Changes: Names

Revision as of 23:55, 30 December 2017

Player Names

Names can be chosen on Starblast before entering a game that will be attached to that player for the duration of that match. The chosen name will be displayed in-game on the leaderboard and beneath player vessels, along with some basic information about their score, shields, and gems. Any plain text names inputted will be changed entirely to uppercase letters. The input box also allows names to essentially include any combination of Unicode characters which can be used to input names with lowercase letters in other fonts. Each name can be up to sixteen characters long, and any and all special characters are allowed in the player names. As of a recent update, there is a censor in place that will pick up on any names that contain strings of letters that could be deemed profane. This includes any words that include profanity within them such as ""assassin"". Any names that are picked up by this filter are replaced on other player's screens by one of the names randomly assigned when no name has been chosen.

If a player leaves their name blank, one of the following names are automatically assigned to them:

Ackbar
Anakin
Arkady Darell
Bel Riose
Christine Chapel
Cleon I
D.A.R.Y.L.
Dors Venabili
Ebling Mis
Ford
Gaal Dornick
HAL 9000
Han
Hari Seldon
Hikaru Sulu
Hober Mallow
Jabba
James T. Kirk
Janov Pelorat
Kylo
Leia
Leonard McCoy
Luke
Marvin
Montgomery Scott
Nyota Uhura
Pavel Chekov
Picard
Preem Palver
Raych Seldon
R.D. Olivaw
Rey
R.G. Reventlov
Salvor Hardin
Spock
Tarkin
The Mule
Vader
Wanda Seldon
Yugo Amaryl
Zaphod

Map Names

Map names are chosen randomly for each server from a list. Most names will consist of a few numbers followed by a random name or the other way around. Some names will consist of a name of a random letter of the alphabet from the Greek, Arabic, or Hebrew alphabets followed by a random name.

Team Names

Team names in team mode are randomly assigned from a list of possible names. The following names could be assigned to teams:

Anarchist Concord Vega
Andromeda Union
Federation
Galactic Empire
Rebel Alliance
Solaris Dominion
Sovereign Trappist Colonies

Station Names

Station names are generally named after existing real world Earth cities or towns, followed by a random keyword similar to "station" that could list the possible purpose of that stations existence in a lore sense. It should be noted that these are purely cosmetic and don't have any impact on the functionality of the stations themselves. The following keywords could be assigned to stations, after a city/town name:

Base
City
District
Dock
Facility
Gate
Outpost
Platform
Portal
Settlement
Station
Terminal

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 === Player Names ===
+'''Names''' can be chosen on [[Starblast]] before entering a game that will be attached to that player for the duration of that match. The chosen name will be displayed in-game on the [[Score|leaderboard]] and beneath player vessels, along with some basic information about their score, [[Shields|shields]], and [[Gems|gems]]. Any plain text names inputted will be changed entirely to uppercase letters. The input box also allows names to essentially include any combination of Unicode characters which can be used to input names with lowercase letters in other fonts. Each name can be up to sixteen characters long, and any and all special characters are allowed in the player names. As of a recent update, there is a censor in place that will pick up on any names that contain strings of letters that could be deemed profane. This includes any words that include profanity within them such as ""'''assass'''in"". Any names that are picked up by this filter are replaced on other player's screens by one of the names randomly assigned when no name has been chosen.
-Names can be chosen on [[Starblast.io]] before entering a game that will be displayed in-game on the Leaderboard and beneath player vessels. There is no restriction or censorship on names that can be chosen, with all Unicode characters allowed. It is generally recommended that you do not impersonate popular players or choose offensive names for the sake of etiquette. Names in Starblast.io can only be uppercase letters, except Unicode characters that force lowercase.
-If a player leaves their name blank, one of the following names are automatically assigned to them:<br><br>
+If a player leaves their name blank, one of the following names are automatically assigned to them:
-Arkady Darell, Bel Riose, Cleon I, Dors Venabili, Ebling Mis, Gaal Dornick, Hari Seldon, Hober Mallow, Janov Pelorat, The Mule, Preem Palver, R.D. Olivaw, R.G. Reventlov, Raych Seldon, Salvor Hardin, Wanda Seldon, Yugo Amaryl, James T. Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Hikaru Sulu, Montgomery Scott, Spock, Picard, Christine Chapel, Nyota Uhura, Pavel Chekov, Ford, Zaphod, Marvin, Anakin, Luke, Leia, Ackbar, Tarkin, Jabba, Rey, Kylo, Han, Vader, D.A.R.Y.L., HAL 9000
+* Ackbar
+* Anakin
+* Arkady Darell
+* Bel Riose
+* Christine Chapel
+* Cleon I
+* D.A.R.Y.L.
+* Dors Venabili
+* Ebling Mis
+* Ford
+* Gaal Dornick
+* HAL 9000
+* Han
+* Hari Seldon
+* Hikaru Sulu
+* Hober Mallow
+* Jabba
+* James T. Kirk
+* Janov Pelorat
+* Kylo
+* Leia
+* Leonard McCoy
+* Luke
+* Marvin
+* Montgomery Scott
+* Nyota Uhura
+* Pavel Chekov
+* Picard
+* Preem Palver
+* Raych Seldon
+* R.D. Olivaw
+* Rey
+* R.G. Reventlov
+* Salvor Hardin
+* Spock
+* Tarkin
+* The Mule
+* Vader
+* Wanda Seldon
+* Yugo Amaryl
+* Zaphod
 === Map Names ===
-Map names are chosen randomly for each [[Servers|server]] from a list. Some names are more frequent than others, such as Trappist-1. Most names will consist of a few numbers followed by a random name or the other way around. Some names will consist of a name of a random letter of the alphabet from the Greek, Arabic, or Hebrew alphabets followed by a random name.
+Map names are chosen randomly for each [[Servers|server]] from a list. Most names will consist of a few numbers followed by a random name or the other way around. Some names will consist of a name of a random letter of the alphabet from the Greek, Arabic, or Hebrew alphabets followed by a random name.
 === Team Names ===
-Team names in [[Team Mode]] are few that are randomly assigned. The following names could be assigned to teams:<br><br>
+Team names in [[Team Mode|team mode]] are randomly assigned from a list of possible names. The following names could be assigned to teams:
-Anarchist Concord Vega, Andromeda Union, Federation, Galactic Empire, Orion Arm Guild, Rebel Alliance, Solaris Dominion, Sovereign Trappist Colonies
+* Anarchist Concord Vega
+* Andromeda Union
+* Federation
+* Galactic Empire
+* Rebel Alliance
+* Solaris Dominion
+* Sovereign Trappist Colonies
 === Station Names ===
-[[Space Station|Station]] names are generally named after existing real world Earth cities or towns, followed by a random keyword similar to "Station". The following keywords could be assigned to stations, after a city/town name:<br><br>
+[[Space Station|Station]] names are generally named after existing real world Earth cities or towns, followed by a random keyword similar to "station" that could list the possible purpose of that stations existence in a lore sense. It should be noted that these are purely cosmetic and don't have any impact on the functionality of the stations themselves. The following keywords could be assigned to stations, after a city/town name:
-Base, City, District, Dock, Facility, Gate, Outpost, Platform, Portal, Settlement, Station, Terminal
+* Base
+* City
+* District
+* Dock
+* Facility
+* Gate
+* Outpost
+* Platform
+* Portal
+* Settlement
+* Station
+* Terminal