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March 28, 2006 6:23:10 PM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
What's the system for naming stars in Galciv2?

Ones I've recognized so far--
Romans: Caesar, Hadrian, Tacitus
Gods/goddess: Zeus, Poseidon, Rhea, Artemis, Apollo
Homer: Hector, Nestor, Patroklos, Achiles
Science Fiction writers: Cherryh, Anderson, Asimov, Heinlein

Also, is there a list somewhere of all the star names?
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Reply #1 March 28, 2006 6:37:31 PM
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Hoth is there but is this the German General or Star Wars?
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Reply #2 March 28, 2006 6:52:48 PM
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I've also come across Sauron (Lord of the Rings, of course), and a couple that I read about a while back when the game was still in production, but had completely forgotten about until I came across them in my current (Large galaxy) game: Gabe and Tycho.
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Reply #3 March 28, 2006 7:03:48 PM
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Can't forget Alderaan or however the former Star Wars planet was named.
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Reply #4 March 28, 2006 7:09:56 PM
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Draginol, from the Stardock team.
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Reply #5 March 28, 2006 7:19:54 PM
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And Wardell. Frogboy is represented in at least two solar systems.
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Reply #6 March 28, 2006 7:24:37 PM
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You can find all the stars names here C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Data\English than click the file named STARS.
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Reply #7 March 28, 2006 7:24:49 PM
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There's also a Sobek Re, which is either a Egyptian god, or maybe something from Stargate.
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Reply #8 March 28, 2006 7:33:28 PM
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Ooh, that list's useful.

so...
Stardock people: Gounaropolous, Duffy, Wardell, Draginol
Norse: Midgard, Yggdradill, Asgard, Jotunheim
Scientists: Gauss, Tycho, LaCaille, Dawkin

There's also a "Starbuck"
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Reply #9 March 28, 2006 7:47:23 PM
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There's a lot of cross over, hoth could be a star, as well as the name of a general and the guy from star wars?

It's like betelgeuse - same as the film, a planet in the hitchhikers guide, and also I believe the brightest known star in the universe
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Reply #10 March 28, 2006 7:54:19 PM
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There at least a reference to Dungeons & Dragons deities : Tyr.
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Reply #11 March 28, 2006 7:54:44 PM
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the vast majority are actual names of real stars. the people who name stars name them for gods, famous people, and, because they're nerds, scifi autthors and stuff like that.
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Reply #12 March 28, 2006 8:19:54 PM
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There at least a reference to Dungeons & Dragons deities : Tyr.


I'm pretty sure Tyr was a Norse god before they used him in Dungeons & Dragons.

EDIT: Does anyone know if adding names to the STARS.txt file flags your game as modded? I assume it wouldn't but I'd like to make sure.
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Reply #13 March 28, 2006 8:32:42 PM
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What? Dungeons and Dragons is old beyond reconing, in fact all religions are just spinnoffs of those present in DnD
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Reply #14 March 28, 2006 9:29:34 PM
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I was delighted to colonize the Starbuck system
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Reply #15 March 28, 2006 9:54:52 PM
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ive yet to see the starbuck system, although it would be cool haha since i'm part of the colonial fleet empire, i was didnt even realize the relationships till i saw wardell and i was like wait....... wow haha im stupid i didnt even notice haha.
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Reply #16 March 28, 2006 10:34:05 PM
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I'm an amateur astronomer geek, but I still like the (mostly) fantasy star names in the game. If I want the real thing, I can just look up on a clear night and try to remember the names. Once you get beyond the bright stars, it's all catalog numbers anyway.
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Reply #17 March 28, 2006 11:21:19 PM
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I would like to bump the earlier question: what happens if you change the list of star names?
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Reply #18 March 28, 2006 11:34:30 PM
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I can't believe they left Orion out.
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