Hello! I decided to try the new name changing method wondering if it had the same rule as in HEX editing, and sure it does. I created a new character and called her Andy, everything was fine, I used my mayor and then used the new character once again, saved then proceded to fix some things in town with the editor. I changed the mayors and new character's hair, I added a couple of trees and flowers and I also changed the new Character's name to Andie (changed Y to IE adding with it an extra letter). Then I saved and went back to my game, choosing the new character, everything was fine, I was able do play with her. After that I saved and proceeded to use my mayor, this is when things got weird. I had the normal intro but when the game was loading to start it would crash and send me back to my home screen, I freaked out, I had another character who I chose and happened the same thing. I immediately went back to the editor to fix whatever I thought had provoked the issue: I changed the mayors and new characters hair back. Once again in game it crashed again. At that point I decided to erase the new character, and once that was done it all went back to normal, right there I remember that I had changed her name. Now, I don't know if that's the actual reason but it seemed like the most logical:
For everyone who didn't know, if you're going to change a name, make sure the amount of letters is the same or less than the original one. EX: Changing the name DAVID (5 letters) you have to look for a name with the same amount of letters or less NOT more. The game will crash if you change it to ANDREW (6 letters) for example. I changed my mayors name from Bradley to Harley (7 letters to 6 letters) and the game runs fine! Just for those wondering.
