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[catpurr]

And it's a bit silly that if you dynamically name a vehicle, you'll be able to recognize it even if the sign was changed.

Why is it silly? My (reallife) car I would recognize even if someone changes the labels (number signs) on it. Especially on cantr where everything is handcrafted its not silly at all.

[Surly]

The downside to requiring tools and a project to label things is that taking a day to label a bottle is not likely to happen very often.

If we are going to require a project to put labels on things, I would strongly suggest grouping items with different times for the relabelling. e.g. small - 2 hours (bottles, boxes and other small things), medium - 6 hours (tools and weapons), large -10 hours (buildings and machines). Or something along those lines. Seems weird that putting a label on my small bottle takes the same time as building a sign for my hall.

Otherwise, I think this would be great. I was looking at making bottles for my medicines and alcohol, but was completely put off by the fact no-one would ever know what was in them. I am hoping, since we have key labelling, that the programming required would not be game-changing?

[Dudel]

catpurr, name changing (at least in Cantr) is similar to giving vehicles a paintjob or giving it body work. Same TYPE of vehicle but that one is now different.

Be like if I took your car and then painted it a different color and added a fin then parked it in another town. You'd never know it was yours. Might look similar (staioncar is a staioncar is a stationcar) but you'd still not go, "That's my ride!"

Also: I agree with T.A.F.K.A. Surly's addition to this. It does seem a bit dumb, though could be argued, that putting something on a bottle takes as long as building a very large sign for a house/building/whatever.

[catpurr]

catpurr, name changing (at least in Cantr) is similar to giving vehicles a paintjob or giving it body work. Same TYPE of vehicle but that one is now different.

I know, but this way it is actually silly when you think about it, not the otherway around. (recognizing the vehicle again)

It is the same as with people.

[Piscator]

If we are going to require a project to put labels on things, I would strongly suggest grouping items with different times for the relabelling. e.g. small - 2 hours (bottles, boxes and other small things), medium - 6 hours (tools and weapons), large -10 hours (buildings and machines). Or something along those lines. Seems weird that putting a label on my small bottle takes the same time as building a sign for my hall.

Well, a very elegant solution for this problem would be to make a bottle with the label already attached, just like you do it with cars and buildings. That way the first label wouldn't cost any additional time and relabeling could have a fixed duration of let's say one day, which would make it sufficiently difficult to cause mischief.

[Surly]

If we are going to require a project to put labels on things, I would strongly suggest grouping items with different times for the relabelling. e.g. small - 2 hours (bottles, boxes and other small things), medium - 6 hours (tools and weapons), large -10 hours (buildings and machines). Or something along those lines. Seems weird that putting a label on my small bottle takes the same time as building a sign for my hall.

Well, a very elegant solution for this problem would be to make a bottle with the label already attached, just like you do it with cars and buildings. That way the first label wouldn't cost any additional time and relabeling could have a fixed duration of let's say one day, which would make it sufficiently difficult to cause mischief.

I do like that solution... if we some day implement "recycling" tools, then we'd replicate the real world situation where it's easier to just make new bottles...

[Doug R.]

If there's anyone who doesn't like this suggestion, speak now before I move it to accepted.

[Arenti]

I like it.

[Pilot]

[Doug R.]

Anyone in programming want to tackle this?

[BZR]

[B.M.T.]

That's the best argument.

[Trae]

That's the best argument.

Lol! That just made my day...

[Doug R.]

I take this as no one in programming wants to tackle this? Or am I being dense?

[BZR]

It was just a little joke.

Personally, I like the idea, but won't have time to implement it soon.