Naming your digital children.

Will you name your ships?

  • Yup. Sure will.

  • Once my pregame fleet is set in stone.

  • No names!

  • What's in a name?

  • I shall search for drunken inspiration!


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Blind Owl

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So back in early December (2015), we had a 'what are you going to name your ship' thread.
https://testsquadron.com/threads/name-that-ship.5754/

I figured, instead of necroing the shit outta that old girl, I'd just start a new one. We have plenty of new faces, and I know that I, for one, have a vastly different fleet now than I did then.

So my little TESTies, what have you named your ships?
 
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Rolo

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Well, now. Might jest get this ball rollin...

Possibles [edit: acquired]: 2 Dragonflies - Tweedles Dee and Dum.
Miss Taken
(redacted)
Miss Direction (redacted)
Miss Perception (Mako)
Miss Understood (Red)
Miss Placed (350r)
Miss Stake (Prospector)
Miss Behave (F7C-M)
Miss Trust (Starfarer)
Moaning Lisa Overdrive (Crucible, Rolo's office - not yet owned)

Moaning Lisa (Glaive to be salvaged, repaired and modded to hell and back; Crucible escort)
Vibrant Shadow (890j to be earned in game and gifted to wife)
 
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WarrenPeace

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WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
WALL OF TEXT INCOMING!
ALL HANDS, BRACE FOR IMPACT!

Did someone bring up naming their ships? Because I love talking about ship names.


I'm lazy so I just pulled the list out of my profile. No indication of chronology or sorting here.

RSI Constellation Phoenix - Capitalist Swine
The only way I could get more luxurious is if I stole an Idris and filled the hangar deck with champagne. The name reflects the decadent lifestyle I hope to lead whenever this baby leaves port. And seeing as this is likely to be one of my main ships, I plan to be comfortable while I do so.

Aegis Sabre - Sting
This ship was at one point a Gladius, so I named it Sting as a (not-terribly) clever play on words. The ship's been CCU'd multiple times, from a Aurora LN, to a 325a, to a Gladius, to its final form of a Sabre.

Origin M50 - My Ex's Mood
What's fragile, expensive, and prone to changing direction on a moment's notice?

RSI Aurora LX - Pocket Party
Perfect for when I want to to live just a little bit luxuriously. It's like pocket-sized party! I'm still waiting to see if we can fit a minifridge or a kegerator in here, though...

MISC Freelancer DUR - Walkabout
Ah, the exploration ship for when I want to explore, and I want more range than the Mustang Beta, but I don't really want to have to deal with other people. Going walkabout seems like a good description of that.

Aegis Reclaimer - Afterparty
The real fun doesn't start til the afterparty. After massive engagements for the honor of Glorious Leader, cleaning up the scraps of crashed Auroras will no doubt be a profitable endeavor. Not to be confused with an actual Endeavor.

Drake Herald - TEST Party Van
It's five months later and I still haven't replaced that name. I'll probably just fly around blasting this during fleet engagements., assuming I'm not piloting my bomber.

Banu Merchantman - Disembodied Screaming of Wallets
Originally named during one of the anniversary sales. Also follows the Ob'enn naming conventions, if anyone else reads Schlock Mercenary.

Origin 350r - Intermittent Oversteer
I'll be honest, I haven't even taken the 350r out for a spin in quite a while. I'm assuming that it's still a hot mess on the handling, but fastest thing in space on the straights.

Aegis Retaliator - Poor Life Choices
I still love this name above all others. It was a dumb purchase when I bought it (had to budget for a while afterwards... hello ramen and PB sandwiches!). It'll make enemy capital ship drivers reflect on their bad decisions as they run for their escape pods as several gigatons of high-energy annihilate their pride and joy, leaving only shame and misery. And when I lose it doing something boneheaded, it's once again a reminder to me to think my actions through. But, it's got LTI, so small chance of that happening.

Anvil Carrack - Eagleheart
Going beyond the horizon, flying into a new world and immediately finding the sun (so I can crash into it)? Sounds like a perfect name for my main explorer!

MISC Freelancer MIS - Last Call
This one's actually had a rename since the last time I went round this carousel. It's a phrase specifically designed to strike fear in the hearts of those who hear it.

MISC Starfarer Gemini - Beer Spirit Toll
Courtesy of @Black Sunder, this is an anagram of "terrible pilots". Thus, if you wish to fuel up, you must pay the Beer Spirit Toll.

Consolidated Outland Mustang β - The Bang 'Stang
I love the rhyming name, and as the only Mustang with sleeping quarters in the back, it's the only one you can take a sweet honey back to after a night of CityBoppin. It's up to you to provide the ice after they steal your kidneys, though.

