City Names

Darkness' Edge · August 14, 2002, 05:22

When the time comes to begin, how are we going to name our cities?

I propose following the Civ3 system.

The people agree on a name for the capital, then certain ministers get to name a city each, whatever they choose...

Mr. President · August 14, 2002, 06:52

I'll push for a city named "Hatikva". Not only does it sound cool, it also means "the hope" in Hebrew.

Lemmy · August 14, 2002, 07:52

what about "Lemmy's Laboratory"?

DeathByTheSword · August 14, 2002, 08:09

Britney-Spears-city i mean.........never mind!

Like the civ3 idea but would like to see the capital just kept as it is

Wojit · August 14, 2002, 09:10

I think "UN Equality Village" is a good name

(Or "Hole of Aspiration")

(I love SMAC city names)

Main_Brain · August 14, 2002, 10:16

Name One Base P4.. then obliberate it

DeathByTheSword · August 14, 2002, 11:09

i want to see you try

Method · August 14, 2002, 15:20

i thought CCCP was against atrocities?

besides, there's no need to be so bitter

Nubclear · August 14, 2002, 15:37

Quote:

Originally posted by TKG
i thought CCCP was against atrocities?

Do you really think that would be an atrocity?

jk

I would name my city (of course) New Tassagrad. I mean, I do write the UNN.....I suppose I deserve SOME recognition

FlameFlash · August 15, 2002, 00:36

I think the capital city should be kept the default and then the subsequent cities can be named by first the sitting commisioner and then I have no idea from there...

Crystalis would be a city name of choice for me... named after my wife.

And boy do I know she'd be proud to know she had a city named after her in this game

Nubclear · August 15, 2002, 01:55

Quote:

Originally posted by FlameFlash
I think the capital city should be kept the default and then the subsequent cities can be named by first the sitting commisioner and then I have no idea from there...

And then by the ministers, and then citizens. Or we could just do citizens.

However, I really do think we should do the first city something like "Apolyton Headquarters" or "Apolyton" or something like that.

Gnool · August 15, 2002, 02:34

I think everyone should have a say in naming every city (but I like the idea of the first city being called "Apolyton" or something similar)

DeathByTheSword · August 15, 2002, 06:31

then just down the memberlist? (i am 10something so i will be choising but not all the members i think)

Crisler · August 15, 2002, 07:32

I agree that the first city be named as default. However I feel that each city afte that should have names to reflect our efforts.

I call for each Commissioner to be able to name the first city created during his Administration. As I understand this though we will bend that rule for the first to cities. The First Commissioner will name the first added city and the Second Commissioner the second, provided we can add two cities in the second commissioners term.
The key is what to do after those cities are named. Suppose the Second Commissioner is able to build three additional cities. City one will be named by the First Comm. City 2 by the sitting Comm, and what about city 3?

Personally I would like the idea of going down the members list.

E.L. Crisler
First Commissioner

(By the way the City I get to name will be Antioch)

Pandemoniak · August 15, 2002, 08:05

For the city names, we could have a poll for each city. Each one post one or several names for the next city to be found, we make a poll with the, say 10, first names to come, then for the next city we keep some popular names that have been outpassed, plus some new propositions, it can be hard to manage which are popular, but I trust our Alpha Talent.

DeathByTheSword · August 15, 2002, 09:04

i think pande`s idea will take to long (this is not an attack on the CCCP

)

Schee · August 15, 2002, 09:35

I personnally think that the cities should be named by randomly choosen citizens (with only one city by citizen) and maybe the ministers could have twice the chances of a citizen to be choosen ?

Method · August 15, 2002, 09:52

eh, i dont like the idea of going down the members list. not everyone comes here anymore, and people at #40 or so wouldn't get a city even if they're more active here than the person at #7.

i'd rather see them named after directors.

Lemmy>i like that Lemmy Labs. now if only my name was lemmy...

Suggestions for HQ name?
Apolyton Headquarters
Apolyton Central
Apolyton
New Apolyton
UN New Apolyton

continue...

MrWhereItsAt · August 15, 2002, 10:40

Quote:

Originally posted by Tassadar5000
I would name my city (of course) New Tassagrad. I mean, I do write the UNN.....I suppose I deserve SOME recognition

And perhaps I should call mine (if I get one) Here It Is Again!

Kuciwalker · August 16, 2002, 16:06

The capitol city should be Apolyton.

Pandemoniak · August 16, 2002, 16:19

We left Apolyton dead on Earth, young Skywalker (

), and the capital city should be named New Apolyton, or even better ApolytonUN New Apolyton.

Andemagne · August 16, 2002, 21:18

my suggestion for naming cities: first base default, then every citizen can post one cityname and commissioner chooses from them. isn't this nice?

Quote:

Originally posted by FlameFlash
Crystalis would be a city name of choice for me... named after my wife.
And boy do I know she'd be proud to know she had a city named after her in this game

I don't know anything about wives and girlfriends and all those other things but shouldn't you be spending time with your wife and not playing games?

Vlad Antlerkov · August 16, 2002, 21:32

Andemagne:

How about the names being randomly selected, instead of selected by the commish?

Pandemoniak · August 16, 2002, 21:37

Or the commissionner select 15 of them, and people vote ?

Andemagne · August 16, 2002, 21:39

Quote:

Originally posted by Vlad Antlerkov
How about the names being randomly selected, instead of selected by the commish?

firm no. (of course you can suggest that but I won't)
I want to see disent base names, and hopefully commish is man for the job.

and how do you achieve that random factor? ask MarkG a number?

EDIT: and NO to Pandemoniak also