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First off, I want to start by saying that I acknowledge the fact that we are still far off until we get any non-negligible AI into the game. The purpose of this post is hereby to provoke discussion alongside being used for review or reference by any party which seeks to do so at any given time, for any purpose. Note that this is quite a lengthy read and at the end of the day, it is just my thoughts here. Feel free to expand on anything you find here to brainstorm. Client-Side or Server-Side? To my knowledge, Indie Stone has never said anything as to whether NPCs supposed to be introduced into Project Zomboid in later builds (which are supposed to be 'sentient', akin to the lines of an LLM model) are going to be either hosted on an official server or if they will be integrated into the game locally. For all intents and purposes, Project Zomboid is offline-friendly, so I will assume that any AI models introduced into the game will be included locally in the game's directory. Despite my assumption, a rational yet critical outlook on both options is in order: Client-Side A client-side implementation is the logical choice for Project Zomboid, given its sandbox nature and incentive on modding. However, some concerns still linger, and they must be adressed: Storage: One of the most immediate concerns for implementing a client-side AI model would be storage. How big is the model? How compressed and optimized is it? Performance Impact: Running a full AI model locally on top of a game requires powerful hardware. Albeit, this could again be mitigated through numerous means. Modding Potential: Arguably the strongest argument to support a client-side model. With the game's incentive on modding, making the AI model client-side would allow for customizability, which is very important when talking about any game's longevity. This could result in custom models made by users which can be installed client-side, without charge. Memory Management & Optimization: Each character requires memory in order to store events and to memorize what happens to them. An important question here is, can this be made efficient? Inefficient memory management would lead to atrocious game/save file sizes, which would make the game a huge minus for a lot of people. How would memory be handled? An answer to this is, while hypothetical, text based memory. Depending on how 'smart' the AI model that the game utilizes is, memory could be turned into plain text, which the model then translates into useful data for itself. Json files could be used, as an example. Not only would this make the AI's memory readable for humans, it would also make it entirely customizable, allowing users to modify memory files according to their liking. Think of the potential here! Server-Side A server side implementation is easier, but riskier. It would require the game to be online 24/7, though it would solve storage issues, alongside requiring less optimization and compression. However, some concerns are immediate to point out: The Cost: Hosting a server of that size, operating for hundreds of thousands of players at any given moment, would be expensive. By all means, it would be inefficient, undoable and a hassle to deal with in general. Charging players for accessing AI is also (hopefully) not even a thought on anybody's mind. Lack of Modding/Customizability: One of the biggest turn-offs regarding server-side AI. No customization, no memory editing, no custom models, etc. We'd be effectively locked and we'd have to make do with what the game gives us, and that's not exactly ideal for a game with such a big incentive on modding. Server Outages: Imagine playing Project Zomboid, immersing yourself in a random drama happening on the map and then.... boom! The AI in the game just doesn't work anymore. You panic, wondering if something has gone wrong on your end, but nope, it hasn't. You check Indie Stone's server status and.... it'll be a good few hours till the outage is fixed. You check your schedule and... you have work in a few hours. Not only has your immersion been dropped dramatically, your mood has also been lowered for the entire day. Definitely not something anybody wants to deal with. NPC Behavior and Intelligence This is what truly defines the experience players would have with NPC's. The AI's intelligence here is thus the most important point to be discussed: Decision-Making and Autonomy For the developer's vision to be truly achieved, NPCs in the game must be able to respond dynamically and independently to what's going on around them. My thoughts on this: Memory: The NPC in question should decide which events to memorize and then to further decide which details of the event it should memorize. Ideally, memory should not be static; the NPC should be able to gradually forget details of an event over a long period of time until it has completely forgotten the event. This process could be faster or slower depending on individual variables of any given NPC, and it could be influenced by other factors in-game, such as illness, trauma, etc. It would also depend on how important the event is; important events may never be forgotten while minimal events could be forgotten in a day or two. The status of the NPC during the memorization process also matters; was the NPC experiencing strong 'emotions' during the event? Did the event lead to trauma? Decision Making & Action: NPCs should be guided by both short and long term plans. Short term