Brighter Shores: How to change names

Brighter shores is a new point-and-click MMORPG from Andrew Gower, creator of the classic Runescapefeaturing a vast open world full of magic and monsters. Although both games share certain similarities, Brighter shores seeks to differentiate itself from its predecessor with its episodic content structure and roster of unique professions such as Detective and Boneright, while retaining long-time favorites such as Chef and Fisherman.

While some major character decisions are permanent, such as choosing a faction and class, Brighter shores it allows players to change other aspects of their character whenever they want. A character's hairstyle is a trait that is unsurprisingly easy to change, but the game also allows players to freely change another unexpected part of the character: their name. Learn all about name changes in Brighter shores below.

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How to change names in Brighter Shores

Names change at Brighter Shores requires players to purchase an in-game Premium Pass. This gives players access to both unique names and the city of Crenopolis in Episode 4. Immediately after purchasing the Premium Pass, players will be prompted to change their character's name to a unique name, not to a name with an identifier.

Players without a Premium Pass, or those who have purchased a Premium Pass but have not yet exercised their ability to change names, will have two parts to their name: the name itself, followed by a numerical suffix. This allows multiple players to have the same name while still being different from each other (eg Character Name#1 vs. Character Name#2). Premium Pass players are option to choose a name without an extensionand once a unique name is claimed, no other player can use the same name. This allows the original to be identified as the “real” user of that name (eg Character Name vs. Character Name#1).

How to change names again in Brighter Shores

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The name changes are not just a one-off, but once players reach Crenopolis in Episode 4, they will be able to change their names again. nominal charge in silver. NPC name Eric Inkwell can be found in the northeast corner of town inside the Council office. The fastest way to get to it is teleport to the Crenopolis Market Portal Stone and go two screens directly north. Talking to him will give players the opportunity to change their name one more time in exchange for 11 silver and 400 copper. Players short on currency can easily earn money by leveling their professions in nearby areas and selling crafted items to vendors.

While this may seem like an opportunity to change your name without purchasing the Premium Pass, progressing beyond Episode 2 is currently exclusive to pass holders. as a result name changes are an exclusive Premium Pass feature that is not available to free-to-play players at the time of writing.