Name generation

Names

There are 58 lists of name chunks found in NAMECHNK.DAT.

Before generating a name, the Arena PRNG should be initialized with the corresponding seed. The generation process is depending on the race and sex.

Names are composed from left to right by calculating rnd() mod chunk[i].StringCount; if a percentage is provided, you need to calculate rnd() mod 100.

Chunk indices and name composition

Race   Male                  Female                 Comment
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0      0+1+' '+4+5           2+3+' '+4+5            bretons   Theodore/Morganna Hawkwing
1      6+7+8+9{<=75%}        6+7+8+9{<=75%}+10      redguards Bab(an?)/i
2      11+12+' '+15+16+'sen' 13+14+' '+15+16+'sen'  nords     Erik/Helle Eriksen
3      17+18+' '+21+22       19+20+' '+21+22        dunmers   Shurik/Lolth R'is
4      23+24+' '+27+28       25+26+' '+27+28        altmers   Solinar/Korimia Gaeorin
5      29+30+' '+33+34       31+32+' '+33+34        bosmers   Elistan/Mingina Mosswood
6      35+36+' '+39+40       37+38+' '+39+40        khajiiti  Mojtaba/Fatima Jahan
7      41+42+' '+45+46       43+44+' '+45+46        argonians Tiberius/Tabia Caesar
8-16   47+48{<=75%}+49       same                   imperials, minotaurs to homunculi  Gro(an?)tor
17-20  50+51{<=75%}+52       same                   ice golems to fire demons  Dem(og?)orgon
21     50+52+53              same                   medusae   Demorgona
22     (54+' '){<=25%}+55+56+57  same               vampires  (Lord ?)Vladimon
23     55+56+57                                     liches    Vladimon

Ruler names

female <- if ((rulerSeed & 0x3) == 0) then 1 else 0

srand(rulerSeed)

if province == 8 then title <- ("Emperor", "Empress")
else if cityType == 0 then title <- ("King", "Queen")
else if cityType == 2 then title <- ("Lord", "Lady")
else title <- titles[((rnd() % 4) + 1) + (if female then 7 else 0)]

srand(rulerSeed)

rulerName <- generateName(province, female)