PrEZex's method no longer works - as snack said over a year ago, the game just crashes on startup if main.dat is modified, I think. Probably launcher integration? I'm gonna try running w/o launcher and seeing what happens.

@Salix: If you follow the instructions of PrEZeX below it works fine, except that the names_in_the_game file seems to have gotten a different format. I don't really know (or care to find out) what the new format is, but maybe you can just create an empty file with that name and be fine.

FYI: This doesn't seem to work anymore, the game won't start if you change something in main.dat

@PrEZeX I am definitely interested. Thanks a million!

@Samurai6: You have a valid point, I'll do that. Will also share github repo for code validation. Thanks.

@PrEZeX I don't want people to link executables or scripts I can't (or don't want to) vet for malicious code. I would recommend making your profile public and adding a block to showcase your workshop content, or letting people friend you so you can notify them when you finished it.

@lyonharted: Glad I could help. I'm creating my own program to simplify this filtering process completely. If anybody is interested I can link it here when done.

@PrEZeX You are a hero. Didn't know it had to be RAR4 now. Thank you!

FYI: To make this work with the new WinRar, when packaging the main.dat, use the "RAR4" archive format, "Normal" compression method, "4096 Kb" dictionary size and tick the "Create solid archive" box.

Sumurai8, I know it's a stretch since its been years since this mod has been touched, but I'm trying to use it again it's crashing the game when I try to launch. Any chance you could help? I can try to get screenshots of the error messages.

Man i cba it's to advanced for me LOOL

Remember to actually perform the steps in the readme file ;-)

Thank you Sumurai8 :D

I've ran the script on the latest "names in the game" list, and with the latest "biographies" first and last names. That means replaced names are currently incompatible with a previous list. Enjoy everyone!

I like this mod, but it needs an update for the new names.

@Major Chafe: I just tried to run it, and it seems to work just fine. The problem you describe is likely caused by failing to make it a solid archive. Not making it a solid archive causes it to compress each file alone, instead of compressing all files as a single data block. Refer to the video link in the comments below (or the one that soon will appear above). If you think that other people would benefit from the additional changes you made in the name file, feel free to report them in the subthread above, and I'll see if I can make changes to the script itself.

I just tried to run this script with Version 2.0 and the game wouldn't load at all - the black screen just hung for ages. I did change some of the names after I had run the sanitisation process, but I doubt that would've had an impact on it.

Has anyone successfully run this script from V2.0?

@angusdez: You'll be happy to hear that my script will not "sanitize" your first name! I am sorry if your surname is, in fact, McBumfarty. My script will change that.

MY name is angus!

OK, so I found the issue with the help of the image of your WinRAR. In English, it doesn't say compact archive. It says "create solid archive". That's the archiving option that needs to be checked. Did that, game started up just fine. Thanks for the help, and the great mod!

Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XgKwWO6hIs

My WinRar is in Dutch. The text may differ somewhat, but it should give you an option for a compact archive. Refer to the image to which options I change. Refer to http://imgur.com/kgwRaVJ if you want to know how it looks on my screen.

If you do not check that option to the right, prison architect will behave strange while loading. If you do not use the latest version of main.dat to replace the names_in_the_game.txt file, you'll end up with a prison with weird sprites, or it will just crash for some reason or another.

So I tried this out. The script works fine, etc. etc. Then when I replace the main.dat file, my game won't start. I'm assuming I'm compressing it wrong. I'm using WinRAR, it's a rar file, and it has at least some kind of compression on. What am I missing?

@rob-alex: I just made a bug/feature thread. Can you please tell me any relevant information that I need to reproduce the error that you did get? For example what the name of the prisoner was that you inspected, what the exact run-time error was that you did get, and if you went through the steps as outlined in the readme file? Please post the reply in the bug thread :-) Thanks!

When opening up a new prisoner´s bio with this mod active, the Game has a runtime error and crashes.

Totally agree. There should have been guide lines other than no swearing, which in some cases I have seen in game anyways. I constantly look at prisoner bios and names as it is part of the game and cannot understand why people insisted on making names that completely went against the dark theme of this game. Anyways thanks for the mod.

THANK YOU! I know the devs have to make money somehow, but this "bonus feature" was a bad move in my opinion.

@[DPH] Docter Medic [DPH] Thank you for your honesty.

@Tobeh: I don't think it is possible to do that. As for the suggestion of letting people select their crimes, I would suggest going to the introversion forums and making a suggestion topic there.

I once saw Conan O'Brien stuck in my prison for murdering the TV crew.

i honestly find most os the bio's pretty funny XD

Thank you! Best mod I've come across so far.

But, what would I do with great and immersive people such as:
IAMTHESHADOWXD "After entering the minecraft and ridding minecraftier from herobrine and israphelat the battle of the end he was imprisoned by mojar because he entered illegally although alittle annoyed he was happy he stopped the evil in minecraftier for now"
or
Bad "panzertank" Nigger "Young and bad boy, he is alone in the world, he is neonazi follower, he doesn't have an instagram O"

I mean that is some pulitzer prize winning backstory right there. This game deals with some heavy topics such as death row, police brutality, overcrowded prison, acceptable statistical casualties and other real-life issues, and I feel prisoners such as Steve "misterbrilliant" Hogarty ("Backflipped his BMX over a canyon and did a sick wheelie next to a policeman who promptly arrested him on seven counts of 'being totally rad.' He accepts all charges") really help to convey this.

(http://imgur.com/a/GhDkl#0)

Some bios are pretty well written and humerous and it would be a shame to miss out on them, but it is lousy when you get a prisoner whose name is a bunch of question marks. It would have been nicer if they allowed writers of the bio to select the crimes they commited/pleas because most of the time the story doesn't even match the sentencing. Also, I wonder is there any way to reduce the frequency of appearance of the face in the game backer tier prisoners; having people who paid the most money to back the game show up very frequently kind of breaks the immersion too. Thumbs up.

Aaaaah.

%localappdata%/Introversion/Prison\ Architect/mods

Where is the mods folder for this? I can't quite seem to find it. Relatively new to workshop stuff like this.

I don't mind humor, but not when it just completely destroys immersion. Thats why I can't get into dungeons of Dredmor, despite my love of Roguelikes. Great mod.

This mod has now been updated to contain the names_in_the_game list of Alpha 31

Wile DOAG wer caug HT fightin g him princepal, now also stealing grtapes. No him given worse senence prison but also big man an gang leder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks all :-)

Now all we need is redcoat colonial prison colonies

Oh my god thank you!

finally a mod for people like me with no sense of humour.

Brilliant! Appreciate the effort you've put into this. The childish bio's and names sometimes have been torturing me for many alpha's.

Nice work!