From 1bd486a6c0a0a85e1f4b44ee342b3bda93a5baac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: legop3 <minecratfd8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 23:56:03 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] no asterisks allowed in nicknames

---
 server/src/services/nicknameService.js | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/server/src/services/nicknameService.js b/server/src/services/nicknameService.js
index a4611185..50a380f7 100644
--- a/server/src/services/nicknameService.js
+++ b/server/src/services/nicknameService.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ function sanitizeNickname(raw) {
   if (typeof raw !== 'string') return '';
   const trimmed = raw.trim();
   if (!trimmed) return '';
-  return trimmed.slice(0, 32);
+  const sanitized = trimmed.replace(/\*/g, 'nope');
+  return sanitized.slice(0, 32);
 }
 
 function getNickname(socket) {