

Title: Renaming former humans
Post by: Anticheese on September 17, 2006, 00:52

Very good! I'll look foward to seeing them in the next release.

I'll lock the topic as there is nothing more to say.

Title: Renaming former humans
Post by: Kornel Kisielewicz on September 17, 2006, 00:53

You're cruel, Anticheese ^_^