Does the name of the disease affect world events?

[agreeksailor]

Just wondering if it is a cool little easter egg...or just a random coincidence. I started a new game as a parasite which I named "Miners Rot". Well...a few seconds after my first infection in Brazil I got a notification about miners being excited by a new mine being opened...in Sweeden I think it was. I wasn't fast enough to screen cap before it was gone. Has anybody seen anything similar happen? I've played about 20 games now...and this is the first time I've seen that notification. Every other time I just left it the default PAX 12...or if I was feeling creative...I would increment the number by one.

If it isn't actually in the game as such...then it totally should be because to my mind that was an awesome moment of story interaction.

[LullabyForARose]

I don't believe the name of the disease affects anything. I think it was a reference in Minecraft as there is another easter egg of that. It really just happens at random. I do agree that it would be pretty awesome to have the game act in certain ways if you have a special disease name.

[Sergeant Giacomo]

No.

[agreeksailor]

Shucks. That's unfortunate. Thanks for the reply.

[Papa Canis]

The notification you saw was "Top Notch Mine opens in Sweden", which is a Minecraft reference. It doesn't have anything to do with the name of the plague, and it happens randomly.