Good evening.

I am attempting to begin a league in the Fallout universe, and I like to give colorful nicknames* and family names* to my players. Is there a way for me to bulk edit the names file instead of individually editing each name?

*Some examples from my baseball league's All-Star lineups:

SP Elastic Man Haley (FtH) - 13-5, 2.97 ERA, 151.2 IP, 1.21 WHIP, 6.0 K/9, 3.5 WAR
SP Freon McMahan (CAM) - 4-7, 4.06 ERA, 124.0 IP, 1.09 WHIP, 7.5 K/9, 1.9 WAR
SP Zack Million (NAH) - 10-4, 2.34 ERA, 138.2 IP, 1.19 WHIP, 6.2 K/9, 4.6 WAR
SP Beachboy Nut (NB)* - 8-7, 2.93 ERA, 153.1 IP, 1.06 WHIP, 6.6 K/9, 4.2 WAR
SP Paul Stains (SAL) - 11-8, 3.66 ERA, 169.2 IP, 1.23 WHIP, 7.3 K/9, 5.2 WAR
RP Ugio Church (NB) - 11-8, 3.98 ERA, 140.1 IP, 1.38 WHIP, 6.0 K/9, 2.0 WAR
RP Closecall Hubb (LEX) - 4-7, 3.82 ERA, 115.1 IP, 1.23 WHIP, 5.2 K/9, 1.8 WAR
RP Nien Nunb (FtH)* - 5-3, 11 SV, 2.61 ERA, 69.0 IP, 1.30 WHIP, 5.5 K/9, 1.7 WAR
C Red Jay Jones (ST) - .302/.323/.517, 344 AB, 22 HR, 115 wRC+, 2.6 WAR
C Sleve McDichael (FtH)* - .306/.378/.531, 294 AB, 16 HR, 2 SB, 136 wRC+, 3.3 WAR
1B Bulleye Shooterson (NAH) - .322/.459/.546, 317 AB, 18 HR, 2 SB, 165 wRC+, 4.1 WAR
2B Diamond Ball (NAH) - .294/.383/.541, 340 AB, 24 HR, 6 SB, 138 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
2B Jack of Diamonds Cordero (MAL)* - .313/.389/.595, 284 AB, 21 HR, 1 SB, 155 wRC+, 3.0 WAR
2B Togie Pitt (CAM) - .323/.348/.514, 381 AB, 16 HR, 30 SB, 123 wRC+, 3.3 WAR
2B Nauseous Revere (FtH)* - .342/.459/.572, 339 AB, 14 HR, 11 SB, 168 wRC+, 5.2 WAR
3B Mike Fountaineau (CON) - .290/.379/.561, 303 AB, 23 HR, 1 SB, 144 wRC+, 3.1 WAR
3B Tommy Whitetiger (LEX) - .264/.347/.494, 318 AB, 19 HR, 2 SB, 117 wRC+, 2.3 WAR
SS Gavin Deux-Gas (SLOG)* - .358/.417/.610, 346 AB, 16 HR, 28 SB, 167 wRC+, 6.1 WAR
SS Aaron Squire (BH) - .318/.388/.546, 355 AB, 20 HR, 3 SB, 144 wRC+, 4.5 WAR
LF Family Sam Partridge (ST)* - .335/.385/.633, 376 AB, 29 HR, 3 SB, 164 wRC+, 4.1 WAR
LF Clean Jack Spratt (CAM) - .321/.364/.642, 324 AB, 28 HR, 1 SB, 155 wRC+, 3.0 WAR
CF Eden Babz (ET) - .299/.352/.460, 385 AB, 12 HR, 33 SB, 108 wRC+, 4.1 WAR
CF Packs Ton Kling (LEX) - .247/.290/.528, 369 AB, 32 HR, 14 SB, 105 wRC+, 3.2 WAR
CF Jig McGhee (BH)* - .275/.377/.503, 356 AB, 18 HR, 35 SB, 131 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
RF Orcin Cardinal (FtH) - .306/.387/.578, 360 AB, 24 HR, 10 SB, 149 wRC+, 2.8 WAR
RF Thatch Heard (SAL) - .348/.365/.568, 396 AB, 21 HR, 1 SB, 141 wRC+, 3.5 WAR
RF Babs Rooth (CC)* - .348/.457/.628, 336 AB, 23 HR, 180 wRC+, 4.6 WAR

