I haven't logged in for about 6 months. So when it said "invalid name" I thought perhaps the name had been released because of that extended idle period. But based on the fact that the game itself recognized the name as "in use" and the fact that I was able to successfully log into the web portal, I tend to agree with others on this list that something is off with the client I use. But thanks for the clarification, Dentin.

On Jun 19, 2024 12:12 PM, "Dennis Towne via groups.io" <soda=xirr....@groups.io> wrote:
The character already exists, so you can only log it in.  You can't create a new character with that name, because it already exists.

If you want to reset the character, log in with your email instead, and select the restart option.

-dentin

Alter Aeon MUD

On Tue, Jun 18, 2024 at 8:21 PM John via groups.io <jpcarnemolla=comcast....@groups.io> wrote:

That's not exactly germane to the conversation :)

Heather has the device and client she wants to be using, and the question is whether or not she's able to get connected. Going into technical tangents of what's possible with the device, while totally cool (I'd be a lot more interested in a Braillenote touch if I could load Linux on it), is not going to help her figure out why her current client is refusing to enter text correctly.



On 6/18/2024 16:21, Jude DaShiell wrote:
side-loading tintin is rather easy. For a real challenge, try installing gentoo and have it come up talking. -- Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." Ed Howdershelt 1940. On Tue, 18 Jun 2024, Heather Seaman wrote:
I redownloaded Nexus and changed the port back to 3010. But still got the same "invalid name, try another" response when I tried Coralthewolf. And yes, that is the correct spelling. So it looks like my stay on Alter was a brief, but enjoyable, one. Thanks for all your help Jude and John. I know I could sideload Tintin+ but I just don't feel comfortable fiddling with files that I don't understand; I'm not a coder. On Jun 18, 2024 3:50 PM, Heather <hsbookrea...@gmail.com> wrote: I will change the port, but I can't use MushZ because I'm playing on an Android notetaker. I prefer its perkins keyboard to any qwerty one. On Jun 18, 2024 1:24 PM, "John via groups.io" <jpcarnemolla=comcast....@groups.io> wrote: The mixed-up characters you're talking about are ascii art. Change your client to point to port 3010 and they will go away. If possible, using mush-z is your best option for playing Alter Aeon. On 6/18/2024 11:42, Heather Seaman wrote: Thanks, Jude, I'll try that. Nexus hasn't been updated since September of 2023 and all it said under what's new is cominterface fixes" whatever that means. I'll try the re-install and see what happens. If it works, fine. If not, Alter was fun while it lasted for me. The rest of the machine and all other apps work beautifully. On Jun 18, 2024 10:04 AM, Jude DaShiell <jdash...@panix.com> wrote: It's either sloppy coding on that client or the client's files got corrupted. It may be useful to delete the client and download the client again and then try the login again with original character.  If you get in, corruption happened and admin maintainence may be in order for your machine.  Antivirus and scandisk while disconnected from the internet. Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." Ed Howdershelt 1940. On Tue, 18 Jun 2024, Heather Seaman wrote: I haven't played Alter in about 6 months. When I tried to log on with my character name, I got the message "invalid name, trx another". So I tried logging into their secure login portal on their site. This worked splendidly and my account info looked just fine. So I went back to my client and tried to re-create Coralthewolf. I got the message "name is already in use" which of course, it is. So the game itself clearly recognizes the character. But after closing the app completely for several hours I got the same "invalid name" message, even though I know I'm typing it correctly. The only thing I can see that might be strange is that at the very bottom of the screen, within the client, are quite a few lines of code: numbers, letters, quotes, question minks, and the plus sign, in several configurations. I have no idea what, if anything, it means. The only understandable lines say Alter Aeon v2.25 or something like that. Has this happened to anyone else? Any ideas what's going on? Should I try to create a new character and if that one logs in successfully, try to log it out and log Coral io? Thanks for any responses. Heather

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