plans could vary from responding to immediate events to a goal which must be achieved in a short window of time, while long term plans could effectively become life plans. Each NPC should be unique in how it acts, in how it proceeds and in how it thinks. Variables should also play a role here; depending on the NPC's mood, health, age, etc, it should act differently than to how it would act otherwise. Learning & Adaptability: NPCs should be able to learn from events and to adapt with time as it passes. For example, if you meet an NPC today, in two weeks he will not be the same. NPCs should (obviously) continuously develop and refine skills, learn how to handle themselves better in the apocalypse as time passes and, as they age, become more 'wise'. They should 'learn' how the world operates with time, 'learn' how to survive in this world and they should 'learn' how to base their world-view and mindset around the world. Or, in the cases of leaders, they should learn how to base the world after their world-view, not the other way around. As time passes, they should learn how to read situations better, how to act and how to fight better, how to establish connections and how to ensure their safety better, etc. Now, as in humans, time does not always lead to change; events could undo a lot of progress randomly, or time itself could lead to stagnation and degeneration. Social Dynamics & Emotional Intelligence: Each NPC should be unique here. Some would be more emotional while others would be pragmatic, some would be more social and know how to read situations better while others would be more of a strongman and be more reserved, speaking less and resorting to action more. Each NPC should have a variable degree of extraversion and introversion which dictates how they act. For example, veterans could be more reserved, speaking less and acting more. Older NPCs could be more wise; giving better advice on how to proceed in risky situations than, say, unexperienced NPCs. Violent or volatile NPCs could talk more and resort to action more, while social yet non-combative NPCs could talk more and not resort to action. Consistency and Coherence NPCs should remain consistent in their actions (alongside being influenced fluidly by change as time passes) and coherent to the player: Personal Consistency: NPCs should be consistent in how they act unless they are otherwise influenced or changed by an existing event. For example, a pragmatic survivor would not deviate from his pragmatism unless he is desperate, unless he is incredibly emotionally charged or unless he has been changed by an experience previously. Change must be natural and coherent; the same way it is to humans. An emotional survivor could turn pragmatic once an emotionally charged decision results in outrage and loss, and vice versa. World Coherence: The world should be coherent with one another, though its coherence would be more of a zombie apocalypse coherence than a standard world coherence. The player's actions should be heavily taken into account; a peaceful player could be seen as benevolent by some and weak by others, while a strong and intelligent player could be seen as a threat to some and as a respected figure to others. Information should travel fluidly and coherently; the world isn't inter-connected anymore. If you do a grave crime in a portion of the map and then move to another portion filled with different inhabitants, those inhabitants should not know of your past, unless revealed. Emotional Coherence: NPCs should react emotionally coherently and according to their state. For example, during the initial outbreak, an emotional NPC may panic and act irrationally; as time passes, they progress and become less emotional, allowing them to think clearer. Some would turn to desperation while others would turn to... others, for assistance. Faction Warfare Since groups are supposed to rise up dynamically, here are some points about that: Group Relations: These should be fluid and coherent. For example, a group with a well-standing to another group may refuse to help it in times of need because it simply can not, which might turn into a faction war afterwards. Faction wars are rarely to be about ideology or otherwise ideas; they should be about survival, about territory, and about 'doing what's right' in the eyes of leaders. Previous enemies could team up when facing a bigger threat, while allies could fragment over any small dispute. The Role of the Player in Faction Warfare: The player should be able to join factions, rise up through the ranks dynamically (or vice-versa), get jobs within the faction, etc. Alternatively, he should be able to form his own faction, which is to be dynamically influenced by other factions. It is all about player freedom; a player may choose to form and disband factions, he may choose to become a high rank in an existing faction or even take over it. Or, if he so pleases, he could just become a grunt, dynamically and non-scripted. Time: Naturally, factions should become fewer and fewer in numbers as time passes, with bigger factions occupying larger and larger territory. This should flow dynamically; factions being at each other's throats 24/7 would lead into many crumbling or fragmenting, while others would inevitably take the crown. The End. Closing thoughts are: these are just my thoughts and I've tried to cover a lot of what the developers haven't talked about The post could've been longer and more complex but this is a big enough read as it is.

