ERROR: General f:45709 st:1,186,000,180> GameServer.mainLoopDealWithNetData> Exception thrown
java.nio.file.InvalidPathException: Illegal char <|> at index 74: C:\Users\Smirky\Zomboid\Saves\Multiplayer\NewMegaMP\map_visited_server\TTV| Oogasra.zip at WindowsPathParser.normalize(null:-1). Message:
Stack trace:
java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.normalize(Unknown Source)
java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.parse(Unknown Source)
java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.parse(Unknown Source)
java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsPath.parse(Unknown Source)
java.base/sun.nio.fs.WindowsFileSystem.getPath(Unknown Source)
zombie.worldMap.WorldMapVisitedServer.loadUser(WorldMapVisitedServer.java:92)
zombie.network.GameServer.receivePlayerConnect(GameServer.java:2893)
zombie.network.packets.connection.ConnectPacket.parse(ConnectPacket.java:50)
zombie.network.packets.INetworkPacket.parseServer(INetworkPacket.java:54)
zombie.network.PacketTypes$PacketType.onServerPacket(PacketTypes.java:955)
zombie.network.GameServer.mainLoopDealWithNetData(GameServer.java:1604)
zombie.network.GameServer.main(GameServer.java:904)
#Steam Names with illegal characters crash PZ Multiplayer 42.18
ashen valley
Steam Names with illegal characters crash PZ Multiplayer 42.18
ashen valley
the only way we were able to get around this was via renaming the steam account.
there were no mods, and it was an existing server that only had this issue when we updated to 42.18
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