Name a few
posted on June 22nd, 2011, 7:44 am
Tyler wrote:The Sugarbeat is what promted the 'comical names' comment (this one, at least), and the poster wasn't complaining about the names existing, only that a capital ship like the Sovereign has a funny name instead of a smaller support ship.
Sugarbeat likewise has a real-life meaning, namely a band apparently. I can't tell what's funnier; the name or the fact that a Sovereign is named after a band.
Yea, that was my point. But, I can see why there would be a name like USS Sugarloaf, or whatever listed as a Cap ship, like the Sov. is kinda comical. I see that there is a history there, but there are prominent names to give the Sov Galaxy and other Fed Cap ships that I do not see. I never see the USS Lexington, or the USS Washington, or even the USS Trafalgar (I got it right that time) as these names figure prominently in history. That is my point.
posted on June 22nd, 2011, 8:02 am
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posted on June 27th, 2011, 1:38 pm
This is a really great addition! I love it and I hoped it would appear some day, great work!
I didn't follow the whole discussion, so forgive me if this was already mentioned. But the Klingon BoPs definitely have markings on their wings(I got 3models of them, I can tell
). Vor'chas and KTingas have it only on one side, on the other there is the symbol of the Empire. I don't see the problem to simply write the names the Klingon ships have right now in Klingon letters. There are Klingon versions of all usual letters and even apostrophes.
Names like IKS Deathslayer would then at least look good, even if they seem to be rubbish for a Klingon ship
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I didn't follow the whole discussion, so forgive me if this was already mentioned. But the Klingon BoPs definitely have markings on their wings(I got 3models of them, I can tell
). Vor'chas and KTingas have it only on one side, on the other there is the symbol of the Empire. I don't see the problem to simply write the names the Klingon ships have right now in Klingon letters. There are Klingon versions of all usual letters and even apostrophes.Names like IKS Deathslayer would then at least look good, even if they seem to be rubbish for a Klingon ship
.
posted on July 6th, 2011, 12:15 am
Beautiful stuff!!! You guys continue to impress time after time. Like everyone thought, I didn’t think it would be feasibly to perform this titan of a task. But in true fleet ops style, we have been floored once again. The only trouble is I’m going to have a heck of a time trying to keep my mates from getting excited when they see it.
I do agree my friend, but no complaining. Now I'm not having a go at who ever made the names, heck you did a great job doing over 2000 names, and I'm happy to leave them as they are as 99% of them are great. But there is a point in what has been brought up (one which a number of people I know have also mentioned to me), so don’t bash the poor bloke (or me for that fact). Calling your capital cruisers names like USS Yacht (Ambassador Class) or USS Penguin or USS Pyramid (Phalanx Class) will hardly gain a Klingon's respect when they see the name and get the translation. As cool as Penguins are, I wouldn't be naming my biggest and best battleships after a small flightless bird that eats small fish and gets gobbled up by seals. However there is something to be said for attacking them while they are rolling on the floor laughing. And the Battle of Trafalgar was one of the most successful engagements in history (can’t argue with how Nelson’s tactics changed maritime strategy and continued to shaped a nation), so surely worth more than an Intripid (but not complaining). But it does make sense why more famous names like “Endeavour”, “Melbourne” or the best one “Enterprise” has their names reserved.
I do think however names like USS Turtle (Akira) and USS Tiger (Saber) should be swapped as it is kind of like calling the rodent living in Paris’s handbag “Killer” or “Cerberus” (unless it has become a multi-head mutt affected by her garbage), while calling the junk yard Doberman “Fee fee” or “Fluffy”. That all said, there is merit behind the statement of “running a Google search” behind some of the more interesting names as I have seen some capital ships with funny yet I know are historically meaningful names.
Now that has been said, feel free to call me a cranky old dude yelling at kids playing on his lawn. I do after all have a patio waiting for me and do need to convince the neighbourhood I am a moonshine drinking bogan (or redneck) who will eat them if they break into my house again. But keep up the great work (and 99% of the names are fine).
Live long a proper people! And don't break into my house.
Jhook wrote:Yea, that was my point. But, I can see why there would be a name like USS Sugarloaf, or whatever listed as a Cap ship, like the Sov. is kinda comical. I see that there is a history there, but there are prominent names to give the Sov Galaxy and other Fed Cap ships that I do not see. I never see the USS Lexington, or the USS Washington, or even the USS Trafalgar (I got it right that time) as these names figure prominently in history. That is my point.
I do agree my friend, but no complaining. Now I'm not having a go at who ever made the names, heck you did a great job doing over 2000 names, and I'm happy to leave them as they are as 99% of them are great. But there is a point in what has been brought up (one which a number of people I know have also mentioned to me), so don’t bash the poor bloke (or me for that fact). Calling your capital cruisers names like USS Yacht (Ambassador Class) or USS Penguin or USS Pyramid (Phalanx Class) will hardly gain a Klingon's respect when they see the name and get the translation. As cool as Penguins are, I wouldn't be naming my biggest and best battleships after a small flightless bird that eats small fish and gets gobbled up by seals. However there is something to be said for attacking them while they are rolling on the floor laughing. And the Battle of Trafalgar was one of the most successful engagements in history (can’t argue with how Nelson’s tactics changed maritime strategy and continued to shaped a nation), so surely worth more than an Intripid (but not complaining). But it does make sense why more famous names like “Endeavour”, “Melbourne” or the best one “Enterprise” has their names reserved.
