TrashMonks/cryptogull

?tile command: search on display name

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most players aren't going to be familiar with the internal ids of creatures, so it makes sense to let them input a display name, e.g., ?tile sheba.

some considerations:

  • some display names are ambiguous. but, some ambiguous display names have a tile that's unambiguous. in those cases, it makes sense to display that tile despite the ambiguity. dromad traders come to mind.
  • some display names map to the same internal id, but have a consistent tile and coloration per display name. stat saps come to mind.
  • while we could have a separate command that gives the id from the display name, this not only creates an extra step and channel noise, but loses information (see last point).

This was implemented with b2ad5d0.