Hello folks, due to recent changes in my personal life, my mods will not be maintained anymore. Feel free to use my luas/paks the way you want ! Happy modding :)
This method still works for v5.64 relics.You can use any hex editor.I use EmEditor. Step 1 - Exchange name. There is a code on the left side and words on the right side.Look for 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 45 78 70 6C 6F 72 65 72 45 78 70 6C 6F 72 65 72 = Explorer Change your name in the code part, but no more 8 letter. If you need to know the code for a letter, select it on the right side and you will see a number in the code part or Google search. "https://condor.depaul.edu/sjost/it236/documents/ascii.htm" see "Hex" value. If the name is shorter, the space must be filling by 00. As example: before 45 78 70 6C 6F 72 65 72 = Explorer after 47 4F 47 00 00 00 00 00 = GOG
Step 2 - hide GOG icon. You need unpack "No GOG Logo.pak" using "PSArcTool" PSArcTool here "https://github.com/periander/PSArcTool" Description "https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1529?tab=description" Copy the unpacked file "PLATFORM.GOG.DDS" along the path (you will need to create the folders "No GOG Logo\TEXTURES\UI\FRONTEND\CROSSPLAY") "GAMEDATA\MODS\No GOG Logo\TEXTURES\UI\FRONTEND\CROSSPLAY\PLATFORM.GOG.DDS"
Looks like this method is finally broken as of the 5.50 (Worlds II) update. The name can't be found in the .exe anymore. It must be stored somewhere else.
* Make note of the MODIFIED time * Select the other save from the same slot * Make note of the MODIFIED time * Whichever file is NEWEST should be edited LAST so that it remains the NEWEST save when you load the game
4. On the menu bar, click EDIT then EDIT Raw JSON 5. In the new window, click on DiscoveryManagerData (the root, don't expand it) in the LEFT panel 6. In the new window, click in the RIGHT panel and press CTRL+F 7. In the search box, type Explorer and click FIND (move the window and leave it open) 8. If it finds the word, it will hilight it. Just type (or paste) the name you want to use 9. Continue clicking FIND and replacing until it finds no matches
* If you've been playing long, the find/replace will take a while. There doesn't seem to be any bulk replace option
10. In the LEFT panel, click the save.hg at the top of the list (or whatever save you're editing) 11. Answer YES to save the changes 12. Close the JSON editor window 13. On the MAIN tab, click SAVE CHANGES (it will ask you if you try to close without clicking) 14. Repeat steps 3 to 13 for any other save files you have 15. Close the save editor when finished
Thank you so much to you and the author of the post for the detailed guides!
(saving a very large amount of time) Infofrmation for those who will be correcting the name: item 9 can be shortened by copying ALL the content into any text editor that supports bulk replacements (I used Sublime Text). After the correction, paste the entire code back in full as well.
ps. You can also change the name of planets that have already been uploaded . To do this, you need to find the desired planet (I did it manually by changing the name of all planets). Add your name to the DM: {“CN”: “Name”} After OWS add "FL":{ "C":1 } Done.
If you searched using renaming, just delete the "FL":{ "C":1 }In this case, the rest of the part in the DM will not work. (you can delete it too for clean code)
I noticed recently that my in game name is Hello Games.... despite my username being Mephilis78 on gog. I thought maybe it was a glitch, because expedition 3 has being buggy as hell, until I saw a planet I recently visited that said "discovered by Hello Games.....
Before I try this, does anyone know why this is happening?
Are you using gog galaxy ? If yes this tutorial is not to be used as I have not tested it. I only tested it on the offline installer on which it works.
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Feel free to use my luas/paks the way you want !
Happy modding :)
Step 1 - Exchange name.
There is a code on the left side and words on the right side.Look for 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 45 78 70 6C 6F 72 65 72
45 78 70 6C 6F 72 65 72 = Explorer
Change your name in the code part, but no more 8 letter.
If you need to know the code for a letter, select it on the right side and you will see a number in the code part or Google search.
"https://condor.depaul.edu/sjost/it236/documents/ascii.htm"
see "Hex" value.
If the name is shorter, the space must be filling by 00.
As example:
before
45 78 70 6C 6F 72 65 72 = Explorer
after
47 4F 47 00 00 00 00 00 = GOG
Step 2 - hide GOG icon.
You need unpack "No GOG Logo.pak" using "PSArcTool"
PSArcTool here "https://github.com/periander/PSArcTool"
Description "https://www.nexusmods.com/nomanssky/mods/1529?tab=description"
Copy the unpacked file "PLATFORM.GOG.DDS" along the path
(you will need to create the folders "No GOG Logo\TEXTURES\UI\FRONTEND\CROSSPLAY")
"GAMEDATA\MODS\No GOG Logo\TEXTURES\UI\FRONTEND\CROSSPLAY\PLATFORM.GOG.DDS"
Enjoy
* This guide was written based on game 3.70 (Expedition Four: Emergence)
1. Download No Man's Sky Save Editor by goatfungus
2. Run it (requires JAVA)
3. On the MAIN tab, select the slot and a save file to edit
* Make note of the MODIFIED time
* Select the other save from the same slot
* Make note of the MODIFIED time
* Whichever file is NEWEST should be edited LAST so that it remains the NEWEST save when you load the game
4. On the menu bar, click EDIT then EDIT Raw JSON
5. In the new window, click on DiscoveryManagerData (the root, don't expand it) in the LEFT panel
6. In the new window, click in the RIGHT panel and press CTRL+F
7. In the search box, type Explorer and click FIND (move the window and leave it open)
8. If it finds the word, it will hilight it. Just type (or paste) the name you want to use
9. Continue clicking FIND and replacing until it finds no matches
* If you've been playing long, the find/replace will take a while. There doesn't seem to be any bulk replace option
10. In the LEFT panel, click the save.hg at the top of the list (or whatever save you're editing)
11. Answer YES to save the changes
12. Close the JSON editor window
13. On the MAIN tab, click SAVE CHANGES (it will ask you if you try to close without clicking)
14. Repeat steps 3 to 13 for any other save files you have
15. Close the save editor when finished
(saving a very large amount of time)
Infofrmation for those who will be correcting the name:
item 9 can be shortened by copying ALL the content into any text editor that supports bulk replacements (I used Sublime Text). After the correction, paste the entire code back in full as well.
ps.
You can also change the name of planets that have already been uploaded .
To do this, you need to find the desired planet (I did it manually by changing the name of all planets).
Add your name to the DM:
{“CN”: “Name”}
After OWS add"FL":{
Done."C":1
}
If you searched using renaming, just delete the
"FL":{In this case, the rest of the part in the DM will not work. (you can delete it too for clean code)"C":1
}
so how to set short name? you surely can replace some letters, but remains of that will be with your name - Johnorer
Thanks for the head up!
I try editing lines from manual, but no success, in game the username still "Explorer". Can You help, if I make and upload video?
Before I try this, does anyone know why this is happening?
I only tested it on the offline installer on which it works.