Whiteout1 Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 (edited) I wanted to suggest a name for the Alpha 17 development. Since the next letter in the alphabet after P for Patanjali is Q, I figured that Quintilian would be a suitable name.Marcus Fabius Quintilianus:Birth: 35 AD Death: 100 ADHe was a Roman who excelled in rhetoric and advocated moral ideals. He is most well known for opening a school of oratory and rhetoric as well as his famous written work,"institutio oratoria."You can find out more here- http://www.academia.edu/2778644/The_Life_and_Times_of_Quintilian(Not exactly in the time frame of 500 BC to 1 BC, but he was a roman so I figured I would post anyway.) Edited May 22, 2014 by feneur Made the title more generic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavius Aetius Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 What is the theme of the next update? That will help determine the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteout1 Posted May 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 I don't know, but all they said is that the development names go alphabetical order and it has to relate to the time period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanderd17 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 It's nice if a theme can be found for a certain version, but that's not always the case. And if we find a theme, we only do that near the end of the development period. As we don't know what people will work on for this release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhyloc Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) If the Seleucid will be officially debuted in this version, I think going with a name related to the Seleucid would be a safe bet. Edited May 25, 2014 by hhyloc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Well considering on how active I am, since I will be the only one working on it it's not likely to happen . I guess this release will more have to do with optimizations and bug fixing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spahbod Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 I think we won't really be able to use many Non-Roman names. I don't think Greek has "Q" at all. So it'd be quite hard to find a Seleucid related name that starts with "Q". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 I'm not sure if the Seleucids will be finish.Qart-ḥadašt= Carthage, Is good name. But not fit at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serveurix Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 I think we won't really be able to use many Non-Roman names. I don't think Greek has "Q" at all. So it'd be quite hard to find a Seleucid related name that starts with "Q".Maybe we could use a Latin word that designates something related to the Seleucid empire.Like "quadriga" (chariots drawn by four horses), or "quadrifidus" ("split in four parts", like the Macedonian empire). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteout1 Posted May 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 I agree, there is no "Q" in the Greek alphabet. Plus I thought that Quintilian just sounded cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auron2401 Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) (merger) Edited July 23, 2014 by auron2401 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNcog Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Alpha Quantum !.... nah i'm doing this wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Need be not obviously and related with history and game features or a faction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlc420 Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 In relation to the Roman fraction the first thing that comes to mind in Quo Vadis. Which was in fact a movie (1951) taking place during the reign of Nero in the 1st century and is fact based. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auron2401 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) Q seems to be a difficult one.I've found this website with a bunch of Egyptian words. has some Words which could be translated into latin text with a Q instead of a k or cu etc.anywayQa'a : Last pharaoh of the first dynastyOr: High-roofed reception room in Egyptian housesQadesh: Same word as kadesh, just translated differently?OR: 1) Fortified town in Retenu, site of famous battle 2) GoddessQenbet: Some kind of judical court?Qoseir/Quseir: Port on the Red Sea coast.Mind, this is the bottom of the barrel, i cant find anything for any other culture. :/And these are translated from hieroglyphs, which aren't exactly clear. Edited June 13, 2014 by auron2401 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shieldwolf23 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 How about this?Quadrivium- four subjects that included arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The word is Latin, meaning "the four ways" (or a "place where four roads meet")Although technically widely used in the Middle Ages, it's form is known during Plato's time, and would be a good focus on 0 A.D.'s social and technological aspects.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrivium 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auron2401 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 If the 0ad project is 5 years old.. how about quinquennis (five years old)Or if we can get campaigns working (unlikely) quotare (to divide into chapters) might be nice.If we get a morale system in place for the next build, maybe quatefaci/quatefeci (to shake or weaken) would be relevent.Aaand that's all i could find that would be usable for now.http://www.latin-dictionary.net/list/letter/q for source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feneur Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Forwarding a suggestion sent in via our contact form on the web site:To whom it may concern, I found a Q-word relating to ancient Rome that I feel is appropriate: Quercus - Latin for "oak tree," specifically they are the oak leaves used in the corona civica, a military honor given to a citizen who saved the life of other citizens or soldiers whilst in battle. Recipients were allowed to enter the Roman Senate, and were required to wear them at public gatherings. I also wanted to say that I really enjoy this game, and look forward to what subsequent updates will bring. Keep up the great work! ~Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thamlett Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Forwarding a suggestion sent in via our contact form on the web site:Wow. I totally forgot about that word (and after taking latin for years, I should remember it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherone Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Maybe the whole letter naming thing will have to come to an end with 'Q' if we can't think up of anything...Maybe Roman numerals for the Alphas after this? Alpha XVII? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FFA Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) Does it have to be someone's name? If not:qasida, a persian or arabian elegiac poemRoman names for objectsquadriga, a racing chariotquaestor, a treasury officialqualus, as wicker basketquercus, the military crown of oak leavesquirites, the formal connotation of Roman citizens. Edited June 25, 2014 by 3FFA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunChleoc Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 We already had another thread about the same topic: http://www.wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18696Merge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanderd17 Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 We already had another thread about the same topic: http://www.wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18696Merge?They have been merged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikokb1000 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 If the ships can finally be utilized and constructed by the AI, we can name Alpha 17 "Quinquereme" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auron2401 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Quintilis! The FIFTH month of the year until it was later renamed in honor of GAIVS JVLIVS CAESAR!, JULY!Im not certain, but i think that as the roman calender has changed quite often, it should extend into modern day august. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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