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Chieftain
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Dynamic civ names are, hands down, one of my favorite parts of RFC. I would like to propose some expansion to the current system that wouldn't require any massive shifts in code or programming
First, I'd like to offer suggestions for American vassals. I incorporated a couple of different styles here. The default vassal name is "State of X", which in this case is used mostly for most European countries, as well as extant Middle Eastern countries like Turkey, Egypt and Persia. For particularly large and diverse Asian countries such as Russia, China, Mongolia and India, I've made it plural. Civs that do not easily correlate to modern nations (or, like Scandinavia, incorporate multiple nations) are Commonwealths.
Now here's where I expect to run into the most trouble: the unique names. I'm particularly fond of Republic of Yucatan, as it was a Mayan-based separatist state from Mexico in the mid-19th century that Congress actually considered adding as a state. Occupied Japan was the cleanest ("American-Occupied Japan" looks rough to me, and they've never been occupied by anyone else) and American Zone of Occupied Germany looks good. If Iraqi Interim Government is rejected because technically Babylon =/= Iraq, Coalition Provisional Authority would be a good alternative.
I had to stretch a little for the Aztec, although Republic of the Rio Grande works too. Mali as Liberia and Khmer as South Vietnam reflect the powerful influence the United States exerted on both countries. I expect to catch much flak for the CENTCOM, SOUTHCOM and AFRICOM ones but CENTCOM is a far less contentious term than "American Saudi Arabia" or something, Ethiopia actually discussed with the United States setting up AFRICOM HQ in Addis Ababa, and Inca's UHV wants them to own most of South America anyways.
There's one other change I'd like to propose to existing vassal names.
Thoughts?
First, I'd like to offer suggestions for American vassals. I incorporated a couple of different styles here. The default vassal name is "State of X", which in this case is used mostly for most European countries, as well as extant Middle Eastern countries like Turkey, Egypt and Persia. For particularly large and diverse Asian countries such as Russia, China, Mongolia and India, I've made it plural. Civs that do not easily correlate to modern nations (or, like Scandinavia, incorporate multiple nations) are Commonwealths.
Now here's where I expect to run into the most trouble: the unique names. I'm particularly fond of Republic of Yucatan, as it was a Mayan-based separatist state from Mexico in the mid-19th century that Congress actually considered adding as a state. Occupied Japan was the cleanest ("American-Occupied Japan" looks rough to me, and they've never been occupied by anyone else) and American Zone of Occupied Germany looks good. If Iraqi Interim Government is rejected because technically Babylon =/= Iraq, Coalition Provisional Authority would be a good alternative.
I had to stretch a little for the Aztec, although Republic of the Rio Grande works too. Mali as Liberia and Khmer as South Vietnam reflect the powerful influence the United States exerted on both countries. I expect to catch much flak for the CENTCOM, SOUTHCOM and AFRICOM ones but CENTCOM is a far less contentious term than "American Saudi Arabia" or something, Ethiopia actually discussed with the United States setting up AFRICOM HQ in Addis Ababa, and Inca's UHV wants them to own most of South America anyways.
- Arabia: United States Central Command
- Aztec: State of Mexico OR Republic of Texas
- Babylonia: Iraqi Interim Government
- Carthage: Commonwealth of the Barbary Coast
- China: States of China
- Egypt: State of Egypt
- England: State of Great Britain
- Ethiopia: United States African Command
- France: State of France
- Germany: American Zone of Occupied Germany
- Greece: State of Greece
- Inca: United States Southern Command
- India: States of India
- Japan: Occupied Japan
- Khmer: Republic of Vietnam
- Mali: Republic of Liberia
- Maya: Republic of Yucatán
- Mongolia: States of Mongolia
- Netherlands: State of the Netherlands
- Persia: State of Iran
- Portugal: State of Portugal
- Rome: State of Italy
- Russia: States of Russia
- Spain: State of Spain
- Turkey: State of Turkey
- Vikings: Commonwealth of Scandinavia
There's one other change I'd like to propose to existing vassal names.
- Late German vassals: Reichskommissariat Amerika and Reichskommissariat Großbritannien replace German America and Reichskommissariat England.
Thoughts?
