pioneerspacesim/pioneer — Issue #897: Add more variation to body names
Author: robn
Created: 2012-01-16 23:47:42+00:00
State: open

From #896, @Brianetta:
> I notice that every named planet and every single starport, unless custom-made, will be named after somebody. It might be an idea to enhance this with a library of additional names for specific body types, so that we also end up with bases named like Lunar City, Discovery Base, Pluto Research Station, The Eagle's Nest and with planet names like Hades, Jupiter, Mercury. In style, that is.

@robn:
> My original version from last year would occasionally name an earthlike world "Nirvana" or "Discovery" and occasionally name a terraformed planet "Experiment". Body attributes have changed substantially since then though, so its no longer that easy.
>
> Another possibility is to interrogate the parent, to be able to produce "Mars High" or "Lave Station" or whatever.

#859 is probably needed before this can go very far.