When ES came out with the War Chiefs I was very disappointed to learn that the ironclad unit, unlike other ships, did not have any random names. I have therefore attempted to remedy the situation. The Ironclad Expansion Mod combines real and historically accurate Union and Confederate ironclad names from the United States Civil War for a total of 87 ironclad random names. The ironclad unit will now have random names like any other AoEIII ship. Installation instructions are included with the mod. Enjoy.
Not a bad idea, BUT: How exactly will those historically accurate AMERICAN names fit with, say, Peruvian ironclads?
DarkSaturos File Author
Posted on 11/27/06 @ 02:42 PM
Well if you've got some Peruvian (or whatever) ironclad names send 'em to me and I'll be happy to put them in.
dr nefarious
Posted on 11/28/06 @ 08:34 AM
That doesn't solve the problem. The ironclads from ALL revolutionary nations will use the same list of names, which make it absurd to strife for "historical accuracy". You'll get a Peruvian "Merrimack" just as likely as an American "Loa", both not making much sense.
I think it's a good idea to add names for the ironclads, but you should have gone for more generic names instead of your US-only approach.
DarkSaturos File Author
Posted on 11/28/06 @ 03:32 PM
Well my friend, if you know how to do what you propose tell me how to do it, or better yet make a mod doing it yourself. Until then, well, no one's forcing you to download this one.
dr nefarious
Posted on 11/29/06 @ 02:50 AM
Well, as you can't seem to figure out how to achieve your goal of "historical accuracy" you could for example look for a set of names which might make sense for all european civilizations. Heros from greek mythology come to mind - even Russians and Ottomans knew those - but you might find something better suited for this. Until then, I'll definitely take your advice and won't use this mod. As I said, to come accross a peruvian "Merrimack" only makes the matter worse is in my mind.
DarkSaturos File Author
Posted on 11/29/06 @ 05:02 PM
Your objection is duly noted. We'll leave it at that I think.
Lord Tahattus
Posted on 12/16/06 @ 09:05 AM
dr nefarious, don't download then. DarkSaturos, I liked. His suggestion is good anyway, next time you should try to add names for all revolutionary nations, but it's still a great file! 87 names is really huge.
DarkSaturos File Author
Posted on 12/17/06 @ 02:07 PM
Thanks. I would have done that except it seems harder to do it for a revelutionary civilazation. I'll work on that though.
Lord Tahattus
Posted on 12/17/06 @ 06:33 PM
Yes, as far as i know, Haiti never had ironclads, did it?