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[Kanil]

It just occured to me how funny it would be to have a battleship named "How did you last die?".

[Sirus]

USS Happy Thread
HMS Homestruck
KSF Future of the Fortress
JDF How Well Known Is The Person Above You

Eh, some of these may work. I think classes should just be animals and monsters found in DF, like Crundle or Jabberer.

[EuchreJack]

I'd say use the top 200 posters as character names. Use the top 200 read threads as ship names.

Throw in any major characters who are still missing.

Holy crap, I've got more than 7000 posts. Anyway, yeah, get the first 10 pages from here.

Look, it was my idea, and if I can't be included, then I'm voting no forumite names (I'm #227).   

As I was looking through the lists, I realized that there are simply too many forumites I'd want included, so it was best to move away from that idea.

Besides...

+1 vote for actual dwarf names, not forum names.  Just crack open the language file and there you have a valid list of names!

+2. Use people's usernames, and you're just begging for someone to say "I didn't give you permission to use my name!" and getting the list pulled (or at least raising a fuss). Use the various language files.

is very logical and accurate.

I also like Sirus's idea to name scientists on the idea of strange moods, although "Moody" just doesn't sound right.  "Crazed" perhaps instead?

Also, "Miner" should be a rank in either the army or navy.  They're definitely the backbone of more than one dwarven defense force.  And we can beef up the naval line by adding noble titles (duke, baron, king), and adding Elite Marksdwarf as one rank higher than Marksdwarf.  If we need more gound forces names, Hammerlord is the name of an elite hammerdwarf.

[MarcAFK]

It would be nice if we could also theme the star names, i'd like to send a survey vessel to headshoots, to find it's full of Spoilers, or maybe survey Sparkgear and find Sparkgear VII is a perfect place to settle, but Sparkgear I- VII and VII-X are Inhospitible hellholes not worth much more than automining bare.

[Flying Dice]

Say, I just noticed that we've hit 700 pages (on default settings).

[miauw62]

a DF/B12 theme would be awesome
If i ever get to a star destroyer, i'd most certainly name it HMS Loud Whispers

[Dutchling]

Say, I just noticed that we've hit 700 pages (on default settings).

I don't think you're avatar can get any more annoying .

[Flying Dice]

Say, I just noticed that we've hit 700 pages (on default settings).

I don't think you're avatar can get any more annoying .

Care to make a wager? 

[Nelia Hawk]

I'm way more interested in a Bay12 theme than a dwarf fortress theme.

nothing wrong with makeing both or?
a "dwarf fortress" theme and a "bay12" theme

also kind of looking forward to that new big planed update that changes tons of things...  maybe ill try it again and mess with my little 1024x768 15" monitor (or whatever small zoll monitor i have) and the weird resolutions of aurora... and small menu and changeing to weird unnatural 1280xsomething pixles... urgh... getting a headache already thinking about that.   still likeing the complexity of aurora :s

[Dutchling]

Say, I just noticed that we've hit 700 pages (on default settings).

I don't think you're avatar can get any more annoying .

Care to make a wager? 

Sure

edit, To stay on topic: Now I think about it, regular DF names will probably be less fun then forum names, as for most people Urist will be the only recognizable one.
And Dutchling is just an incredibly badass name.

[Flying Dice]

Say, I just noticed that we've hit 700 pages (on default settings).

I don't think you're avatar can get any more annoying .

Care to make a wager? 

Sure

edit, To stay on topic: Now I think about it, regular DF names will probably be less fun then forum names, as for most people Urist will be the only recognizable one.
And Dutchling is just an incredibly badass name.

We could always just PM people asking for permission (if anyone has enough time to Ctrl-V that many times).

On the other note, I'm not sure exactly what makes it annoying to you, so here's a shot in the dark. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[Bremen]

Luna could never be annoying!

(Or at least, she's never been around enough to find out!)

[darkflagrance]

I'm poster #192. Feels good man. You can use my name as a ship any time. 

[RedKing]

There's also the little matter of getting Steve to accept it as a theme. I think DF material is more likely to be well received than B12. Cause if you allow B12, then you should allow a 4chan theme, a Something Awful theme, a Kotaku theme, etc. etc. etc.

We don't want to go there.

I'm liking the idea of the Guard positions being the ground troops, and the army positions being the naval ranks (after all, in Aurora it's the Navy that does the real fighting).

I'd do:

Army:
4: Captain of the Guard
3: Royal Guardsman
2: Sheriff
1: Hammerer

Navy:
7: King
6: General
5: Champion
4: Militia Commander
3: Militia Captain
2: Marksdwarf
1: Recruit

Scientist:
1: Engineer (since Siege Engineering would be just as revelant as Mechanics. Maybe dwarven starships are just really, REALLY big siege engines)

Civilian Administrator:
1: Noble (since civ admins fill a variety of slots in Aurora, including Diplomat and Xenologist)


What form of government would a good DF/Aurora civ have? Ordered Socialism? Hive Mind Race? Insane Dictator (the player)? 

Star system names could be a long list of randomly generated fortress names, with a handful of the most prominent historical forts at the top of the list. Boatmurdered could be the first one.

IIRC, themes don't determine individual ship names, but rather class names. The player determines the ship names when the class is designed, either from one of the many preset lists, or you just choose the name when you start construction (otherwise it's "Classname 1", "Classname 2", etc.) So I don't think thread names are all that appropriate, especially if we're angling away from a B12 theme and more towards a DF theme. Probably should be 20-30 items in the classname list. Biome names? Civilization names? Maybe do the random fort list for planets, and the notable LP fortress names as ship classes? There's probably at least 20-30 lurking in the forums...

Admittedly, a Boatmurdered-class dreadnought would probably be terrifying, what with its 80cm elephant guns and magma cannonades.

[Flying Dice]

Maybe dwarven starships are just really, REALLY big siege engines)

Cannot unthink. Now I'm envisioning spacefaring dwarves as Da Orky Boyz.