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Here is a way for you to get special characters in your nickname in a Source game (assuming no games or mods exclude Source' default support for them of course).
I've gotten so many questions about this, and I'm kinda tired of explaining it over and over, so I'm making this so I can simply just link to this thread
Hope it's ok by you ComradeBadger If you want to move it to another part of the forum or something please let me know so I can update my link to it
I'm using Notepad and Character Map for this, cause everyone who has Windows XP installed should have those available.
So, here we go.
Step 1: Saving as Unicode!
Note: This folder is the folder for Half-Life 2: Deathmatch! If you are going to use it in another game, be sure to save it in the correct folder for your game as the config files in this folder only applies to this game.
Step 2: Finding the Special Characters!
Step 3: Getting the Special Characters Saved!
Note: Not all the characters you find in Character Map can be used, but you'll notice that soon enough when you start your game and check your name in the scoreboard or check the value name has via the console.
Hope this helps And if there is something that is unclear or something more you want to know, be sure to ask in this thread as I'll be checking in on it often to see if anyone has asked any questions and others who might wonder about the same thing later can get their answer here And if I can't help you then, I'm sure someone else will give you your answer or help you to find it on your own
- کΛFŦ | ŋΞЃЯΞχ
I've gotten so many questions about this, and I'm kinda tired of explaining it over and over, so I'm making this so I can simply just link to this thread
Hope it's ok by you ComradeBadger If you want to move it to another part of the forum or something please let me know so I can update my link to it I'm using Notepad and Character Map for this, cause everyone who has Windows XP installed should have those available.
So, here we go.
Step 1: Saving as Unicode!
- First, open Notepad.
(Fastest way is the run menu: push Windows-key + R, and type notepad and hit Enter.)
Then, in Notepad's menu, select File > Save As... and name the document autoexec.cfg.
Note: If you have an autoexec.cfg file already, open that instead and then select File > Save As....
Now, this is very important. At the bottom of the Save As... window, select Unicode. If you don't the document can't hold the special characters you are going to be using, and they will each be replaced by a ?.
Now, when Unicode is selected, save the document in your Steam\SteamApps\username\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\cfg folder (if you are already using a autoexec.cfg file, it's probably already there).
Note: This folder is the folder for Half-Life 2: Deathmatch! If you are going to use it in another game, be sure to save it in the correct folder for your game as the config files in this folder only applies to this game.
Step 2: Finding the Special Characters!
- Now you need to open Character Map.
(Again, fastest way is the run menu: push Windows-key + R, and type charmap and hit Enter.)
Or you can click on your Start button, and go to All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map
Now that Character Map is open, you need to select Unicode where it says Character set:
Now just browse around in the characters and find the ones you want to use. If you see an interesting character, but you want to see it more clearly, click it to see it in a bigger view. If you don't want it, click again to go back to the small view. And if you do want it, double-click it to enter it into the Characters to copy: field.
You can have several characters in the Characters to copy: field at the same time, so just take all the characters you want in one go.
Step 3: Getting the Special Characters Saved!
- Now that you have the characters you want, you click the Copy button in Character Map to copy them. Then switch to Notepad and paste them in as your name like you see I have done here:
Then all that is left is to save the changes you have done to your autoexec.cfg. And remember: Save it as Unicode so it can hold those special characters.
Note: Not all the characters you find in Character Map can be used, but you'll notice that soon enough when you start your game and check your name in the scoreboard or check the value name has via the console.
Hope this helps
And if there is something that is unclear or something more you want to know, be sure to ask in this thread as I'll be checking in on it often to see if anyone has asked any questions and others who might wonder about the same thing later can get their answer here And if I can't help you then, I'm sure someone else will give you your answer or help you to find it on your own - کΛFŦ | ŋΞЃЯΞχ
