Planets are more than just a name
Planet naming details.
StarControl Forums
Greetings, Lifetime Founder!
Thank you for your support of Star Control. The time for you to make your mark on the universe has arrived - that's right, it's time to name a planet!
In order to submit, you must be logged in with the Stardock account that you purchased the Founder's Lifetime Edition with.
While we encourage silly and wild names (this is Star Control, after all), we ask that you please use your best judgment when submitting. We will deny any submissions containing offensive or inappropriate content, as well as submissions containing copyrighted or trademarked material.
Submissions end on October 14, 2016. Please see the "Name a Planet" page for all official rules and details. We're looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
1. Only ONE entry per user. You may change your entry once it has been submitted, but it will need to be re-approved.
2. Any inappropriate, trademarked, or copyrighted content will result in the entire entry being rejected.
3. If your entry is rejected, you may re-submit your entry. However, Stardock reserves the right to lock out any user who abuses this system or who submits deliberately offensive content.
4. Planet names are limited to 16 letters/numbers/spaces (no punctuation, please), and will be converted to title case in-game (only first letter capitalized).
5. Numbers and punctuation are acceptable in first, last, or screen names.
Hmm Awesome! But I have a few questions to ask and suggestions to make.
My request to the developers is thus. I know we get to name planets. But past that?... Let's say the name I chose is Volcana, which is (obviously) supposed to be a name for a volcanic world (at least in my mind). Then the game comes out. I go and find my planet, and it turns out that it was algorithmically assigned to an ice world.
Is there any way that as well as naming planets, we get a few options as well? Like "check box of desired planet type here" or "click here if you want there to be life forms on your planet"? That would be very cool, as well as providing a method to add context to planet names like Voltron (weather hazard world) or Radon (radioactive hazards).
Also, how are planets being generated/named? And will founder planets be of a significant importance, or will they be the equivalent of finding a random small moon with the sign "The ur-quan master was here?"
I realize that due to developmental issues, this may not be possible. But even if the planet types and such were only taken as suggestions, it would make the whole process a lot more engaging and satisfying for founders both before, and after the game's development.
So, wadda you guys think?