So this is the first time I’ve done this so hopefully I’ll do this right. Basically I am a Mac player and since the patch (I think on Thursday) vehicles are unusable, they spawn in really weird places sometimes on top of each other. When trying to open car doors with E it doesn’t work, you have to go through the V menu to get inside. However you cannot drive the car when inside. Those are the only bugs I have found for now:) also, I am a complete vanilla player. I have no Mods, I don’t use cheats etc

I'm trying to play Project Zomboid, but I can only run on version 41.50 of the game. I wanted to know if it is still possible to create mods for this version. I'm wanting to do it myself.

Newly launched server! Come and play with us! This is your 10 years later post-apocalyptic story in Louisville! WarZ is a PvPvE server located in USA east-coast. A 10 years later world with low population zombies, all tough, 10% joggers, and 30% smart. Too much? How about infection only when bitten, with bite cure, and +10 free skill points? • Mods collection https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2923143168 • Skill journal set at 70% EXP recovery • Residential safehouses are turned on, trespass off, and looting off. • Players and server shops. • 5% zombies drop rate earning coins or ammo. • 2hrs day length, loot respawns every 48 IRL hours. • more... Launched: last Jan 20, 2023. Wipes: TBD, gonna be long-term. Limit: currently up to 16 players max, and may upscale as needed. SERVER CONNECTION INFO IP: 209.192.241.228 Port: 27645 Share link: steam://connect/209.192.241.228:27645 Discord: https://discord.gg/TXWQUpbhA8

Hi, as you know forage areas are very limited. once I started a very long and tough journey to a lake far west of muldraugh and OMG there was nowhere to forage no matter where i went, so i decided to make a map of foraging zones and share it with others so no one lost in the woods with nowhere to forage. Foraging Map Red Highlighted areas are Forage zones. I used "PZCarto_v1" that i found in this forum for drawing map. Map is 1:1 scale, means the coordinates on the map is the same of the real world in the game (you can use Photoshop or Paint to find the coordinates) and the empty space in the top left corner is because of correcting the coordinates. please tell me if there was any mistake. Enjoy Edit: Unfortunately "imgur" changes the scale of the map, so i uploaded it somewhere else. now scale is correct.

I bought (Day 23/04/2021 06:03:43 GMT-03:00) the game through Steam but the game is not linked to the game itself, Or Be The Game (Project Zomboid) is without Steam (free Game) the game and oserver game the same thing (I believe server not necessary but it is possible pirate game), I could leave and win this, but this is wrong, I believe that whoever made the game has bills to pay, right ... now the beta game 41.50 (iwillbackupmysave) is all right, the game will not start without Steam, I think that ... Thanks Pretenders

How do i make custom hairs for project zomboid? i already have a model made that i wanted to add to the game as a mod. ive been looking threw the forums here but i can't tell which one i should be using because ive heard some of them are out dated. does anyone know how i can do this? please help ♥

I was testing out the day/night activity settings in zombie options for Sandbox, so I could attempt a playthrough where zombies are active only at night. It seems to work initially, zombies are only walking. However, zombies will start sprinting within the first minute. And as soon as more than a few zombies begin to sprint, it's as if the zombie options are immediately switched to sprinters, so now every zombie is sprinting during the day.

It would be dope if you could add supressors both handguns & rifles and more attachemnts such as red dot and more scopes.

I think it would be interesting to see our weapons behind our back when it is unequip. It makes it feel more like a real survival especially if we can craft bows for hunting or killing zombies

My friend and I are playing on P2P server that I'm hosting (build 40.43). He has been bitten by a zombie and it has been 10 in-game days and the wound still hasn't healed. It doesn't say 'Bitten' anymore but the bleeding effect is still there and won't go away, the bandage on it goes dirty on regular basis, but even when he leaves it on for longer, he still doesn't develop infection there.

