From bd23bb956a669904e9766f3a545c7f123169cf53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wuzzy <almikes@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2017 00:25:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Limit mob name length to 80 chars on renaming

---
 mods/ENTITIES/mobs/api.lua | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs/api.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs/api.lua
index 06ccb33bb0..8000e4876d 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs/api.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs/api.lua
@@ -3056,8 +3056,14 @@ minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
 			return
 		end
 
+		local mobname
+		if string.len(fields.name) > 80 then
+			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "Warning: Your chosen name is very long! It has been shortened to 80 characters.")
+			mobname = string.sub(fields.name, 1, 80)
+		end
+
 		-- update nametag
-		mob_obj[name].nametag = fields.name
+		mob_obj[name].nametag = mobname
 
 		update_tag(mob_obj[name])