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[Jacobite1688]

Re: City names

[SIZE=1] Jacobite, I had an idea for a scenario wherein England, Scotland and Wales unite as an alliance to conquer Europe and Asia and divide their spoils. I'm just beginning research on city names for this alliance. Any suggestions? It is tentatively set in the middle ages.

Barbara Tuchman's "A Distant Mirror" is probably the best serious popular book you can get about Late-Feudal Western Europe (and Europe in general.) Any good library should have it. You want help on city names? I'd be glad to help in any way. Scotland would not unite with England and Wales without the introduction of some non-historical factors. Why not set it in the Age of Revolution? Fed up with the Hanovarians after the loss of the American colonies, revolution breaks out in Britian! King George III loses his head and the Prince of Wales escapes for Hannover. The now not-so-young pretender, Prince Charles, is invited to accept the Crowns of the Kingdoms. The Anglican Church is reunited with Rome, Ireland accepts the settlement and Charles Crowns himself "Emperor of the British Isles". With Papal approval, Wellington and Nelson lead the forces of Britian out into the world to fullfill a Napoleonic-like dream! Whatya think?

[Father Beast]

It's as easy as heck!

I just was playing an ICS (my first) game as the americans, and my next city in 260 AD came up as "Naples"! The Horror!! I immediately exited the game and edited the City.txt to include a bunch of cities from Southern California , where I grew up. Off the top of my head. after 15, I got back into the game. I can do his as many times as I want!!

[wathombe]

(Old thread, I know, but I'm new, I was browsing, and I felt like responding.)

Personally, I rarely use the computer-suggested name anyway. I prefer to substitute an actual city name from the Civ I'm playing, chosen for the rough geographical area or city characteristic of the newly founded city. Makes it easy to keep track of location, as well: for the Americans, Monterey on a coast in the west, Boston on the northeast coast, Blacksburg next to my coal mines, et cetera. Makes for a fun alternate geography for a civ.

wathombe

[Vlad Antlerkov]

To tell the truth, I really only need to do this if I'm doing a whole arseload of empire building (or ICS).

On occasion, I build cities near enemy territory that are supposed to function as forts. Some good opportunities for creative naming there-- typically "Fort -----------", though sometimes I might name the fort city "[civ name] Sucks" or "**** [civ name]". They haven't gotten PO'd yet

And if I have a city that I'm particularily proud of, I name it Antlergrad. Gives me more of an impetus to defend it...