# Window version dosen't support creating world use Chinese characators

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/window-version-dosent-support-creating-world-use-chinese-characators/26929>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [August 29, 2021, 7:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/window-version-dosent-support-creating-world-use-chinese-characators/26929 "2021-08-29T07:58:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![kdmcser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@kdmcser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kdmcser)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 7:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/window-version-dosent-support-creating-world-use-chinese-characators/26929/1 "2021-08-29T07:58:57Z")

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In recently experimental version, if I create a world with Chinese characators, it will be failed

I cant paste pic here, so I type the error msg manualy:

将 “世界数据” 写入 "./save/(unrecognizable code)/worldoptions.json"失败： open failed

It seems write the world options json to a unrecognizable code failed! and I open the save folder in explorer, find it creates a new folder, but the name is a unrecognizable code： ���˹��

this is OK in latest stable version, this folder is the Chinese chatactor what I type. And a few days(may be 08/22?) it also supported in experimental build. But now it does not work. What happened?

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**Author:** ![Ezsk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ezsk/32/6862_2.png) [@Ezsk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ezsk)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 10:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/window-version-dosent-support-creating-world-use-chinese-characators/26929/2 "2021-08-30T10:49:18Z")

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Perhaps this file system change is the cause of the error.

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The problem also occurs with saving character templates, which is reported in the Git issue.  
It seems we will have to wait for a fix.

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**Author:** ![kdmcser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@kdmcser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kdmcser)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/window-version-dosent-support-creating-world-use-chinese-characators/26929/3 "2021-08-31T14:34:05Z")

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I fix it in my computer by enable unicode utf-8 support in region setting. And some old GBK program also works well.