Faction Names - Revision history

Wipe: /* Method as of Jan 6th, 2012 */

2013-02-17T06:33:09Z

‎Method as of Jan 6th, 2012

2012-05-23T14:05:26Z

2012-05-23T14:03:25Z

2012-05-23T13:47:59Z

2012-05-23T13:32:35Z

Marko moved page Faction names to Faction Names: Standardize upper case in page title

2012-05-03T23:10:20Z

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New page

#REDIRECT [[Factions names]]

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 This year you choose a name for a faction from a pre-written list of available names. You choose a name from the list and tell the NPC base-seller using the "Say" button during the base-buying dialogue.
-In the chat bar, type '''~ffn''' (as shown on the [[Commands]] page) and then press '''F2'''. This creates a new txt file in your game directory and writes all available faction names to that file. You can then open that file, scroll to the end of the data, review the names and decide which one you like best.
+In the chat bar, type '''~freefactionnames''' or '''~ffn''' (as shown on the [[Commands]] page) and then press '''F2'''. This creates a new txt file in your game directory and writes all available faction names to that file. You can then open that file, scroll to the end of the data, review the names and decide which one you like best.
 '''NOTE''': To avoid delays, this decision is best done in advance of going to buy the base, so you know in advance which name to use while talking with the NPC who sells the [[base]] to you.

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	== Method during prior season, 2011 ==		== Method during prior season, 2011 ==
−	This was when we used a temporary method whereby you'd ~~"Say"~~ "Generic Name" and a number ~~as your faction name~~. If the number you tried was already taken, you'd have to try again with a different number. This is how [[Generic Name 13]] got its name which later stuck as members decided they liked it. Players sometimes reported spending over an hour trying various numbers ~~trying~~ to find an available faction name/number using this process, so the new season brings a preferred method.	+	This was when we used a temporary method whereby you'd type "Generic Name" and a number during dialogue. If the number you tried was already taken, you'd have to try again with a different number. This is how [[Generic Name 13]] got its name which later stuck as members decided they liked it. Players sometimes reported spending over an hour trying various numbers attempting to find an available faction name/number using this process, so the new season brings a preferred method.

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 == Method as of Jan 6th, 2012 ==
 In the chat bar, type '''~ffn''' (as shown on the [[Commands]] page) and then press '''F2'''. This creates a new txt file in your game directory and writes all available faction names to that file. You can then open that file, scroll to the end of the data, review the names and decide which one you like best.
 '''NOTE''': To avoid delays, this decision is best done in advance of going to buy the base, so you know in advance which name to use while talking with the NPC who sells the [[base]] to you.

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 == Method as of Jan 6th, 2012 ==
-In the chat bar, type '''~ffn''' (tilde f f n) and then press '''F2'''. This creates a new txt file in your game directory and writes all available faction names to that file. You can then open that file, scroll to the end of the data, review the names and decide which one you like best.
+In the chat bar, type '''~ffn''' (as shown on the [[Commands]] page) and then press '''F2'''. This creates a new txt file in your game directory and writes all available faction names to that file. You can then open that file, scroll to the end of the data, review the names and decide which one you like best.
-'''NOTE''': To avoid delays, this decision is best done in advance of going to buy the base, so you know in advance which name to use while talking with the NPC who sells the base to you.
+'''NOTE''': To avoid delays, this decision is best done in advance of going to buy the base, so you know in advance which name to use while talking with the NPC who sells the [[base]] to you.

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−	~~#REDIRECT [[Factions~~ names]]	+	Unless a character is already a faction member, that character establishes a new faction by buying a base, and must thus designate a name for his new faction during dialogue with an NPC base-seller.
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		+	== Method as of Jan 6th, 2012 ==
		+	In the chat bar, type '''~ffn''' (tilde f f n) and then press '''F2'''. This creates a new txt file in your game directory and writes all available faction names to that file. You can then open that file, scroll to the end of the data, review the names and decide which one you like best.
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		+	'''NOTE''': To avoid delays, this decision is best done in advance of going to buy the base, so you know in advance which name to use while talking with the NPC who sells the base to you.