Custom character creation- does it really work at all?

[Olafmerchant]

Yup. Finally got Planeshift somewhat working with a quick created char, but after I lagged, I quit, and thought to have a break. Now, after a few days after, I thought about making a customized char for the game, after which I could take a look into the slow frame problem.
Oddly, not a single one of my 20 tries to create a custom character worked out. The message \"name is already in use\" popped on the screen more times than x-mas commercials during this month. Frustrating, that is. I\'ve been browsing these forums again, and haven\'t really found out if there\'s a way to beat this diabolical custom creation bug.  X(
So I ask you customizers, is there a way to create a char with the custom option, or is that still under development process? I know doing it quick won\'t work, or then it has to be done at insane timing, which I can\'t. *Sigh* Help me out here?

[hopedenial]

I\'m a little puzzled as to what your actual problem is...I never had a problem creating a \'custom\' character aside from the name already being in use. But that was usually due to the fact that on previous attempts i had already created a character with that name and it was already saved to the server, but do to some error when connecting or something else, I did not realize i had actually succesfully created a character...this is confusing me even as i type it.

[KwartzTheKran]

Create an original name..... bare in mind 100000 have been taken

[Olafmerchant]

I\'ve noted the fact that there are a bazillion of names in there, and usually I go for something that\'s written in finnish. Or then something really complex or foolish. Usually the first. Butbut...I got a little suspicious about the process when I entered completely foreign words (not to me) as the name, and yet the program replied that it\'s already in use. I once tapped that upload button few times and got a \"linkdead\"-message and the whole program shut down. I\'ve had a change to play with an insta-character, such as knights, etc., but no luck with custom made characters, still.  ;(

[Xalthar]

have you run the updater? or checked the forum about link-deadish stuff?

[Olafmerchant]

I have. The updater ran, and updated succesfully (?) to the latest version, except for netman.dll, which I copied from c-drive, as suggested in these forums. Without the copy from c, I couldn\'t even get a quick-made char made, nor update that game. I\'ve been looking for \"stuff\" about the link-dead subject, tho it\'s a bit hard to find any good leads on how to fix this problem.