Same problem, just got kicked for my name.
Note : I played the DDE Beta, Beta and release versions without a problem. The latest update added ASCII limitations.
Why it is a problem : RO2 uses the Steam Community nickname as your nickname, and iirc even using .cfg files doesn't work all the time and at each map change.
ASCII = American Standard Code for Information Interchange
So there's no accents/diacritic.
RO2 is sold to players from all around the world, banning diacritics from their Steam Community name is kinda disrespectful to other languages.
Some people mentionned good reasons for such limits : OK.
Even if custom character-limitations could exist...
=> RO2 should automatically remove ANY character not accepted by Punkbuster upon start for the RO2 nickname.
=> RO2 should add a setting "use custom nickname" in the options, so I could keep my Steam Community name and play RO2 like other players.
IIRC, you can change your nickname in the .cfg/.ini files (I don't know where though), but it doesn't work correctly all the time (like map change resetting the nickname) and can no longer work after an update.
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1) What TWI is going to do regarding this problem ?
2) Is there a temporary fix using .cfg/.ini files ? EDIT : apparently, it could if the setname command was working.
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EDIT : I tried the "setname AAA" command, then the "set name AAA" command in the ROEngine.ini file, then in the ROGame.ini file. First without "Read-only", then with it.
None worked, my nickname is still the Steam Community one (of course, it's a corrupted version of my nickname since RO2 can't handle Unicode) :/
> "HUUUR CHANGE UR NIKNAME U NUB"
I'm sorry, but I won't change my Steam nickname I've been using for several years now (so people can remember me, even after 3 years), just because RO2 can't handle custom nicknames. It's a part of my own language, my own culture, and myself.
=> I'm currently trying to force RO2 to use a custom nickname (like "PB_banned_that_nickname") instead of my Steam Community one
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EDIT 2 :
=> Tried changing my nickname ingame using the command " setname A " (or " setname "A" "), it displayed " *mynickname* changed name to *mynickname* " = nothing changed.
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EDIT 3 :
Tested it, here are the results :
a) Client = Punkbuster enabled + Steam community On
Servers = Punkbuster High, Punkbuster Medium, Punkbuster Low, No Punkbuster.
b) Client = Punkbuster disabled + Steam community On
Servers = Punkbuster High, Punkbuster Medium, Punkbuster Low, No Punkbuster.
c) Client = Punkbuster enabled + Steam community Off
Servers = Punkbuster High, Punkbuster Medium, Punkbuster Low, No Punkbuster.
d) Client = Punkbuster disabled + Steam community Off
Servers = Punkbuster High, Punkbuster Medium, Punkbuster Low, No Punkbuster.
The setname command never worked, not even once.
Fix TWI ?