Commander Name Change?

[UncleJoe]

Probably my faulty memory, but I thought I saw (somewhere???) that Commander's names could be changed, in-game. Is that correct, and if so, how? Could not find it in the Manual and in my current game I've got two guys with the same, exact name - a scout and a regular commander.

[Gandalf Parker]

If the game is started with the --rename switch then you can rename commanders in the game.

[Edratman]

If you have enabled renaming in the initial setup screen, then open the comanders stats view and type "r". That will open a box enabling you to rename the commander.

You cannot rename a pretender or prophet under any circumstances.

I find renaming more useful for designating special attributes, like a mage who has gotten lucky and picked up 2 additional astral paths as "4 Astral", and other things like that.