Hide token names from players only

[codester70]

Hi, I found a number of posts similar to this, but nothing exact. I find showing the token names is helpful to me, but I don't want my players to see them. Can I suggest adding a "DM Only" option for the "Token: Show name" setting? I find it a bit cumbersome matching the token to the entry in the combat tracker without being able to see their names and numbers. Perhaps there's an easier method than clicking each entry and seeing which token gets highlighted?

[LordEntrails]

Idea suggestions are best tracked on the Wishlist; https://fg2app.idea.informer.com/ and best discussed on the forums here. Check the Wishlist to see if the idea has already been suggested, and if not, then feel free to add it.

I would think something like image identification where their are two names would be best, because the CT needs to be available to players and the NPCs have to have some name on the CT for the players to reference.

[Zacchaeus]

The question is why don’t you want your players to see the name on the token? Removing the name from the token isn’t going to remove it from the Combat Tracker so they are going to see the name one way or another.

[damned]

The question is why don’t you want your players to see the name on the token? Removing the name from the token isn’t going to remove it from the Combat Tracker so they are going to see the name one way or another.

Players sometimes go into their tokens folder and see the token names that the GM has prepped.
So when you see Succubus.png they sometimes sneak off to their MM and work out how to defeat it...

[Stormhound]

Players sometimes go into their tokens folder and see the token names that the GM has prepped.
So when you see Succubus.png they sometimes sneak off to their MM and work out how to defeat it...

Throw in an extra dozen or so monsters that aren't going to be used.

[Trenloe]

I think it's a good idea and there are times when it's nice to show a different name/description to the players from the name the GM sees in the combat tracker.

It's already been added to the wishlist. Vote for it here: https://fg2app.idea.informer.com/proj/?ia=40861

[celestian]

I think it's a good idea and there are times when it's nice to show a different name/description to the players from the name the GM sees in the combat tracker.

It's already been added to the wishlist. Vote for it here: https://fg2app.idea.informer.com/proj/?ia=40861

I've actually played around with this a bit. I setup special DM only text in a name that works fine in the CT but the token itself seems to have one variable for name and it can't be one for a PC and another for a DM as best I can tell. I've tried various methods.

So yeap, having a method to do this would be great!