Invalid Nickname

[compressedtelet]

Sorry if this has problems been in b4 but whenever i try to create an online account through the game whatever nickname i type in (including completely random characters) it says that the nickname is taken or not in the appropriate format, does ne1 know how to solve this problem.

[Sajuur]

Sounds like your not selecting the "create account". You can't just put it in the first screen.

[compressedtelet]

i am using the create account (using the shortcut from the first screen)
i put in my e-mail address and password bt that message still appears

[ÜberJumper]

Post your warnings.log after a failed attempt.

[compressedtelet]

how do i do that

[Lord_Morpheus]

Just type what it tells you.

If you ve already registered a gs arcade account using your email addy, you cant make a new one with the same addy.

[Moe]

How to post your warnings.log (http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=41632)

[compressedtelet]

i cant post attachments, my posting rules wont let me

[compressedtelet]

This is what warnings.log says after i try

W40K started at 2004-10-20 14:02
OS NT 5.1, 512MB Physical Memory
RUN-OPTIONS
WORKING-DIR C:\Program Files\THQ\Dawn of War
USER Me

14:02:56.1 MATHBOX -- Version=5, Cpu=AMD Athlon:f=6,m=10, Mode=SSE
14:02:56.1 GAME -- Warhammer, 1.01, Build 57117.44353
14:02:56.1 GAME -- Available memory: 511MB RAM, 1198MB Pagefile
14:02:56.8 State::State - set socket send buffer to 131072
14:02:56.8 State::State - set socket receive buffer to 131072
14:02:56.8 HostState - 129.234.126.215:6112 / 129.234.126.215:6112
14:02:56.8 Session : Now Host
14:02:56.8 Session : We are now a Host
14:02:57.0 PeerState - 129.234.126.215:6112 / 129.234.126.215:6112
14:02:57.0 PeerState::ConnectCallbackHost - connecting to host at 255.255.255.255:6112
14:02:57.3 GSTransport::Connect - GT2AddressError
14:02:58.1 SPOOGE - Driver[Dx9 : Hardware TnL] on adapter[0], version[4,32]
14:02:59.8 SPDx9 -- Driver Name = nv4_disp.dll Device = \\.\DISPLAY1 Desc = NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
14:02:59.8 SPDx9 -- Driver Vendor = 0x10DE Device = 0x0322 SubSys = 0x91951462 Rev = 0x00A1
14:02:59.8 SPDx9 -- Driver Version Product = 0x0006 Version = 0x000E SubVersion = 0x000A Build = 0x1628 (5672)
14:02:59.8 SPDx9 -- Driver GUID = {D7B71E3E-4062-11CF-FA61-9FB100C2CB35}
14:03:00.6 SPOOGE -- 363.00MB available texture memory
14:03:00.6 SPOOGE -- 363.00MB available texture memory
14:03:05.5 GAME -- Beginning FE
14:03:09.0 MOVIE -- Opening movie 'movies:relic_intro.lua'
14:03:10.3 MOVIE -- Closing movie 'movies:relic_intro.lua'
14:03:10.3 MOVIE -- Opening movie 'movies:dow_intro.lua'
14:03:13.2 MOVIE -- Closing movie 'movies:dow_intro.lua'
14:03:13.4 MOD -- (mod manager) W40k, 1.0
14:03:13.6 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Shared_Textures\Full'
14:03:13.6 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Sound\Med'
14:03:13.7 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Whm\Medium'
14:03:35.1 GAME -- Using player profile Tom
14:03:42.0 EnterMultiplayerForm registering with lobby
14:03:46.1 Lobby - LOE_LobbySystemConnectionResult received
14:03:46.1 GameSpyLogonForm registering with lobby
14:03:48.0 GameSpyCreateForm registering with lobby
14:04:03.4 Lobby - LIE_Initialise received
14:04:03.6 GSPeer::RegisterAndLogon - retrieving nicknames for this account
14:04:03.6 App : Creating session
14:04:24.5 GSPeer - RegistrationError
14:04:24.5 Dispatch::CheckWantedNickName - no profile exists with the wanted name, connecting as a new user
14:04:45.6 GSPeer - RegistrationError
14:04:45.6 GSPeer - Disconnect
14:04:45.6 RegistrationResponse - couldn't register - bad nickname
14:04:45.6 Lobby - LOE_LogInResult received
14:04:49.0 GameSpyLogonForm registering with lobby
14:04:49.7 App : Closing session
14:04:52.8 GAME -- Ending FE
14:04:52.9 MOD -- (mod manager) shutting down
14:04:53.5 SPOOGE -- 360.00MB available texture memory
14:04:53.5 SPOOGE -- 362.00MB available texture memory

Application closed with error code -1

[ÜberJumper]

What nickname are you trying to register with?

14:04:45.6 RegistrationResponse - couldn't register - bad nickname

[compressedtelet]

ive tryed loads even random characters and the same message always appears

[ÜberJumper]

Perhaps it's the password you're using that's bad, or the email address.

[mecha]

No, it logged on to the account just fine, bad nickname means that the nickname contains banned words, phrases or characters.

[ÜberJumper]

mechazill0r, do you have a list of the banned words, phrases or characters? If so, could you provide it?

