Star Names

Where are they from?

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What's the system for naming stars in Galciv2?

Ones I've recognized so far--
Romans: Caesar, Hadrian, Tacitus
Gods/goddess: Zeus, Poseidon, Rhea, Artemis, Apollo
Homer: Hector, Nestor, Patroklos, Achiles
Science Fiction writers: Cherryh, Anderson, Asimov, Heinlein

Also, is there a list somewhere of all the star names?
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Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I've also come across Sauron (Lord of the Rings, of course), and a couple that I read about a while back when the game was still in production, but had completely forgotten about until I came across them in my current (Large galaxy) game: Gabe and Tycho.
Star Control: Origins
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Draginol, from the Stardock team.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
And Wardell. Frogboy is represented in at least two solar systems.
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
You can find all the stars names here C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Data\English than click the file named STARS.
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
There's also a Sobek Re, which is either a Egyptian god, or maybe something from Stargate.
Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Ooh, that list's useful.

so...
Stardock people: Gounaropolous, Duffy, Wardell, Draginol
Norse: Midgard, Yggdradill, Asgard, Jotunheim
Scientists: Gauss, Tycho, LaCaille, Dawkin

There's also a "Starbuck"
Reply #9 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
There's a lot of cross over, hoth could be a star, as well as the name of a general and the guy from star wars?

It's like betelgeuse - same as the film, a planet in the hitchhikers guide, and also I believe the brightest known star in the universe
Reply #11 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
the vast majority are actual names of real stars. the people who name stars name them for gods, famous people, and, because they're nerds, scifi autthors and stuff like that.
Reply #12 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
There at least a reference to Dungeons & Dragons deities : Tyr.


I'm pretty sure Tyr was a Norse god before they used him in Dungeons & Dragons.

EDIT: Does anyone know if adding names to the STARS.txt file flags your game as modded? I assume it wouldn't but I'd like to make sure.
Reply #13 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
What? Dungeons and Dragons is old beyond reconing, in fact all religions are just spinnoffs of those present in DnD
Reply #14 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I was delighted to colonize the Starbuck system
Reply #15 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
ive yet to see the starbuck system, although it would be cool haha since i'm part of the colonial fleet empire, i was didnt even realize the relationships till i saw wardell and i was like wait....... wow haha im stupid i didnt even notice haha.
Reply #16 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'm an amateur astronomer geek, but I still like the (mostly) fantasy star names in the game. If I want the real thing, I can just look up on a clear night and try to remember the names. Once you get beyond the bright stars, it's all catalog numbers anyway.
Reply #17 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I would like to bump the earlier question: what happens if you change the list of star names?