Something that irritates me a little is that you cant change the player name, so does anyone know of a way to change the name without rnaming the computer?
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You can also edit the name in the savegame. Just open the savegame, and search for the name, and change it.
Why should you have to edit savefiles?? Add a editable field for this when you start the scenario!
This is no way to encourage new users - they are quite rightly put off by bizarre and arbitrary oddities: why am I called 'OEMCOMPUTER'?
I hope the developers are reading this and alter this in the next patch (along with switching VPs on by default...)
This is no way to encourage new users - they are quite rightly put off by bizarre and arbitrary oddities: why am I called 'OEMCOMPUTER'?
I hope the developers are reading this and alter this in the next patch (along with switching VPs on by default...)
Whew!
Heh, I just bought the game this past weekend (USA) and came here wondering the same thing... it's a little wierd to see a country run by DIMENSIONXPS.
Guess I'll try the multiplayer thing. There really should be a way to change it in single player, even if it's something on the Options menu.
Anyone know if there is a fast 'quit' option, rather than having to Surrender out of every game?
Thanks, now I can't wait to get home and play some more, I've become completely hooked and I've barely scratched the surface!
Heh, I just bought the game this past weekend (USA) and came here wondering the same thing... it's a little wierd to see a country run by DIMENSIONXPS.
Guess I'll try the multiplayer thing. There really should be a way to change it in single player, even if it's something on the Options menu.
Anyone know if there is a fast 'quit' option, rather than having to Surrender out of every game?
Thanks, now I can't wait to get home and play some more, I've become completely hooked and I've barely scratched the surface!
Who cares what your name is in single player ...
What's important is that names in MP are changeable.
What's important is that names in MP are changeable.
A little RPG can go a long way. I know it seems a little silly considering all else that goes on in the game, but it's true. Little things can help draw the player into the game. If you have any doubts, check out Red Baron 3D; they could have programmed it so that everyone had the same name in SP, but they didn't and it makes a difference.
That is an extremely dangerous and arrogant attitude to take if you wish to sell software - the interface is badly designed!
We are politely giving some positive advice - if you don't want to listen to single players, perhaps I should just return the game instead?
Thanks, Fluffy, I thought I was the only one who felt that way. Hell of a response I get to my first post, eh? And from an official Moderator, no less.
Well, thank you to Laurent Favre for giving us the answer we were looking for.
Well, thank you to Laurent Favre for giving us the answer we were looking for.
I believe the name used is the name of the computer in the Networking section of Windows. I do not recommend changing that name unless you know what you are doing. If you have a cable modem (or perhaps a DSL), changing that could cause problems.
Well, let's see -- Mr. Christian owns a Dell (good choice). You don't have to change the computer name to have your name appear. My name was showing up as 'GP-667' until I went into multiplayer and created a game and aborted. Before that, I tried going into one of the initialization files and change it there but then EU wouldn't start.
It is also located in the saved game file if you want to change an existing game. My old Russian GC still showed up as 'GP-667', but my new GC as England has my real name showing...
It is also located in the saved game file if you want to change an existing game. My old Russian GC still showed up as 'GP-667', but my new GC as England has my real name showing...
That is an extremely dangerous and arrogant attitude to take if you wish to sell software
Well, I don't sell any software, so what is your point ?
Hell of a response I get to my first post, eh?
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You mean I'm not allowed to have an opinion while you are ?
There are certainly MUCH more important stuff for the developers to work on then changing things that really doesn't affect gameplay IMO (like chrashbugs, exploits, AI behaviour & inbalances). Are you seriously suggestiong they spend time on this instead ?
Also no less the 2 perfectly good solutions to the 'problem' had already been offered in the thread, so why continue to beat a dead horse ?
I believe the name used is the name of the computer in the Networking section of Windows.
Entirely correct.
I do not recommend changing that name unless you know what you are doing. If you have a cable modem (or perhaps a DSL), changing that could cause problems.
Usually high speed connections works with the MAC address on your NIC card. The Windows name is just for show, and can be anything from 'OEMCOMPUTER' to 'blueberry' to ...
Only trouble should be if you are in a workgroup where people are actually accessing your computer (ie don't change the name on a corporate PC in a LAN).
Of course, if your ISP specifically state you need to call your computer something specific, don't change to soemthing else (but this is very rare AFAIK).
Well, I don't sell any software, so what is your point ?
Hell of a response I get to my first post, eh?
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You mean I'm not allowed to have an opinion while you are ?
There are certainly MUCH more important stuff for the developers to work on then changing things that really doesn't affect gameplay IMO (like chrashbugs, exploits, AI behaviour & inbalances). Are you seriously suggestiong they spend time on this instead ?
Also no less the 2 perfectly good solutions to the 'problem' had already been offered in the thread, so why continue to beat a dead horse ?
I believe the name used is the name of the computer in the Networking section of Windows.
Entirely correct.
I do not recommend changing that name unless you know what you are doing. If you have a cable modem (or perhaps a DSL), changing that could cause problems.
Usually high speed connections works with the MAC address on your NIC card. The Windows name is just for show, and can be anything from 'OEMCOMPUTER' to 'blueberry' to ...
Only trouble should be if you are in a workgroup where people are actually accessing your computer (ie don't change the name on a corporate PC in a LAN).
Of course, if your ISP specifically state you need to call your computer something specific, don't change to soemthing else (but this is very rare AFAIK).
