Place names

[Ben710]

Hello, I was just wondering what methods people use to create place names in Trainz Surveyor.

Here is what I do:


Get an map of the geographical area I'm creating, (normally UK themed for me) then get a family member to give me a page number and grid referance from there.

This gets me a real place name appropriate to the region, and one that sounds like it was me that created it, unless it turns up any major place names/landmarks :hehe:


This can get boring though and annoys my family, any other methods greatly appreciated

 

[NikkiA]

Hello, I was just wondering what methods people use to create place names in Trainz Surveyor.

Here is what I do:


Get an map of the geographical area I'm creating, (normally UK themed for me) then get a family member to give me a page number and grid referance from there.

This gets me a real place name appropriate to the region, and one that sounds like it was me that created it, unless it turns up any major place names/landmarks :hehe:


This can get boring though and annoys my family, any other methods greatly appreciated

There are plenty of Markov chain based name generators for various settings and contexts, largely because this kind of thing comes up with RPG (tabletop mostly) geeks, and Markov chains are very geeky.

Some examples:

For english town names:

http://www.ugoi.net/nonsense/place.html
http://www.generatorland.com/glgenerator.aspx?id=49
http://www.mf2fm.com/RaToNaGe/

For american town names:

http://k4-pacific.com/nametown.php

Eastern-European-sounding (or D&D places) country names (mostly):

http://nine.frenchboys.net/country.php

 

[ray_whiley]

I have used local street/road names for my 'station modules' - ie. layouts with track and station buildings etc. but no scenery (on the DS).

Ray

 

[pfx]

I tend to use suburbs of cities as place names. As the suburbs once were themselves.

 

[Euphod]

There are plenty of Markov chain based name generators for various settings and contexts, largely because this kind of thing comes up with RPG (tabletop mostly) geeks, and Markov chains are very geekyhttp://nine.frenchboys.net/country.php

Thanks for the links. They may be useful to some, but they are hilarious to me!

 

[Ben710]

Thankyou. Very handy.