SP Doug Creep (ATOM) - 17-6, 2.95 ERA, 167.2 IP, 1.28 WHIP, 6.0 K/9, 5.6 WAR
SP Baker Dozen (FHE) - 9-4, 3.07 ERA, 123.0 IP, 1.27 WHIP, 4.2 K/9, 2.4 WAR
SP Oliver Oil (EGR) - 8-10, 4.23 ERA, 129.2 IP, 1.62 WHIP, 5.3 K/9, 0.2 WAR
SP Exxie Summerset (V81) - 14-3, 3.40 ERA, 159.0 IP, 1.26 WHIP, 7.2 K/9, 4.1 WAR
SP Chris Teddybear (OBE) - 4-11, 5.35 ERA, 116.0 IP, 1.56 WHIP, 5.7 K/9, 1.6 WAR (Injured)
RP Mean David Green (SI) - 4-1, 2.86 ERA, 69.1 IP, 1.38 WHIP, 3.1 K/9, 0.9 WAR
RP Ollrod Hubbard (FHE) - 4-0, 2.76 ERA, 58.2 IP, 1.47 WHIP, 8.6 K/9, 0.3 WAR
CL Burt Bloodhound (DC) - 2-7, 23 SV, 3.00 ERA, 39.0 IP, 1.64 WHIP, 11.5 K/9, 1.7 WAR
CL William Butcherman (OBE) - 3-2, 29 SV, 2.74 ERA, 42.2 IP, 1.45 WHIP, 7.6 K/9, 1.2 WAR
CL Professor Harriel (ROX)* - 1-1, 14 SV, 1.12 ERA, 24.0 IP, 0.83 WHIP, 9.8 K/9, 0.8 WAR
C Kinsella Birdwatcher (QUI) - .308/.376/.490, 286 AB, 13 HR, 126 wRC+, 2.5 WAR
C Cole Spice (DC) - .287/.396/.509, 279 AB, 19 HR, 1 SB, 138 wRC+, 2.4 WAR
C Phantom Vargas (V81)* - .300/.417/.554, 287 AB, 18 HR, 2 SB, 154 wRC+, 4.2 WAR
1B Barker Cocoa (UP)* - .328/.429/.672, 348 AB, 32 HR, 4 SB, 185 wRC+, 5.1 WAR
2B Chris Connexx (V81) - .286/.390/.548, 301 AB, 20 HR, 23 SB, 145 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
2B Odd Todd Walker (OBE)* - .331/.392/.603, 360 AB, 26 HR, 12 SB, 156 wRC+, 4.3 WAR
3B Harry Byrd (V81) - .319/.413/.548, 345 AB, 17 HR, 5 SB, 151 wRC+, 3.0 WAR
3B Nest Morfa (SI) - .310/.360/.569, 232 AB, 17 HR, 5 SB, 140 wRC+, 1.8 WAR
3B Tre' Morgueman (JP) - .300/.375/.526, 340 AB, 20 HR, 11 SB, 135 wRC+, 3.4 WAR
3B Sonny Pacino (SOU) - .343/.401/.499, 347 AB, 7 HR, 139 wRC+, 3.3 WAR
3B Shane Stabb (ATOM)* - .346/.395/.544, 373 AB, 12 HR, 146 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
SS Stormin Normin MacDonald (OBE)* - .305/.421/.502, 295 AB, 12 HR, 15 SB, 145 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
SS End Yamada (V81) - .306/.403/.515, 363 AB, 16 HR, 1 SB, 143 wRC+, 5.1 WAR
LF Ken Debate (JP)* - .349/.436/.641, 301 AB, 20 HR, 10 SB, 175 wRC+, 3.3 WAR
CF Earthbound Bussey (OBE) - .285/.371/.398, 379 AB, 10 HR, 44 SB, 107 wRC+, 3.9 WAR
CF Missile Crews (FHE) - .301/.396/.462, 342 AB, 10 HR, 34 SB, 124 wRC+, 3.7 WAR
CF Enigma Montgomery (GS)* - .309/.395/.483, 356 AB, 12 HR, 34 SB, 135 wRC+, 4.9 WAR
CF Hondo Ohnaka (SI) - .271/.359/.616, 310 AB, 31 HR, 28 SB, 148 wRC+, 3.5 WAR
RF Naga Arakaki (GS)* - .328/.395/.596, 366 AB, 25 HR, 159 wRC+, 3.7 WAR
RF Jay Gabby (GOOD) - .307/.358/.557, 323 AB, 18 HR, 16 SB, 130 wRC+, 3.1 WAR
RF Joe Rathmann (V81) - .288/.390/.519, 364 AB, 17 HR, 16 SB, 137 wRC+, 3.6 WAR
RF Wee Willy Warrington (UP) - .287/.367/.558, 355 AB, 25 HR, 139 wRC+, 3.7 WAR

