Yet another townie name replacement mod!
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Created by simsfreq
Uploaded: 9th Sep 2015 at 11:17 PM
I have hated the default townie name selection pretty much for ever, so I finally got around to making my own.
Names are taken from various sources, but the largest by far was my own facebook friends list. So, friends and family, prepare to be immortalised! But no, in fact I did this in order to gather a *realistic* cross section of names that I could recognise. It contains the common, typically English names like David and Sarah, a host of shorter nicknames (Tom, Betty, Mandi), some which originate from other countries - mostly European ones as that is where my friends are from (Heide, Emy) and some which are just unusual. Then I supplemented this list with baby name lists, choosing names I liked, and a list of common names. Some are duplicated if they were really common, but I didn't duplicate anything more than twice because I didn't want it to dominate.
Surnames come partly from my real life/facebook friends and partly from this list: http://surname.sofeminine.co.uk/w/s...n-great-britain
Instructions/FAQs
Choose either the Unusual or the Nice version (they are the same but the Nice one is weighted so that unusual names show up less frequently), unzip and place in your downloads folder. Don't rename the Live.package or it won't work. Placing in a subfolder is fine.
Note: This is not compatible with any other name replacement mod. If you're not sure whether you already have one, do a file search for Live.package. You can't have two in at once, only one will work.
Also, it won't rename your existing townies and NPCs. It only affects the names of new townies and NPCs generated after installing the mod.
What is the difference between the two versions?
When I first tested the mod there were too many unusual names for my taste, so I adjusted it by duplicating the more common names, hence making the unusual names harder to come across. Then I decided to upload both in case somebody wanted the weirder version.
Elder:
Megan Milsom
Oliver Cummins
Dan Higgins
Adults:
Alec Thomason
Thomas Goodall
Saul Whealan
Peaches Storrie
Isaac Kingscote
Maisie Masuda
Evan McAndrew
Ava Allen
Joshua Sibson
Skye Bradley
Finn Zimmerman
Lyra McNair
Ross Seahorse
Maria Bleasby
Samuel Wills
Una Noonan
Dave Waters
Ivy Armstrong
Dylan Sturrock
Erin Meeden
Lauren Hooper
Andy Batty
Tristan Percival
Gabrielle Lydd
André Lunsey (Note: The special e does display properly in-game, but not on MTS for some reason.)
Leo Das
Eric Barchard
Teens:
Erika MacGregor
Angela Bigsby
Barbara Taggart
Lauren Barrie
Isaac Winchester
Marie Cumming
Jonathan Das
Laura Stern
Dylan Sankey
Victoria Harpic
Jason Hellmann
Kids:
Lisa McAndrew
Dean Susnik
Violet Totterdell
Harry Carville
Lyric Andow
Elder:
Linus Needham
Adults:
Sadie Green
Isaac Plate
Aiden Galloway
Hannah Head
Harvey Bancroft
Evelyn Winks
Eddie Nelms
Abigail Foyd
Aiden Entwistle
Julie Mowbray
Liam Susnik
Julia Brame
Johnny Masuda
Hannah Bray
Walter Keyns
Elle Robinson
Phil Bray
Catherine O'Hara
Gareth Mal
Bethany Monkhouse
Robert Isherwood
Luca Peacock
Vincent Lewin
Louis Stauch
Richard Smith
Robbie Rothwell
Cormac Pykett
Matt Probert
Harris Pikelet
Teens:
Zoe Borroni
Jennifer Moorcraft
Neil Clapp
Lisa Taggart
Louis Ponsford
Norah Hooton
Curtis Adams
Lola Krahn
Dan Burnside
Kids:
Ria Heth
William Burnside
Penelope Raab
Chris Harley
Heather Meak
You must choose ONE. If you put both in your downloads folder one will overwrite the other anyway, if you rename it it won't work. They both have the same set of names, anyway, it's just that the ratios are different.
What about those Easter eggs you mentioned?
Well... it is theoretically possible to end up with a sim who might sport a name belonging to a book or TV character (I didn't use any massively unusual names, so it won't look out of place) - and I also worked in some "pun" names. Think along the lines of "Justin Time". I'd be tickled to hear about it if you get any generated!
