# Building and company names!

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [May 21, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202 "2014-05-21T01:14:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![Moral\_Grey\_Area](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Moral\_Grey\_Area](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Moral_Grey_Area)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202/1 "2014-05-21T01:14:12Z")

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Like worlds, I think i’d be neat if within cities, certain buildings like bars, office and apartment towers, and shops in general could get a randomly generated name plausibly view-able from a slab or display out front, or displayed when you hover over them on maps once you go into them or something like that. It could also be useful for future NPC quests that have you go to certain buildings.

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**Author:** ![FunsizeNinja123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/funsizeninja123/32/118_2.png) [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202/2 "2014-05-21T01:22:59Z")

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Hmmmmm… I likey.

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**Author:** ![Hibou](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/hibou/32/1330_2.png) [@Hibou](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hibou)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202/3 "2014-05-21T01:28:38Z")

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They were talking about making signs for the various cities in the IRC a while ago. It didn’t seem that difficult to make the sign objects, just the actual names being put on them that seemed difficult, but I’m not sure if that’s true.

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**Author:** ![dambuk1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19adc/32.png) [@dambuk1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dambuk1)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 10:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202/4 "2014-05-21T10:46:32Z")

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I think they talked about it in one of the lore related threads - someone suggested a dwarf fortress-like generator for random company and band names(for office towers and flyers) i think our admin Kevin Granade liked the idea.

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**Author:** ![Khrysanth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@Khrysanth](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Khrysanth)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202/5 "2014-05-21T12:24:01Z")

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For some reason I just had visions of seeing an ad for the local grocery store:  
“Come to Wickedblood, for all your grocery needs!”

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**Author:** ![StopSignal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/stopsignal/32/1923_2.png) [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202/6 "2014-05-21T15:55:22Z")

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Kevin said that every city has a random name, it’s just never displayed. Maybe we are gonna get to see them some day?

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**Author:** ![Gatleos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gatleos/32/1008_2.png) [@Gatleos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gatleos)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202/7 "2014-05-21T19:50:39Z")

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If there were names for stores, I think it would be best if they didn’t appear on the map. We don’t need long randomly generated names confusing people when they’re trying to learn what the map symbols mean.

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**Author:** ![Shadowchaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Shadowchaser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Shadowchaser)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202/8 "2014-05-22T01:27:24Z")

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> [@Gatleos](#):
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> If there were names for stores, I think it would be best if they didn’t appear on the map. We don’t need long randomly generated names confusing people when they’re trying to learn what the map symbols mean.

Maybe as a Note autogenerated over the town “center”?

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**Author:** ![acehawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@acehawk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/acehawk)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202/9 "2014-05-24T13:56:33Z")

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The store names could just show up in the current location portion of the status menu, or be examined over the doorway

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**Author:** ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202/10 "2014-05-24T15:47:21Z")

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I love the idea. Not clear on details.

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202/11 "2014-05-24T18:13:35Z")

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I think the main thing would be signage items. Like you’d have a signpost next to a road leading into towns saying:  
Welcome to Layetteville, population 356  
And stores could have similar signs placed by mapgen, the actual contents would be based on the location of the sign, when you look at it the code looks up what store it’s in and adds to the message, the same way city signs would work.

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**Author:** ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202/12 "2014-05-27T18:14:13Z")

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That’s a great idea, Kevin.

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**Author:** ![youtoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/779978/32.png) [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-and-company-names/6202/13 "2014-05-31T15:14:59Z")

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The game takes place in new england, I have recommended authentic new england locations.