Public and Personal shields

snk · 11-07-2011

Personal Shields:
All the current shields uploaded (i.e. all the era_personal_shields) are now private.
This means that only the owner can wear the shields they have uploaded.

Personal Shield Shortcuts:
Okay so the personal shields names are too long, so I made them shorter!

If your shield is named 'era_personal_shield_537535-100.png', you can quickly set it by saying 'setshield p_100.png' or 'setshield personal100.png'

All you need to really know is the last 3 numbers, the file type and you're set.

Public Shields:
If you upload a public shield anyone can wear it if you tell them the code.
The code is what you name the file and it costs 2500 Gralats!

(I also changed the message box when it's uploaded- it also tells you how to set it quicker. See screenshot below)

iGravity · 11-07-2011

Sound's awsome. Will people be later able to share their shields if they want to do so?

Rufus · 11-07-2011

Posted by iGravity

Sound's awsome. Will people be later able to share their shields if they want to do so?

He said there's going to be an option to upload public shields, so yeah I would guess so.

iGravity · 11-07-2011

And once again my stupidy is shining. Thnx Rufus

Stain · 11-07-2011

cool cant wait to try it out

Jazz · 11-07-2011

Will the public shields have custom names?

So that if you want to share a shield, its not some horrible long name like the old shields.

I guess what im asking, will players be able to set their own shield name? Or will it be generated.

snk · 11-07-2011

Yes. Read original post

Unused_1 · 11-07-2011

Good update!
by the way.. "snk" did you get my email?

callimuc · 11-07-2011

Posted by FaZ3

Good update!
by the way.. "snk" did you get my email?

Mail him that question than you will know it.

Skittlez · 11-07-2011

Good update I guess...this will make people not stealing people's credit and saying"This is my shield, I'm soo good at making shields."

death · 11-08-2011

Can. U sind me one snk
I am dj death

BroozeB · 11-08-2011

I really like the idea, but if only the owners can wear their private shields, why not let them create their own name besides "personal_shield_537535-100.png"?

callimuc · 11-08-2011

Posted by BroozeB

I really like the idea, but if only the owners can wear their private shields, why not let them create their own name besides "personal_shield_537535-100.png"?

With what reason?

Rufus · 11-08-2011

Posted by BroozeB

I really like the idea, but if only the owners can wear their private shields, why not let them create their own name besides "personal_shield_537535-100.png"?

It makes it easier for the scripting:

personal_shield_ - Prefix for organizational purposes.
537535 - Players' PCID, identifies whether or not it is your graphic and if you can wear it.
-100 - How many uploads this person has made.
.png - Filetype.

Otherwise you'd need to store the information for every shield, its owner, its filename, etc. It's not worth it, especially since you just have to say "setshield personal100.png" to set it with this current setup. It also makes it very clear which shields are personal and which shields are public this way.

Rufus · 11-08-2011

Posted by PerfectDark

(+ Rep for Rufus, and SNK)
I would also say that if people created their own name for a shield, it would me more painstakeing. For example if I wanted to upload a shield with the name iamaadmin.png (random thing when i think of iphone people), and I wanted the shield name to be that. So bboy (or some other person who checks uploads) would have to check to see if the name already exists, and that is a pain if you have to do uploads and all of them say ilovesnk.gif or ilovebboy.png.. It is easier to have era_personal_shield_xxxxx-001.png.

Public uploads allow you to choose its filename.

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snk Guest Posts: n/a	Public and Personal shields Personal Shields: All the current shields uploaded (i.e. all the era_personal_shields) are now private. This means that only the owner can wear the shields they have uploaded. Personal Shield Shortcuts: Okay so the personal shields names are too long, so I made them shorter! If your shield is named 'era_personal_shield_537535-100.png', you can quickly set it by saying 'setshield p_100.png' or 'setshield personal100.png' All you need to really know is the last 3 numbers, the file type and you're set. Public Shields: If you upload a public shield anyone can wear it if you tell them the code. The code is what you name the file and it costs 2500 Gralats! (I also changed the message box when it's uploaded- it also tells you how to set it quicker. See screenshot below) Attached Thumbnails Last edited by snk; 11-07-2011 at 08:50 PM.
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iGravity the One and Only Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Finland Posts: 100	Sound's awsome. Will people be later able to share their shields if they want to do so?

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Stain Layerd my pandaboy :) Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 6	cool cant wait to try it out

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Jazz Awesome Person Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 217	Will the public shields have custom names? So that if you want to share a shield, its not some horrible long name like the old shields. I guess what im asking, will players be able to set their own shield name? Or will it be generated.

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Unused_1 Era iPhone Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 162	Good update! by the way.. "snk" did you get my email?

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Skittlez Inactive Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Earth Posts: 219	Good update I guess...this will make people not stealing people's credit and saying"This is my shield, I'm soo good at making shields."

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death Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1	Can. U sind me one snk I am dj death

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BroozeB Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Forums Posts: 284	I really like the idea, but if only the owners can wear their private shields, why not let them create their own name besides "personal_shield_537535-100.png"?