Do you like to rename your star systems?

AngleWyrm

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 9:58:09 PM

I always rename my starting system "Home." Sometimes I name key choke points, or main shipyards. But in general I'm fine with the names that the game provides.

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 4:52:15 PM

I rename both, my systems and my ships in every game. Usually I try to pick a specific theme to go for and I try to stick with it ^^ Not only it makes everything easier to remember, it's also fun to create your mark in the world... even if it's a video game

drewitt

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drewitt

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 4:58:52 PM

Some of the time, yes. I would probably rename the game too...

Jaimoe

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Jaimoe

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 5:01:02 PM

I tend to rename my home star "Homestar" and then rename my first 4 or 5 systems, then leave the rest alone.

onyx135

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onyx135

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 5:03:51 PM

I don't rename systems. But fleets. Fleets i rename. 1st fleet just sounds so much more natural than alpha fleet.

L22

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L22

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 5:54:53 PM

Renameing the starsystems has proven to be an asset to the gameplay. When you have concured many star systems it is easier to keep note which is the newest. Or you can also name them by their productivity or situation. Keeps me organized.

mental252

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mental252

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 7:36:40 PM

I almost always rename my home system first. If I'm playing as the UE, I quickly change the system name to "Sol".

debnet

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debnet

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 8:42:10 PM

Personaly, I take name from Elder Scroll franchise, especially divines or daedrics names. They looks like mysterious.

Gordon

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Gordon

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 8:43:29 PM

mental252 wrote:
I almost always rename my home system first. If I'm playing as the UE, I quickly change the system name to "Sol".

Same here..

Sebmono

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Sebmono

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 8:44:23 PM

I name fleets and systems, love that we have the option! May be a little tedious, but could we get the option to name ships too? I.e. Default name equals ship design name, but you can change that and there will always be a sub-name designating the ship design so that you can recall that for retrofits, layouts, and whatnot. This would be especially great for granting some individuality to higher level ships and setting them apart!

x239marine

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x239marine

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 9:34:27 PM

I always rename my start system to 'Terra', then any others to whatever i feel like

Riik

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Riik

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 2:18:10 PM

I like to rename my home system, but that's usually as far as I go.

Chacetatum

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Chacetatum

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 10:01:05 PM

I think that it's a good idea to will be possible to rename planets too. And if we can change the system home in order to choose a best situation on the galaxy?

Mesthione

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Mesthione

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 11:12:50 PM

Gordon wrote:
Same here..

Count me as a third. SoaSE allowed this and it made for some fun. Star Wars planet names are always the easiest to recall and can be made to match the planet type. One of the default names for a planet in SoaSE was "Chodus". I had a high-school giggle from that one.

Also, if you have a wife, don't let her pay too much attention to your game and the fact that you are naming planets. "Why isn't there one named after me?"

Must....resist....renaming....dead asteroid....

Gordon

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Gordon

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13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 7:25:28 AM

Mesthione wrote:
Also, if you have a wife, don't let her pay too much attention to your game and the fact that you are naming planets. "Why isn't there one named after me?"

Must....resist....renaming....dead asteroid....

That just made my day.. Haha!

StK

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StK

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13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 7:48:17 AM

I'm a Sci-Fi nerd and I need it to know which System does what.

My Shipyards are always named Mars, Cadia, Kuat, Corellia, Giedi Primus and whatever else comes to mind

Research Systems are called Alpha, Beta (After Memory Alpha) and the Food System is always named Caladan.

L22

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L22

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13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 10:10:55 AM

StK wrote:
I'm a Sci-Fi nerd and I need it to know which System does what.

My Shipyards are always named Mars, Cadia, Kuat, Corellia, Giedi Primus and whatever else comes to mind

Research Systems are called Alpha, Beta (After Memory Alpha) and the Food System is always named Caladan.

That I like

Scopeh

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Scopeh

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13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 10:16:14 AM

I usually Rename systems depending on what Resource i have them concentrated on e.g Lynx Prod, Sylix Dust

Lets me easily navigate systems, when allocating systems upgrades or during a war i can keep an eye on my production systems

StK

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StK

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13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 10:27:06 AM

Uhhh I just saw I always forget about my money systems... anyone having a good idea I'm open to suggestions..

(no I will not call it Ferenginar .. hmm... or.. maybe.. if nothing better presents itself)

Dumuzii

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Dumuzii

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13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 10:32:08 AM

For major production systems I do, Normally after systems in sci fi books, Foundation series things like that

VoiceGS

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VoiceGS

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13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 10:50:52 AM

Hey

I usually just rename my home system to the name of the race I'm playing. Also if I see a system that reminds me of something else i rename it to that like theres a system called Lacreta, I change it to Lucrezia from the Assassin Creed series. Just things like that but I usually just keep the names as they are.

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Randeng

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Randeng

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 9:16:23 AM

I gave to all my systems the same name, Gordon, and a number

Gordon

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Gordon

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 8:34:41 AM

I rename my systems very often. I would also very much like to rename planets, but but... its not only only.

PolytheistGoat

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PolytheistGoat

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 8:37:22 AM

I chose 'every single one!' because it had an exclamation point, wahahah! But I don't actually change them ALL the time - just very often. I try to come up with a theme - a recent Hissho game, for example, has assigned each a system as a military 'district'. Naming stuff is fun, wehehe!

krythorian

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krythorian

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 8:40:26 AM

I havn't renamed anything yet but I havn't played much either.

White_Mage

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White_Mage

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 8:43:55 AM

It occurs to me now that there should have been a "fairly often" option in there somewhere

Also that I should spend the entirety of my next game naming every syem after ones from Star Wars

FluffyBunny

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FluffyBunny

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 8:59:03 AM

I haven't been renaming any of systems up till now but I may start.

I usually remember which of my systems is which by their default names so Ibany may be my best industry system and Veran my best science. Unfortunately I think I have had an Ibany and a Veran in every game I've played and I'm starting to get confused which Ibany is which

so it might be time to start renaming.

Zplintz

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Zplintz

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 9:01:32 AM

I like to rename my colonized planets because it makes them stand out - and I can also go back and claim what was rightfully mine from the ai.

Don't do it every system straightaway - I tend to do it once the influence border is up though.

Wenchbane

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Wenchbane

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 9:01:47 AM

Renaming is good for the above reason, use it to organize production of FIDS and setting up defenses, ship churning and the like...

Good idea for planets too, science planet, industry planet, dust planet and the beloved food planet =D

EDIT: Fluffybunny's reason xD

Tzares

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Tzares

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 9:02:24 AM

Gordon wrote:
I rename my systems very often. I would also very much like to rename planets, but but... its not only only.

GOGO Petter Solberg english xD made my day.

I seldom change the names of my systems, but its always nice to have the option 8)

Gordon

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Gordon

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 9:07:45 AM

Tzares wrote:
GOGO Petter Solberg english xD made my day.

Then my work here is done!

White_Mage

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White_Mage

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13 years ago

May 10, 2012, 8:32:41 AM

I thought it was great that Endless Space made it so easy to change the name of a system (particularly for a sci-fi nerd like myself)

While I don't use it a large majority of the time, I sometimes can't help it when an opportunity arises, it's just a shame that the desert planet with the dust lode on it wasn't the third planet in this particular system...

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596970082507873796/6D113D6A1889819DF39D84F5FC6B9B940D51A279/

madgiraf

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madgiraf

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