What happens if I changed my name in game

[meat pie 632]

So in all my days playing arma 2 my name has been user,I am thinking of settling down in a server but I kinda want to make my name meat pie so if anyone from the forums see me they know its me,and what not.

 

If I changed my name on my profile what would happen? Because i tried to change it in arma3 but I could not edit my name with out making a new profile.

I think its time for a change after all this time.

Thanks

 

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If I changed my name on my profile what would happen?

 

Nothing... all fine.

Edited January 10, 2014 by NoCheats

[tacticalbanana 38]

The only thing that has happened to me because I have changed my name was that my keybinds were reset to default (had to re-bind the finger)

Edited January 10, 2014 by TacticalBanana

[kichilron 8550]

If that's your default userprofile you can't change your name.

 

You will have to create a new profile so you can change your name, which will possibly result in you losing your custom keybindings / graphicssettings and everything.

 

If you just copy over your configs from the configfile of your "User"-profile to the "meat pie"-profile you will have your configs back.

 

But other than the keybinds nothing will change. :)

[meat pie 632]

If that's your default userprofile you can't change your name.

 

You will have to create a new profile so you can change your name, which will possibly result in you losing your custom keybindings / graphicssettings and everything.

 

If you just copy over your configs from the configfile of your "User"-profile to the "meat pie"-profile you will have your configs back.

 

But other than the keybinds nothing will change. :)

with arma 3 when I made a new user profile I lost all my single player progress so I just went back to user.

shame maybe I will have to stick with user if its like that in arma 2.

[creature 1189]

Dayz mod keeps your progress but as was stated, any custom keybinds and video setting will revert back to standard.

 

I had 3 profiles I switched between and the 3rd one was changed quite frequently, Never lost my character or anything associated with it in game.

[kichilron 8550]

with arma 3 when I made a new user profile I lost all my single player progress so I just went back to user.

shame maybe I will have to stick with user if its like that in arma 2.

 

 

No, you don't lose anything on DayZ, as it's bound to your GUID, not your playerprofile.

 

 

C:\User\YourUsername\Documents\Arma 2 Other Profiles\

 

Then go to the "User" directory and copy the content of your User.Arma2oaprofile over to the newly created profile, so go back to:

 

C:\User\YourUsername\Documents\Arma 2 Other Profiles\

 

Then to go the "meat pie" directory and paste the content of your first User.Arma2oaprofile into the new meat pie.arma2oaprofile and you should be fine.

[meat pie 632]

No, you don't lose anything on DayZ, as it's bound to your GUID, not your playerprofile.

 

 

C:\User\YourUsername\Documents\Arma 2 Other Profiles\

 

Then go to the "User" directory and copy the content of your User.Arma2oaprofile over to the newly created profile, so go back to:

 

C:\User\YourUsername\Documents\Arma 2 Other Profiles\

 

Then to go the "meat pie" directory and paste the content of your first User.Arma2oaprofile into the new meat pie.arma2oaprofile and you should be fine.

k sounds good because I play arma2 lots and would not want to lose my saves.

 

Thanks man