Allow longer text for the kick dialog

Feature Requests Engine Features
#1

I’ve noticed a recent issue in my game from which I disconnect players who don’t have certain permissions (e.g. server reservations/locks, kicks/bans, etc.) in that the text I input is not displayed due to it being too long. This causes adverse effects for me since in some cases I need to say a lot of information. For instance, the kick message: Your account is not old enough to join this game. Sorry! Check back in X days.

This message is too long to display in the kick dialog so rather than telling that to the user, they just get a “You have been kicked from the game” generic message. This is not good.

The older kick message that appeared at the top of the screen was more optimal because it had a longer text limit. If the new dialog was given the option to hold longer text by, say, adding a scrollbar to the text, this issue would be resolved. Another option is to allow developers to customize the dialog itself by giving it a custom GUI element, though this may introduce complications so I personally do not see custom kick notifications as a #1 priority.

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#2

Your custom message does seem to be rather lengthy, have you considered shortening it? Especially the “Sorry!”, while appreciated, isn’t a necessary use of precious space. How about these:

“Your account must be X days older to join”
“Account not old enough, return in X days”
“Account age restriction, return in X days”

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#3

I agree it is too short. I’m working on a Ban-logging system and have been asked to include: “You have been banned for [Reasons(s)] at [Time Of Ban] by [Admin Who Banned]” all in a single message.

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