On the left side menu where your player name is that is a drop box where you can change to commissioner mode. There you can find an option to export data to a database which you can open with SQLite and make your edits and then use that same function in the commissioner office to upload those. This feature is meant for editing only - do not add rows or columns or things like that and do not change team identifiers as that could cause errors but for editing names its perfect for what you want.

Thanks, Gary!

Is there a "best time" to edit the names? I am playing with the names in my test league (July 2 in game), but see a lot of guys listed as "rookie rookie" in the file though they appear to have name IDs (zimmem01, for example). The veteran names appear as expected. As a followup, should I change their UniqueID, too, or is it ok to leave them as is even if I change first and last names?

ah two important things here

leave rookie rookie alone - its just a placeholder in the ordering from a retired player who will be filled by a new rookie coming in - we do not want to edit the playerID numbers for anyone and do not want to remove or add them

The uniqueids for the players you are changing I would leave since they are already tied to those players and tied to use in the database

I could not make a new thread, so I will post this here hoping it will be seen. I went to the Support Forum and attempted to use that information to fix my problem. Unfortunately, that support information was not accurate for the current version of the game since it does not create a folder under the Wolverine Studios in Documents. All my saves are in the C:// folder where the game is installed.

I am receiving an "Illegal Characters in Path" error in they game. I am not sure if this is a result of editing anything or something else. On the game day, November 28, 2313, I receive the same error where the simulation will not move on. I tried to delete the game and reinstall it in case the GameSettings or another file was corrupt, but that did not solve the issue. Any advice would be appreciated.

Full error log:

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

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System.ArgumentException: Illegal characters in path.
at System.IO.Path.CheckInvalidPathChars(String path, Boolean checkAdditional)
at System.IO.Path.GetFileName(String path)
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.IOUtils.FindFirstFile(Assembly assem, String PathName, FileAttributes Attributes)
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Dir(String PathName, FileAttribute Attributes)
at DDSPB2025.clsPlayer.GetPhoto()
at DDSPB2025.CSimEngine.Initialize()
at DDSPB2025.dayschedule.RunSim(WebUI webui)
at DDSPB2025.dayschedule._Closure$__41-0._Lambda$__0()


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************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

This is most likely because of something you edited with the names. Did you use characters like commas, periods etc when putting the names in? You can't use anything that you wouldn't be able to use when naming a file. Like you could not name a file myfile.inprogress.txt or something like that