(1) Completely exit the game
(2) Navigate to the folder where you installed CoH (e.g., C:\CoH)
(3) Navigate to the folder which your account name is listed (e.g., C:\CoH\accountname)
(4) Find the file named "playerslot.txt"; use a text editor to edit the file (e.g., Notepad)
(5) Now you can change the order of the characters. Make sure you change the number at the end and that all you do not have any duplicate numbers. Below is an example of how to modify the file:
"accountname" "Server" "Character1" "0"
"accountname" "Server" "Character2" "1"
"accountname" "Server" "Character3" "2"
"accountname" "Server" "Character4" "3"
"accountname" "Server" "Character5" "4"
Let's say I want to change the order so that Character5 is the second character listed...and Character2 is the fifth character listed. You simply need to change the order of the characters, like so:
"accountname" "Server" "Character1" "0"
"accountname" "Server" "Character5" "1"
"accountname" "Server" "Character3" "2"
"accountname" "Server" "Character4" "3"
"accountname" "Server" "Character2" "4"
Make sure you spell your character name correctly...and make sure you do not repeat numbers. Make sense?
(6) When completed, save the file and close it
(7) Launch the game to see the change...