Zeek's Haven [24/7 US East|NY Server][PVP][CSpawns][24GB RAM][Weekly Soft Wipes][Monthly Hard Wipes] Server + TeamSpeak Status: ONLINE + ONLINE Forums: Home Common Events: Invasion Wanted/Kill Target That Darn Hobbes Airdrop Rare Events: The Fourth Horsemen Army Unique Events: Zeek's Haven is a 24/7 US East server for Project Zomboid. It is community-driven, and is closely monitored and run by community members and administrative staff. Server is always updated to the latest version of the game. We have a community base that will be updated as time progresses and have several custom spawn points in the works. PVP is allowed, don't let pride cloud judgment. You have the choice to map out your own path, but make sure it won’t result in the death of you. Donation Info: All Donators will be Perm white-listed and allowed priority access to the server. We will also treat our donators with assistance in the event that a cheater or hacker destroys bases or any collection of goods we will help to restore the effort that was lost. This is not a protection against bandits. Donations of $10 or more and we will backup your character made structures protecting it from any hard wipes. Your stuff will be saved and reserved. This is of course limited, and is not protected from patch updates and will only be good for one month or extended by another donation. Greater donations will allow bigger areas and extended backups explained below. Player Made Structure Backups: (one crate = one tile)(no limit on height of the structure)(no assistance in rebuilding if wipe due to patch) $10 - 20x20 tiles, 1 month backup $15 - 30x20, 1 month backup $20 - 40x20, 1 month backup $25 - 50x20, 1 month backup $50 - 50x20, 3 month backup $100 - 50x50, 3 month backup(rebuilding assistance if patch wipe) We will need to be made aware of the location of your base in order to make backups. Thank you for your support! Server Rules: No Reloading Same Characters/Loading a Character from Another Server No cheating/hacking/flooding/spamming (Ban) No spamming fires (Ban) Keep language as PG-13 as possible, foul language okay in jokes No racism, sexism, or attacks to a person with disabilities (Warning, then Ban) PVP rules: KOS (Kill On Sight) is allowed Looting of player-made bases, destroying fortifications, and raiding are allowed Bandits and Heroes allowed, create your own path! RP Rules: TBA. Server Info: Processor: i7 4790k 4.4Ghz RAM: 24GB @ 2133Mhz Server Cap: 34 Hard Drive: SSD 120GB OCZ Max IOPS, w/ 4TB HDD Backup Server Provider: Zeek Website: http://zeekshaven.weebly.com/ TeamSpeak Server: 72.224.138.151:9987 RichAdmin Event Website: http://achanes.wix.com/ourlaststandpz

I have been playing this game since the very first demo ... which must have been 8 years ago or more now.. almost a decade. And I played the hell out of it at first thinking it would only get better, thinking they would be improving on that little charming map and world they first showed us.. But since the game has not added almost any of the features that it said it would have that got me excited like NPCs, Quests, Dynamic wounds like cauterizing and amputations, Human enemies, Diseases, Sanity. It was shaping up to be an amazing little girl but i feel like the game has only gotten uglier since the old days of wife smothering... The graphics have been downgraded from the charming pixel art it had, the wordl feels empty and unchanging and prone to glitching or exploitation. Every year that crawls by i see almost no changes in the development.. No closer to the game they promised. It feels like the game has been abandoned. It just gets uglier and buggier with every year with no end in sight. Why they didnt build on that initial framework i do not know. But can somebody please tell me what the state of this game is.

Hey guys I need some help with TileZed's BuildingEd. I just finished a cool building that I worked so hard on, saved it and everything, didn't click on anything out of the ordinary. When I went to WorldEd, I clicked on my building, didn't show a preview image. When I dragged it out onto my Cell, it didn't show a building, neither did it plop a building when I placed it on my map itself. Then I went to BuildingEd to see if I messed something up, and instead I got an error saying, "Error Reading Building - Invalid Object Coordinates (1, -3 Line 2209, Column 72". What does this mean and how can I fix it without having to remake my whole tower? THANK YOU! My building's png is still in one of the .pzeditor folders, so idky it won't show in WorldEd or let me edit it either in BuildingEd.

Hi survivors, on 27 genuary 2017 borns "The walking dead" project, a mod package containing all the main locations and not only, of the famous tv show. This locations will be reunited in just one mod that will side the server "The walking dead Project" season after season. Our intent is to live Project zomboid as a more immersive experience thanks to these exclusive locations. For every info visit the server's presentation thread. Thank you. CDM -Centre Disease Prevention- (WORK IN PROGRESS) Comparasion Hershel Ggreen's Family Farm Parking Parking Underground Atlanta City Control Room, final seasion one TWD Final Version? Hershel Green's Family Farm (WORK IN PROGRESS) Final Version? To be continued......

