Player Names Files

[CM Punk]

Hi, I'm just curious, because I'm creating my own player names file. I'm working under the impression that I type in the name and the number of occurances and that's all I have to do. Am I right or is there another step? Thanks.

[Munster]

Hellooo...no one's answered Punk's question, and I have the same question. And to it, I would add: If I alter the names file (which currently is blank, except for the "Rahn" sample), do the names I add integrate with the's game's current names...or do I have to construct a complete file of many names, which the game will then access instead of its current names pool. Just not sure how this works. Thanks for the help.

[Tim Plum]

hmm.....maybe if asked in the mods forum, the modders would answer.

[Grunthos]

Yes, if you add names to the file according to the format: John,1 ... they will be integrated with the game's built-in name set, so no getting rid of R-Kal and Fuamatu-Ma'afala. I used the 1990 US Census names lists, available here: [url]http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html[/url] to make comprehensive name lists. It appears that setting name frequency to values higher than 100 will cause those names to become too dominant, so I try to keep frequencies below 50. Also, adding lots of names to the lastname file will slow down processing time at start-up and whenever the game generates recruits. There's a limit to the number of names you can add... I have successfully used a lastname file with 25,000 names in it.

[Grunthos]

Or, you check in the mods forum. :D