How to reset the fleet names?

Kamog · #1 December 19th, 2003, 06:22 AM

Is there a way to reset the fleet names so that they begin with "alpha fleet" again? If you use the automatically generated fleet names (not typed in), then the first fleet you create is alpha, the second one is beta, and so on through the Greek alphabet. If you delete a fleet, the deleted fleet name is not reused. Eventually, the fleet names become "alpha alpha", then "alpha beta", and so on, even if all my old fleets are destroyed. Is there some way to reset the list to start with "alpha" again? I know we can type any name we want, but how can we change the default names to the beginning again?

Fyron · #2 December 19th, 2003, 08:55 AM

You can't. It might eventually cycle back to Alpha again if you make enough fleets though.

Kamog · #3 December 19th, 2003, 09:18 AM

Thanks for the reply, Fyron.

I guess I just have to type the fleet names then. It would be nice if the game re-used the earlier fleet names that are no longer in use, but oh well.

gregebowman · #4 December 20th, 2003, 02:33 AM

Speaking of fleet names, I have a question. Every once in awhile, I'll have a brain fart. I'll create a fleet, then forget to transfer the ships into my fleet. Then when I go looking for the fleet, it isn't there. Then when I create a second fleet, it starts as Beta fleet. How do I find the Alpha fleet, even though there's no ships in it?

oleg · #5 December 19th, 2003, 03:28 PM

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Originally posted by gregebowman:
Speaking of fleet names, I have a question. Every once in awhile, I'll have a brain fart. I'll create a fleet, then forget to transfer the ships into my fleet. Then when I go looking for the fleet, it isn't there. Then when I create a second fleet, it starts as Beta fleet. How do I find the Alpha fleet, even though there's no ships in it?

Yo can't. It is expired.

Very annoying. Did it myself many times. Even worse, I once decided to move some ships from my veteran fleet to another and by mistake moved them all. By-by all experience points

Ed Kolis · #6 December 19th, 2003, 03:31 PM

I just ignore the default names and name them based on their composition or their role - i.e. "Fomalhaut Garrison", "Storm Manipulators", "Eastern Attack Fleet (Bacaudae CR)"... since the enemies can't see your fleet names (they can't even tell your ships are fleeted) it doesn't matter, you could create a fleet called "I'm going to destroy your star!" and they would never know!