-EXCLUSIVE FOR THE WALKING DEAD PROJECT SERVER- ***ANTEPRIMA / PREVIEW*** The Walking Dead Prison 100% NO BUG (No crashes. Tested it myself, opening every single door, every window, checking every wall and net! Powered by:

Hi Spiffo's Community, I have a problem when I tried to open the server settings at the build 33 of Project zomboid, when I opened the pz server settings from the folder "PZServerSettings", I opened the .bat and this problem appeared "to could not load the class zombie.PZServerSettings.MainWindow" I want an aswer as early as possible Thanks for you interesting on this topic.

So yeah, I've been trying to do it for 3 days and I don't want this time to get wasted. Here is a guide that will let you set up a private server for your friends within 1-2 hours. INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOST: INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLIENTS: EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: I hope, that I'll help at least one group of friends to play this game. To admins: I will not answer to this thread. I registered just to write this one post and disappear forever. So feel free to edit it. I waive the rights to what I've written above. Peace

Hello, everyone! I have been trying to start a LAN server to play the game with my wife. We've got it working, we're both able to play on the server. Method used is files downloaded from SteamCMD and I have ports 16261-16270 TCP/UDP open on my router. Just in case that's relevant. I know there's PZServerSettings.exe in the Steam files for Project Zomboid that you use to change some of the settings. I copied that and a file that was associated with it to my server folder, started it there and saved the settings into the same folder. Is that all that needs done to change the settings? How can I confirm that what I set is being used? I'm also curious about how to change other server settings, such as password. I've tried to search for the answers to some of the questions here and haven't been able to find anything that really helps. Maybe I'm using weird terms or something for my searches or just looking for the wrong thing. So, I figured I'd just ask the other questions I hadn't searched for yet in here if I'm already asking for help. Thanks a lot for your answers!

We need an in game Map Editor as ONE program instead of files everywhere. We also need more maps. Add in game Custom Map importer. The game seems too messy with custom files and server files like Projectzomboidserver.bat I understand the game is in alpha but this would really make it easy to make our own home towns and not get sick of the same map and play with all of our friends online. Searching in files to run my server or make a map or import a map deters and turns me away from playing the game. Also maybe some sort of sizing chart for tiles compared to sidewalks in real life, a way to correctly size things according to characters in map editor.

So, I was curious about this and I guess I should start by giving you my own personal experiences. The first time I ever heard about PZ was from Google I believe about I don't know, back in the days of the old graphics, story mode and baldspot back when NPC's were crazy gun toting lunatics in stores waiting for you to step in. I did some research and knew right away *this* was the zombie survival game I had been waiting for. However, what I didn't anticipate was the amount of time that would consume me anxiously anticipating and waiting for NPC's to be released. At that time I didn't realize the passion and heart going into this game and would have never perceived this type of excitement. Now, I admit my opinion on multiplayer was less that flattered at best. However, now that I've had time to grow accustomed to roleplaying servers and the varying degrees of character building that this game allows you to obtain I'm starting to *love* Project Zomboid even more. Also, I hope one day there will be a pure survival version with mods without zombies (as that was originally what I was looking for.) More of a society builder which to be fair PZ kind of is. That leads me to my next point and this one is important. How do *you* view PZ? Is it *just* an amazing zombie game? Because if that's your aspiration then you're seriously missing out. I see *so* much more. I don't even care about the zombies. I care about the humans, how people react in catastrophes. Zombies are just a background and I'll likely lessen them when NPC's come out to get the full entertainment out of the story telling elements. It's a society builder, where NPC's struggle from ashes to grow small settlements and keep them safe using teamwork, dedication and determination. I'm expecting (although, not entitled to.) see NPC's treat me as I'm just another person. To communicate directly and indirectly. To scare and ignore me to varying degrees depending on the situation. Now, all of this leads me to my other point which is this. I expect to be bombarded with moral decisions that don't necessarily have morality in them. For example, when I'm running on a food run and see a group pinned down by a horde of zombies (or hostile faction) the ability to intervene and save those people should bare down on you conscious. But more importantly to make you feel like you *do* have a say in the matter. "Do I want to potentially die saving these poor people." Or "Do I want to play it safe and just pass by unnoticed and not tussle with these here outlaws." (Who talks like that?) At the end of the day I want a meaningful play through that's unique each and every single time I fire up PZ. Anyway, sorry that was longer than you probably expected. Tell me what your opinion is and how you found PZ and what your initial thoughts on it were. If you want tell us what you plan for in the future !

