Why not name the planets?

You already can name the planets in GC2. When you colonize it, set its name to what you want.

What seems to be missing, is setting the name on planets you do not own. Although I don't recall trying to rename a planet in GC2 after I've colonized it. Humm. I'll have to try that in my next game.

I for one would not want to try to come up with names for 300+ planets. So I like the idea that solar systems have default names and the planet names have the roman numeral name extensions.

BTW, did you notice that the default names for the planets of the first terran solar system are "Earth", "Venus", "Mars", etc.? OOPPPSSS. That was in GC1. So why is the name of the first solar system for Terrans randomly generated in GC2? Not that it matters, I'm just curious.

I just checked with CariElf on Stardock's chat facility for GalCiv. She says that we will see pre-assigned default names for the first solar system of each and every race re-introduced in a later beta.

Leave the defaults for those of us that don't want to change the name but provide the option for those that do. I really would like the option to rename planets of unowned or alien owned worlds. I would use the name as a tag for the world. Do I want to colonize this later, Is this a target world I want to take out first, etc.

In GC1 I am using rally points to tag systems like these along with tagging resources so I can find them later after the alien builds a starbase on it.

So long as we can rename the planets at a later point, even if we previously accepted the default name, then that's all that matters. For instance, if I have a planet that has become developed to the point of being very critical to me, then I might rename it to something special to reflect its important, while I leave all the rest of the run-of-the-mill planets with their default names.

Very true, VagabondNomad!

We're planning on letting you rename the planets, probably we'll have it work like ship renaming did in GC1: you'll double click on the planet name in the context area and it'll pop up the name planet dialog.

Leave the defaults for those of us that don't want to change the name but provide the option for those that do.

I agree entirely, for that is what i am proposing.

I really would like the option to rename planets of unowned or alien owned worlds.

for some reason this seems like a really cool idea, i'm really hoping to see that, and yet at the same time i don't know why... o well it just sounds cool. What are the possibilities of this kinda thing being in the game?

Pretty good.

I really would like the option to rename planets of unowned or alien owned worlds.

why?

I don't have the beta so basing it off of my experience of GC 1. When playing the large maps and finding a class 13 or 14 that might be in a strategic position I don't want to have to remember or research the section of the map again to find it. If I can tag it (which I am doing with rally points) I can just scan for them. If the system was rename to something like colonizable 14 I could sort the system/planet list and get to those worlds that the AI may ignore but may be worthwhile

I really would like the option to rename planets of unowned or alien owned worlds. why?

Post it notes.

Some people would use them for notes to themselves. For both Unowned and Alien worlds. Imagine looking over an alien empire, and naming the planets "Target 1" "Last Attack" "Culture Bait". Or "Tor HQ", if you prefer. And it would be helpful to find the planet if you were going to give it away, or demand it as tribute. It's a lot easier to give the Tor your little class 15 world "Neo Tor" rather then "Wolf III" and not pick "Wolf II" by accident.

Renaming unowned would permit "Colonize me first!" and "Can wait til later" and "Good Foothold in Tor" and "Future Farmers of Terra" and "Future First Bank of Terra".

It would be useful, especially on the larger maps.

My thought on the matter: Great, I'll be able to extend the (silly) trend of Dadaism with planet names as "This is an apple"

Post it notes. Some people would use them for notes to themselves. For both Unowned and Alien worlds. Imagine looking over an alien empire, and naming the planets "Target 1" "Last Attack" "Culture Bait". Or "Tor HQ", if you prefer. And it would be helpful to find the planet if you were going to give it away, or demand it as tribute. It's a lot easier to give the Tor your little class 15 world "Neo Tor" rather then "Wolf III" and not pick "Wolf II" by accident.

Perhaps have it enabled as a subtitle? Then, search that subtitle, (or if we'ere lucky, and the design team is up to it [adding on to all the other work they have], have buttons that you can set yourself. like pressing CTRL 1, would bring you to the Dreigen empire's homeworld) and...Presto! There, you are ther..

and i agree on the trading of planets, but perhaps have that planet "Primed" for trade, like having (on the trade planets screen) only the planets that you have primed.

I would like the option to rename names of famous dishes like Lobster Florentine. I would rename it 'Roboster Flobontine', even though it would still have lobster in it, and not robot. Waldorf Salad would be renamed 'Roborf Salot', and in that case, the walnuts would be replaced with steel bolts.

P.S. Don't bring your space ninjas over here and try to stop me, I have a welding torch and a plate of boiled soy beans, and trust me, you dont want to know any more.

Relic Robot, remember, you can call the aliens Pot, Spoon, and Fork. You are using a super-computer translator, so if you want to call the Yor's home world "Target 1", it doesn't matter. The aliens don't hear your words, just what their translator says your translator sent them. And names are wacko anyways. If you run one of my ex's girlfriend's name through a universal translator, it would come out as "Holy house belonging small god". There is no telling how that would turn out on the other side, translated into their local alien language. Think about it. "Grand Canyon" might be "Large Gulley" before translated back into an alien dialect. As long as the software knows that a particular sound set = Place A, it doesn't matter what label you stick on it.

And resteraunts often rename famous dishes.

You will notice that you can rename both ships and planets by double clicking on their names in the context area. 

indeed