RSI Aurora LN - TEST Aurora 934
My Aurora for fleet operations. One Aurora is pretty much the same as the other while blomping.

Aegis Vanguard - Troublemaker
I named this one after a drink I made from high-proof rum, apple cider, cinnamon and rum. I didn't realize how drunk I was until I tried to stand up and fell over, and had to go to work less than 6 hours later. In much the same way, when you notice this ship, you're already in trouble.

MISC Hull B - Tastes of Lutefisk
I had to look back to see what I was thinking when I named this one. Unfortunately, I have no more clue now why I named it than I did five months ago.

MISC Reliant Sen - Bring Me The Heart Of Steve Irwin
The Reliant looks a little stingray-ish, and I have an affection for overly-long ship names.

MISC Endeavor (Hope-class) - Montoya's Anatomy
This is the hospital variant of the Endeavor... Grey's Anatomy is a TV show about a hospital... I just changed the name to a far more interesting and relevant topic.

Aegis Crucible - Clarkson's Hammer
Named for the favored tool of the famous toll from Top Gear, it'll help me repair anything that gets broke. How hard could it be?

Drake Caterpillar - Bad Impulse Control
I'm still not used to having this one. I really was planning on having a Caterpillar as an end goal ship in the 'verse. But the speculation about a probable price increase got to me, and well, here we are. Named in much the same vein as Poor Life Choices.

MISC Prospector - Git Rokt
The name came to me right after I bought it. I thought it worked.

What's that? You didn't need an explanation behind every single ship in my fleet?
 

Thugari

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My prospector - DigDug
Mustang Beta - S.S. Bunnyfart
Aurora LX - Crash
Freelancer Dur - To Boldly Go
Carrack - S.S Lost
Saber - Bite This
Caterpillar - This space For Rent
Starfarer - Om
Avenger - Groo the wanderer
Cutlass red - M.A.S.H
 

Gearen

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Ships:



Mustang Omega AMD Edition --------------------------------- LastLigth


Origin Jumpworks 350r Racer ---------------------------------- Pegasus

Drake Dragonfly Yellowjacket LTI x 2 ----------------------- Defenders


Aegis Sabre LTI ---------------------------------------------------- Scully


Aegis Vanguard LTI ------------------------------------------------ Vanquisher


Drake Caterpillar LTI ---------------------------------------------- Saurus


Anvil Carrack LTI ---------------------------------------------------- Hispania


RSI Orion LTI --------------------------------------------------------- Ishimura


 
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Blind Owl

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Huh. Imagine that. I started the thread, but didn't bother posting my own names. I'm so advanced. Haha.

Aurora LX: Last Resort. I own an Aurora because TEST. If I'm flying her, it's a last resort. Or I'm on a TEST Aurora Op. Which I'm sure will happen. When all the rest of our ships have been destroyed. Ha.

Sabre: Wolf's Howl. This name is staying the same. A tribute to my son, my little wolf. Whatever fighter I end up with will retain this name.

Prospector: The Sentinel. A nod to the sentinel bots from the Matrix Trilogy. And definitely with the thought of combat mining (thanks @Black Sunder for the that term).

Beerfarer (Star-G): War Pig. She's a space sow. She's an armoured space sow made for fleet action. Rear echelon, but fleet action nonetheless. The name fits.

Caterpillar: Owl's Ingenuity. With the modularity this ship is supposed to have, I reckon this can be whatever I want it to be.

Carrack: The Narrator. I intent to narrate my destiny in this girl. To the far reaches of the void. The cosmos. To boldly go where no digital ship has gone before.
That being said, I really hope they add a lot of stuff to find, and a lot of space to explore. Otherwise, all these explorers will become redundant, fast.

If a small salvage ship is introduced, I'll pick one up. Her name will be 'Second Chance'. I figure all the scrap I salvage deserves a second chance, a renewed purpose. As do the ships who I shall be combat salvaging: Obviously they need a second chance, their owner's were simply misguided when they decided to become enemies of TEST.
 

CrudeSasquatch

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When Blind's away, I'm going to spraypaint new names on his ships:

Aurora LX: Last Resort First Choice!

Sabre: Wolf's Howl. Ok he can keep that one, cause I like the mini howler.

Prospector: The Sentinel Barkerville! An in-joke.

Beerfarer (Star-G): War Pig 3AM Taco Bell

Caterpillar:Owl's Ingenuity. BeeBoyInDaHouse

Carrack:The Narrator. I Love Enya

If a small salvage ship is introduced, I'll pick one up. Her name will be 'Second Chance'. Panhandler
 
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