How do you name your ships?

[Raging Deadstar]

Usually i give me ships a prefix E.G. EDF (Earth Defence Force) for military vessels. I then usually give all my ships a different name from 3 or 4 various design name files. If you name them as soon as they are built it doesn't take long.

[Atrocities]

I would do as such.

Class Name - Ship Name - Registry
Snake - Snake - ES 0001
Snake - Mohab - ES 0002
Harper - Harper - DS 0001
Harper - Clark - DS 0002

Snake t2 - Snake - ES 0001A (If Snake 0001 is still in service, or even destroyed.)

ETC.

Starwolf - Starwolf - DN 0001
Starwolf - Intimidator - DN 0002

Starhawk - Starhark - DN 0001
Starhawk - Rightous - DN 0002

On the Ship name it would read only

SWS Starwolf DN 0001

the SWS stands for Star Wolf Ship. I can change this to match any race I play.

[Arkcon]

I've used all the methods you've mentioned. Thing is, I sometimes lose track anyway. With the pictures the same. the names really don't add much. Especially after multiple retrofits -- you really should rename with each retrofit, but I forget.

[ July 18, 2004, 13:05: Message edited by: Arkcon ]

[Renegade 13]

I simply do not name individual ships, for one reason alone; time. I don't have enough time to do it for every ship, or even some of them. Because of this, I rely on what class of ship it is in order to keep track of what that ship is supposed to be doing.

For example, say I have a DUC light cruiser attack ship. I would name that class one of two things:

- Attack LC 1
- LC 1.12.12 (1.12.12 are the numbers of letters in the alphabet...therefore ATT for attack.)

Or, if this was a special class of LC, say one with phased polaron beams instead of DUC's, I'd name it either:

- Attack LC 1 (**)
- LC 1.12.12 (**)

See, my system is very simple. But then again, if I ever wanted to fool someone, they'd never expect it!

[Raging Deadstar]

Reverse Psychology is good for names

I Once named my Attack Vessels "Uber Powerful Ships Here" in a game against my friends and then named my support ships "Weak Weedy Support Vessel Here". Upon entering the system i split the fleets into two to distract my enemy. My friend thought it was a trick and attacked the fleet of "Weak Weedy Support Ships" that to his dismay were ACTUALLY PDC/Supply ships, he thought i'd tried to trick him and they were my warships. It was a small loss when most his fleet were crippled by ramming and my fleet of actual warships (Uber powerful Ships Here ) Took the system pretty soon afterwards.

[ July 18, 2004, 16:03: Message edited by: Raging Deadstar ]

[Gryphin]

When I did play I tried using code that would remind me of the design. After a while I gave up.
Occasionaly I would rename LC and BC class ships as Gryphin and try to track thier actions and life span. Even that got to bee too much.
Just lazy I guess

Wouldn't be cool if you could tag a ship and tell the game to keep track if it's movment and combat?

[ July 18, 2004, 16:22: Message edited by: Gryphin ]

[Intimidator]

Originally posted by Arkcon:
I've used all the methods you've mentioned. Thing is, I sometimes lose track anyway. With the pictures the same. the names really don't add much. Especially after multiple retrofits -- you really should rename with each retrofit, but I forget.

Not quite true:

I usualy call my ships : ' Blade Class-I Destroyer 0001 '
After construction I delete the 'class-I Destroyer' part in the name.

And then you will see this after clicking the ship :

Blade 0001
Blade Class-I Destroyer

so the only thing that will change in the name after retrofitting is the -I in -II or -III etc...