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Normality Gas
Great idea, needs a better name.
Thinking Null Gas.
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Boring Gas.
Dull Gas.
Neutral Gas.
Blank Gas.
Stabilisation Gas.
Anchor Gas.
FIQ Apr 14, 2018 @ 8:08am 
Negation gas. That's basically what it is for.
Iduno Apr 14, 2018 @ 9:01am 
Normality makes sense to me. It's to prevent the insanity of twinning (and higher) lampreys, horrible esper time-bending, and similar things.

Also, I'm super glad it exists.
EternalEllipsis Apr 14, 2018 @ 7:19pm 
Originally posted by Iduno:
Normality makes sense to me. It's to prevent the insanity of twinning (and higher) lampreys, horrible esper time-bending, and similar things.

Also, I'm super glad it exists.
Well, yeah I agree.
It just doesn't sound as good as it could, it's a bit awkard to me.
Should a name moreso convey it's purpose through just itself or sound better?
Ideailly both but there's only so many options and is subject to a degree of opinion and taste.
In a game of exploration, experimentation, juicy atmosphere, helpful UIs; style slightly trumps knowing what something new does at a glance. Once you already know what it does, any convenience in the name for that purpose is lost and all that's left is that bit of awkard.
Save that kind of stuff for early game where it would help ease newer players, I don't expect this to be common early game material.
But that's just some random guy on the internet's opinion...
Null Gas would be a great alternative I feel. Still self-descriptive, just not quite as unwieldy to say as Normality Gas.
EternalEllipsis Apr 15, 2018 @ 5:00am 
Originally posted by Dr Vapor:
Null Gas would be a great alternative I feel. Still self-descriptive, just not quite as unwieldy to say as Normality Gas.
As expected from doctor vapor, you certainly have affluent comprehension in the onomastics of aeriform emanations.
Spacepeople Apr 15, 2018 @ 11:50am 
I like "normality gas"
Henricus Rex Apr 15, 2018 @ 6:16pm 
I think that calling it normality gas makes sense. I see no reason to change it.
Skyscraper Apr 16, 2018 @ 11:19am 
Because no one else has said it yet: "normality" is a pun. When something is "normal" to a plane, for example, that means it's at a right angle to the plane. If the idea is it somehow "straightens out" spacetime--making it both normal and "normal"--then I think the name is perfect.
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Date Posted: Apr 14, 2018 @ 1:39am
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