[Moe]

Heh, posting that list would be kinda funny. The swear word detector will go nuts.

But he said he was using random characters? Unless he is really unlucky in picking random words, wouldn't the problem be somewhere else?

[Lord_Morpheus]

Well he could be doing the bad word plus. Like lets say "Hope" is on the list. He could be doing :

Hope
Hope123
Hope_123
Hoperfdsfdsa
Hopersdfdhgh
etc

[compressedtelet]

No i did completely random characters like g4tha12

[ÜberJumper]

try "compressssed" or something, then come back and post your log file if it doesn't work (although gamespy may be down right now).

[compressedtelet]

Here it is using compressssed

W40K started at 2004-10-20 20:06
OS NT 5.1, 512MB Physical Memory
RUN-OPTIONS
WORKING-DIR C:\Program Files\THQ\Dawn of War
USER Me

20:06:25.2 MATHBOX -- Version=5, Cpu=AMD Athlon:f=6,m=10, Mode=SSE
20:06:25.4 GAME -- Warhammer, 1.01, Build 57117.44353
20:06:25.4 GAME -- Available memory: 511MB RAM, 1198MB Pagefile
20:06:25.4 State::State - set socket send buffer to 131072
20:06:25.4 State::State - set socket receive buffer to 131072
20:06:25.4 HostState - 129.234.126.215:6112 / 129.234.126.215:6112
20:06:25.5 Session : Now Host
20:06:25.5 Session : We are now a Host
20:06:25.5 PeerState - 129.234.126.215:6112 / 129.234.126.215:6112
20:06:25.5 PeerState::ConnectCallbackHost - connecting to host at 255.255.255.255:6112
20:06:25.5 GSTransport::Connect - GT2AddressError
20:06:25.8 SPOOGE - Driver[Dx9 : Hardware TnL] on adapter[0], version[4,32]
20:06:26.7 SPDx9 -- Driver Name = nv4_disp.dll Device = \\.\DISPLAY1 Desc = NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
20:06:26.7 SPDx9 -- Driver Vendor = 0x10DE Device = 0x0322 SubSys = 0x91951462 Rev = 0x00A1
20:06:26.7 SPDx9 -- Driver Version Product = 0x0006 Version = 0x000E SubVersion = 0x000A Build = 0x1628 (5672)
20:06:26.7 SPDx9 -- Driver GUID = {D7B71E3E-4062-11CF-FA61-9FB100C2CB35}
20:06:27.8 SPOOGE -- 363.00MB available texture memory
20:06:27.8 SPOOGE -- 363.00MB available texture memory
20:06:29.0 GAME -- Beginning FE
20:06:31.6 MOVIE -- Opening movie 'movies:relic_intro.lua'
20:06:32.5 MOVIE -- Closing movie 'movies:relic_intro.lua'
20:06:32.5 MOVIE -- Opening movie 'movies:dow_intro.lua'
20:06:33.1 MOVIE -- Closing movie 'movies:dow_intro.lua'
20:06:33.6 MOD -- (mod manager) W40k, 1.0
20:06:34.2 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Shared_Textures\Full'
20:06:34.2 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Sound\Med'
20:06:34.2 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Whm\Medium'
20:06:45.0 GAME -- Using player profile Tom
20:06:51.9 EnterMultiplayerForm registering with lobby
20:06:55.9 Lobby - LOE_LobbySystemConnectionResult received
20:06:55.9 GameSpyLogonForm registering with lobby
20:06:57.9 GameSpyCreateForm registering with lobby
20:07:21.2 Lobby - LIE_Initialise received
20:07:21.2 GSPeer::RegisterAndLogon - retrieving nicknames for this account
20:07:21.2 App : Creating session
20:07:42.1 GSPeer - RegistrationError
20:07:42.1 Dispatch::CheckWantedNickName - no profile exists with the wanted name, connecting as a new user
20:08:03.1 GSPeer - RegistrationError
20:08:03.1 GSPeer - Disconnect
20:08:03.1 RegistrationResponse - couldn't register - bad nickname
20:08:03.1 Lobby - LOE_LogInResult received
20:08:05.9 GameSpyLogonForm registering with lobby
20:08:06.7 App : Closing session
20:08:11.0 GAME -- Ending FE
20:08:11.1 MOD -- (mod manager) shutting down
20:08:11.6 SPOOGE -- 360.00MB available texture memory
20:08:11.6 SPOOGE -- 362.00MB available texture memory

Application closed with error code -1

[ÜberJumper]

What email address are you using (type it like username at domain dot com so email bots can't get it)

[compressedtelet]

im using my hotmail address compressedteletubby@hotmail.com

[ÜberJumper]

Oh, it's probably that your email address is to long... can you try another one?

[compressedtelet]

no i tryed it with boonddoc@yahoo.com and it came up with the same message, btw would me being a uni student connecting through my network affect my choosing a nickname, it seems to connect ok otherwise

[ÜberJumper]

That shouldn't cause a problem at all.

If you want me to try registering it for you I can... just send me a private message with the info you want.

[compressedtelet]

Thnx Uberjumper i can now log on bt due 2 my unis firewall i cant actually find or connect to any external games at the mo

thnx a lot neway