This project needs a new name

[fabiangreffrath]

And an icon, a new versioning scheme and a roadmap.

Name suggestions:

• Tarradino
• El Oscuro (probably already taken)
• Priest Porridge
• more ideas?

[malespiaut]

I'm just commenting to let you know that I was the one who made a fork named “El Oscuro” at one point. And I would be glad that you take that name.

[fabiangreffrath]

Indeed, there's your name 😁 https://svn.icculus.org/rott?view=rev&revision=286

[malespiaut]

That's me, indeed!

[malespiaut]

What about:

• Toblerone (“milk chocolate Triad”, but might be a legal issue)
• Civvie's favorite (youtuber Civvie 11 complained about the lack of good ROTT source port “There are like, five source ports, and they're all kind of shit.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPBKVnSv1Uc at 6:12)
• Barkie (for the Dog mode, and this port also integrates code from Woof)
• DVIP (Developers of Very Incredible Power. Considering how awful the source code is, I think we should think about giving ourselves this honorable mention in the long run)
• Wolf3D++ (technically not false)

[fabiangreffrath]

• Civvie's favorite (youtuber Civvie 11 complained about the lack of good ROTT source port “There are like, five source ports, and they're all kind of shit.”

Sorry, I am 40+, no chance I will include a reference to Youtube or a random Youtuber in one of my projects. 😉

• Barkie (for the Dog mode, and this port also integrates code from Woof)

Hm, in this context, how about "doggod"? I mean, the game has both modes. And it's a reference to some Morbid Angel lyrics: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-XzLMZvQqlo&feature=share7 (at 1:00)

Yes, I see the irony of proving this with a Youtube link. 😁

[malespiaut]

I leave the choice of the name to you! But I must admit that I like palindromes.

[fabiangreffrath]

I'm still a bit sold to the "tarradino" idea. He is the first character in the list to choose from, and actually the only character available in the Shareware version. I don't think I have ever played with any other character, but who did?

[malespiaut]

To be honest, I have never felt a tremendous difference when using other characters.

Any name will be better than rottsdl2 anyway. ;-)

[fabiangreffrath]

"friar" is also a cool name. It means more or less the same as "monk" and even looks similar to the word "triad".

[fabiangreffrath]

"Triadagio" is the first map in the extreme.rtl map set. Another cool name.

[fabiangreffrath]

"Triage", though that's very badly connotated.

[malespiaut]

I would vote against any name that is too “FLOSS”-like, if you can see what I mean. :-P I think that it would be nice to have a name that doesn't contain “ROTT” neither “SDL”.

[malespiaut]

Now that I think about it, I remember that I've named one of my private source port attempt “Larvae”, since you need to wipe them all at the end of the game.

[fabiangreffrath]

"Larvae" is another good candidate. https://youtube.com/watch?v=E0jxuvYF7YM&feature=share7

[fabiangreffrath]

Another criterion is that the name should be "googleable", i.e. it shouldn't be a phrase or be too ambiguous.

[malespiaut]

Well, considering that tarradino shows up @fabiangreffrath github repo in second place when I type it into Google, that might be the best choice we have so far.

[fabiangreffrath]

Oh, wow! I never even realized that. Well, sometimes choices choose themselves. Or how is it called? 😁

[erysdren]

Definitely +1 for Tarradino.

[fabiangreffrath]

Now it's official: This port is named "Taradino"! :tada: