How to change the username for the offline installer

All you need to do is go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Endless Space 2\Users.

Once there, open the Registry.xml in Notepad and search for CustomUsername or the Username. I would use control + H to find the username. This work for me.

I apologize for the typo in my title. GOG will not let me edit it

Thanks for looking in this !

I already went through this file, but don't find anything related to a name, and neither with "CustomUsername" or "Username". Maybe the configurable line/variable appears only when you launched the game through galaxy ?
Could you send your xml file please ?

Initially I also went through every xml file hoping to find anything related to a username. Found nothing.
I don’t get why a simple task like changing a username should be so strictly tied to another application. Really annoying.

What happens when you add this line to the xml file?
</Slot0>
<CustomUsername>Yourusername</CustomUsername>
<Slot8> I spoke with GOG about it. They said contact the developer like they have no control. Honestly this is lazy bull crap from GOG or Amplitude Studios. Not sure which one.

Edit: I said screw it and created a SEGA account to email the developers. Will update this thread when I hear back.

I found this line, but I am too stupid to know what to do with it:

<CustomUsername>Alcaray</CustomUsername>

Are there any xml geniuses within the sound of my voice who can tell me what to change it to?

Simply change "Alcaray" to anything you want, and this thing will be your user name in game ! (if you don't use galaxy at least, if you use Galaxy I'm not sure it will work)

It's working !! (with some slight adjustments :))

Here is a "clean" step by step to help people who may have hard times know exactly what to do !

1) Go in the folder "%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Endless Space 2\Users"
2) Here you should have a subfolder "0", go inside (it's you user folder if I understood well)
3) Open "Registry.xml"
4) Search for the line "</Slot0>"
5) Just after it, add the line "<CustomUsername>YourUserName</CustomUsername>", choose what you want instead of "YourUserName" (for me it will be "Splatsch")
This part of the file looks like this for me now :
<Competitors>
<Slot0>
<Faction>FactionSophons</Faction>
<Color>0</Color>
</Slot0>
<CustomUsername>Splatsch</CustomUsername>
</Competitors>
6) Save the file
7) Launch the game ! Now the username you put in the registry.xml file should be here ! If you want to change it again, you'll have to change the chosen username in the registry.xml file.

I tried to launch a game and this works perfectly for me, even after restarting my computer. Thanks a lot to Syphon72 who found the solution !

Thanks for sharing. I will certainly try this.

I really appreciate you adding this little guide to the thread.

Also, still waiting on SEGA support to reply to me.

You're welcome ! :)
Hope this'll work for you as well as for me ! No problem, always happy to help if I can !
Thanks again to you who found the solution !

Let's hope this will be officially addressed one day. At least we've a workaround !

I created support thread on the developers website. when I hear back from them, i'll make sure to update this thread.

Thanks for that !

I am still waiting to hear reply back from the developers. It's been 11 days since I created a post in their tech support section.

The Developers do not care. They got your money ;/

Sadly, what I want is Alcaray. But in spite of the xml, it is not what the game displays.