using [commander_name] etc. in descriptions.plist

[Commander McLane]

[commander_name] etc. don't work when used in descriptions.plist, they are not expanded.

Is there a workaround for that? Or can they be made expandable also if used in descriptions.plist?

That would come in handy for randomized hails which contain the player's name, or ship name, etc.

[JensAyton]

[commander_name] etc. don't work when used in descriptions.plist, they are not expanded.

This, as stated, is not true. However, descriptions.plist is used in at least a dozen ways. In what context are expansions not working?

[Eric Walch]

[commander_name] etc. don't work when used in descriptions.plist, they are not expanded.

This, as stated, is not true. However, descriptions.plist is used in at least a dozen ways. In what context are expansions not working?

Coincidence or not, but I stumbled over this one hour ago. In the console:

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expandDescription("[commanders_name]")

expands correct but

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expandDescription("[who_is_there]")

with in descriptions.plist who_is_there = ("My name is [commanders_name]); expands into:

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"My name is commanders_name"

[Commander McLane]

Eric: It's [commander_name], without an "s".

Ahruman: Okay, let me fiddle some more. Perhaps I'll get it working.

[Kaks]

Fixed in trunk.

Looking at the code, it left all '[commander_xxx]' tokens unexpanded - 'intentionally' - in 'some' circumstances, like nested string expansion...

Mission variables do expand properly, for the moment you can use those instead.

[Commander McLane]

So it's not my stupidity.

Thanks for fixing it!