Naming discussion

Re: Naming discussion

Postby Evropi » 21 Feb 2014, 23:06

We've had lots of discussions about this on IRC, by the way.

I support 3 names, in the following order:
  1. Terminal Overload
  2. Digital Overload
  3. Digital Overflow

That is all. :D
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby 3xcl4m4t10n » 24 Feb 2014, 22:44

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Re: Naming discussion

Postby Julius » 25 Feb 2014, 06:45

Purple Dawn
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby Evropi » 25 Feb 2014, 13:39

Julius {l Wrote}:Purple Dawn

Not every map will be purple. :P Fr1tz said he will leave it up to the map designers. That way, we can have a clean break from the bland black-red-blue (with a dash of green and white) that plagued RotC:E maps.
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby Trumbles » 02 Mar 2014, 19:50

I personally like the sound of Ethershift or Bitshift.

If it's not taken, even simply Ethernet could work
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby Evropi » 02 Mar 2014, 19:53

Trumbles {l Wrote}:I personally like the sound of Ethershift or Bitshift.

If it's not taken, even simply Ethernet could work

Those two are not too bad, but they don't mean... anything.

Ethernet would be too difficult to google because it's a widely-used term!
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby Trumbles » 02 Mar 2014, 20:40

Evropi {l Wrote}:Ethernet would be too difficult to google because it's a widely-used term!


It doesn't really -need- to mean anything.. Also, googling ethernet already brings up ROTC:E as the top result.

Keeping a fixation on associating a name with the game's mechanics or on certain terms usually results in a bad name.. :think:
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby Evropi » 03 Mar 2014, 01:03

Trumbles {l Wrote}:
Evropi {l Wrote}:Ethernet would be too difficult to google because it's a widely-used term!


It doesn't really -need- to mean anything.. Also, googling ethernet already brings up ROTC:E as the top result.

Keeping a fixation on associating a name with the game's mechanics or on certain terms usually results in a bad name.. :think:

That's why I associated mine with setting! ;)

As for the Google result, well, I thought it was common knowledge by now that no-one sees the same results on Google.
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby MCMic » 09 Mar 2014, 22:31

What about something like «Terminal Illness» or «Terminal Station» ?
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby fr1tz » 10 Mar 2014, 11:16

MCMic {l Wrote}:What about something like «Terminal Illness» or «Terminal Station» ?


IMHO "Terminal Illness" for a game makes it sound depressing and "Terminal Station" sounds more like a train simulator ;)
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby MCMic » 10 Mar 2014, 17:14

fr1tz {l Wrote}:
MCMic {l Wrote}:What about something like «Terminal Illness» or «Terminal Station» ?


IMHO "Terminal Illness" for a game makes it sound depressing and "Terminal Station" sounds more like a train simulator ;)

The idea was to have a name with a joke based on "Terminal". "Terminal Madness" could be also fun.
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby charlie » 11 Mar 2014, 13:09

"Diode"

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Re: Naming discussion

Postby NaN » 11 Mar 2014, 17:35

Ether Strike (lulz)
Ether Space
Kernel Space
Terminal Space
Terminal Conflict
Binary Conflict
Segfault
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby charlie » 11 Mar 2014, 18:24

NaN {l Wrote}:Destructure

Ooo that has a nice ring to it.
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby Nathan173AB » 22 Mar 2014, 03:13

Someone suggested "Lichter" and someone else suggested "Geist." How about Lichtergeists? :)
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby Julius » 25 Mar 2014, 09:29

Updates (on the name and the progress in general)?
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby fr1tz » 25 Mar 2014, 14:52

The votes are as follows right now:
Ether-Blitz: 6
rotz!: 6
Terminal Overload: 6
Digital Damage: 4
Synthetic Soul: 2
SIGETH: 0

So there's no clear favorite.

Progress in general has been slow the last week (I think I actually managed to "overwork" myself a bit), but by the end of the month the first DM map should be finished containing the battle rifle, blaster and minigun (maybe even the first disc).
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby Akien » 25 Mar 2014, 15:07

charlie {l Wrote}:
NaN {l Wrote}:Destructure

Ooo that has a nice ring to it.


I like this one too :)
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby Julius » 25 Mar 2014, 17:45

Have all people eligible already voted?

An Alpha release at the end of the month sounds good ;)
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby fr1tz » 25 Mar 2014, 18:05

Only about 1/4 of all possible votes have been cast, but it looks like all the people interested in voting have already voted (not a single vote has been cast in the last couple of days).
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby charlie » 27 Mar 2014, 12:41

I vote Destructure. That has 3 votes by my count and wasn't even included in the poll!!
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby fr1tz » 27 Mar 2014, 14:52

charlie {l Wrote}:I vote Destructure. That has 3 votes by my count and wasn't even included in the poll!!


It wasn't included because nobody who claimed the "suggest-a-name" perk of the indiegogo campaign put it up as an eligible choice, sorry.
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby Julius » 02 Apr 2014, 06:51

My suggestion "Ether-Blitz" nearly made it... oh well, Terminal Overload is fine too :)
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby Wuzzy » 03 Apr 2014, 14:59

I don’t particulary care about the name. The only thing I care about is that it has to be unique.
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Re: Naming discussion

Postby fr1tz » 03 Apr 2014, 23:33

http://www.terminal-overload.org is online. Any ideas how to best describe the game in one sentence? The description should probably mention that it's FOSS and multi-platform, but for example: should it mention ROTC: Ethernet?
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