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History
Questions players asked about History, researched by TornLife.
- How do you change your name in Torn, and how long must an account be inactive before its name can be taken?
Per the Torn Wiki (2025), a name is changed in Preferences. To take an inactive player's name, the owner must have been inactive for 75 days + 25 days per level of theirs, which is 100 to 1,325 days depending on level.
- Who is Chedburn and what are his responsibilities?
Chedburn is Torn player ID 1, listed in TornLife's data as Torn staff with the title Owner / lead developer . His duties come from his own 2024-2026 forum posts: setting the game's direction, reviewing suggestions, hiri…