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[_Tommo_]

So, I'm usually quite proud of the names I come up with, but I can't really think at something for this one...

It's a sci-fi, turn based strategy game; it has Advance Wars' combat system mixed with an infinite procedural map divided in regions, each region featuring some city building that unlocks you off-map abilities in combat and local unit bonuses. And

It will have a semi-serious scifi setting but will still be a light game, being able to advance in a campaign with short and contained bursts of combat (thanks to regions and goals).
And will have colorful and pixelly graphics (I hope).

... but coming up with a decent name has proven to be an hard task, here's some:
Future Conflict
Battle Plan
War Plan

but they are just too bland an unoriginal and not at all in line with how I want the game to be.

Halp

[Jackson31]

I'm making a game about mech's, see the devlog, http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=23813.0
I want to call it equinox or aerolith or xiphias or some other cool sounding word like that, but i'm having trouble deciding on one, also maybe i should just call it "tiny mechs" or "mech battle" or seomthing desciptive like that :S

i went ahead and ran with Equinox, since I figure people wouldn't care that it's the name of a skrillex song, skrillex isn't exactly mainsteme pop music anyway.

[DragonSix]

I was about to say that I liked Equinox. And there you go 2 post after, making the right call 

[SundownKid]

So, I'm usually quite proud of the names I come up with, but I can't really think at something for this one...

It's a sci-fi, turn based strategy game; it has Advance Wars' combat system mixed with an infinite procedural map divided in regions, each region featuring some city building that unlocks you off-map abilities in combat and local unit bonuses. And

I'm thinking something related to how it's procedurally generated. Like "Endless Conflict", or "Mobius".

[_Tommo_]

Endless Conflict is cool
But it's still very "serious"! I'm trying to think of a single-word name, not necessarily a common or existing word... Mobius is on the right track I think.
mmm

[capn.lee]

Infinifracas? too silly?

[rek]

It's a sci-fi, turn based strategy game; it has Advance Wars' combat system mixed with an infinite procedural map divided in regions, each region featuring some city building that unlocks you off-map abilities in combat and local unit bonuses. And

It will have a semi-serious scifi setting but will still be a light game, being able to advance in a campaign with short and contained bursts of combat (thanks to regions and goals).
And will have colorful and pixelly graphics (I hope).

This War Never Ends

I can't help but read it as EQUTNOX. I also recommend using a serif typeface for Equinox if you're using a traditional Mincho/Ming typeface for the kanji/hanzi, or vice versa: a sans serif paired with a modern typeface.

[_Tommo_]

Infinifracas? too silly?

This War Never Ends

Infiniwars?
Miniwars (ripoff-like but nice)
Warworlds
Miniarmies
Uprise
Planetfront
Frontlines

I'm getting a shower, it will help 

[capn.lee]

[_Tommo_]

This is even harder than what I tought

[rek]

What's the name of the world where this war is going on?

Battle For $planet
The Siege of $world
Ashes of $place: Eternal War

You get the idea.

Providing a bit of story context – rather than just game mechanics or genre – can go a long way toward finding a name that suits both.

[_Tommo_]

yeh, fact is that I only designed the mechanics so far.
The story attempt something like "centuries ago Earth founded distant colonies losing any contact with them; now Earth turned evil and wants to conquer its colonies (you) back".

It's important to have colonies because it will have a central hub from which you can start different random games from scratch; each game being a different planet

So, the game is very sandbox-oriented but yeah, maybe something better will come out with some background in place

[rek]

yeh, fact is that I only designed the mechanics so far.
The story attempt something like "centuries ago Earth founded distant colonies losing any contact with them; now Earth turned evil and wants to conquer its colonies (you) back".

It's important to have colonies because it will have a central hub from which you can start different random games from scratch; each game being a different planet

So, the game is very sandbox-oriented but yeah, maybe something better will come out with some background in place

This doesn't sound much like what you originally described – an infinite map of distinct regions to be conquered.

If Earth's the bad guy, are you defending against an invasion or rebelling/reclaiming territory already in Earth's control? The righteous defender/plucky rebel positioning also opens doors for name ideas.

[_Tommo_]

It goes like Hub -> Planet -> Regions, you can see each planet as a procedurally generated map made of regions, and you can have as many planets as you want.

Each planet campaign should start in a state where enemies already own a few provinces and expand from there on neutral ones, just like you.
But in fact the defender/attacker situation is worth some thought... I think this is what goals are for.
An "Attack Goal" could ask you to reclaim conquered territory, while a "defense goal" has you defending a vast friendly territory from ie- orbital drops.

As for the name yeah, you are definitely the righteous rebel.

Enemy: Earth
Alien Earth (I could like this one)
Iron Earth (by the sudden insertion of earth's robot overlords)
Metal Earth (as before)

[capn.lee]

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