[OUTDATED] Change In-Game Name without Changing on Steam

At the current time this guide is created, there is no feature that enable you to change your in-game name without changing it on Steam yet. The feature might come in the future, this will be the guide on how to change it temporary, so you'll have to do this everytime you open up the game.

INTRODUCTION

If you're in a company and would like to be able to wear the company tag, without changing your name on Steam, all you need to do is simply using console, follow the guide below.

QUICK INSTRUCTIONS

If you need detailed instructions, scroll down to the next chapter.

1. Open game
   
2. Join a server
   
3. Open console by pressing ~ (tilde) key.
   
4. Type in the command: name "DESIRED NAME HERE" and press enter.
   
5. EXAMPLE: name "[1stEX]Maj. Ulysses S. Grant"
   
6. Done. Press Tab to see player list.

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS

1. Open up the game, and join a server first.
   
2. Open up the console by pressing the ~ (tilde) key, it will be just below the Esc key (See Pic 1).
   
   CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ENLARGE IT
   
   Pic 1
   
   You'll see a window popping up on the top with a bunch of lines of codes
   
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3. Next, type in the command: name "DESIRED NAME HERE" and press enter (don't forget to put in the " (quotation marks) at the start and the end of your name).
   i.e.: name "[2ndNJ(A)]Vol. Lames067" (See Pic 2).
   
   Pic 2
   
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   NOTES

   
   IF however, your name don't have a space between the characters, such as "IDontHaveSpace", you don't need to type in the " (quotation marks), otherwise it might show the quotation marks in the list, just type in: name IDontHaveSpace and press enter (See Pic 3).
   
   IF your name have a space in it (or special characters such as brackets and company tag), you'll need to include the " (quotation marks), otherwise it won't register (See Pic 4).
   
   PIc 3
   
   Pic 4
   
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   HOW TO KNOW IF COMMAND IS EXECUTED

   
   Once the command is input, you'll see the console saying something like "x renamed to newname" in orange color and another line saying "[CUIMultiplayer] Player renamed [steamid] NEWNAME" (See Pic 5).
   
   Pic 5
   
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   HOW TO LOOK AT YOUR NAME

   
   Now you're done, press the Tab key to see a list of player name, look for your name, if what is displayed is not what you wanted, just do it again until you're satisfied (See Pic 6).
   
   Pic 6

via autoexec.cfg

• Browse local files on Steam
  
• Create new text document, type in cl_nickname="YOUR DESIRED NAME HERE"
  
• Save as autoexec.cfg, make sure to remove .txt
  
• Start game and your name will be forever changed until you delete that file or change the name in it.

Credits to Ragan247

HAVE FUN

Any question, feel free to leave a comment below, enjoy!

[Yephzer]

guide is irrelevant now that they removed the ability to change your name using the console and added a setting to change it instead

[Ragan247]

Browse local files on steam, create new text document, open it, type in cl_nickname="YOUR DESIRED NAME HERE", click save as autoexec.cfg, make sure you select all files, click save, then delete file that says new text document, exit out of everything, start game and your name will be forever changed until you delete that file or change the name in it.

[xeyex]

i love it but each time i play an other game i need to change it

[Lames067]

@[6thUS] WiseNinja15 I don't think it would work because you'll need to do it when you're in the server, so a startup launch options wouldn't work.

[ItsJaedonSan]

i have a question moostic i did that and went in did this and it didnt change am i doin somethin wrong

[ItsJaedonSan]

thx!!

[Moostic]

Hi. If you click on Properties, then Set Launch Options, you can simply input the command there and it will automatically execute it whenever you start your game.
So, how it should look is:
+name "(username)"

Hope that helps.

[Lames067]

As of right now, there's no method to do it, sorry!

[ItsJaedonSan]

is there a way to save it cause when i leave and come back it gone

[ItsJaedonSan]

holy shit nice