uriaheep Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 This applies to most of the X-COM games but does anyone else change the names of the tropps to people you know and do you send people you don't like in very dangerous places? Be honest now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Grenade Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 I change them to my name and family members. I always go to the dangerous places because normally I'm the best in the squad and I need to rank up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimli Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 I used to do that, but then I got bored. I still change the names of my craft in Apocalypse, though. Wish I could name weapons, though. I can already see people naming them after women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Grenade Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 That makes me think, Homer: What are you doing! That putter is to you what a bat is to a baseball player! What a violin is... to the... the guy that... the violin guy! Now c'mon! Give your putter a name.Bart: What?Homer: C'mon, give it a name.Bart: Mister Putter.Homer: D'oh... You wanna try a little harder son? C'mon give it a girl's name.Bart: Mom.Homer: Your putter's name is Charlene!Bart: Why?Homer: It just is, that's why! Now this, is a picture of your enemy, Todd Flanders. Every day, I want you to spend fifteen minutes staring at it. And concentrating on how much you hate him, and how glorious it will be when you and Charlene annihilate him!Bart: Who's Charlene?Homer: [raises the putter, about to wallop Bart with it] I'll show you who Charlene is! Now start hating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack cloudy Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 I always change a few of the names. But I don't name them after family or something. In fact, the people I name them after only excist in my imagination. (such as my avatar's name here.) This does provide a probem. What if Jack Cloudy dies? He's my alter ego in X-com, so that means I've lost and have to reload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyfishGreen Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 There's an old thread kicking around here on soldier renames... Usually your burn rate is pretty high until you get some reasonable psi and flying armor. However I will fondly remember the time Fox Mulder dropped a Muton at long range, or Britney Spears shot three aliens in one turn, or Vin Diesel took a Blaster Launcher to Cydonia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uriaheep Posted January 6, 2006 Author Share Posted January 6, 2006 All my "Psi soaks" are called Celine Dion, every single one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman4117 Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 I only add stat markers into the names. Changing the actual names gets boring after a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyfishGreen Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Right now I have XCOMUtil adding the rank/kill markers to the names. It's a big help when you are trying NOT to give heavy weapons to your Rear Commander but forget which one he is. Or deciding who needs more experience and gets the next sniping attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uriaheep Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Right now I have XCOMUtil adding the rank/kill markers to the names. It's a big help when you are trying NOT to give heavy weapons to your Rear Commander but forget which one he is. Or deciding who needs more experience and gets the next sniping attempt. I haven't tried that - must get it downloaded so there's more room for silly names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyfishGreen Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Not being morbid, but I also think XCOM could use a Morgue or at least a List of the Fallen. It's distressing to me when at the beginning of the mission you have "Sgt. Tamrin, Scout, 9 kills" and at the end of the mission you have "Corpse #2" and can't remember who it was or what they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uriaheep Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 Not being morbid, but I also think XCOM could use a Morgue or at least a List of the Fallen. It's distressing to me when at the beginning of the mission you have "Sgt. Tamrin, Scout, 9 kills" and at the end of the mission you have "Corpse #2" and can't remember who it was or what they did. My game is so unstable I have to save all the time so I just go back and see who 'Bought The Farm'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Soldier corpses don't sell for much, see, so they use what little room they have for the aliens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uriaheep Posted January 31, 2006 Author Share Posted January 31, 2006 Soldier corpses don't sell for much, see, so they use what little room they have for the aliens. There must be a lot of 'Temporary Graves' around the world. In my game the Wargraves Commission would have a full time job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Carlos used to do this all the time. He didn't mind so much when Warlord shot himself in the foot with a blaster bomb, but when Tammy bought it, he had to reload. Come to think of it, I've considered shooting Warlord in the foot with a blaster bomb a time or two..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uriaheep Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 My goodness - her Majesty on one of my posts. (drops to knees ond bows head) "Oh I will do that for you your Tammyness." (walks backwards with out lifting gaze to leave the room) "Mmm, Warlord - sounds like he'll be quite a big geeza. Probably quite tough too. Wonder if I can bribe him to shoot himself in the foor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I doubt that you can find him. I sure can't. I wish I had time to play games right now. I'd seriously consider naming some soldiers to get rid of some annoyances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb_Commander Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I change soldier names to school mates, mostly those that anoy me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyfishGreen Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Oh - just remembered another idea by reading old posts. Nicknames."Spooky" for the top psi-guy, "Crackshot" for the top sniper, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 A don't think I ever renamed a soldier. I sometimes "modify" an original name to include training info such as firing accuracy, reactions etc. But after the soldier is maxed out, I remove this info again. Nicknames? You bring up a good idea there, JFG. There has been one instance where I add a nickname: when the original soldier name is Don Nash. (This name is only possible for the PlayStation) Why? Well, a long time ago I had a soldier by the name of Don Nash. Not only did he single-handedly save an entire squad from certain doom, but he was also an expert on using the Heavy Cannon and had insane Psi-resistance to boot. My nickname: "The Mon" - slang for "The Man". - Zombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uriaheep Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 Oh - just remembered another idea by reading old posts. Nicknames."Spooky" for the top psi-guy, "Crackshot" for the top sniper, etc. Yeah, that's a good idea. I put symbols on the name for officer rank too so that I can identify them from most parts of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krabjuice Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 For the sake of organization, I "class" all my soldiers. *Heavy, *Sniper, *Grunt, *Scout, *Nade, and *Cannon Fodder. None of my *Cannon Fodders have a name. I'll give you two guesses why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 None of my *Cannon Fodders have a name. I'll give you two guesses why.Because they don't last long enough to warrant changing the name in the first place? - Zombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos the Jackal Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Carlos used to do this all the time. He didn't mind so much when Warlord shot himself in the foot with a blaster bomb, but when Tammy bought it, he had to reload. Come to think of it, I've considered shooting Warlord in the foot with a blaster bomb a time or two..... Well, Warlord was far more replaceable. 'Meet new Warlord, same as old Warlord'Rocket-jockeys don't need impressive stats, but my best female scout/UFO stormer does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Carlos hath returned! You sticking around matey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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