Ministry of City Naming

[Nubclear]

We draw our inspiration from 2 great sources:

-China
-Socialism

Which further subdivides into:

-Russia
-Socialism

Hence, clearly we must establish a system of naming cities. I propose this:

We rotate from a list of China names, Russia names, and socialism names.

BTW: If we don't have Russian names in there, I will whine

[Maniac]

Current capital: Beijing = Northern Capital

Suggestion for second city: Xinmiàn = Flower of the Heart

...

Though Tassagrad also sounds nice.

[Impaler[WrG]]

Lets not forget SMAC names, particularly the Human Hive base names.

[Nubclear]

Flower of the Heart is so precious And yet so nonsocialist. What would Yang think of you, sir?

I suggest:

Beijing
Tassagrad
Socialism Tunnels
< Flower of the Worker, etc in Chinese >
Sila Naroda
Proletarian Knot
etc

[-SafaN-]

rng temple was more in the sense of someone who said
"we should dedicate our next city to the RNG", after we popped Metal Casting from a hut

[binTravkin]

No problem Safan, but maybe we can make it to sound a bit more Yangish, chinese and communistic?

Spark Of Enlightement maybe (as to celebrate a sudden spark in enlightement for that scout )


I like Xinmian, would agree to name so our third inland city (if wer ever have one).

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by binTravkin
I like Xinmian, would agree to name so our third inland city (if wer ever have one).

No, I'm sorry, the Chairman has decided that the best way to win the game is to stick with 2 cities.

[binTravkin]

Tass, we're aiming to having a lot of coastal cities (and stacking the bonuses of financial trait + colossus + hopefully Great Lighthouse for maximum commerce output), so it's possible that we won't be having an inland city so soon.

[Nubclear]

Synergy
I don't mind "Port Tassagrad"

[ForesterSOF]

I go for using the Hive names as much as possible.

[Maniac]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
Flower of the Heart is so precious And yet so nonsocialist. What would Yang think of you, sir?

Flower of the Heart is poetic. And poetic is Chinese.
Besides, all socialists have a heart, thus it fits.

Other more down-to-earth suggestion:
NÃushì = Cow City

[PJayTycy]

I prefer basenames I can remember. IE, know which base we're talking about when I read the name. With Xinmiàn, NÃushì and probably some other Chinese translations, I'd just remember them as "the city with a chinese name that starts with an x", untill we have a second chinese city name that starts with an x. I do like their meanings, but fear I won't remember the names of our cities.

I like Proletarian Knot best ...

Also, almost all Yang-quotes in smac are not really communist, but philosphical-nihilist-utilitarian. However, that theme is harder to find city names for

[Impaler[WrG]]

Another means for naming the City, the local resorces which are Copper + Cows, put that together and you have a great Idol to worship. So something like...

Bronze Bull
Bronze Labyrinth (my favorite)
Minotaur Labyrinth

[Lacero]

bronze labyrinth feels very austere, I think it works as a philosophical name and as a communist name. It hasn't got much deep meaning, but it looks as if it has

[Nubclear]

I must insist on using Russian names, at least occasionally. It is essential to our ideological origins as a nation.