TagAPI - Change/color the name over people's heads!

But I have seen on Hypixel players with a longer nametag. How do they do that?
Or do they use scoreboard prefixes?

 

Scoreboard

 

Ok thanks

 

Is there a method to set the player name to the original one ? And why doesn't everyones name get reset after doing the bukkit /reload ?

 

TheRoflcopter You can still get the player's name with getName()

 

Nick Speaw and not skin.

Code:java

    @EventHandler
    public void onNameTag(final PlayerReceiveNameTagEvent e){
        final Player p = e.getNamedPlayer();
        PermissionUser user = PermissionsEx.getUser(p);
        e.setTag(user.getPrefix().replaceAll("&", "§") + user.getName());
    }

PHP:

  Kurucu:
    options:
      rank: '1'
    default: false
    prefix: '§c§lOWNER§f '
    suffix: '&f'
    permissions:
    - '*'

 

Looks like you exceeded the Character limit.

 

How can expand character limit?

 

Speaw You don't! Hurray!

Instead, use the scoreboard API

 

mbaxter Why to use TagAPI if the Scoreboard API allows us to create name tags up to 64 characters?

 

For example TagAPI allows you to change the name for every person-to-person individually. So for example I can see my own nametag as "Sander", while you see it as "Someone" and yet another person sees it as "Unknown", etc. TagAPI has a few more nice possibilities like this which scoreboardAPI doesn't.

 

bigteddy98 No one can see his own name tag.

 

Joiner 'twas just an example, good sir.

 

TagAPI was created before scoreboards existed at all. Back then, it was useful for coloring.

Now, it still is useful for completely changing a username. You can't do that with scoreboards!

 

mbaxter Why should I completely change a nickname?... but ok.

 

How would you do this with cmd usage?

 

However you like?

 

Well, I have a plugin that I'm creating and I don't want it to be using "@EventHandler" But, the "event" function only works with EventHandlers. I kinda need help with that. (If I'm going a little off topic just tell me to create a new forum or conversation)

 

Then you aren't going to be able to make many plugins.

 

Well.... I guess I really don't essentially need that but... It was just a thought I guess.

 

mbaxter How can I use this when making it so

Code:java

@EventHandler
    public void onHit(final EntityDamageByEntityEvent e){
 
 
        if(e.getDamager() instanceof Player){
            Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskLater(this, new Runnable() {
                Player p =(Player)e.getEntity();
 
 
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        //Set nametag RED
                    }
 
                }, 250L);
            }
 

 

XgXXSnipz Read the tutorial

 

Hey, I was wondering why my players are all Steves when I change their name color?
How my code works is that players get their PlayerListName as their name tag, which works fine except they lose their skin.
This is my TagAPI handler:

Code:java

/**
* Handles TagAPI events
*/
public class TagListener implements Listener {
    /**
    * Fires when a player receives a name-tag from another player
    */
    @EventHandler
    public void tagListen(AsyncPlayerReceiveNameTagEvent event) {
        event.setTag(event.getNamedPlayer().getPlayerListName());
    }
}

and this is how I set the Player List Name:

Code:java

player.setPlayerListName("§b§l" + player.getName());
/* This is pseudo-code, I removed the parts where I trim the name in case it's too long*/

Note that the account I tested on didn't need to trim, so the player name is the same.
Also, I tried checking if the player name wasn't adding some messy stuff using a simple debug line:

Code:java

Player player = (Player) commandSender;
player.sendMessage("[" + player.getPlayerListName().replace("§", "&" ) + "]");

But it outputs it correctly without any extra spaces or trimed text:

Code:

[&b&lMOMOTHEREAL]

I get no errors in my console, and I use CraftBukkit 1.7.10 with TagAPI v3.0.6.

I know this pretty long, but I hope I can get some help!
Thanks, Momo.

 

In 1.7.10 there's no way to have anything but Steves without risking kicking players or other issues.

If you just want to color usernames, use the Scoreboard API instead. Check the Bukkit javadocs.

 

mbaxter
Hmm, interesting. What about if I want to change a player's list name, then I can't use the ScoreboardAPI? I've seen many servers that have colored names and are able to change a player's name, and they keep their skins (when using their right name)... while running 1.7.10!
EDIT: Nevermind, got it: use Scoreboard for non-diguised players, then use TagAPI if disguised!

 

Use a map with uuid as key and boolean as value, set to true in the code you have there, refresh nametags after, and in the nametag receive event add a check for that map, if true change to red

 

What are the commands, and how do I have players names?

 

There are no commands.

 

how do i give players different names then?

 

Assuming TagAPI development weren't dead, you'd write a plugin that uses it