How do you name your planets?

[eastwind]

I'm looking for a good scheme that makes it easy to do the micro necessary.
I've been just naming the planet after the star system, and in case I have multiple planets in the star system I've been using A, B, etc. But that's exactly how the stars themselves are named, and it makes it hard to find a planet in the outliner.

Does anybody just number the planets in the order they appear in the outliner? Since the outliner shows the system...

Other better ideas?

[Narrowmind]

I tend to letter them with an initial that reminds me of what a planet is for at a glance, and follow that up with an actual name.

[Bermag]

I prefer naming them after star system. If more than one in star system then number/letter. Think that is easiest. I hate when I conquer planets and they are named different (especially those nonsense names which all look the same).

[Ryika]

Why do you care what system they're in?

My planets are usually called something like:

01H|F|Energy

Whereas 01 iterates upwards as I gain more planets (important to differentiate planets in events and UI elements that don't sort by name), and the H clarifies that it's a habitat.

The latter part is what I plan to do with the planet, and then there are a few "tags" in the middle. F stands for finished for example, a planet that I don't need to do anything with anymore.

That's pretty much all the information I need.

[1200V2]

Planet AA, name (energy, ore, only at the start of the game.)
00,01,02,03,04,05 for segments of ringworlds. Top of list so 01,02,AA,AB.
Per sector AA,AB,AC,AD,AE,AF,AG,AH,........AZ
second sector BA,BB,BC,BD,BE,........BZ
third sector CA,CB,CC,CD,CE,CF,.......CZ

In a sector the encumopolis at the top so AA,........
And the thrall worlds at the bottom so AX.......... So AY thrall

In the end game it is better to remove the planet name and only use AA planet designation.
And sort the sector in encumpolis planet at the top and thrall worlds down the list. It is a way to know where to dump pops. In sector management, restructuring.

In the end game you want to move pops and know where to dump them and it is fun to try to sort the planet pops to mono planets. And this is a way to do it.

So you can move pops to the most productive planets and ringworlds.

And it is easier to remember something has happend at planet AA or BC than planet Arrotofksjfka or Bfasfasjiasdjhgf has had an event. GE Is sector G planet E. Easy to use.
Bfasfasjiasdjhgf is a planet where on the map?

And it is easier to use the menu to resetle pops, The list more in a way that is pleasing on the eye. The name with is showed in the list so shorter names wil gives an easier list.
So why use the name if you only want to know the location of a planet in a sector.

There is a button to move the planets up and down in the list, can be helpfull.

Pops is the core of the game a management game, like Stellaris the tools to manage, move the pops is lacking.

[KipReigns]

just name it when you colonize it

[rubish 1]

i leave it default <3

[HappySack]

Originally posted by rubish 1:

i leave it default <3

Same, I only need the designation to remind me what the planet does.

[eastwind]

Thing is, I've been changing names when I colonize, so the planet matches the system. Then I can find the planet on the star map if I need to, no prob, just use the F key. If I didn't match the planet name to the system name I'd have no way to find a planet.

But I have some paper notes I'm using for micromanaging, and often what I want to do is find the planet with a given name in the outliner. With a massive sprawl of 150 colonies after my last absorption scrolling up and down the outliner looking for the right planet is a PITA.

I'm thinking I'll go through and add numbers in front of the names in the order they appear in the outliner, but it's going to be a chore. Wish I had another computer so I could do my paperwork microing in excel instead.

[Ryika]

Originally posted by eastwind:

Thing is, I've been changing names when I colonize, so the planet matches the system. Then I can find the planet on the star map if I need to, no prob, just use the F key. If I didn't match the planet name to the system name I'd have no way to find a planet.

Well again, why do you need to do that? There are many ways to go directly to the planet, like right-clicking it in the outliner. Events that reference planets usually have their location set there, so you can use the icon next to the close icon to go there, etc.

Having to find a planet without a reference point should be really rare, so maybe you're missing one of the shortcuts.

[Sero]

I just leave the generated name but I also play with very few habitable planets and habitats.

[The Hat]

Starname - Type

Sol - Energy
Sol - Mine
Sol - Food
Sol - Research
Sol - Goods
Sol - Admin
Sol - Crystals
Sol - Gas
Sol - Motes
Sol - Barracks

That's about it, fits on the UI, easy for me to read. Some mods have a few more resources which I add. It's especially useful for ringworlds or when I start adding more habs or artificial planets.

As to why, I play on a 2.5 or 3 thousand star map. So a method of easily referencing a few hundred colonies is useful, where the northern barracks is for example.

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Makar, Dakkar, Vektar, Novus, Suna, Luna, Random cool sounding name.

[TwoTonTuna]

Originally posted by Bermag:

I prefer naming them after star system. If more than one in star system then number/letter. Think that is easiest. I hate when I conquer planets and they are named different (especially those nonsense names which all look the same).

This.

System Name is the default name of the colony. If multiple planets in a system, then I name them System 1, System 2, System 3, etc. If I have habitats, I name them System h1, System h2, System h3 etc. If ringworld segments, I name them System-1, System-2, System-3, and System-4.

Or I just hit the random name generator and tab through the planets until I get what I need.

[Nova Solarius]

[system name] [purpose]. I'm usually a bit more creative with it than "Sol Capital", "Sol Energy Station", "Sol Science Station", "Sol Military Station", but not by much.

[Minoris]

Originally posted by Sero:

I also play with very few habitable planets and habitats.

Same here. I like the idea of habitable worlds being rare and precious, so I end up with way less habitable planets than most players. End result is I don't have to remember that many names so I can just roleplay and give them "real" names. Since I usually like playing boring old humans that means I always end up naming my first colony Terra Nova and then go with names like Elysium, Sanctum, Eden, Mir, Horizon, Medina...
Lots of these names are straight up borrowed from Mass Effect. Buggers making that game nailed their planets names so why not?