Brit Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I just added an auto-naming feature to the game. When units get created, they get named automatically. The naming system is based off the unit type and the nation who owns it. For example, when the US builds an aircraft carrier, it might be named the "USS Enterprise", but when Japan builds a battleship, it might be named the "Hyuga". Now, here's where I'm asking for input: when ground and air units get created, they are named things like "45th Infantry" or "82nd Armor" (or "82nd Panzer" for the Germans). The question is: what are alternate names that could be used for ground/air units based on their country of origin? Right now, it's Nth Infantry, Nth Airborne, Nth Artillery, Nth Armor, and Nth Squadron (for air units). I was going to use "Nth Kampfgruppe" for German Infantry, but that's not quite accurate. Is "Nth Luftwaffe" okay to use in place of "Nth Squadron" for aircraft? Are there foreign terms I could use to add some flavor to the naming system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_Hawk Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Cool! I will try to set up all the relevant Norwegian terms and naming conventions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Matt Lamb Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 What I great idea! I really like that as it helps give a bit of 'personality' to those units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_Hawk Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Some information regarding Norwegian type names. First of all, Norwegian ordinals are written with the numerical followed by a single dot. E.g. "1st" is "1.", "2nd" is "2." etc. Second, we always use the echelon so e.g. saying "1st Infantry" or "3rd Armor" in Norwegian sounds very strange, but what the heck. Militia - Milits Infantry - Infanteri Paratroopers - Fallskjermjeger Artillery - Artilleri Flak (any type) - Luftvern (an anti-air vehicle could be "Mekanisert luftvern", i.e. mechanized anti-air) Tank - Stridsvogn Missile Launcher - Missilkjøretøy (? no good Norwegian word, we would probably use the English term Missile Launcher) Missile - Missil (sometimes Rakett from Rocket) Medium Range Missile - Mellomdistansemissil (or Mellomdistanserakett) Nuclear - Nukleær, but in regards to weapon we mostly use Atom, e.g. Atombombe (atom bomb) Cruise Missile - Kryssermissil Drone Missile - Dronemissil (?) Zeppelin - Luftskip Biplan - Dobbeltdekker Fighter - Jagerflyskvadron (Actually Jagerfly but here it will sound much more correct to add "squadron" in Norwegian) Jet Fighter - Jagerflyskvadron (Actually Jetjager, but we would still use "Jagerflyskvadron") UAV Fighter - Fjernstyrte Jagerflyskvadron Tactical Bomber - Taktiske bombeflyskvadron UAV Tactical bomber - Fjernstyrte taktiske bombeflyskvadron Bomber - Strategiske bombeflyskvadron UAV Bomber - Fjerntysrte strategiske bombeflyskvadron Satelite - Satelitt Attack Satelite - Angrepssatelitt Transport - Transport Destroyer - Jager (but Destroyer is also used) Submarine - Ubåt Cruiser - Krysser Battleship - Slagskip Carrier - Hangarskip Examples: 1. Infanteri 28. Stridsvogn 331. Jagerflyskvadron 63. Luftvern Regarding ship names; we use KNM instead of HMS, e.g. "KNM Sleipner". For a list of Norwegian warships you can check out http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_over_den_Kongelige_Norske_Marines_skip Feel free to contact me directly if you want more info or have questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 Some information regarding Norwegian type names... Thanks. I'll put them in for the next update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 Some information regarding Norwegian type names. ... Regarding ship names; we use KNM instead of HMS, e.g. "KNM Sleipner". For a list of Norwegian warships you can check out http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_over_den_Kongelige_Norske_Marines_skip Feel free to contact me directly if you want more info or have questions. Okay, I updated the naming file to include some of this. I did have questions about the ship names. Your link above has names of ships, but I can't tell what kind of ships they are. Here's the way that naming works -- the names are taken from a file called "UnitNames.txt" in the Data directory. The [100NUMBER] means "use a random number from 1 to 100". The unit categories are used in assigning names. The Official 1900-2030 ruleset uses these categories: Infantry, Paratroopers, Artillery, Tanks, AntiAircraft Weapons Fighter Aircraft, Tactical Bombers, Strategic Bombers, Transport Aircraft, Spy Planes, Satellites, Missiles Transports, Submarines, Destroyers, Cruisers, Battleships, Aircraft Carriers, Freighters Here's what I have for the Norwegian names so far: *Flag=Norway *Category=Infantry [100NUMBER]. Infanteri *Category=Paratroopers [100NUMBER]. Fallskjermjeger *Category=Artillery [100NUMBER]. Artilleri *Category=Tanks [100NUMBER]. Stridsvogn *Category=AntiAircraft Weapons [100NUMBER]. Luftvern *Category=Fighter Aircraft,Transport Aircraft,Spy Planes [100NUMBER]. Jagerflyskvadron *Category=Tactical Bombers [100NUMBER]. Taktiske bombeflyskvadron *Category=Strategic Bombers [100NUMBER]. Strategiske bombeflyskvadron *Category=Submarines KNM Ula KNM Utsira KNM Utstein KNM Utvær KNM Uthaug KNM Uredd S[100NUMBER] If you have any suggestions for Destroyers, Cruisers, Battleships, or Aircraft Carriers, let me know. Right now, those ships will simply use a random name out of the default names section. You can either send me back a comment on this thread, or you can open the file and start tweaking the names yourself - and then send them to me when you're happy with the naming scheme, and I'll include the updated file in the next update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_Hawk Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Great! I'm currently out of town, but I'll take a look at it when I get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_Hawk Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Since we've never had battleships or carriers, I took the liberty of inventing some names. I also changed a few other tings. This works well enough: *Flag=Norway *Category=Infantry [100NUMBER]. infanteri *Category=Paratroopers [100NUMBER]. fallskjermjeger *Category=Artillery [100NUMBER]. artilleri *Category=Tanks [100NUMBER]. stridsvogn *Category=AntiAircraft Weapons [100NUMBER]. luftvern *Category=Fighter Aircraft [100NUMBER]. jagerflyskvadron *Category=Transport Aircraft [100NUMBER]. lufttransport *Category=Spy Planes [100NUMBER]. spionfly *Category=Tactical Bombers [100NUMBER]. taktiske bombeflyskvadron *Category=Strategic Bombers [100NUMBER]. strategiske bombeflyskvadron *Category=Aircraft Carriers,Battleships,Cruisers KNM Norge KNM Eidsvoll KNM Tordenskjold KNM Harald Hårfagre KNM Bjørgvin KNM Nidaros KNM Odin KNM Thor KNM Frøya KNM Mjølner KNM Brage KNM Viking KNM Sleipner KNM Sverd KNM Øks KNM Skjold KNM Hammer KNM Kniv KNM Kong Sverre KNM Kong Olav KNM Rjukan KNM Storm *Category=Submarines KNM Ula KNM Utsira KNM Utstein KNM Utvær KNM Uthaug KNM Uredd *Category=Destroyers KNM Draug KNM Troll KNM Garm KNM Sleipner KNM Gyller KNM Æger KNM Svenner KNM Stord KNM Oslo KNM Bergen KNM Trondheim KNM Stavanger KNM Tromsø KNM Ålesund KNM Svalbard KNM Harstad KNM Agder KNM Lafjord KNM Pil *Category=Transports TS-[100NUMBER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit Posted May 17, 2010 Author Share Posted May 17, 2010 Since we've never had battleships or carriers, I took the liberty of inventing some names. I also changed a few other tings. This works well enough: ... Thanks. Just added them to the unit-names file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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