Has anyone had an issue where trying to randomize ship names will result in blank names?

[Question]

For some reason, whenever i try to randomize ship names for menacing corvettes or destroyers, the name will be blank.

I tried turning all mods off and starting a new game to test and its still happening.

As an example, here is the auto generated name "Harrier".

The moment i click randomize, i get a blank name instead.

Oddly enough, this ONLY happens for menacing ships, regular ship classes work fine.

Ive tried reinstalling the game entirely and turned all mods off...no luck. I just keep getting blank names for menacing ships.

Strangely, i was able to randomize ship names for menacing ships a few hours ago but it stopped working at some point and i cant figure out why....

 

[Mattias]

No, never

 

[Question]

So when you randomize ship names for menacing ships, it works fine?

So far ive tried deleting everything in mydocuments\paradox\stellaris, reinstalling and running the game with no mods on....and it just keeps randomizing menacing ships to blank names....

This is driving me crazy....

 

[HFY]

Yes, I've seen this.

You can also get blank system names if you force too many of the same star type into a galaxy.

I think for ships it happens when your ship design name conflicts with another empire's ship design name. Like if you pick the same species namelists and they generate a few types of ship from that list.

 

[Question]

Yes, I've seen this.

You can also get blank system names if you force too many of the same star type into a galaxy.

I think for ships it happens when your ship design name conflicts with another empire's ship design name. Like if you pick the same species namelists and they generate a few types of ship from that list.

This doesnt seem to be the case because of its limited solely to menacing ships.

Looking in the ship_sizes file, i noticed that menacing ships have lines like this :

use_shipnames_from = corvette

Its SUPPOSED to make the game take ship names from the corvette section of the name_list file...but it does not appear to work properly.

I added this to the UNE name_list file :

crisis_corvette = {
            Aardvark Accentor Adder Albatross Alligator Anaconda Antelope Armadillo Asp Badger Bass Beagle Bloodhound Buffalo Bulldog Buzzard Camel Cheetah Cobra Coyote Dingo Dolphin Dragonfly Dromedary Eagle Elephant Falcon Ferret Firefly Fox Gazelle Glowworm "Grey Wolf" Greyhound Haddock Hawk Jackal Jackdaw Jaguar Kangaroo Kestrel "King Cobra" "King Fish" Ladybird Leopard Lion Lizard Lynx Mongoose Mosquito Narwhal Nighthawk Ocelot Orca Osprey Panther Peacock Pelican Penguin Petrel Platypus Polecat Porcupine Puma Python Rattlesnake Raven Salamander Sardine Scorpion Shark Shrike Skylark Sparrow Spider Starfish Stingray Barracuda Stork Sturgeon Swordfish Tapir Tiger "Tiger Shark" Vulture Walrus Wolverine Apache Aztec Cossack Dervish Druid Highlander Janissary Matador Papillon Parthian Patrician Saracen Sphinx Sultan Tomahawk Viking Zulu Abhay Akshay Akula Soyuz Harrier "Tomoe Gozen" Garuda Yangwei Datong Haifeng Hailong Yongcheng Yinghao Taiyang Chaoyang Qiuxing Guangxing Zhengsheng Taizhao Meihong Wulong Jiangkun Acorn Musketeer Pharaoh Mongol Rickenbacker "John Paul Jones" Doblestnyi Steregushchiy Soobrazitelny "Rodger Young" "Crazy Horse" Richthofen Boyington Fonck Mannock Bishop Kazakov Coppens Brumowski Baracca Hartmann Juutilainen Nishizawa Sakai Shestakov Kozhedub Cantacuzino "Van Lierde" Bong Thach Clostermann Mitralexis Shinohara Iwamoto Mölders Skalski MacLachlan Caldwell Litvyak Yeager McCampbell O'Hare Sealion Balao Gato Doolittle Novikov Uhlan Cataphract Soyokaze Orff Vandal Chameleon Grizzly Gurkha Hoplite Kodiak Piranha Wildcat Hellcat Bearcat Tomcat Kingfisher Cougar Mohawk Blackhawk "Shooting Star" Avocet Sparrowhawk Skua Firecrest Fulmar Arrowhead Condor Goshawk Nicator Samurai Smilodon Whippet Cormorant Ranvir Rajput Rana Toreador McAuliffe Cardinal Nightingale Adler Seahorse Ronin Iguana Redeemer "William Tell" "Sitting Bull" Hiawatha "John Henry" "Paul Bunyan" Cangjie "Dakshin Rai" "Guru Baaje" Madoc Rostam Esfandiar "Juan Valdivia" Yinxi Yennenga "Running Eagle" "Hua Mulan" Yuenü Boudica Ethelfleda Gwenllian Gwendolen Cordelia Andraste Scathach Muirisc Morrigan Badb Macha Teuta "Jeanne Hachette" Atalanta Hippolyta Penthesilea Clorinda Tancred Brunhild Agustina Gordafarid Semiramis Malalai "Shaka Zulu" Lafayette "Reuben James" Nostromo Sulaco Costaguana Ribiera Shashka Sica Jian Dao Zhanmadao Makhaira Falcata Kopis Rhomphaia Kilij Shamshir Kaskara Flyssa Takoba Yatagan Urumi Liuyedao Tachi Khanda Wodao Changdao Yanmaodao Miaodao Chokuto Tsurugi Odachi Wakizashi Uchigatana Shikomizue Firangi Talwar Pata Kastane Macana Khopesh Acinaces Macuahuitl Belawa Nimcha Shotel Krabi Parang Klewang Surik Niabor Mandau Kampilan Gari Panabas Olds Kearsarge Dristigheten
        }

And VOILA, i was able to randomize crisis corvette ship names.

The problematic part is why this isnt consistent, i was definately able to randomize menacing ship names a few hours ago, and then it just suddenly stopped working on its own.

Even stranger, the initial auto generated design WILL use a random corvette name....but clicking "randomize names" will cause it to change to a blank name....

 

[HFY]

This doesnt seem to be the case because of its limited solely to menacing ships.

So when you're conflicting with your own list, then you see the issue I noticed in other places.

Okay.

 

[Mattias]

@Question
I use extended naming lists, could you simply have run out of names?

(I currently use the one compiled by Cybrxkhan, it's quite big)

 

[Question]

@Question
I use extended naming lists, could you simply have run out of names?

(I currently use the one compiled by Cybrxkhan, it's quite big)

No, i tested this by starting a fresh game and used the console to hit crisis level 2 instantly and it was happening constantly. I tested this more than 10 times with fresh games in each instance.

use_shipnames_from = corvette

doesnt seem to work properly with randomize ship names.