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PaulC's new town names

Posted: 06 Nov 2007 20:03
by PaulC
I was in the mood for a new town names grf, so here it is. :) The grf includes 240 real place names from South Africa, which should make a change from the standard Latin American ones you get in tropical climate.

Re: South African town names

Posted: 08 Nov 2007 05:54
by Sanchimaru
This is a nice release, I was wanting to make a new map and your names GRF has given me the inspiration to do one inspired in South Africa! :))

Re: PaulC's new town names

Posted: 28 Nov 2007 02:00
by PaulC
I felt inspired to create another set; this time it's Alaskan town names for the arctic climate. Enjoy!

Re: PaulC's new town names

Posted: 28 Nov 2007 10:05
by Zephyris
Do these sets generate African/Alaskan-like town names, or do they just use real town names?

Re: PaulC's new town names

Posted: 28 Nov 2007 13:38
by wallyweb
I saw that Y in the Alaska town names and I thought "PaulC goofed!" but then I Googled it just for fun and oh my ... :shock:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y,_Alaska

Re: PaulC's new town names

Posted: 28 Nov 2007 15:59
by PaulC
Zephyris wrote:Do these sets generate African/Alaskan-like town names, or do they just use real town names?
I always use real town names. It's easier, and always going to be more authentic.
wallyweb wrote:I saw that Y in the Alaska town names and I thought "PaulC goofed!" but then I Googled it just for fun and oh my ... :shock:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y,_Alaska
Yep, couldn't resist that one! :lol:

Re: PaulC's new town names

Posted: 28 Nov 2007 16:14
by michael blunck
How about a general short names file to spare some space? 8)

regards
Michael

Re: PaulC's new town names

Posted: 29 Nov 2007 00:19
by athanasios
:lol: :lol: :lol:
My only objection is the last name: "Yp", It sounds horrible when you pronounce it. :mrgreen:
Thanks Michael.

regards
athanasios

Re: PaulC's new town names

Posted: 17 Jan 2008 18:15
by TrueTenacity
Does the South African GRF also include the increased crime rate?

Re: PaulC's new town names

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 22:03
by PaulC
It's been a while for this old topic of mine, but I've got another grf to share. 372 real place names from South Korea, excluding all the major cities.

Re: PaulC's new town names

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 14:22
by PaulC
Slovenian town names:
Slovenian Town Names.png
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This grf uses the following characters:

Č č Š š Ž ž

so for town names to display properly you'll need to use an additional grf such as unifont; OTTD users should be fine with OpenGFX, and other font replacements may work as well but I'm not sure.

Re: PaulC's new town names

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 14:38
by TrueBrain
Due to a (strange) conflict between this GRF and another (identically named) uploaded at BaNaNaS, I took the freedom to rename yours to include your name (PaulC) at the end. I hope you forgive me the rudeness of doing this without asking you first, but it was causing some major issues throughout our system :) I also do apologize that it was possible in the first place.