Rename Civilization

Gogf · Apr 17, 2004, 06:49 PM

I would love being able to rename your civilization during the game. So, for example, if you were playing as Russia, and you became a communism, you could rename yourself the USSR. Not that big, but it would be great!

steviejay · Apr 17, 2004, 07:02 PM

yeah, that'd rock. I mean, we get to rename our units already, into things like "The First 'We Love Theodora' Army", so why not just name other things, like mountains and stuff. Would be quite funny in multiplayer if you're playing as Rome and one of your neighbours renames their Civ to "we're behind you Ceaser" lol

rcoutme · Apr 17, 2004, 07:13 PM

This idea would also be lots of fun if you started with the "actual" starting groups as well. For instance, I start with Meso-America. Later, I decide to go Mayan. After a bad period of stagnation, I become the Aztecs and go sacrifice some enemy butts.

Ditto on Northern Europe, Mediterranean, or whatever. This would also really rock if some of the Civil War suggestions were incorporated. Now the Roman Empire could really split into Itallians, French, Spanish etc.

Shyrramar · Apr 17, 2004, 07:40 PM

I am definately behind this idea

And It should be easy to implement, too!

EddyG17 · Apr 17, 2004, 10:17 PM

Along with this idea maybe a button that rename a stack of units instead of doing this one by one. I want to rename my 30 infatry men to Easy Company all at once or the 101st division.
And when your troops are all lost, the Military advisor could say :
"Sir, We've lost contact with the 101st division, I fear the worst"

EddyG17 · Apr 18, 2004, 10:14 AM

After you conquer all euro civs, you rename your civ to The European Union.

Vizurok · Apr 18, 2004, 10:48 AM

Good idea!

For example Rome
Ancient: Roman Empire
Medieval: German-Roman Empire
Industrial: Naples or Piemont
Modern: Italy
Only one civ but it has several names!

Vizurok · Apr 18, 2004, 10:50 AM

Yeah, my 50st post!
Thank you CFC!

I know thats very little, but personally I'm happy with that!

h4ppy · Apr 18, 2004, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vizurok
Good idea!

For example Rome
Ancient: Roman Empire
Medieval: German-Roman Empire
Industrial: Naples or Piemont
Modern: Italy
Only one civ but it has several names!

HRE has nothing to do with Rome, I recomend: Rome, Venice, Papal States, Italy.

Gogf · Apr 18, 2004, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by h4ppy
HRE has nothing to do with Rome, I recomend: Rome, Venice, Papal States, Italy.

Either way you need to rename it.

RedAlert · Apr 18, 2004, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vizurok
Yeah, my 50st post!
Thank you CFC!
I know thats very little, but personally I'm happy with that!

Congrats, mate

As for the naming Idea, to some it may seem purely cosmetic and useless, I back it all the way.

Not only would it be alot more fun, but it would fix problems like:
'England or United Kingdom' or 'Aztecs or Mexico'

Something so simple as renaming your country, physical features, etc. should be simple to put in. It's just one of those 'no objection' ideas

CIVPhilzilla · Apr 18, 2004, 12:44 PM

Yea, that would be a pretty cool feature to add.

shr00mz · Apr 18, 2004, 03:12 PM

i agree.. i play with the romans and that would be great to rename civs.. and about that military advisor could say ...,i fear the worst.. now that is a litlle thing that would make me really happy

Gogf · Apr 18, 2004, 03:42 PM

Welcome to the realm of those who have posted at CFC Shr00mz

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opus95 · Aug 18, 2006, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gogf

I would love being able to rename your civilization during the game. So, for example, if you were playing as Russia, and you became a communism, you could rename yourself the USSR. Not that big, but it would be great!

Yes! Going further, similar to my idea of being able to re-name any AI city, we should have the option of re-naming any AI Civ, too. Then, you could play the game as Peter, and also have Catherine and Stalin in the game (custom game) without them all being named "Russia". They could be called, for instance, "Ukraine", "Poland" and "Russia", or anything else you might want to call them.
Then Frederick could be "Germany" and Bismarck could be in the same game as "Prussia". Or vice-versa ... you get the idea. It's very flexible ...you could use any civ, with any combination of characteristics, and then call the civ "Canada", or "Paraguay", or "Tunisia", or "Oz", or "Hail, Hail Fredonia!".

puglover · Aug 18, 2006, 09:54 PM

Well actually you can change your civ's name by clicking on "my details" in the game menu during a single-player game. I'm sure you could change "Russia" to "USSR" for example as soon as you become a communism.

Lockesdonkey · Aug 19, 2006, 08:50 AM

Puglover is exactly right. By going to "My Details" and the "formal name" section (I think), you can change your country's name to whatever you please.

As America, I ALWAYS change it to the United States of America, UNLESS I adopt State Property, in which I call it the United Socialist States of America.

Other names I have used:

England, Representation or Univ. Suffrage: Commonwealth of England
France, Rep/Un.Suff.: French Republic
Mali, ditto: Mali Free State
Aztecs, ditto: United Aztec States (in reference to the official name of Mexico)
China, Police State: State of China
Japan, Hereditary Rule: 日本国, which reads: Nihon-koku: State of Japan
Arabia, Rep or Un.Suff/Theocracy: Islamic Republic of Arabia

Prowlerfx · Sep 09, 2006, 08:02 PM

Renaming empires would be a great idea and would be a lot of fun. Renaming stacked units would be awesome.

Mrdie · Sep 14, 2006, 03:41 AM

Silly people, this thread was made in 2004.