In the case of @HOME users, DO NOT CHANGE YOUR COMPUTER NAMES. This is how it is recognized and authenticated on your @home network (trust me on that one )
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Good grief, Huszics, you have COMPLETELY missed the point.
We had a question about player name. Your response was 'Who cares?' Well, WE do or we wouldn't have asked it.
Nowhere did I make any demands of how the dev team should spend their time, nor did I ever say that you were not entitled to your opinion. If you interpreted it as such, then you are the one who seems to have the problem. This entire thread would have been questions asked and answers received if you had just kept your negative comments to yourself.
I really do like this game. Too bad I can't say the same for my first encounter with you. I think perhaps what the dev team SHOULD look at is the jump-to-conclusion attitude of one of their moderators.
We had a question about player name. Your response was 'Who cares?' Well, WE do or we wouldn't have asked it.
Nowhere did I make any demands of how the dev team should spend their time, nor did I ever say that you were not entitled to your opinion. If you interpreted it as such, then you are the one who seems to have the problem. This entire thread would have been questions asked and answers received if you had just kept your negative comments to yourself.
I really do like this game. Too bad I can't say the same for my first encounter with you. I think perhaps what the dev team SHOULD look at is the jump-to-conclusion attitude of one of their moderators.
We had a question about player name.
Which was asked & answered before either of you and F posted to the thread.
Your two posts turned the thread into a debate thread in which personal opinions about the issue where presented. I just gave my view, just as you had.
nor did I ever say that you were not entitled to your opinion.
Well as far as insinuations go 'Hell of a response I get to my first post, eh?' is a pretty big one IMO.
Seeing your threashold level for feeling 'badly treated' by me is pretty low, I'm shure you fully appreciate/understand my respons question too.
Nowhere did I make any demands of how the dev team should spend their time
Sorry about that, was replying to two posts at the same time. Obviously some of it where not directed towards you. I apologize for any confusion this lead to.
I really do like this game. Too bad I can't say the same for my first encounter with you.
Sad to hear that (ie the second part).
Hope you will reread the posts a few times in a day or so (when you've cooled down) and perhaps reevaluate what actually happend in this thread a bit.
Either way though, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
Good future EU gaming.
Which was asked & answered before either of you and F posted to the thread.
Your two posts turned the thread into a debate thread in which personal opinions about the issue where presented. I just gave my view, just as you had.
nor did I ever say that you were not entitled to your opinion.
Well as far as insinuations go 'Hell of a response I get to my first post, eh?' is a pretty big one IMO.
Seeing your threashold level for feeling 'badly treated' by me is pretty low, I'm shure you fully appreciate/understand my respons question too.
Nowhere did I make any demands of how the dev team should spend their time
Sorry about that, was replying to two posts at the same time. Obviously some of it where not directed towards you. I apologize for any confusion this lead to.
I really do like this game. Too bad I can't say the same for my first encounter with you.
Sad to hear that (ie the second part).
Hope you will reread the posts a few times in a day or so (when you've cooled down) and perhaps reevaluate what actually happend in this thread a bit.
Either way though, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
Good future EU gaming.
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For some reason people always feel moderators aren't allowed to vent their opinions if they disagree with sommink. Happens on every board. Moderators tend to be normal users who also have moderation duties. Doesn't mean they should stop being a user with opinions. Also doesn't make them a bad moderator.
Personally I have been playing with a silly AQ871 whatever name from day 1 even though I knew how to change it. If I had come accross ur query earlier I'd prolly have answered if it wasn't already but I also have stated that I wouldn't care about it. So what ? Is that such an enormous crime ? U can state ur opinion, I can state mine, people are free to state their opinions, no ?
And I really don't see what a dev team of all teams should do about a user airing his opinion
If u ever would be needing me again, I'll be up Huszics's arse
Personally I have been playing with a silly AQ871 whatever name from day 1 even though I knew how to change it. If I had come accross ur query earlier I'd prolly have answered if it wasn't already but I also have stated that I wouldn't care about it. So what ? Is that such an enormous crime ? U can state ur opinion, I can state mine, people are free to state their opinions, no ?
And I really don't see what a dev team of all teams should do about a user airing his opinion
If u ever would be needing me again, I'll be up Huszics's arse
I think Huzsics is right about this one. While it may sound like he's being an ass, he's not. This is really really one of those things that is fixable easily and making an actual patch for it by Paradox (which needs to fix bugs and make play-balance changes first) is not useful. Plus, he has that nifty America*2 avatar. Can't beat that, now can you? Allota people ask for things to be fixed and changed in the game all the time. Maybe this IS one thing that can easily be changed. If you like, you can suggest it to the suggestions for the 1.9 patch, which is somewhere under FAQ's.
Plus, he has that nifty America*2 avatar. Can't beat that, now can you?
Well actually ... *seeing all future support on the board going down the drain*
It's the Swedish 3 crowns symbol & the Hungarian red & white bars. Represent me beeing Swedish by birth and Hungarian by blood =). It was done by Jeremy McGuinn BTW (after some serious kiss up)
Well actually ... *seeing all future support on the board going down the drain*
It's the Swedish 3 crowns symbol & the Hungarian red & white bars. Represent me beeing Swedish by birth and Hungarian by blood =). It was done by Jeremy McGuinn BTW (after some serious kiss up
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How pitiful that this thread end like that... Human being, how complex you are...
R.F.
R.F.