How to Create / Edit a User Profile -Contents -
- What is a User Profile?
- Step 1. Adding / Editing a User 'Profile Name'
- Step 1a. Adding / Editing a User Profile 'Avatar (Character) Image'
- Step 1b. Adding / Editing a User Profile 'Sound'
- Step 2. Saving / Cancelling changes made to User Profiles
- Step 3. Closing the User Profile Editor
This is the User Profile Editor Window
What is a User Profile? In order for your game saves & settings to be saved and backed-up to your own personal user folder, you must create a User Profile. If games are played with no user profile(s) present, games are played as normal (as though you just ran the game executable via the desktop/start menu). You can create as many User Profiles as your hard drive can handle!
Step 1
Adding / Editing a User 'Profile Name'
You must create a user 'Profile Name', this can be your real name, a nickname or your gamer name (much the same as creating a user name for say an email or a website account). The only considerations are...
A. Your name cannot contain any of the following characters \/:*?"<>|, this is normal for a valid Windows directory creation.
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B. Also, if the Profile Name already exist's, you will be asked if you want to save over this profile, if you say 'yes' then that user profile will be replaced (deleted!) (this will change if the planned inclusion of Password protected User Profiles (if set) is added, which will require a user password to be entered first before deleting/editing existing profiles!)
Step 1a (Optional, but recommended!)
Adding / Editing a User Profile 'Avatar (Character) Image'
Here you have the option to add some personality to your User Profile by adding a Avatar (Character) image. You can do this by...
A. Selecting your image in the avatar image selection dialog window (the button with '...').
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OR B. Typing the path of your image file.
(PNG image format is recommended for it's high quality/low file size attributes ;). Avater Image file size should 65 * 65 or less)
Step 1b (Optional, but again recommended!)
Adding / Editing a User Profile 'Sound'
Here you have the option to add even more personality to your User Profile by adding a sound file that will be played once (or looped) when your user profile is selected! You do this by...
A. Selecting your sound in the sound file selection dialog window (the button with '...').
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OR B. Typing the path of your sound file.
(All the popular formats are supported including .WMA, .OGG, .MP3, .WAV and .MID! Sounds are played only while the User Profile window is active and in view (useful if your having a sneaky game at the office ;) plus it's more user friendly!)
Step 2 (Don't forget this!)
Saving / Cancelling changes made to User Profiles
If you want to save changes made to your User Profile, simply press the 'Save' button,
a dialog will come up allowing you save the User Profile with the current 'Profile Name' your previously entered as your save name (recommended!) or you can input something else. When your done press 'ok' to save or 'cancel' to go back to the editor to make further changes.
Step 3
Closing the User Profile Editor
If you want to return to the 'User Profile Window' or cancel the creation of / changes made to a profile simply press the 'Close' button.
Well done, you have now created/edited a User Profile in 3 or less easy steps!