Have you started creating a list of names for your cities ?

[Dis]

I have no maps on the wall except for the Baldur's Gate city map and a map of vvardenfell.

[Shogun Gunner]

No, not apolyton maps -- National Geographic produced maps of Asia, Europe and North America.

[H Tower]

I've had a list of city names since 1991

[asleepathewheel]

no, use defaults.

changed the names in civ 1, occassionally in 2, but never in 3.

Loved the ability to change the opening text in 1....that was fun.

[M. le Comte]

Originally posted by Dr Zoidberg
Niptium, M le Comte, you have way to much free time on your hands...

Alltough I used to name my cities after sience fiction/fantasy cities like Tanelorn, Imryrr and Roke etc...

Hey ! That's because I'm still a student...

[Aro]

"Trantor" will be the capital of my first Civ IV empire.

[molly bloom]

I use lost or ruined cities- Merv, Oc-Eo, Old Sarum, Wroxeter.

Oc-eo
This ancient city, found about 6 miles (10 km) inland from Rach Gia, was an important port at the height of the ancient Kingdom of Funan from the 1st - 6th centuries AD. It lay submerged for centuries until it was rediscovered in the 1940s. It is an important site for archeologists, but there is not a great deal for tourists to see. Some artifacts are found in the Historical and Art museums in Saigon.

Most of what is known of Funan comes from this site which revealed evidence of contact with China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Persia, the Roman Empire, Thailand, and written accounts of Chinese emissaries and travelers. Excavations have shown that buildings were constructed on piles and the city was connected by a complex network of irrigation and transport canals. Like many of the ancient empires of the region, Oc-eo built its wealth on controlling trade between the east (China) and the west (India, Mediterranean).

[Addled Platypus]

everybody needs to name a cities after Apolyton members

My capitol will be Dark Cloud

[GeoModder]

Originally posted by Platypus Rex
My capitol will be Dark Cloud

Mind if I change it to Mushroom Cloud in the modern era?

[M. le Comte]

Mine will be "The city of M. le Comte's worshipers and slaves"

[Nikolai]

I should probably have Nicosia then.

[Gen. Atkinson]

I rarely, if ever use the computer names. I always create my own nations and cities based on fictional civs. Mostly Warhammer, Elder Scrolls, LotR etc.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Nikolai
I should probably have Nicosia then.

Or Nikolsberg.

1621 Treaty of Nikolsberg.

http://www.medtimes.org/issues/v02n08.htm

[akulla]

I like to use my own names.

[Zoid]

Originally posted by Aro
"Trantor" will be the capital of my first Civ IV empire.

Closely followed by Arrakis and Tatooine?