Add support for nickname being different from username

[ChargingBulle]

It would be helpful to have a /nick command to change ones display name similar to how it's done on IRC.
This can be helpful e. g. properly type out your preferred unicode name or showing clan alliance or just changing into a fresh identity or something.

Surely some server admins might not like this.
Thus it's probably for the better if the feature is supported by minetest and enabled via some sort of mod or plugin.
If there's already a mod/plugin out there for creating an IRC-like /nick command then surely this is already possible and this issue can be closed.

[wsor4035]

there does not exists a mod for this(that i am aware of), but there is enough methods already exposed via the api for this. specifically minetest.register_on_chat_message(function(name, message)) returning true so the engine doesnt handle it, and then using minetest.chat_send_all( message)

[ChargingBulle]

It's not just about chat but also display name in the multiplayer world, properly keeping track of area protections, all that user management related stuff

[wsor4035]

this also can be done by mods, it is not something thats needs to be in the engine

[ChargingBulle]

When this is do-able without engine change then this is a non-issue, thanks for answering!