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This collaborative mod expands the name lists for characters, zones, regimes, free folk villages, hex perks, geographical features, planets and unit models.

Currently it adds 9645 new entries to the game files, though the overall effect is somewhat greater than this, as some names are created by combining parts.






See here for a table containing all additions:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... jt/pubhtml


Usage

1. Download the mod to Shadow Empire\shadowscenarios
   (on Steam, Steam\SteamApps\common\Shadow Empire\shadowscenarios)
2. Start Shadow Empire
3. In the main menu, go to modlib picker (bottom right) and enable name list expansion (tick "Use this mod library")
4. Start a new game

Common notes regarding Shadow Empire mods

• The mod gets applied when creating a new planet, and is subsequently included in the save file.
• Thus, in multiplayer, only the person creating the planet needs to have the mod, and only for the planet generation part.

DOWNLOAD
(version 1, 2024.01.25)


If you wish to contribute names, come join the War of the Worlds Discord! Contributors that chose to add their names:

Scarf
Magirot
Epsilon
Monologi
Searry
Sitoutumaton
Owl

yay
Sometimes when I'm reading, I come across really nice names.

“the spider weaves the curtains in the palace of the Caesars;
the owl calls the watches in the towers of Afrasiab.”

People have been reporting major slowdowns when using this mod in PBEM multiplayer. So far no ideas why it happens (and why only in MP); any ideas are appreciated, as are reports of performance. For now I wouldn't recommend using it in MP.

Edit: Fixed in the latest beta (1.25i and later).

Magirot wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:25 am People have been reporting major slowdowns when using this mod in PBEM multiplayer. So far no ideas why it happens (and why only in MP); any ideas are appreciated, as are reports of performance. For now I wouldn't recommend using it in MP.

I can provide MP game where we starting to experience slowdowns.
One of them is creating new assets on empty hex which previously did not had one (adding more assets doesn't seams to produce slowdown)

Btw we opened bug report for this
https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/view ... 8&t=402094

Magirot wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:25 am People have been reporting major slowdowns when using this mod in PBEM multiplayer. So far no ideas why it happens (and why only in MP); any ideas are appreciated, as are reports of performance. For now I wouldn't recommend using it in MP.

Issue fixed by newest beta.

Vic's optimization even enabled continuing existing corrupted games. So happy