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[DeN] Aliens and Predator Universe Name Generator

*NEW* Planetary Diversity compatibility embedded
Learning Stellaris to count!

This is my first mod, the first in a series intended to become a total conversion for the combination of several scifi-universes. It is intended to give the randomly generated maps in Stellaris the feel of the Aliens and Predator universes. It will rename all astral bodies in a universe with numbered but meaningful (not-random) names.

Mod Effects:

1. Stars (about  80%) are dynamically named depending on system contents, visible in the numbered postfix (A-524, Sol-784, etc...)
   
2. Planets, asteroids and moons are dynamically named depending on planet size and properties (LV-426, ROI-605, M-TO-102, etc...)
   
3. Stars that are not dynamically named get their name from the random list to which a large (3000+) AvP flavoured (my opinion, shoot me) list is added.
   
4. Nebulae and Black Holes take their names from a seperate AvP list 

Stars
ex:Sevastopol-524 or G-524

• Stars will only get a full name (random from avp universe list) if they contain habitable planets or are of a special star class. (BH, Neutron, Pulsar)
  
• Stars in non-habitable systems and normal stars will get a prefix depending on their star class (ABFGKM)( A-684, G-730, etc... )
  
• Empire spawned home systems unaffected (Earth = Earth, Mars = Mars etc...) 
  
• Every star, random or spawned, will get a 3 or 4 number postfix, where the first number = number of planets in the system (can be 10+!), the second number = the number of moons and the third number = the total number of asteroids

Planets, Asteroids and Moons:
ex: CO-514, JO-R-X-221, LV-426, AR-108
Planets and Moons and asteroids will get a set of letters as prefix indicating the planet type :

• DRY planets
  
  • Desert planets get DE
    
  • Arid planet gets AR
    
  • Savannah planets get SA
• WET planets
  
  • Tropical planets get TR
    
  • Continental planets get CO
    
  • Ocean planets get OC
• COLD planets
  
  • Tundra planets get TU
    
  • Arctic planets get AC
    
  • Alpine planets get AL
• SPECIAL planets
  
  • Gas Giants gets JO
    
  • Molten planets get MO
    
  • Barren planets get LV
    
  • Barren Cold planets get LC
    
  • Toxic planets get TO
    
  • Frozen planets get FR
    
  • Gaia planets get GA
    
  • Nuked planets get NU
    
  • Ai planets get AI
    
  • Infested planets get IN
    
  • Shielded and Shrouded planets get SH
    
  • Broken planets get BR
• MOONS
  
  • get the extra prefix M
• RINGED planets
  
  • get the extra prefix R
• MODIFIERS
  
  • if a planet has a special modifier it gets the extra prefix X
• ASTEROID
  
  • get the prefix ROI
• PLANETARY DIVERSITY MOD PLANETS
  
  • Cascadian planets get CA
    
  • Atoll planets get OL
    
  • Katpana planets get KA
    
  • Geothermal planets get GT
    
  • Glacial planets get GL
    
  • Atacama planets get AT
    
  • Tepui planets get TP
    
  • Mangrove planets get MA
    
  • Mesa planets get MS
    
  • Oasis planets get OA
    
  • Dune planets get DU
    
  • Steppe planets get ST
    
  • Crag planets get CR
    
  • Swamp planets get SW
    
  • Methane planets get TH
    
  • Crystal planets get CY
    
  • Ammonia planets get AM
    
  • Floating planets get FL
    
  • Tidally locked planets get TL
    
  • Hothouse planets get HH
    
  • Mediterranean planets get ME
    
  • Forest planets get FO
    
  • Boreal planets get BO
    
  • Plains planets get PL
    
  • Irradiated planets get IR
    
  • Antarctic planets get AN
    
  • Mycelium planets get MY
    
  • Graveyard planets get GR

Planets and asteroids will get a numbered postfix depending on the orbit from the star and the size: 

• planet or asteroid in second orbit start their postfix with the number 2, third orbit 3 etc....
  
• the last two numbers reflect the size of the planet or asteroid, so a size 15 planet in second orbit would get the postfix -215

note that the actual name LV-426 is thus not possible to generate on habitable worlds

Compatibility:

• NOT IRONMAN COMPATIBLE (checksum violated)
  
• Embedded compatibility with the Planetary diversity mod
  
• Does not replace any game files to improve compatibility with other mods
  
• The renaming happens at game start with the event name zzz_asl_bdycntrename.1, so this event *should* be the last one to run
  
• NOT COMPATIBLE WITH mods that change the list of standard star or planetclasses, I am aware of some nice beauty mods out there like REAL-STARS etc, maybe a compatibility patch will be created at a later date but the 2.1.* version of the game will add binary and trinary stars, and some more star types, so I'll see when that hits if I can adapt this mod. 
  
• Game version Stellaris 2.0.*

Thank you for trying my mod!
Please leave a comment, rate or report any bugs.

DenEkster




Check out my other mod:
[DeN] The Invention of Telescopes