Larian Studios Forums Divine Divinity (English) General My name is . . .Hero?

After playing the demo a few weeks ago, I finally got the game itself. After a night of play my survivor is on his way and doing very well with random items so far. The only problem is that I was in such a rush I forgot to name him. I don't want to restart but would like a better handle that Hero. Any tips on where to fix this?

i don't think that you can change his name once you have started the game. either go through the rest of the game with his name hero, or restart the game if it is that big of a deal.

You can change the name using a hex editor;

character name


If you don't already have a hex editor, check out the freeware programs Frhed, XVI32 or those listed here or reviewed on this site.
I use Hackman; the latest 8.x release on the homepage introduces a low file size limit in the freeware version. It is still possible to find the previous 7.x release, though; check here, or search Google for "hack704.zip" or "hack702.zip", etc.

LOL ! *Exactly* the same problem occured with me as I begun to play <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beyond.gif" alt="" /> ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

If that's you only problem. Congratulations!

Übereil

PS Wellcome (temporary brain meltdown... Is that spelled correctly? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" />)to the forum <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />DS

Yes, so is mine. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" /> I was in too much a hurry to start playing and
I missed the screen. I play the blonde female warrior. Hi! Hero. Godspeed, ladyterry <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/kitty.gif" alt="" /> [color:"blue"] [/color]

I think alot of folks do that I know I did my first time out and had to start over so could give the character a name besides Hero. lol oh well it was and is still fun no matter the name.

Have fun and good luck

J.W. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" />

I don't think any of the characters refer to you by name (eg. Baldur's Gate style) , or you even introduce yourself with your name, throught-out the entire game. So I wouldn't worry about it.

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> You can always rename him 'Billy' <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />

HINT: Paper Lace <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devil.gif" alt="" />

If I remember correctly, in Shakespeare's "Much ado about nothing" there is even a female character whose name is "Hero".

Correct, one of the main 4 characters. So yes, it is a real name.

Pretty much anything can be a real name now-a-days...

Yeah, but Shakespeare was quite a long time before nowadays". <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

If you understand what I mean. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

But on the other hand, he named a danish prince Hamlet and his best friend (who for all I know allso is danish) Horatio, so...

Übereil

PS guess what play. I'll send you 10 kr if you promise to stand for the eventuall costs DS

i thought shakespeare was untemporal

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

some kind of raw spirit who had never existed as his works were written by his twin brother...

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/offtopic.gif" alt="" /> Hm, IIRC, Shakespeare's existance is still not solved totally. Some say, it's the actor Christopher Marlowe, others say a Royal had written these plays. And I'm sure, there are more theories that skipped my memory.
Kiya

But still I like the plays. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

And, yes, to name a Danish Prince "Hamlet" is a bit weird in my ears ... I'd call the overall choice of names rather ... creative. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

Much better to be named 'Hamlet' than 'Piglet'. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

O, that this too too solid flesh would melt,
Thaw and resolve itself into a dew!
Or that the Everlasting had not fix’d
His canon ’gainst self-slaughter! O God! God!
How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable
Seem to me all the uses
Piglet. ACT I Scene 2.

I am thy father’s spirit,
Doom’d for a certain term to walk the night,
And for the day confin’d to fast in fires,
Piglet. ACT I Scene 5.

Yes, 'Hamlet' is a much better name. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

But Horatio? A danish person named Horatio?

Übereil

so far as he has not named a roman hero eric all is well...
use of latin name were not so uncommon in this time, even in Denmark, i think
some people had two names the latin and the local ones...
but a roman called eric... well Shakespeare has spared us that anyway!