random name generator.

[Duality]

I was board so I decided to make one in VB. Its just simple. Th only good use I know about this is probably an internet nick. It really sounds wierd to have a nick like this but its interesting. I've been messing around with random name generators for years.

http://edice.verohost.com/images/rndname.gif

[Silverain]

Dandandaman,

Could we use something like this for random names in Dynamic News? Generate flightgroup names, people names etc?

[dandandaman]

Dandandaman,

Could we use something like this for random names in Dynamic News? Generate flightgroup names, people names etc?

Well, flightgroup names are read from files of names specific for each faction.........as will the regular names shortly (and then randomy selected when the news is generated)......

the trouble with this generator is that there is no way to specify what "style" of name is produced......Rlaan have quite different names from humans

Dan.a

[dandandaman]

I was board

really? what type? oak, pine, jarrah...

I've always wondered what it would be like to be a long plank of wood

Dan.a

[Duality]

Well it wasn't ment to be made for flight groups but just user names or something like that. Normally I don't even know what name to come up with when it comes to creating a new names in multiplayer game.

[dandandaman]

cool

when we get multiplayer of course it would be useful

Dan.a

[richard]

Sure name generators can generate a certain style. Mostly you just have to be careful about what components (generally syllables) are used as source for them. The following Python generates names - just change the syllables to suit the syllables you want to see:

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syllables = """
ak ek ik ok uk ag eg ig og ug al el il ol ul an en in on un
at et it ot ut
az iz ez oz uz azz izz ezz ozz uzz
kar kur kul kor kas
ral rel
lok luk las lug
mak mok mas mos mag mog
ga gul ger
tha the thi tho thu
ug ig og ag eg
sni sna snu
fer fi fir fru fri for
por per
erl lep
zen zun zin zan zon
naz nez niz noz nuz
ard ich ald
ber
s
t
""".split()

def name():
    import random
    numsyl = random.randint(2,4)
    namesyl = [random.choice(syllables) for i in range(numsyl)]

    name = (''.join(namesyl)).capitalize()

    if not random.randint(0, 1) and numsyl < 4:
        # tack on a second name
        namesyl = [random.choice(syllables) for i in range(random.randint(1,3))]
        name += " " + (''.join(namesyl)).capitalize()

    return name

if __name__ == "__main__":
    for i in range(20):
        print name()

[Duality]

My rescent random name generator was programed in Visual Basic.

If I could realease the source code, it could give someone the opportunity to create names based on different races.

Edit: I updated the link.