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Dogzilla · 05-09-2021, 12:05 PM

Here's the newest version of my complete names database, now with 223 name sets, updated to work with OOTP22 (can work with older versions too, see below). My goal is to provide realistic names for an OOTP universe, no matter what countries you add to your leagues. Here is a list of the name sets I used:

OOTP_Names_Database_v1-2.txt

I've included the sets that come with the game, although I've vastly expanded most of them, and added 183 new sets (some of which have been posted already). Most of this is my own work, although I have incorporated some names from other user-created sets into this master list.

I've added only a few new sets for this version, but have improved and updated many. Thanks to Germaniac for his work expanding the Germanophone sets, which I've adapted in this version. The biggest change fans of a more typical baseball universe will notice is the overhaul of the Latin American first name sets; I've tried to incorporate recent trends (names beginning in "Y" seem very popular recently) to make it feel more modern.

The files are too large to host here, so here's the links:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/fngdk...glish.txt/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/hnngq...glish.txt/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/smo6h...fault.xml/file

Just download the 3 files and overwrite the files in the /database directory (make backups first!). You will have to start a new game or re-import the names and world database to make them work.

If you play any older version of OOTP, you can use the names files but you'll have to rename them as follows:
"names_english.txt" rename to "names.txt"
"first_names_english" rename to "first_names.txt"

If you play OOTP21, the "world_default.xml" file will work just fine. However, for version OOTP20 and OOTP19, use this world_default.xml file:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/3i3k2...OTP20.xml/file

Just rename to world_default.xml before moving to the database folder.

If you use this file set, please provide feedback if you think the sets/xml file can be improved. I did some testing but there could be some things I overlooked.

NOTES
My principle guiding the creation of these sets is 90% realism, 5% playability and 5% fun. I've used data when available. I've gathered most of the names from lists of sports teams and the great forebears.io site. I've tried to make all the sets large enough to generate names for at least a small league (100k first/last names combinations minimum) but most larger countries have at least 1 million possible combinations.
I don't play with a nickname file, so I incorporated some nicknames into the first names lists.

05-09-2021, 12:05 PM	#1
Dogzilla Major Leagues Join Date: May 2004 Location: Colorado USA Posts: 421	Complete World Names Database 1.2 Here's the newest version of my complete names database, now with 223 name sets, updated to work with OOTP22 (can work with older versions too, see below). My goal is to provide realistic names for an OOTP universe, no matter what countries you add to your leagues. Here is a list of the name sets I used: OOTP_Names_Database_v1-2.txt I've included the sets that come with the game, although I've vastly expanded most of them, and added 183 new sets (some of which have been posted already). Most of this is my own work, although I have incorporated some names from other user-created sets into this master list. I've added only a few new sets for this version, but have improved and updated many. Thanks to Germaniac for his work expanding the Germanophone sets, which I've adapted in this version. The biggest change fans of a more typical baseball universe will notice is the overhaul of the Latin American first name sets; I've tried to incorporate recent trends (names beginning in "Y" seem very popular recently) to make it feel more modern. The files are too large to host here, so here's the links: https://www.mediafire.com/file/fngdk...glish.txt/file https://www.mediafire.com/file/hnngq...glish.txt/file https://www.mediafire.com/file/smo6h...fault.xml/file Just download the 3 files and overwrite the files in the /database directory (make backups first!). You will have to start a new game or re-import the names and world database to make them work. If you play any older version of OOTP, you can use the names files but you'll have to rename them as follows: "names_english.txt" rename to "names.txt" "first_names_english" rename to "first_names.txt" If you play OOTP21, the "world_default.xml" file will work just fine. However, for version OOTP20 and OOTP19, use this world_default.xml file: https://www.mediafire.com/file/3i3k2...OTP20.xml/file Just rename to world_default.xml before moving to the database folder. If you use this file set, please provide feedback if you think the sets/xml file can be improved. I did some testing but there could be some things I overlooked. NOTES My principle guiding the creation of these sets is 90% realism, 5% playability and 5% fun. I've used data when available. I've gathered most of the names from lists of sports teams and the great forebears.io site. I've tried to make all the sets large enough to generate names for at least a small league (100k first/last names combinations minimum) but most larger countries have at least 1 million possible combinations. I don't play with a nickname file, so I incorporated some nicknames into the first names lists. Last edited by Dogzilla; 05-18-2021 at 11:37 PM.