Pentium
Digital Matter
You listen to them too? Wow, they're quite popular around here. Good game deserves good music.thetrooper said:Good choice!
And I forgot to mention that I sometimes name cities after Slovenian ones (Ljubljana, Maribor,...).
City Names
- Thread starter lcorinth
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And I forgot to mention that I sometimes name cities after Slovenian ones (Ljubljana, Maribor,...).
Dual
Gun Mage
I like to use fantasy/sci-fi names from books and movies. It just don't like having the real city names when I'm playing on a random map. Because in the back of my mind the geography not matching the real life cities bugs me. 
When I play a scenario map of a real place on Earth I use real names that match the location.
Sign me up as another Iron Maiden fan. Besides just being good music, they must be popular with Civ players because so many of their songs deal with war.
When I play a scenario map of a real place on Earth I use real names that match the location.
Sign me up as another Iron Maiden fan. Besides just being good music, they must be popular with Civ players because so many of their songs deal with war.
LLXerxes
Space Travel is Boring
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Just about always what the game gives me.
Sometimes things that are random things I type in.
"Sir, alkhgoeiruiuaeur is not growing."
"Yo' Momma has finished building it's Pyramids, what do we build next?"
"Good news sir, we have captured Yo' Momma and liberated 39 gold!"
"Terrible news sir, Yo' Momma has been captured by the evil persians!"
Sometimes things that are random things I type in.
"Sir, alkhgoeiruiuaeur is not growing."
"Sir, Yo' Momma is growing slowly."
"Yo' Momma has finished building it's Pyramids, what do we build next?"
"Good news sir, we have captured Yo' Momma and liberated 39 gold!"
"Terrible news sir, Yo' Momma has been captured by the evil persians!"
Mordack
Increase the Deceased
I can't remember which civ - but there is a default city name deep in the list called "Yamama" (I think that's how it's spelled)
That would be Arabia.
Pentium
Digital Matter
But it becomes annoying when you got your start in Europe and found a city where Berlin is, and the advisor tells you to choose a unique name.Dual said:
Afraid to shoot strangers? I'm a builder...Dual said:many of their songs deal with war.
robertoross24
Chieftain
my friends and i when we are playing hot seat rename our elite units ships etc....
batteship names depend on the nation.....like Iron Duke for english etc....
or govt specific are quite good.......like elite bowmen in monacry become royal bowmen etc
batteship names depend on the nation.....like Iron Duke for english etc....
or govt specific are quite good.......like elite bowmen in monacry become royal bowmen etc
robertoross24
Chieftain
sometimes i like to customise the who civ though cities leaders etc...
Dual
Gun Mage
Pentium said:
Yeah, that is annoying when that happens. To get around it I just misspell the city name by one letter. For instance, I might change Berlin to "Berlinn".
Well, I was thinking more along their historical war songs. Like Alexander the Great, Ghengis Khan, Where Eagles Dare, Run Silent Run Deep, Aces High, etc.
But beyond the themes, Iron Maiden's music is just really enjoyable to listen to as well. I didn't mean to imply that only warmongers like me would listen to them while playing Civ.
Omega Avatar
Chieftain
Once I made a German red light district. Bars, brothels, strip clubs... the works.
"Sir, Strip Club is expanding due to its high culture!"
"Sir, we have captured Strip Club and liberated 2 gold!"
"Wines have been brought into Strip Club! This will make the citizens happy!"
"Sir, Strip Club is expanding due to its high culture!"
"Sir, we have captured Strip Club and liberated 2 gold!"
"Wines have been brought into Strip Club! This will make the citizens happy!"
Tomoyo
Fate
There're also cities named "Apolyton" and "Thunderfall", for the Greeks and the Iroquois respectively.Mordack said:
Mordack
Increase the Deceased
Tomoyo said:
I think I have seen a "lol" as well. I want to say it's the persians but not sure
Zenon_pt
Civing on the real world
My favorite New New York 
or New Old York...
or New Old York...
Pentium
Digital Matter
That's probably the main reason for happiness... You should rename Wines to Women.Omega Avatar said:
What about the Delhi 2? What "creativity" is?
Iron Maiden sing a lot about flying. Dickinson is a pilot after all. So it's the only thing I build bombers and fighters.
evil potato
Warlord
Out of idea for your city names? here's where i go to name my towns: http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/Names.htm
catchsomezzz
Life is recursive.
My games tend to take a long time, I only play 2-3 turns a day, so it usually takes me 2-3 months to finish a game. (I've always played huge worlds, so that doesn't help). No rush to finish a game, I just like to enjoy the journey.
Anyway, I try to name my cities something creative or relevant to its geography - it serves two main purposes: (1) it provides immersion and (2) it helps me located the cities if I've been away from the game for a while.
Some examples: (warning: some of these names may be corny & some probably would only make sense to a delusional mind like mine... you've been warned!
)
1. My capital city is usually named Macross City.
2. From there, my expanding circle of cities may be named alphabetically - so that the northern-most city of my empire could be something like "Arden Fair" and the southern-most city could be "Zentraedi"
3. Or I might use directions to indicate their general locations from the capital. Some city names could be "Northern Lights", "Eastridge", "Southern Cross", and "Westpoint"
4. Other cities might have names that quickly me clue in where they are at - such as "Cove", "Mountain View", "Half Moon Bay", "Rivermark", or "Dante's Peak."
5. Islands have names like "Midway", "Pearl Harbor", "Thermyscira", etc.
6. And then there are also other cities that are named for their significance or status - "Rivendell" is often my 2nd capital (i.e. Forbidden Palace), "Victoria" is the renamed capital of the first civ I conquered, or "Moonglow" is the city where I built the Great Lighthouse.
Other than cities, I also give unique names to Elite* units and Aircraft Carriers to keep track of them. My first aircraft carrier somehow always is named the SDF-01 Enterprise.
Anyway, I try to name my cities something creative or relevant to its geography - it serves two main purposes: (1) it provides immersion and (2) it helps me located the cities if I've been away from the game for a while.
Some examples: (warning: some of these names may be corny & some probably would only make sense to a delusional mind like mine... you've been warned!
)1. My capital city is usually named Macross City.
2. From there, my expanding circle of cities may be named alphabetically - so that the northern-most city of my empire could be something like "Arden Fair" and the southern-most city could be "Zentraedi"
3. Or I might use directions to indicate their general locations from the capital. Some city names could be "Northern Lights", "Eastridge", "Southern Cross", and "Westpoint"
4. Other cities might have names that quickly me clue in where they are at - such as "Cove", "Mountain View", "Half Moon Bay", "Rivermark", or "Dante's Peak."
5. Islands have names like "Midway", "Pearl Harbor", "Thermyscira", etc.
6. And then there are also other cities that are named for their significance or status - "Rivendell" is often my 2nd capital (i.e. Forbidden Palace), "Victoria" is the renamed capital of the first civ I conquered, or "Moonglow" is the city where I built the Great Lighthouse.
Other than cities, I also give unique names to Elite* units and Aircraft Carriers to keep track of them. My first aircraft carrier somehow always is named the SDF-01 Enterprise.
robertoross24
Chieftain
and what isthe name of your civ and fave govt? just intrested cus i do the same whole cust civ thing