The Order (Logo created by myself) Hey everyone! I'm Rich C. and my Steam name is Richcoconut! The Order is a group that I wanted to make that was inspired mainly by a huge battle me and some players had on the Desolated server trying to take over the motel to make it a community base. This group will be crafted to help track down bandits, build both community and group bases, help others and recruit, expand to other servers, and possibly run events giving items but that'll be down the road. It will be semi-RP/RP at moments! I'm recruiting right now and for those who are interested I'd like for them to come to this page and fill out this forum and to add me on Steam. Also, spread the word! TEAMS MAIN SERVER: Zeek's Haven 24/7 SERVER (US EAST/NYC) MAIN TOWN: WEST POINT Right now I'm looking for experienced and new builders, leaders, assistants, and fighters. YOU WILL RISK DYING (DUH) FOR A GOOD CAUSE! NEWS: TUE FEB 17TH 12:44AM EST - WE HAVE A BASE WITH A KITCHEN, LIBRARY, ARMORY, LOCKER ROOM, CHILL ROOM, AND WORKING ON SECURITY CURRENTLY. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED OURSELVES AS A STRONG GROUP AND AS THE SERVERS COMMUNITY BASE. FRI FEB 20th 3:26AM EST BASE HAS BEEN MOVED TO WEST POINT ON THE SERVER, IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT LOCATION, PLEASE REQUEST IT FROM RICH C. IN-GAME. Steam name: In-Game name: Job: Longest Time Survived (dd/hrs): Gender: Town of Residence: Why should you get picked?: Location: (US East, US West, EUR, EU, EU West, EU East, RU, etc.) Main Server: (You main server you are always on) I will be checking this regularly and updating it with more info! Please spread the word! Each team will come with 1 builder, assistant, and 2 fighters/builders Member List Phoenix Wright Miley Cyrus ieatkebabs Deschain Zac OxyCleanMan - Doctor Phoenix Wright Silvio JoshGaraaax3 Mike3k Bunny Tidd FrankieC Max

How is this possible, after IP banning, kicking, closing the server open option to false for a few hours, and banning at least 60 times and trapping him in a brick box (Shoutout to Extended Buildings mod ), killing him over and over again, I log on to see this from a player named "Alice". It's a lot worse around the map, but this is just an example around West Point of what I just woke up to. I'm super stumped on what to do. How are people able to mod stuff this serious for results like this? Is there a lua checker/cheater system? Is it really that easy? I'd like to know some information about it and how they are able to do this because maybe it will help in combating it. Is there a way to clean the map of items or a specific item so I don't have to pick up every item? Or a server reboot option? I'm at a lost. He's also spamming constantly and I can't mute him via chat(?).. Is there a way to disable someone from moving? Like, locking them in a sense? Because then I could just do that and they wouldn't be able to do anything.. Need suggestions from the community. (I know I can just whitelist the server, but I rather not do that, so I'm looking for any other suggestions anyone has on dealing with this kind of issue) *This has been an ongoing battle with this one guy for a few days and I'm so exhausted from dealing with a 6 year old modder who hasn't developed common sense and respect. I need suggestions before I go crazy. Haha. *Someone said I could VAC ban him? Is this game protected by VAC? If so, how do I take the steps to do that?

Two must-have additions, but we can start off with a mod. Is there anyone who would be able to script a pop-up MOTD instead of the standard one in the chat log? No one reads that upon logging in or they skim it for vital information that they typically miss. It'd be neat to have a pop-up message that's either the size of a pop-up when note taking. The only work-around I could feasibly see is adding a note as a starting item with the server rules, pvp rules, etc. for every new person. Or it can work like it does in CSGO, TF2, etc. and pop ups a web browser so it can just show the forums. That would be amazing. Another thing I know we need is a summon command. We already have teleport, so I was scratching my head as to why there wasn't a summon. This would work wonders for events/fixing people who get stuck (this is a common problem with the game on the server I'm on), or simply because it'd be nice to have that feature. Hopefully someone was already thinking something like this. Hope to hear from the community!

I think having a title by your name would be pretty neat and could change the dynamic if RP's and multiplayer in general ranging from creating groups to being more unique. /settitle text here would be the command. So your name would be for example if you typed: /settitle West Point Survivalist your name would be displayed as: MyName [West Point Survivalist] pretty simple, but effective.