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Offline madcow

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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #15 on: November 08, 2013, 07:02:20 am »
Bertha (or Big Bertha)

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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #16 on: November 08, 2013, 10:56:21 am »
I know that mods are a weird thing for you guys, but this would be a perfect place for an alternate naming text file.
Yea, an altshipnames.txt or whatever file would be fine.
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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #17 on: November 08, 2013, 03:08:53 pm »
Most anything I can think of has been added, but I have to suggest

Heart of Gold

even if it is multiple words.

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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #18 on: November 08, 2013, 09:34:32 pm »
Hmm... (excuse my thoughts going off in random directions)

Archwarden (I really like this name for some reason)
Determination
Justice
Fortitude
Courage
Resolute
Paladin
Titanic (:P)
Radiant
Luminous
Glorious
Duty
Aquinas
Schrodinger
Heisenberg
Galileo
Inquisitor
Quantum
Seeker
Phasor
Vector
Desolator
Devastator
Proteus
Cataclysm
Tyrant
Patriot
Invincible
August
Austere
Overlord
Starfall
Protector
Patriarch
Magisterium
Nightstalker
Stormwalker
Skybreaker
Starclimber
Aegis
Aquila
Patrician
Bug
Scorpion
Mantis
Python
Cobra
Viper
Leopard
Panther
Tiger (Kudos to anyone who gets what the above nine are a reference to)

Now, less serious ones:
Elderberries
Hamster
Anthrax
Black Knight
Killer Rabbit
Tim
Coconut
Swallow
Velocity
AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH
Herbert
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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #19 on: November 08, 2013, 09:41:49 pm »
Here are some:

Starburst
Malleum
Booger
Olympus
Enoch
Trailblazer
Void Cruiser
Machiavelli
Deus
Crucible
Inclement
Nobilis
Trample
Nightstreak
Incredible
Doku
Dawnstrider


Offline Pepisolo

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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #20 on: November 09, 2013, 04:15:39 pm »
No great thought put into this, but I have been watching King Arthur films so ...

Excalibur :)

also

Tristan ... also a ship in Eve Online...maybe
Galahad
Agravaine
Brutus
Caelia
Dagonet
Lyonesse
Madoc
Merlin (also a falcon)

Others off the top of my head:

Kilgore
Vonnegut
Epoch
Equalizer

Horse racing inspired:

Diomed
Aimwell
Noble
Daedalus
Tyrant
Beaufort
Octavius
Phosphorus
Amato
Little Wonder
Orlando
Voltigeur
Kettledrum
Gladiateur
Kingcraft
Iroquois
Flying Fox
Cicero
Sunstar
Gainsborough
Hyperion
Dante
Nimbus
Shergar
Chaparral

Heh. If I post more, they will be a little more thought out.

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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #21 on: November 10, 2013, 01:49:57 pm »
Freedom
Strato
Einstein
Yamato
Cirrus
Champion
Duke
Gnosis
Epoch

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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #22 on: November 10, 2013, 08:57:08 pm »

I apologize in advance for any duplicates of others' postings.  I spent an hour or so thinking up names, and to the best of my knowledge neither the names nor the list is owned by anybody.  Sorry for the post length, but apparently this forum doesn't support spoiler tags.

Verbs
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Annihilator
Avenger
Breaker
Bruiser
Butcher
Defender
Destructor
Devastator
Enforcer
Gladiator
Guardian
Hunter
Incinerator
Lancer
Marauder
Mauler
Protector
Ravager
Shaker
Slayer
Striker

Character classes / social roles
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Avatar
Barbarian
Exalted
Guardian
Overlord
Paragon
Ranger
Regent
Rogue
Scout
Sentinel
Vassal
Warden
Warlock
Warlord
Warmonger
Warrior
Wizard

Naval history
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Brigantine
Caravel
Dreadnought
Dromon
Kaiser
Man-o-war
Merrimack
Monitor
Quinquireme
Sloop
Trireme

Weapons
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Arrow
Blade
Bludgeon
Cutlass
Dirk
Edge
Epee
Falchion
Foil
Mace
Nunchaku
Sabre
Shiv

Astronomical phenomena
----------------------

Albedo
Aurora
Azimuth
Borealis
Cepheid
Comet
Corona
Dimension
Flare
Meteor
Nebula
Nova
Pulsar
Quasar
Spectrum
Velocity
Vortex
Zenith
Zodiac

Stars and constellations
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Aldebaran
Altair
Andromeda
Antares
Aquila
Betelgeuse
Caelum
Capella
Cassiopeia
Crux
Cygnus
Deneb
Draco
Eridanus
Fornax
Lesath
Lyra
Orion
Pavo
Polaris
Pollux
Procyon
Pyxis
Rigel
Regulus
Ursa
Vega
Vela

