2300AD Star Name Mod

[Stuie]

As much as I love colonizing "Wardell IV" and "Primus II", I wanted more realistic star names in the game. So I created this simple mod to replace all the star names with the star names from the old 2300AD role playing game, with some updates from the Gliese 3 catalogue of stars. Obviously not to everyones taste, but I thought I'd share.

Star Name Mod

Sample from in-game:

[Stuie]

New and improved (since I just downloaded Dark Avatar):

Star Name Mod v2

I've randomized the file somewhat since (as far as I know) the game just takes the first x number of names and uses them. So to avoid a bunch of names beginning with "A", I mixed up the file. I also moved most of the "Catalog Number" type names to the bottom, so you'll only see them in really big galaxies.

[Hydro]

I’m not sure what you mean by ‘realistic’. What kind of names does your mod offer? I’m not familiar with 2300AD.

Hydro

[Stuie]

They are actual star names from various near-Earth star catalogs, most of which were originally compiled in the role-playing game 2300AD. This obviously results in a Terra-centric view of the galaxy... but that's what you get living on Earth.

Some example names from my file:

Capella
82 Eridani
26 Draconis
Formalhaut
Chi 1 Orionis
Castor
Beta Virginis
Alpha Crucis
Chi Draconis
Barnard's star
Delta Eridani
CE Bootis
Arcturus
AD Leonis
ZZ Piscium
Sirius

Edit: Ok - there are a handful of fake names in the file. The "fake" names are ones that were created for 2300AD. Time permitting, I will go through and weed them out so that only star names in actual use are left.