Stratagus sounds like an odd option. FO isn't Real-time strategy.
FreeOrion isn't in (realistic) danger of being sued. Microprose/Quicksilver doesn't own the word "Orion." As has been mentioned previously, FO has a distinct name and will have distinct gameplay. On the other had, FreeCraft was pretty much a rip off of WarCraft.
Though i certainly wouldn't be dissapointed if FO changed it's name. FreeOrion is bland and sounds like a much less original game that it's actually planned to be.
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- Geoff the Medio
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Such as "Cousmous" ?Impaler wrote:I like the name "Cosmos" or something along thouse lines.
Maybe George Stroumbouloupoulous could do the voiceovers?
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There's no real reason that the freeOrion project has to call it's first product "freeOrion".
Mix and Match:
[Celestial, Star, Stellar, Interstellar, Starlane, System, Galactic, Cosmic, Space] +
[Ascendancy, Civilization, Command, Control, Domination, Dominion, Empire, Mastery, Power, Reign, Sovereignty, Supremacy, Wars]
Of course, it would make more sense to pick a name after the plot is solidified. But i like "Galactic Ascendancy".
Mix and Match:
[Celestial, Star, Stellar, Interstellar, Starlane, System, Galactic, Cosmic, Space] +
[Ascendancy, Civilization, Command, Control, Domination, Dominion, Empire, Mastery, Power, Reign, Sovereignty, Supremacy, Wars]
Of course, it would make more sense to pick a name after the plot is solidified. But i like "Galactic Ascendancy".
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That's only because they're not very imaginative and stick to "star".eleazar wrote:Though seriously, i admit a high percentage of space conquest game names have been taken.
There are plenty of synonyms etc:
Universe, Cosmos, Galaxy, Space, Stellar [little used], planetary [for the games with less scope], Solar etc etc.
And that's before you start playing with the conquest/empire ones.
Heck "Elite" has a nice name which has nothing to do with Space.
The fact FO doesn't have one simply implies (to me) that no-one has really bothered to try to improve on it.