Additional Credits:
Thanks to this wonderful tutorial and the Name2SimPE tool which made the process soo much easier.
http://modthesims.info/t/518283
Names are taken from various sources, but the largest by far was my own facebook friends list. So, friends and family, prepare to be immortalised! But no, in fact I did this in order to gather a *realistic* cross section of names that I could recognise. It contains the common, typically English names like David and Sarah, a host of shorter nicknames (Tom, Betty, Mandi), some which originate from other countries - mostly European ones as that is where my friends are from (Heide, Emy) and some which are just unusual. Then I supplemented this list with baby name lists, choosing names I liked, and a list of common names. Some are duplicated if they were really common, but I didn't duplicate anything more than twice because I didn't want it to dominate.
Surnames come partly from my real life/facebook friends and partly from this list: http://surname.sofeminine.co.uk/w/s...n-great-britain
Instructions/FAQs
Choose either the Unusual or the Nice version (they are the same but the Nice one is weighted so that unusual names show up less frequently), unzip and place in your downloads folder. Don't rename the Live.package or it won't work. Placing in a subfolder is fine.
Note: This is not compatible with any other name replacement mod. If you're not sure whether you already have one, do a file search for Live.package. You can't have two in at once, only one will work.
Also, it won't rename your existing townies and NPCs. It only affects the names of new townies and NPCs generated after installing the mod.
What is the difference between the two versions?
When I first tested the mod there were too many unusual names for my taste, so I adjusted it by duplicating the more common names, hence making the unusual names harder to come across. Then I decided to upload both in case somebody wanted the weirder version.
Elder:
Megan Milsom
Oliver Cummins
Dan Higgins
Adults:
Alec Thomason
Thomas Goodall
Saul Whealan
Peaches Storrie
Isaac Kingscote
Maisie Masuda
Evan McAndrew
Ava Allen
Joshua Sibson
Skye Bradley
Finn Zimmerman
Lyra McNair
Ross Seahorse
Maria Bleasby
Samuel Wills
Una Noonan
Dave Waters
Ivy Armstrong
Dylan Sturrock
Erin Meeden
Lauren Hooper
Andy Batty
Tristan Percival
Gabrielle Lydd
André Lunsey (Note: The special e does display properly in-game, but not on MTS for some reason.)
Leo Das
Eric Barchard
Teens:
Erika MacGregor
Angela Bigsby
Barbara Taggart
Lauren Barrie
Isaac Winchester
Marie Cumming
Jonathan Das
Laura Stern
Dylan Sankey
Victoria Harpic
Jason Hellmann
Kids:
Lisa McAndrew
Dean Susnik
Violet Totterdell
Harry Carville
Lyric Andow
Elder:
Linus Needham
Adults:
Sadie Green
Isaac Plate
Aiden Galloway
Hannah Head
Harvey Bancroft
Evelyn Winks
Eddie Nelms
Abigail Foyd
Aiden Entwistle
Julie Mowbray
Liam Susnik
Julia Brame
Johnny Masuda
Hannah Bray
Walter Keyns
Elle Robinson
Phil Bray
Catherine O'Hara
Gareth Mal
Bethany Monkhouse
Robert Isherwood
Luca Peacock
Vincent Lewin
Louis Stauch
Richard Smith
Robbie Rothwell
Cormac Pykett
Matt Probert
Harris Pikelet
Teens:
Zoe Borroni
Jennifer Moorcraft
Neil Clapp
Lisa Taggart
Louis Ponsford
Norah Hooton
Curtis Adams
Lola Krahn
Dan Burnside
Kids:
Ria Heth
William Burnside
Penelope Raab
Chris Harley
Heather Meak
You must choose ONE. If you put both in your downloads folder one will overwrite the other anyway, if you rename it it won't work. They both have the same set of names, anyway, it's just that the ratios are different.
What about those Easter eggs you mentioned?
Well... it is theoretically possible to end up with a sim who might sport a name belonging to a book or TV character (I didn't use any massively unusual names, so it won't look out of place) - and I also worked in some "pun" names. Think along the lines of "Justin Time". I'd be tickled to hear about it if you get any generated!
Additional Credits:
Thanks to this wonderful tutorial and the Name2SimPE tool which made the process soo much easier.
http://modthesims.info/t/518283
Filename | Size | Downloads | Date | |||||
UnusualNames.rar
Size: 6.9 KB · Downloads: 1,249 · 9th Sep 2015 |
6.9 KB | 1,249 | 9th Sep 2015 | |||||
NiceNames.rar
Size: 7.5 KB · Downloads: 2,651 · 9th Sep 2015 |
7.5 KB | 2,651 | 9th Sep 2015 | |||||
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