Apr 17, 2004, 06:49 PM	#1
Gogf Indescribable Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Plane Of Fish Sticks Posts: 10,163	Rename Civilization I would love being able to rename your civilization during the game. So, for example, if you were playing as Russia, and you became a communism, you could rename yourself the USSR. Not that big, but it would be great!

Apr 17, 2004, 07:02 PM	#2
steviejay Now in Black and White!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 3,343	yeah, that'd rock. I mean, we get to rename our units already, into things like "The First 'We Love Theodora' Army", so why not just name other things, like mountains and stuff. Would be quite funny in multiplayer if you're playing as Rome and one of your neighbours renames their Civ to "we're behind you Ceaser" lol __________________ Then John Robertson, who normally takes them, is handing the ball to ME (you don't say) Then I hear my old lady screamin blue murder, She's sayin "IT'S NO THE BAW YER KICKIN, YA EEJIT, IT'S ME!!!" Final Voyage of L'Invincible Armada

Apr 17, 2004, 07:13 PM	#3
rcoutme Emperor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,792	This idea would also be lots of fun if you started with the "actual" starting groups as well. For instance, I start with Meso-America. Later, I decide to go Mayan. After a bad period of stagnation, I become the Aztecs and go sacrifice some enemy butts. Ditto on Northern Europe, Mediterranean, or whatever. This would also really rock if some of the Civil War suggestions were incorporated. Now the Roman Empire could really split into Itallians, French, Spanish etc. __________________ Avoid, like the plague, a clergymen who is also a businessman. -- St. Jerome

Apr 17, 2004, 07:40 PM	#4
Shyrramar Warlord Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fin(e)land Posts: 294	I am definately behind this idea And It should be easy to implement, too! __________________ Mathematicians never die, they just lose some of their functions. A mathematician is a person who thinks that if there is supposed to be three people in a room and five come out, then two should go in so that the room would be empty.

Apr 17, 2004, 10:17 PM	#5
EddyG17 King Join Date: May 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 779	Along with this idea maybe a button that rename a stack of units instead of doing this one by one. I want to rename my 30 infatry men to Easy Company all at once or the 101st division. And when your troops are all lost, the Military advisor could say : "Sir, We've lost contact with the 101st division, I fear the worst" Last edited by EddyG17; Apr 18, 2004 at 10:09 AM.

Apr 18, 2004, 10:14 AM	#6
EddyG17 King Join Date: May 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 779	After you conquer all euro civs, you rename your civ to The European Union.

Apr 18, 2004, 10:48 AM	#7
Vizurok Magyar Soldier Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hungary, Sátoraljaújhely (spell it) Posts: 523	Good idea! For example Rome Ancient: Roman Empire Medieval: German-Roman Empire Industrial: Naples or Piemont Modern: Italy Only one civ but it has several names!

Apr 18, 2004, 10:50 AM	#8
Vizurok Magyar Soldier Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hungary, Sátoraljaújhely (spell it) Posts: 523	Yeah, my 50st post! Thank you CFC! I know thats very little, but personally I'm happy with that!

Apr 18, 2004, 12:44 PM	#12
CIVPhilzilla Reagan Republican Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 4,714	Yea, that would be a pretty cool feature to add. __________________ "To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race." -Calvin Coolidge Economic Left/Right: 10 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: .51

Apr 18, 2004, 03:12 PM	#13
shr00mz Chieftain Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: slovenia, europe Posts: 42	i agree.. i play with the romans and that would be great to rename civs.. and about that military advisor could say ...,i fear the worst.. now that is a litlle thing that would make me really happy __________________ i play with the romans

Apr 18, 2004, 03:42 PM	#14
Gogf Indescribable Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Plane Of Fish Sticks Posts: 10,163	Welcome to the realm of those who have posted at CFC Shr00mz .

Aug 18, 2006, 09:54 PM	#16
puglover Disturber of Worldviews Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 9,643	Well actually you can change your civ's name by clicking on "my details" in the game menu during a single-player game. I'm sure you could change "Russia" to "USSR" for example as soon as you become a communism. __________________ O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek To be understood as to understand, To be loved, as to love; For it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; It is in dying to self that we are born to Eternal Life.

Aug 19, 2006, 08:50 AM	#17
Lockesdonkey Liberal Jihadist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Why do you care? Posts: 2,403	Puglover is exactly right. By going to "My Details" and the "formal name" section (I think), you can change your country's name to whatever you please. As America, I ALWAYS change it to the United States of America, UNLESS I adopt State Property, in which I call it the United Socialist States of America. Other names I have used: England, Representation or Univ. Suffrage: Commonwealth of England France, Rep/Un.Suff.: French Republic Mali, ditto: Mali Free State Aztecs, ditto: United Aztec States (in reference to the official name of Mexico) China, Police State: State of China Japan, Hereditary Rule: 日本国, which reads: Nihon-koku: State of Japan Arabia, Rep or Un.Suff/Theocracy: Islamic Republic of Arabia __________________ Anyone who says that they would enjoy slowly torturing Isabella to death gets two Great Prophets, a Great Scientist, a Great Merchant, two hundred thousand gold, and a dog named Elvis. Endorsed by Perfection. Join the Union of People of Interesting Faiths! PM me to join. Current UPIF membership: 16...and counting...

Sep 09, 2006, 08:02 PM	#18
Prowlerfx Chieftain Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 6	Renaming empires would be a great idea and would be a lot of fun. Renaming stacked units would be awesome.

Sep 14, 2006, 03:41 AM	#19
Mrdie Lavdi! Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 647	Silly people, this thread was made in 2004.

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