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Endless Sky How To: Alien System Names

By Corvus

How to come up with original, authentic-sounding names for alien star systems.

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Category: Modding or Configuration

Languages: English

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Jun 10, 2016 @ 3:31pm

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Finished!

Results

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Introduction

Have you been trying to mod in an alien race, and you just can't come up with names that sound alien enough?
Or maybe you're trying to expand the Wanderers?
Well, fear not, for this guide is intended to help you through these moments of writer's block.

Step 1

Firstly, make sure that you aren't using a laptop, as this could damage your screen.

Then, smash your face into your keyboard.

Step 2

Now that you've got your first set of letters, go back and delete any punctuation or numbers that may have accidentally come up.

Then, add an apostrophe (').

Step 3

This time, just mash whatever keyboard keys you feel like; it doesn't matter. Then, like in step 2, remove all non-letter characters that may have appeared.

Step 4

Add an apostrophe after your second set of letters. This step is very important, as if you only include two sets of letters and one apostrophe then the system name will sound like it's been plagiarised from some real-life culture.

Step 5

Now, it's time to do your third set of letters. For this step, you need some kind of large household pet, ideally a cat.

Take your pet of choice and place them on your keyboard, then try and get them to walk all over your keyboard.
Then once again, remove any non-letter characters.

Finished!

Finally, you've created your own unique system name. Sounds pretty good, right? Be sure to get some medical aid in case your face is bleeding after smashing it into your keyboard, and give your pet some treats for doing so well in helping you make a system name.

Results

I have personally used this method a number of times to create a group of alien systems for my mod, and I have to say, it works wonders.
Some gems include: