changing name, with out using the name box

[Ice hearted killer]

well guys heres a quickie for you, how do you change your name with out using the name box in options? is it possible are am i stuck with the wrong tags for ever?

 

[Escher]

you can use the settings on the steam desktop. You don't have to do it only in game.

 

[Ice hearted killer]

how would you do that now?

 

[ScrappyDoo]

The console command:

setinfo name "your name here"

 

[NADES]

you can use
name whatever.you.want
but in ins, it crashes changing names from console, be warned

 

[Ratfire]

I'm not at my computer at home to give exact directions, but you can change your name in three different ways on HL.

You can set your steam account name, which is the default for all steam games, in the steam menu under File -> Settings and then the Friends tab. You can also access those settings in game with Shift + Tab. However, I don't believe this will overwrite the name you set in the game options on the splash screen of the mod.

Which is way #2, you can just go to options right after you open insurgency and change your name in the box, which you mentioned you can't do?

And 3rd, as Scrappy said, you can set your name in console with 'setinfo Name "your name"' However, I believe this will reset every time you leave the game if you don't change your name with way #2.

How come your name box isn't working?

 

[joshcash]

setinfo should work

 

[Un4Gvn]

setinfo works fine, just make sure to put the quotes around it.

 

[Ice hearted killer]

thanks guys, il do that later

 

[a pet rock]

Chances are, it crashes every time he uses the name box. Also, I would like to point out that unlike other Source games your INs in-game name does not match your steam account name. That's how we're able to put the trademark in Steam name but not in-game.

I always have this problem, too, so what I do is I don't join a server and I try as many times as need be to change that name through all the crashing. One of them is gonna work just by an off-chance.

 

[Ice hearted killer]

Chances are, it crashes every time he uses the name box. Also, I would like to point out that unlike other Source games your INs in-game name does not match your steam account name. That's how we're able to put the trademark in Steam name but not in-game.

I always have this problem, too, so what I do is I don't join a server and I try as many times as need be to change that name through all the crashing. One of them is gonna work just by an off-chance.

last time i tryed that i had to reinstall xp and all my programs im wise to that one now

 

[a pet rock]

last time i tryed that i had to reinstall xp and all my programs im wise to that one now

Really? Hmm... I'll be more careful doing that now... I had no idea.

 

[Ice hearted killer]

Really? Hmm... I'll be more careful doing that now... I had no idea.

yehh that sucked i had only just installed it as well lol