Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.

[tigersfan]

Please help us come up with ship names. In this game, the ships will all have randomized names, and I'd love your help coming up with some. Ideally, they will be one word (maybe two short ones rarely). That are befitting a weapon of the navy. We can't have anything that is copyrighted though. As some examples, this is what I have so far:

Triumph
Ascendancy
Surmounting
Vanquishment
Conquest
Victory
Upper Hand
Avenger
Defender
Effective
Grapple
Spearhead
Tempest
Hurricane
Tornado
Typhoon
Monsoon
Deluge
Cloudburst

You guys got anymore?

[nas1m]

Intrepid
Venture
Explorer
Guardian
Endeavor
Hazard
Dauntless
Valiant
Valor
Reckless
Valhalla
Daring
Endurance
Unyielding
Indomitable
Untouchable
Striker
Anihilation
Reaper
Majestic
Celestial
Relentless
Blizzard
Gale
Disturbance
Stronghold
Rampart
Nova
Nebula
Bastion
Tenacity
Adamant
Loyalty
Angelic
Exalted

[Mick]

Adventure
Bulwark
Calvary
Dominator
Farseer
Gauntlet
Icarus
Juggernaut
Kinetic
Moonjumper
Privateer
Quest
Raider
Storm
Unity

[ScrObot]

Hyperion
Singularity
Horizon
New Dawn
Kamikaze
Ambush
Thriller
Lightspeed
Zeus
Armageddon
Scorcher
Creeper
Predator
Vertex
Continuum
Disintegrator
Incinerator
Proboscis
Conqueror
Inquisition
Crusader
Devourer

[Histidine]

Vanguard
Paladin
Harvest
Defiant
Fearless
Indefatigable
Vigilant
Virtuous
Reliant
Honor
Meteor
Comet
specific thing on your foot brand
Aurora
Deva
Asura

Do you plan on categorizing the names by theme?

[tigersfan]

Do you plan on categorizing the names by theme?

Probably not. But, maybe.

[Hyfrydle]

Here are a few:

Starstrike
Crimson Demon
Bobcat
Ice Panther
Flagrimus
Felorum
Xeno Wasp
Satisfaction
Leaping Rat
Bogsnortle
Starflash
Hawks Faith
Deathblink
Beetlestrike
Torn Vale
Beamrider
Fireflash
Slimepod
Cometdrop

I'll add more later.

[Billick]

Are these supposed to be the individual ship names, or the names of the ship models?

[Histidine]

It just occurred to me: You should reference your other games with some of the ship names!

Zenith
Childless
Crystal
Shadow
Vengeance
Tsunami
Windless Valley
Alden Ridge
Skyward
Bionic

And some cancelled/suspended titles:
Exodus
Jurassic
Twenty-Eight

[tigersfan]

Are these supposed to be the individual ship names, or the names of the ship models?

Names of the individual ships.

And, keep them coming, these are awesome!

[Billick]

Blitz
Granite
Buzzard
Inferno
Bolt

For smal agile ships
Mosquito
Gnat
Hummingbird
Needle
Chaser

For big bulky ships:
Bathtub
Tuba
Juggernaut
Elephant
Whale

[madcow]

If these are for specific ship names. You CLEARLY need maverick, iceman, etc

[Cyborg]

AI war modding forum has some, like this one:
http://www.arcengames.com/forums/index.php/topic,13494.0.html




I would also add:
Optimus
Constellation
Imperial
Emperor
Tesla
Ranger
Titus
Titan
Maximus
Corsair
Celeste
Masamune




And I would add:
www.pantheon.org
Thousands of gods to choose from.


I know that mods are a weird thing for you guys, but this would be a perfect place for an alternate naming text file.

[Coppermantis]

Oh man this is my thing. Haven't read the rest of the thread, so there may be repeats.

Roman:
Legionary
Centurion
Legatus
Emperor
Praetorian
Plebian
Prefect

Mythology (I mean, you guys did do Skyward Collapse, but still worth listing):
Cerberus
Medusa
Eirene
Phoenix
Minotaur
Charybdis
Scylla
Jormangandur
Ragnarok
Polyphemos
Valkyrie
Ajax
Odysseus
Loki
Odin
Thor
Freja
Eirene
Hyperion
Narcissus
Tantalus
Sisyphus
Prometheus
Menotius
Helen

Achilles
(and so on, there is no shortage of ancient gods, heroes, and creatures from which to draw)

Scientists/Philosophers/Mathmeticians:
Bohr
Mendeleev
Tesla
Curie
Einstein
Bell
Wahl
Compton
Feynman
Turing
Von Neumann
Aristotle
Newton
Plato
Socrates
Archimedes
Pythagoras
Fermat


Battles:
Dunkirk
Blitz
Overlord
Utah
Omaha
Sword
Juno
Gold
Dakar
Calais
Lille
Agincourt
Verdun
Normandy
Hastings
Lexington
Concord
Midway
Thermopylae
Marathon
Salamis
Stalingrad
Leningrad

Astronomy:
Io
Eros
Phobos
Deimos
Kuiper
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto
Singularity
Supernova
Nebula
Horsehead
Galaxy



Other:
Peregrine
Hoplite
Sovereign
Tunguska
Darius
Vermillion
Liberty
Renegade
Maverick
Xenocide
Manu Dei
Arcturus
Halycon
Tungsten
Storm Warden
Sentinel
Hyperion
Catalina
Teuthida
Leviathan
Colossus
Titan
Goliath
Gargantua
Fairchild
Lancaster
Pensive
Cassiopeia
Monarch
Vanguard
Harbinger
Sunset Serenade
Vendetta
Reluctance
Prospect
Sandstream
Century
Vermillion
Raider
Omega
Shield
Talon
Hammer
Razor
Blade
Scythe
Knifepoint
Needlehead
Razorback
Templar
Potate
Lusitania
Avenger
Vengeance
Wrath
Fury
Apex
Alabaster
Lithium
Hurricane
Tempest
Typhoon
Gale
Generation
Fool's Gold
Podos
Blockade
Skywatch
Tyrant
Punisher
Ravager
Arbiter
Judicator
Executor
Immolator
Execution
Dissolution
Evolution
Indigo
Delver
Zenith
Paragon
Peresepolis
Alexandria
Helios
Heliopolis

[nas1m]

Some more:
Scimiter
Claymore
Falchion
Dagger
Katana
Gauntlet
Glaive
Ordeal
Tribulation
Torment
Distress
Calamity
Ironclad
Unbreakable
Misery ()
Despair
Demise
Cutthroat
Assassin
Enforcer
Executioner
Liquidator
Slayer
Abyss
Misfortune