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ThuginRealHard
Join Date: 2012-11-21 Member: 172689Members
Join Date: 2012-11-21 Member: 172689Members
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<ol type='1'><li>Open up Steam</li><li>On the top bar click "My Profile" and then "My Profile" again</li><li>On the right hand side of this page is a text box that says "ACTIONS", it has things like Games, Friends etc...</li><li>In this box click "EDIT MY PROFILE" at the top, click it.</li><li>On this page is a line for your profile name, change it, then scroll to the very bottom and click the green SAVE button.</li></ol>
You're done. :)
What's not changing?
Open Steam, click on COMMUNITY and then click on PROFILE. Below the words 'STEAM PROFILE" do you see the new nickname you entered? If yes, and if that is not the name showing up in NS2, then perhaps exit and restart Steam. If your old name is showing up on that page, then try my instructions again. If it still won't change contact Steam support.
You can also open up the game options and there is a Name field, just erase the contents and type your new name.
EDIT: I tried restating n different name combinations n the name in game won't change
Go to this directory:
C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Natural Selection 2
Find the file named options.xml
Open it in NOTEPAD
Do a search for the word "nickname", it should be near the bottom
Change your nickname and then save it
See if that works.
I should also have mentioned, you need to have the "show hidden files and folders" button clicked to see the appdata folder. If you don't have that set, you won't be able to see the folder. (you can change it by clicking TOOLS, FOLDER OPTIONS and then click on the VIEW tab, the option is there.) See if that lets you see that folder, and then you can try my post above again.
heres whats in the system_options file and if you could edit it for me so i kno where to place the nick it would be great :D
<options>
<graphics>
<display>
<anti-aliasing>false</anti-aliasing>
<window-mode>windowed</window-mode>
<display-buffering>0</display-buffering>
<shadows>false</shadows>
<anisotropic-filtering>false</anisotropic-filtering>
<bloom>false</bloom>
<fov-adjustment>0.000000</fov-adjustment>
<quality>0</quality>
<x-resolution>1280</x-resolution>
<y-resolution>800</y-resolution>
<ambient-occlusion>off</ambient-occlusion>
<atmospherics>false</atmospherics>
</display>
<infestation>minimal</infestation>
<multithreaded>false</multithreaded>
<texture-streaming>false</texture-streaming>
</graphics>
<voiceVolume>100</voiceVolume>
<musicVolume>42</musicVolume>
<system>
<runs>24</runs>
<build>232</build>
</system>
<soundVolume>40</soundVolume>
</options>
Just type: Name *Your name*
FYI.... No spaces, sorry
-Daniel
OR
while connected to a server, in console (~): name "your name here" in the quotes for spaces.
If that still doesn't work then you can do a reinstall by going to that same Steam properties page and clicking DELETE LOCAL GAME CONTENT. That will remove the game and you can reinstall.
Before you do, you did change your nickname in Steam right? That did work properly, yes? (On your profile page it has your new nickname?)