# Is there a way to rename NPC?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-rename-npc/16082>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [August 3, 2018, 8:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-rename-npc/16082 "2018-08-03T08:08:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![sfsworms](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/sfsworms/32/2780_2.png) [@sfsworms](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/sfsworms)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 8:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-rename-npc/16082/1 "2018-08-03T08:08:13Z")

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So, I now have about 8 NPCs in my camp. Most of them are just grunt crafting and collecting stuff (and eating my food reserves), but I decided to keep two of them with me at all time, to help with crafting, pulp zombies and the like. I chose two with decent melee skills, gave them some decent-ish gear and so on.

However, they’re still called “refugees”, I’d love to rename them to “companions” or “bodyguard” or something so that I can easily identify them and not send them collecting firewood per mistake. Is there a way to do so?

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**Author:** ![cainiao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@cainiao](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/cainiao)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 8:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-rename-npc/16082/2 "2018-08-03T08:41:37Z")

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You can use debug menu to rename yourself/NPCs.

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**Author:** ![Axema](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/axema/32/10822_2.png) [@Axema](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Axema)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-rename-npc/16082/3 "2018-08-03T08:53:35Z")

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Debug is cheating and it will ruin the game.

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**Author:** ![cainiao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@cainiao](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/cainiao)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 8:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-rename-npc/16082/4 "2018-08-03T08:54:23Z")

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It is not if you know what you are doing and restrain yourself not to cheating.

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**Author:** ![Profugo\_Barbatus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d26b3c/32.png) [@Profugo\_Barbatus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Profugo_Barbatus)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 9:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-rename-npc/16082/5 "2018-08-03T09:02:06Z")

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Agreed, debug only ruins a game when you use it to do ruinous things. Nicknaming an NPC should be an existing function, but right now all we have is the debug option.

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**Author:** ![Axema](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/axema/32/10822_2.png) [@Axema](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Axema)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 11:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-rename-npc/16082/6 "2018-08-03T11:17:59Z")

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Too bad… If someone could allow NPC naming via mods.

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**Author:** ![Profugo\_Barbatus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d26b3c/32.png) [@Profugo\_Barbatus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Profugo_Barbatus)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-rename-npc/16082/7 "2018-08-03T11:55:46Z")

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NPC naming would almost certainly have to be done via a proper pull request, Modding generally cannot touch that sort of stuff. Maybe with LUA modding, but thats in constant threat of just being deprecated and breaking. I don’t think they’d have any objection to an NPC nickname feature though.

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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-rename-npc/16082/8 "2018-08-03T18:58:40Z")

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> Debug is cheating and it will ruin the game.

No, it is not - renaming NPCs is purely cosmetic.