Strange Y character when typing

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like the title says, when I type something during a game (like name of ship, planet...) this strange Y character appears randomly.

It looks like a capital case Y with two dots over it (or lone pair of electrons for those chemists out there).

I believe it has to do with using the Microsoft wireless keyboard, im almost positive. Just letting people out there know.

Not sure if theres a fix for this.
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
It's not strange, it's foreign. AFAIK all the characters on the beta's are a bit screwey, for example I have to press @ to get " and so forth. I've already learned to use it, it's just a bit awkward. I could've sworn I saw an O with umlauts, but I may have been hallucinating. I'll check later.

My keyboard isn't wireless though.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'm having the exact same problem, and I do have a wireless microsoft keyboard. It's driving me crazy, anytime I type anything (ship names, planet names, etc.) every few characters that crazy Y thing keeps popping up. Annoying......
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I am also suffering from this. It is a real annoyance too. Not any sort of game breaker but the character even pops up while signing into the metaverse. Virtually every 3-4 characters I type it happens. Also using a wireless keyboard.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Well its good to know its not just me. I agree its very annoying.

If its not specific to the Microsoft wireless keyboards, then it might be low battery power.

If its not those two things, then maybe its fixable through the game. I have no idea.
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Same problem here. Weird Y with ยจ on top pops up randomly when I input text. Amazingly, I'm also using a Microsoft wireless keyboard.