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Star name generator

Space_KatSpace_Kat
in AstroSynthesis General

So, I made a fancy name generator using Inspiration Pro in order for AS to auto generate names for stars in my system... However, after looking where to implement it, that does not seem to be an actual function.

I am hoping that I am just incredibly blind, and that there is a way to have the system autogenerate star names for me. Perhaps there is something special i have to configure within the ipt. file?

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  • Ed_NBOSEd_NBOS

    Down under the directory where Astro is installed (usually C:\Program Files\nbos\astro3), there's a /langdata directory. If you drop your ipt file in there it will show up as a name option in the system generator window.

    In the help file, under "Advanced Usage" there's a section on customizing the name generators. That will describe the extra fields that can be used within an inspiration pad pro generator when naming systems.

  • Space_KatSpace_Kat

    I did put the file in the directory, and it shows up as a drop-down option, however it doesn't seem to do anything when i have the Astros system run it...

    And I got a bit confused about the instructions in the help file for the formatting, wish there was more detailed examples (and sadly yt has failed me), but perhaps i'll just have to trial-and-error it

    Thank you :)

  • Ed_NBOSEd_NBOS

    For the simplest example, just put any ipt file table in there:

    table: MyTable
George
Cindy
Michael
Bret
Candy

    That will run the table every time it needs a name. The fields defined in the help file allow you to alter how names are generated based on the type of body. So a star could be handled differently than a planet. Or an inhospitable body could be handled differently from a hospitable body.

  • Space_KatSpace_Kat
    edited October 2

    It is still only giving generic numerical names... I attached a screenshot of the start of my generator table.

    Sorry if i'm just not understanding this tho, and thanks for all your help so far!

  • Ed_NBOSEd_NBOS

    Sorry, I didnt see this until now.

    What may be the issue here is you're "using" an external names table file and Astro can't find it. In Inspiration Pad Pro, use "File -> Export Table" on your main table file. That will compile it into a standalone .ipt file that contains everything it needs. Try using that ipt file in your LangData directory.

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