Zodiac
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Aries
Aquarius
Cancer
Capricorn
Gemini
Leo
Libra
Pisces
Sagittarius
Scorpio
Taurus
Virgo

Flying creatures, mundane
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Bumblebee
Eagle
Falcon
Hawk
Mosquito
Owl
Raptor

Flying creatures, fantastic
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Angel
Djinn
Dragon
Efreet
Gargoyle
Gryphon
Harpy
Manticore
Phoenix
Seraph
Sylph
Vampire
Wraith
Wyrm
Wyvern

Creatures, mundane
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Chameleon
Centaur
Fox
Hound
Lynx
Salamander
Scorpion
Spider
Wolf

Creatures, fantastic
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Apollo
Argo
Athena
Atlas
Beholder
Chimera
Cyclops
Demon
Devil
Golem
Gorgon
Hydra
Kobold
Kraken
Lich
Medusa
Mercury
Minotaur
Naga
Nymph
Odin
Ogre
Perseus
Poseidon
Theseus
Titan
Undine
Unicorn
Zeus

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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #23 on: November 11, 2013, 10:30:26 am »
Is there a web page for cliché starship names, or where else are you all getting your ideas from? I don't mean to offend anyone, but I'm pretty sure I've seen practically every single one of these names used in Sci-Fi already.

And what is it with the Typhoons? Typhoons everywhere! Can anyone make a Sci-Fi game without naming some craft or missile "Typhoon"?
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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #24 on: November 11, 2013, 10:53:03 am »
And what is it with the Typhoons? Typhoons everywhere! Can anyone make a Sci-Fi game without naming some craft or missile "Typhoon"?
Ok, we'll call it "Typhoid" instead.

Would "Dysentery" work better as the name of a ship or a missile?
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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #25 on: November 11, 2013, 11:26:23 am »
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Is there a web page for cliché starship names, or where else are you all getting your ideas from? I don't mean to offend anyone, but I'm pretty sure I've seen practically every single one of these names used in Sci-Fi already.

I think people are taking their lead from the tone of the names in the original post, which are a little bit generic but very Navy. Personally I would prefer more original or even quirky names.

My quick picks are (usually one from each list): Cloudburst, Adamant, Moonjumper, Scorcher, Indefatigable, Xeno Wasp, Buzzard, Corsair, Horsehead, Archwarden, Kettledrum(one of mine) ... actually I'd rather not go through them all at the moment, but basically I'm favouring the less generic names.

Note from a friend:

Instead of "Surmounting"

have "Insurmountable"

Here's another one: Iron Princess.
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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #26 on: November 11, 2013, 02:42:58 pm »
Ok, we'll call it "Typhoid" instead.

Would "Dysentery" work better as the name of a ship or a missile?

That would be both more original and more intimidating.
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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #27 on: November 11, 2013, 03:02:47 pm »
Is there a web page for cliché starship names, or where else are you all getting your ideas from? I don't mean to offend anyone, but I'm pretty sure I've seen practically every single one of these names used in Sci-Fi already.

And what is it with the Typhoons? Typhoons everywhere! Can anyone make a Sci-Fi game without naming some craft or missile "Typhoon"?

I actually did find a list, but amusingly it's actually got some neat stuff.

http://www.drye.ca/documents/400StarshipNames.pdf
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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #28 on: November 11, 2013, 03:47:20 pm »
Is there a web page for cliché starship names, or where else are you all getting your ideas from? I don't mean to offend anyone, but I'm pretty sure I've seen practically every single one of these names used in Sci-Fi already.

Unique names are interesting and I'd certainly like to see some in the game, but I think the cliché navy names are quite good at setting a certain feeling/mood. That may be what Arcen is going for judging from the first post.
They're fun in their own way.

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Re: Dev Request: Help us come up with ship names.
« Reply #29 on: November 11, 2013, 05:01:16 pm »
If you want some less "traditional" names then I can do that too. Some more serious than others  :P


Hard Candy
Breeding Rabbits
Meat Cleaver
Bull Run
Three if by Space
Your Tears are Delicious
Potato Gun
Peashooter
Calamari
Good Dog
Klaxon
Party Cannon
Soul Tear
GG
Black Site
Get Medieval
Mustachioed Marauder
Coulrophobia (Fear of Clowns)
Phantom Pincer
Shadow of a Doubt
QQ Harder
Raid Engine
Tackle Drone
Dire Guardian

I can already tell this is going to be a roller coaster ride of disappointment.