Renaming factions

[Scourgeclaw]

The ability to Roleplay one's own empire is the focus was stated as one of the main focuses of Utopia.

Personally, I love this- speaking as one who regularly RPs his games. However, I am a bit concerned as to the nature of factions: primarily their names. Some people, myself included, have a fairly vivid idea of what the internal politics of their own faction is like, and would enjoy greatly the idea to help dictate the way in which the new factions are named.

This being the case, is the ability to rename factions something achievable in Banks?

 

[ashbery76]

When I saw the Popular vote council on the stream I was like .Do not want a political agenda of 2016 in my sci fi game.

 

[Zwollenaer]

This would be a small but very welcome touch just like the ability to rename leaders was added.

 

[Mitchz95]

We should be able to rename everything. Maybe even stuff outside our empire.

 

[Scourgeclaw]

We should be able to rename everything. Maybe even stuff outside our empire.

I've always said that the more things the player is able to customize, the more potential there is for effective roleplaying of one's own empire. Having said that, I'm not certain that renaming everything would be for the best.

Think of it in terms of systems: you could allow players to rename every system in the game, but then how would the game handle multiple players renaming eachother's home stars/planets/ships/etc? And to setup an entirely separate set of rules and code for renaming for multiplayer different from singleplayer is a lot of work that someone has to get paid for doing- there are honestly better things for devs to be doing that coding redundant sets of naming rules.

There is such a thing as "too much"

Faction renaming: pls yes
Everything renaming: no pls

 

[Uethredyes]

Very much agree with this.

 

[Sinister2202]

Does anybody have a link to this stream?

 

[Uethredyes]

Does anybody have a link to this stream?

You mean Extraterrestrial Thursday for last week?

 

[Sinister2202]

You mean Extraterrestrial Thursday for last week?

Didn't know what it was. Thank you.

 

[Uethredyes]

no prob

 

[wheelman82]

I've always said that the more things the player is able to customize, the more potential there is for effective roleplaying of one's own empire. Having said that, I'm not certain that renaming everything would be for the best.

Think of it in terms of systems: you could allow players to rename every system in the game, but then how would the game handle multiple players renaming eachother's home stars/planets/ships/etc? And to setup an entirely separate set of rules and code for renaming for multiplayer different from singleplayer is a lot of work that someone has to get paid for doing- there are honestly better things for devs to be doing that coding redundant sets of naming rules.

There is such a thing as "too much"

Faction renaming: pls yes
Everything renaming: no pls

Maybe have "rename everything" as a setting at the galaxy creation screen thingy?

 

[milesfromordnry]

The ability to Roleplay one's own empire is the focus was stated as one of the main focuses of Utopia.
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This being the case, is the ability to rename factions something achievable in Banks?

I look forward to renaming all opposition groups "Galactic Poo-Poo Heads" and carrying on as normal.

 

[Username taken]

Wargoal(s): Rename leader/planet/system/empire/(primary)species
Lasts 10 years then reverts like Humiliate
I'd definitely use it in singleplayer for a good laugh