I know... we are not suppose to change our files... but this may make it so people can PM you in game again
so I am going to let it stand ... until IGG gets off their @$$ and fixes the problem!
Please post your results so I can be sure it works!
Every player must do this including non affected account (names)...
Even if person with the character in their name changes the file, a person who hasn't will still see the Chinese character and not be able to PM them.
- Ele
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You can try this.
Open the following file with notepad:[code]D:/Voyage Century Online/voyage/Core.ini[/code]Go to the line 89 ( not always line 89). You will see this:
[ui]
codepage=936
Change it to:
[ui]
codepage=1252
OR
[ui]
codepage= (insert the correct number from tables below in post #3)
OR
[ui]
codepage=
In short, just the delete the number 936 and leave it blank or insert the correct number from the tables below. This way the game wont use 936 encoding anymore, you will lose support for east Asian characters like simplified Chinese. Its not necessary anyways, no one talks Chinese in game...
Solution thanks to DSOFA
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Windows 7 instructions... step by step
From experience in windows 7 you will probably have to set your user account controls...
***CAUTION CHANGE SETTINGS BACK BEFORE STARTING GAME OR DOING ANY OTHER ACTIONS**
1) If the file will not save you may have to set your user account controls
to do this in Windows 7 :
easiest way is probably to just type "User Account" in the start menu:
(but get there how you want to)

2) then move slider bar to "never notify" and click "ok"

3) NOW RE-BOOT your computer
4) Open word Pad and find the file:
first set word pad to show "All files"

5) Then select the file named "core"
I do hate win 7 that it doesn't show all file extensions... so choose the one I circled.

6) go to the bottom of the file....
in windows 7 it is the 3rd line from the bottom

7) Change the number to the one you want or leave blank
8) SAVE the file
9) Close word pad.... and re-open file to check that it was saved.
10) If file was successfully saved CHANGE USER ACCOUNT CONTROLS back to " Always Notify"

11) Re-Boot Computer
12) play game
- Ele
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[ Last edited by xanthian31 at 2013-1-20 19:36 ]