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Hi

I was invited to a chatroom last week, not sure if it was a public or private one.
Anyway, i can't leave it.

I tried through the menu and click "leave" and it leaves the room.
I try /chatroom leave [roomname] and it leaves the room too.

BUT, once i travel with a shuttle, go to space, log back in, or even get a simple Groupinvite, i get the message "[roomname] you have joined the channel", and i'm back in the room.
If its short after serverreboot the additional "[roomname] You have created the chatchannel" comes.

In those cases I am listed as the Chatroom creater.
I tried "/chatroom destroy [roomname]" then, and it actually destroys the room.
I travel/etc. and i get the "you have created the channel" message again.

Each time, it creates new tabs for that stupid channel on my HUD! Arg, its so annoying.

Any idea how I can finally leave that stupid channel?

This problem iscausedby the auto-join feature. And to auto-join a channel that doesn't exist anymore after a servermaintenance period, it needs to be recreated which is also done automatically. Anyway, I know two solutions to this that I've used at one time or another.

The first one consists in moving the concerned channel tab to another place onthe screen which will create another chat window. Then leave/destroy the channel (i.e. /chatroom leave [room_name] if you're not the creator, or /chatroom destroy [room_name] if you're the one who auto-created it). Then, /logout for a few minutes. When you get back you should see that empty chat window wearing no name floating on screen: close/delete it. This solution works often but at times the problem gets back. If it happens try this solution a few more times and it usually works after some tries.

The second solution is more radical but involves more work from your part. There, you are going to delete a file in the SWG directory.

Now the first thing to do is to back upthe whole profile folder found by default at C:\Program Files\StarWarsGalaxies\ in case you have to revert back to your old files.

Then, under C:\Program Files\StarWarsGalaxies\profiles\Account_Name\Galaxy_Name find your character's .uis file which takes care of your User Interface Settings (UIS). It is in fact a number identifying your character with the .uis entension. When found, delete it!

Now, when you will log back into the game, do a full scan form the Launchpad and your .uis file will be recreated with the default setttings. And because of that, you will never log back again to another chat via auto-join. The only drawback is that your toolbars and your chat windows will have reverted back to default. So if you don't mind replacing your combat moves, macros and equipment back into the toolbars and resetting your chat windows, then that's the way to go.

Note that if you make a mistake at anytime, you'll be able to replace the new .uis file by the old one or the whole profile folder if needed.

Message Edited by Kail_Mooner on 05-13-2005 10:44 AM

Hehe, I got like 10 channels I have too delete every time I log in. Just one of those things I do now, like brushing my teeth.

Log in, delete channels, go play