[REQ] Any way to get rid of the default "Jon Doe" name?

[LukeFF]

Title says it all. I'm an American, so I'd just prefer to not have to type in my name every time I start a career.

[Boris]

Why? Are the Americans the only people that get annoyed by little things like that?

[DarkShip]

Look for your menu.txt in the Data\Menu folder.

Open the file in your usual editor and use the search function (Edit, Search...); that's easier than scrolling down the file.

Type John Doe and hit "Next".

There you are: Line 134. Replace J Doe by whatever you like.

Cheers.
DS

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by DarkShip

Look for your menu.txt in the Data\Menu folder.

Open the file in your usual editor and use the search function (Edit, Search...); that's easier than scrolling down the file.

Type John Doe and hit "Next".

There you are: Line 134. Replace J Doe by whatever you like.

Cheers.
DS

Thanks!

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by Boris

Why? Are the Americans the only people that get annoyed by little things like that?

I am an American, born to American citizens, and was born and raised in America. Thus, when playing a game simulating the American military, I want to use my American name. When I play a game simulating someone else'se military, I'll use a random name.

Sheesh.

[Ducimus]

John Doe is an American name. At least i think it is, but i figure you know its a "name" given to an unknown person. There's also Jane Doe. Same thing.

Personally, ive taken to naming my career game skipper, "Richard Kentrat". Sort of a bastardization of American and German names rolled into one. *shrug* Hey, we are a melting pot after all.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

John Doe is an American name. At least i think it is, but i figure you know its a "name" given to an unknown person. There's also Jane Doe. Same thing.

Yes, I work in EMS, so I'm familiar with those name designations. Too bad the devs didn't implement a random name generator for the player's name, like they did for the rest of the crew.

[Barkhorn1x]

Originally Posted by LukeFF

Yes, I work in EMS, so I'm familiar with those name designations. Too bad the devs didn't implement a random name generator for the player's name, like they did for the rest of the crew.

...and what, you can't manage to use your big squash to actually think up a fictitious AMERICAN name and then manage to summon up the strength to complete 10 seconds of typing on the keyboard???

Wow, just wow!

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by Barkhorn1x

...and what, you can't manage to use your big squash to actually think up a fictitious AMERICAN name and then manage to summon up the strength to complete 10 seconds of typing on the keyboard???

Wow, just wow!

Yes, it's such a shame I want to use my real name in a computer game. Shame on me.

[Ducimus]

Lol, so use your own. Its not like anyones posting patrol logs anytime soon.

[JFL1]

With a name like John Doe, I feel as if I were already dead (seems to me the devs watched too many CSI episodes)...

I miss the SH3 way of creating a profile.

I (try to) play SH4 on a single computer with my 11-year old son and we are often overwriting each other saved games because of this single profile option.

I really don't understand why they did try to fix something that was definitely not broken in the first place...