I do think however names like USS Turtle (Akira) and USS Tiger (Saber) should be swapped as it is kind of like calling the rodent living in Paris’s handbag “Killer” or “Cerberus” (unless it has become a multi-head mutt affected by her garbage), while calling the junk yard Doberman “Fee fee” or “Fluffy”. That all said, there is merit behind the statement of “running a Google search” behind some of the more interesting names as I have seen some capital ships with funny yet I know are historically meaningful names.
Now that has been said, feel free to call me a cranky old dude yelling at kids playing on his lawn. I do after all have a patio waiting for me and do need to convince the neighbourhood I am a moonshine drinking bogan (or redneck) who will eat them if they break into my house again. But keep up the great work (and 99% of the names are fine).
Live long a proper people! And don't break into my house.
posted on July 6th, 2011, 12:28 am
I believe many of the names were taken from real-life vessel designations - and many I think can be extrapolated from historically important battles, cities, terrain etc as well.
USS Turtle for instance could have been easily named for the first submarine, USS Tiger could be named after the (several) USN ships of that name, and USS Penguin is probably named for USN blockade runner USS Penguin.
The Phalanx has many names reminiscent of famous battle locations (like Pyramid Lake in Nevada).
Like you said, a quick Google search will likely reveal the origins of all of these names - just because they don't 'sound' cool doesn't make them not historically important
. I challenge everybody to think of it as an exercise to discover where the names came from and their historical significance, rather than a reaction of "why the hell would anybody name something after a common animal ^-^" .
USS Turtle for instance could have been easily named for the first submarine, USS Tiger could be named after the (several) USN ships of that name, and USS Penguin is probably named for USN blockade runner USS Penguin.
The Phalanx has many names reminiscent of famous battle locations (like Pyramid Lake in Nevada).
Like you said, a quick Google search will likely reveal the origins of all of these names - just because they don't 'sound' cool doesn't make them not historically important
. I challenge everybody to think of it as an exercise to discover where the names came from and their historical significance, rather than a reaction of "why the hell would anybody name something after a common animal ^-^" .
posted on July 9th, 2011, 3:11 am
Beautiful work, in fact some time ago I got the legacy style registry system to work in FO, however not as well as what you guys have done as I needed each model to be unique so I only used it for hero units.
This is certainly a really nice touch and one that I can see many modders utilising.
This is certainly a really nice touch and one that I can see many modders utilising.
posted on July 16th, 2011, 5:32 am
posted on July 22nd, 2011, 8:15 pm
Lord RobRob wrote:Beautiful stuff!!! You guys continue to impress time after time. Like everyone thought, I didn’t think it would be feasibly to perform this titan of a task. But in true fleet ops style, we have been floored once again. The only trouble is I’m going to have a heck of a time trying to keep my mates from getting excited when they see it.
I do agree my friend, but no complaining. Now I'm not having a go at who ever made the names, heck you did a great job doing over 2000 names, and I'm happy to leave them as they are as 99% of them are great. But there is a point in what has been brought up (one which a number of people I know have also mentioned to me), so don’t bash the poor bloke (or me for that fact). Calling your capital cruisers names like USS Yacht (Ambassador Class) or USS Penguin or USS Pyramid (Phalanx Class) will hardly gain a Klingon's respect when they see the name and get the translation. As cool as Penguins are, I wouldn't be naming my biggest and best battleships after a small flightless bird that eats small fish and gets gobbled up by seals. However there is something to be said for attacking them while they are rolling on the floor laughing. And the Battle of Trafalgar was one of the most successful engagements in history (can’t argue with how Nelson’s tactics changed maritime strategy and continued to shaped a nation), so surely worth more than an Intripid (but not complaining). But it does make sense why more famous names like “Endeavour”, “Melbourne” or the best one “Enterprise” has their names reserved.
I do think however names like USS Turtle (Akira) and USS Tiger (Saber) should be swapped as it is kind of like calling the rodent living in Paris’s handbag “Killer” or “Cerberus” (unless it has become a multi-head mutt affected by her garbage), while calling the junk yard Doberman “Fee fee” or “Fluffy”. That all said, there is merit behind the statement of “running a Google search” behind some of the more interesting names as I have seen some capital ships with funny yet I know are historically meaningful names.
Now that has been said, feel free to call me a cranky old dude yelling at kids playing on his lawn. I do after all have a patio waiting for me and do need to convince the neighbourhood I am a moonshine drinking bogan (or redneck) who will eat them if they break into my house again. But keep up the great work (and 99% of the names are fine).
Live long a proper people! And don't break into my house.
Same here. No complaints, but it would be nice. More appropriate to be exact. But this could also be very time consuming. The devs will certainly chime in on all of this at some point.
posted on September 12th, 2011, 10:52 pm
posted on September 14th, 2011, 4:39 am
Im really ready for a new patch o well im working so much now that should keep me busy till it comes out
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