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Thuellai

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Question regarding names.
« on: November 07, 2008, 04:47:37 pm »
Are first names also defined from the language files, and do they actually mean anything?  I ask 'cause the translation always just relists them while translating the last name, and also because, well.

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Re: Question regarding names.
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2008, 05:14:24 pm »
Yes, they are.
Urist, for one, means dagger.
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Re: Question regarding names.
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2008, 02:48:11 am »
I had a dwarf once named Momüz Momüzid, which translated to Crypt Cryptsomething.
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Re: Question regarding names.
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2008, 12:56:46 pm »
The exceptions are Kobold names, which are gibberish.
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Re: Question regarding names.
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2008, 03:37:36 pm »
Actually, theres a tag in one of the kobold entries (entity or creature, I'm not sure) that if you remove it can make the names not-gibberish.
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Re: Question regarding names.
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2008, 04:31:04 pm »
Yeah, [UNINTELLIGIBLE] if I remember correctly.

So I guess I'd have to create a language file and somehow make a single-name thing happen to get what I want...  Oh well, things have been worse.
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Re: Question regarding names.
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2008, 06:02:54 pm »
It's [UTTERANCES], actually.
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