Despite the fact that the home computer is called "personal", it is rarely such - as a rule, all household members use it in turn. The developers of computer games solved the problem simply: they began to introduce a system of profiles or "players" into each product so that statistics and achievements of different people would not mix.
It is necessary
Gamepad (optional)
Instructions
Step 1
Change the player through the profiles menu. As a rule, immediately after the opening splash screen, an account manager appears, in which you can delete / create new players and choose any existing one for the game. If there is no such menu, then it is most likely located in "Settings" -> "Game settings". In addition, in products ported from other platforms, the profile selection can occur even before the game is launched - in the launcher window.
Step 2
For MMO projects, switching a player means changing a profile, which happens similarly to the previous point with the only caveat: the accounts are directly stored on servers on the Internet.
Step 3
In hot-seat mode, the player change is determined by the controller. In other words, if you need to "change the player" when playing with a friend on the same PC, then go to the settings menu and change the control device. So, in Street Fighter 4 or Obscure 2, you can go into the settings and set the mark "the first player is the keyboard, the second player is the gamepad." In sports games like FIFA or NBA, the choice occurs just before the start: on the team selection screen, you need to move the arrow or stick in the direction of one of the two teams, which will immediately be reflected on the screen.
Step 4
Changing characters during a single player campaign is often impossible. So, in role-playing projects like Fallout or Dragon Age, you cannot change the player after confirming his choice at the initial stage. You can't do that in most action games either. However, this approach is often practiced in quests (for example, in Broken Sword), where a special menu item is allocated for this. In arcades like The Lost Vikings or Trine, a separate button is responsible for switching characters and you can do this right during the game.
Step 5
In online shooters, the player can be changed at any time from the settings menu. So, in Battlefield you will need to go to the character selection menu, where you can change the class, appearance and weapons. Often the functionality is limited only by the appearance (Unreal Tournament series).
