Little explanation :
Connection to the Area-51 NTSC server is not possible. The only way to access the server is to use a backup who was "functional" before the problems occurred.
We currently have a backup that belongs to AMATERASU but the problem is that we are forced to play with his nickname. It will be necessary then to find a way to modify this pseudo in the file of safeguard in order to use another name.
The game includes 2 backup folder *:
- BESLES-52570SETTINGS
/ - BESLES-52570SETTINGS
- gray.icn
- icon.sys
- BESLES-52570A5100000
/ - BESLES-52570A5100000
- gray.icn
- icon.sys
The file "SETTINGS" contains information concerning the preferences of the player (avatar, name of the server, settings, ...) les fichiers "gris" et "icône" ne nous intéressent pas (used for the icon on the memory card).
So logically the file that needs to be modified is the "BESLES-52570A5100000" but after opening it (with HxD) no character line corresponds to my username ...
In my opinion it is necessary to use a more advanced software like "PS2dis" to make this modification but I will not be able to do it.
After trying to change the server name in the "SETTINGS" file it did not work and then I remembered that Midway games have anti cheat systems that prevent changes to memory card.
This modification is not impossible but may be complicated to put in place

*(I used the PAL version to search / modify)
PS : Translated by Google translation.