Base/Unit/Landmark Naming Thread

[Maniac]

Originally posted by Googlie
(Might this unit be the famous Spartan Kel who rises in the ranks to be eventually quoted in the Annals of the Spartan Federation and take a seat beside the illustrious Corazon herself?

Do you mean you'd make a person called "Spartan Kel" as the commander of the unit, or do you suggest to call the unit "Spartan Kel" (with those quotes then being extracts from the chronicles of that elite unit)?

[Googlie]

Good question.

I'd thought of it (him) mainly as a person - an elite who rose thru the ranks to become a famous General. Maybe starts off as the adjutant (Lieutenant) to Lt Colonel Maniac, (you being the Co-Chairman of the Junta and Commanding Officer of the 1st Army, Spartan Expeditionary Force) and as the unit gains morale boosts you give him promotions until he finally commands the 1st Army

Or, the Spartan Kel could be a unit designation (but why the K... E ... L ... ? - Killer Elites?

[Maniac]

I like both options (Kel as a person or as a unit of Killer Elites ). However I assume you'd prefer the "person" option most.

If so, the unit needs another name. I've thought of "Praetorian Guard", but I assume we'd want to reserve that as a name for a unit type. Hmm, perhaps "the Leonidas Guard", "the Megalo Maniacs", "Riveira's Rangers", "Pedro's Phalanx"...

[KrysiasKrusader]

Isn't "KEL" a weapons manufacturing firm in the U.S.?

[Maniac]

No idea.


Regarding the earthquake, do you feel we should rename the RÃo Grande river and base? Since the river now loops back into itself, should the area now not be considered a huge swamp instead of a true river?

[Googlie]

Good point. The western arm has a few 10 meter elevation tiles, while the east and southern arm skirting the crater has most at the 500 - 1000 meter level (and there must be a spectacular waterfall on 59:11 to 58:10 where the elevation drops from 1454 meters to 10 meters (the Niagara Falls would pale into insignificance compared to that!!)

[Googlie]

Plus, we need a new unit name for the podpopped rover unit.

How about reactivating Rolling Thunder and giving Rynn back her command (after the excellent work she did in securing the Embassy )

[Maniac]

Originally posted by Googlie
(and there must be a spectacular waterfall on 59:11 to 58:10 where the elevation drops from 1454 meters to 10 meters (the Niagara Falls would pale into insignificance compared to that!!)

I had the same thought!



Rolling Thunder II would be great.

[Googlie]

WOW

(I also took the liberty of naming a couple of more areas in the map - Straits of Thebes between us and the Uniland, (University of Thebes - get it?) and Cape Wrath right at the northenmost tip of our continent)

We now have more than our "fair share" of landmarks, but I think we should keep adding them until the well runs dry (like technologies, they then can become a matter for trade. After all, early explorers named most of the Earth's features, and Sparta is the "early explorer" of Chiron)

[Maniac]

No need anymore to rename the RÃo Grande. That matter solved itself.

[Maniac]

What would everyone think about calling the University continent "Arcadia"?

[Googlie]

sounds good to me

[Maniac]

Arcadia is a region in the central Peloponnesos.

[Googlie]

Shouls we rename University Base to Arcadia University?

[Googlie]

I suggest we name our soon-to-be-founded northern base Messenia

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