Input requested - faction naming

[QwertyMIDX]

Either one works for me, as long as it's consistent throughout all factions.

I think the point is that it shouldn't be consistent, certain groups thought of themselves as a people first and a political entity second (or third or whatever) while for others it was reversed. I feel that EB should try to reflect this.

[hoom]

I think the point is that it shouldn't be consistent, certain groups thought of themselves as a people first and a political entity second (or third or whatever) while for others it was reversed. I feel that EB should try to reflect this.

What he said.
Option one would give a whole lot of factions called 'the Greeks' wouldn't it?

[Big_John]

What he said.
Option one would give a whole lot of factions called 'the Greeks' wouldn't it?

i was thinking the same thing, lol.

[Simetrical]

As I said over at TWC, I favor the use of the state's full name for the faction selection screen, the diplomacy screen, the turn order, the faction screen, etc., but a shortened, informal version of that name used attributively for purposes where it shouldn't be so long. So, for instance:

• Qarthadasht Diplomat
• Roma Army
• Sweboz [insert diacritics, I'm too lazy] Capital
• The following faction has been defeated: Sepot Sopetim Beqarthadasht.
• Battle results:
  Hannibaal, Sepot Sopetim Beqarthadasht, X casualties, Y kills
  Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Res Publica Romanus, X casualties, Y kills

I would use attributive nouns and not adjectives because it's just weird, somehow, to adopt another language's adjectives. So "Tsori Diplomat," "Romanus Army"—those just seem wrong to me, particularly since both languages use postpositive adjectives. As for "Tsorim Diplomat," "Romani Army," just translate that—"Carthaginians Diplomat," "Romans Army"? It doesn't make much sense.

-Simetrical

[khelvan]

Interesting proposal, but for some factions, particularly Carthage, we don't know what a an appropriate (e.g. Punic) abbreviation would be - it would be a pure guess.

[eadingas]

Hmm can we do such distinction, though? I don't remember how the files look like right now, but I had the impression that the game uses one "faction name" variable for all messages, except army/unit tooltips? Or do I remember wrong?
If we can do it, i'm all for it. Still more immersion!

[khelvan]

Naw, there is plenty of flexibility in the display text. You should check my posts more often!