FO4's equivalent of GetDisplayName()

[philnguyen1994]

Hi everyone,

 

Is there a Papyrus function in FO4 like GetDisplayName() back in Skyrim? It returns the display name of the actor/ object reference in question.

 

I have searched everywhere with no luck. It seems like such an essential function for Bethesda to not include ...

 

Many thanks in advance. I really appreciate your help.

[Magicockerel]

As far as I know, you aren't able to get the name of a form in Skyrim without SKSE. That would therefore be something to wait and hope that F4SE addresses.

[registrator2000]

First things first - are you certain you need the name of a reference as a Papyrus string?

If you want to display the name of a form, you can use the existing Text Replacement system. The text replacement system operates in quest logs, notification messages and messageboxes, and will let you substitute in the names of forms in Aliases on their associated Quest.

 

If you are actually certain that you want the name of a reference as a Papyrus string, Rename Anything (F4SE plugin) adds two new Papyrus natives for modders - GetRefName() and SetRefName(). GetRefName() will return the display name of the specified ObjectReference.

[caleb68]

dogmeat uses quest aliases to get his name and set it (as well as the mutant in Farharbor you can buy dogs from), you might take a look at those and see how they pull the name, just a thought.

 

you can use aliases to change the name of a actor as well, both the above quests use aliases to change the dogs names.