Update: Name that baby

jasonrohrer · 2018-03-30 03:37:18

An update just went live on the client and the server that does several important things.

First of all, there is a new naming system. If you are Eve, you get to pick a last name (family name) that will be used by all of your future descendants. You can't pick your first name though---you're Eve. If you are a mother, you get to pick a first name for your baby.

Names are set by saying "I am _______" if you are Eve and "You are _______" if you are a mother, when you are holding your baby. You can only name your own baby, and you must be holding it.

For those of you with a mischievous twinkle in your eye, don't worry, I thought of that. The names that you pick are vetted on the server against a list of real first and last names, and the closest match is chosen if you don't pick a real name. You can check out the lists here (careful, they are huge lists):

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jason … tNames.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jason … tNames.txt

And once you set a name, that's it. It never changes. So chose wisely.

The names are being logged server-side too, and I will likely do something interesting with those logs in the future, like show the name chain in the longest family line, or generate family trees, etc.

Next, a few "bouncing forever" stalled action bugs have been fixed, and a work-around has been put in place so that you'll hopefully never be stuck and die from this bug in the future (a 4-second timeout has been added to the client). Also, extra server logging has been added so that I can catch and fix the remaining cause of this bug.

And one invisible-self-as-baby bug was fixed. There are still likely some invisible-person bugs lingering, however.

lesslucid · 2018-03-30 04:00:11

Love this! Thanks, Jason!

Dawn · 2018-03-30 04:07:30

This is awesome, thanks.

jascoggi · 2018-03-30 05:24:19

Cool Update! I keep crashing on my Mac computer though just FYI. Not doing anything special I think.

Keep up the good work. I will keep playing!

EDIT- THANKS! Works great now. No crashes.

Last edited by jascoggi (2018-03-30 08:00:35)

jasonrohrer · 2018-03-30 05:37:40

Two crashes in this update have now been fixed.

An additional client update has been posted.

Kitaelia · 2018-03-30 07:18:51

This is AMAZING! Thank you so much!

Siolfor the Jackal · 2018-03-30 07:29:41

Just curious, why have a whitelist of names instead of a blacklist? I know they are large lists, but that still feels possibly restrictive.

binaryc · 2018-03-30 08:59:07

blacklists never work because people are too creative

llap · 2018-03-30 09:05:04

Hi Jason,

great new idea with names! Thanks for that! I am looking forward to see the genaration-family-trees

Nertomaros · 2018-03-30 09:37:43

Good job Jason!
I'm actually really happy to see such extensive and inclusive lists of first names and last names
I even found my own name which in not exactly common. Using this whitelist (great idea), does this mean it can possibly expand in the future? Where should we add suggestions if we wanted to include more names in the list?

So, to get it right, if I'd like to assign random names could I just type random characters, or a single character, and see what happens then?

MaggieMurdoch · 2018-03-30 10:06:26

as someone that does genealogy as a hobby this is a happy welcome update!

if you ever do start the family trees I'll be quite excited to see them

Aname · 2018-03-30 10:28:10

what if you get born and the mother wont give you a name. can you choose a name yourself or will you just be nameless forever.

Alleria · 2018-03-30 11:01:33

Aname wrote:

what if you get born and the mother wont give you a name. can you choose a name yourself or will you just be nameless forever.

You will be nameless forever and if you're in my town I will mock you relentlessly.

.. · 2018-03-30 11:01:43

Cool!

How about exposing the geneology data as textual records for other people to build viewers for?
So far, the amount of data that the servers export is rather little compared to Cordial Minuet, for example, but what would be the start of something interesting.

fatalwolf · 2018-03-30 11:49:38

This is awesome!! I was always naming my kids before this update just so it felt more like a family instead of a group of strangers.

Zem71 · 2018-03-30 12:05:25

This is great news, and totally takes care of the question I posted yesterday.

Thanks for the update!

-Zem71

R.Armishaw · 2018-03-30 13:24:15

This is so cool. I love naming my babies, but up until now it was just fun. People seemed to get a laugh when you named them. But now, it actually is pretty f-ing cool. You'll get to see your last name survive generations (maybe), and feel a real sense of accomplishment.

I always try to look after my babies, and do my best to raise them right. I even go as far as giving them the clothes off my back, just to give them a better chance at survival. It'll be cool to see if that generosity and commitment continues on, thus ensuring the family line.

Siolfor the Jackal · 2018-03-30 13:30:49

I was trying ti tell my baby that I am bad at names by saying "I am bad at names" and that gave us the last name Bada XD

EvilBlackCat · 2018-03-30 13:35:20

Aname wrote:

what if you get born and the mother wont give you a name. can you choose a name yourself or will you just be nameless forever.

A girl has no name.

MPower · 2018-03-30 13:50:08

Nice, can't wait to check that in-game!

machinegunnun · 2018-03-30 14:13:29

This is SO cool!!!
I love this game so much, it isn't just recreation, it really makes you think about the world, the past; and what life is all about.
I wish that when there was a sudden pile of bones, with flies buzzing, that you could scroll over and see who it was, like if they were a family member. Even on old bones, that would be really cool.
I wish I could play this game more, but as a parent and without a way to pause the game I just can't play until the kids are asleep. I wish there was a way to start a game, then be able to step away from it for like up to five minutes or something. I know that isn't on theme with the timeline, but I just wish I could play more!

The Person In Yellow · 2018-03-30 15:48:20

does this mean it is okay for me to surround entire settlements with filled trash pits and oven bases?

OxPower · 2018-03-30 16:03:56

The Person In Yellow wrote:

does this mean it is okay for me to surround entire settlements with filled trash pits and oven bases?

This. We need a solution for this easy to exploit mechanics. You can argue mass killings are fine and normal, but making an impenetrable wall of filled holes is a bit unrealistic I'd say.

I do like this update, I just feel like there are more pressing issues.

veene · 2018-03-30 16:04:58

The Person In Yellow wrote:

does this mean it is okay for me to surround entire settlements with filled trash pits and oven bases?

I also think it's also ok for me to go around wiping out every village i see (sneakily of course) with a knife or bow

stickyflypaper · 2018-03-30 16:55:15

I'm also going to chime in and say this is a great addition to the game. I could never remember my kids names names or tell them apart before.

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