My Kickstarter planet names

Discussion in 'PA: TITANS: General Discussion' started by tenaciousc, August 27, 2015.

  1. tenaciousc

    tenaciousc Active Member

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    I still haven't come across the planets that I named as a Kickstarter backer. Is there a way to confirm that they are actually in the game? Has anyone else come across them? They are:

    ChazCo. Mining Colony CEMF815-75
    Fraser's Folly

    I've been playing GW exclusively, are the backer planet names in GW?
  2. DeathByDenim

    DeathByDenim Post Master General

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    Good question, but yeah, they are. All of the planet names are in "<PA Install Dir>/ui/main/game/galactic_war/legacy/media/json/names.json" and ChazCo. Mining Colony is indeed there. I don't think that that particular file is being used anymore, but your planet names also appear inside the PA executable itself. I mention the legacy file because it's easier to read. Unfortunately for you, there are 4614 names in there, so the odds are kind of stacked against you ever seeing that.
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    tenaciousc Active Member

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    Wow! Thank you for looking! Good to know. I just have to be patient. That's all I wanted to know.
  4. DeathByDenim

    DeathByDenim Post Master General

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    Yeah, really patient. Probability theory says you have a 50% chance or seeing one of your planets at least once after 1599 planets have been generated. So always play those Uber-sized Galactic Wars!

    (5310 planets to get a 90% chance of seeing one of your planets at least once)

    That being said. I'm sure that so many planets are generated on a daily basis for the entire PA player base. So at least a few players are probably seeing your planet names in their GWs right now. :)
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  5. stevenrs11

    stevenrs11 Active Member

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    I've seen Frazier's Folly once. I remember because I know someone with that last name, heh.
  6. tenaciousc

    tenaciousc Active Member

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    Thank you! I feel better now. But was it Frazier's Folly or Fraser's Folly? Mine is Fraser's Folly.
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    masterdigital Uber Alumni

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    There are about 5000 names in the list, so your chance of seeing it is pretty small. I can confirm the names are in the source code.
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    cola_colin Moderator Alumni

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