[Fixed] All NPC merchant nameplates show default names

03/31/2023 15:40
Title: All NPC merchant nameplates show default names since Release 112
Reproduction Rate: 100%
Blocker? No
Details: All of the NPC merchants in my towns show their default names on their nameplates (above their heads) instead of the names I had assigned them. If I put the NPCs back in my inventory they are labeled with the correct names, but when I place them again their nameplates don't display. When I reload into the scene their nameplates show their default names again. One of my training dummies also shows both the default name and the name I assigned it overlapped on their nameplate. It looks like something is broken with these nameplates since the last update.
Steps to Reproduce: Enter POTs, observe NPC merchant nameplates.
User Specs:
OS: Windows 10 (10.0.0) 64bit
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz (12) System RAM: 32679
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X GPU RAM: 12121
SotA.Win.64.1647.Date.03.29.23
Area: POT_grassland_metropolis_01_template/The Highlands
Area Display Name: The Highlands
Loc: (129.9, 41.2, -76.0)
Debug: UE9UX2dyYXNzbGFuZF9tZXRyb3BvbGlzXzAxX3RlbXBsYXRlfFRoZSBIaWdobGFuZHN8KDEyOS44NzEsIDQxLjE3MiwgLTc1Ljk5OSl8KDAsIC0wLjc2MywgMCwgMC42NDYpfC0xMDAuNTY5fDEzLjIyOTEzfDcuMDIzNTQ2

EDIT: The training dummy nameplate issue seems to have resolved for now, so it may not be related to the main issue above. The issue with the NPC merchant nameplates persists. I also noticed that the NPC merchant names in the chat window have reset to the default names.

 

I noticed this on my POT NPCs as well.

 

found internally yesterday, patch pending for the next patch
CL 222852

 

Patch notes said this fix went in, however the NPC are still not showing correctly. If I move them, the nameplate disappears completely until I leave and reenter town. Hovering over the NPC shows correct name, but opening the shop window shows the default still

 

1. Title: POT NPC named are showing as their defaults.
2. Reproducible: 100%, in at least two POTs.
3. Blocker: No.
4. Details: The NPC names are showing as their default names on their name plates but show the changed names on the mouseover tooltip. I checked my logs (the npc bark came in handy for once) and they've been like this since the start of this release.
   
   
   
   
5. Steps to Reproduce: Visit my POT Lained and inspect the NPCs (Home and Ven Dor sign post).
6. User Specs: (RAM, CPU, GPU and Operating System only)
   
   
   OS: Windows 10 (10.0.0) 64bit
   CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz (4) System RAM: 16284
   GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GPU RAM: 6052
   SotA.Win.64.1648.Date.04.01.23
   Area: POT_island_metropolis_01a_template/Lained
   Area Display Name: Lained
   Loc: (-228.1, 77.5, -257.7)
   Debug: UE9UX2lzbGFuZF9tZXRyb3BvbGlzXzAxYV90ZW1wbGF0ZXxMYWluZWR8KC0yMjguMSwgNzcuNTAxLCAtMjU3LjY5KXwoMCwgLTAuMjM4LCAwLCAwLjk3MSl8LTI3LjI1MDA4fDQzLjUwNDY3fDYuMjg5OTk5​

 

Renaming the NPC does nothing out of inventory and in inventory.
Placed an NPC Guard in inventory and reset itself back to default name.

Some NPCs will show their name, some NPCs will not.
The hover text does indicate the last true name the NPC had.
Talking to the NPC only gives name as old default name.

 

Just noticed my NPC names have returned.