Mod Request: No Number Planets or Stars!

[worldofdrakan]

I posted this over on Forgotten Spore about a week ago, but it doesn't seem to have any interest. My guess is that it's just not as active lately. Why not post it here?

I don't know if many people feel the same way about them, but I absolutely cannot stand planets and stars with "number" names. You know, the ones with numbers on the end. I spend a lot of my time in the space stage obsessively renaming them to get rid of the numbers. To me, there's just no rhyme or reason to them. Seriously, why does the name of my moon have a 2 randomly stuck on the end? I don't know if it's possible, but I would love to have a mod that completely prevents them from appearing.

EDIT: I apologize for posting this out of the Mod Request board. I'm new here, and I only just noticed that there was a board for that. If the thread could be moved, I'd much appreciate it.

[emd]

I think it's possible, as there is a modificable name list in your locale folder. Do you want to do it yourself?

1- Create a backup of the file [SPORE INSTALLATION FOLDER]\Data\Locale\[YOUR LANGUAGE]\NameGeneration.package. Also create a backup of your %appdata%\SPORE folder (your game saves)
2- Download SporeMaster and open it.
3- Go to the Mod tab and click open.
4- Select the file [SPORE INSTALLATION FOLDER]\Data\Locale\[YOUR LANGUAGE]\NameGeneration.package
5- Click unpack and wait.
6- Now go to the Files tab, and in the search bar put a planet name.
7- Select the file that will appear, and edit what you wanna edit.
8- Go to Mod tab another time and click pack.

If you have some error, restore the NameGeneration backup we made. If the error is still there, restore the SPORE backup.

[rob55rod]

Yay, a mod request that's been answered with DIY instructions!

OFFTOPIC: Hmm...

I always liked those planets and stars. I named most of my save files something like that. In fact, I used to have a save planet with the number 9001 tacked on the end. I can no longer do so, because I can't actually play Spore anymore, I'm cut off from the Stages. All 5 of them.

[worldofdrakan]

I don't know if it'd be a good idea for me to try and make the mod myself. I have literally no experience with actually creating mods. I'd probably mess up in some way or another.

[rob55rod]

I don't know if it'd be a good idea for me to try and make the mod myself. I have literally no experience with actually creating mods. I'd probably mess up in some way or another.

Reasons why you should anyways:
1. There's only one (remotely decent) way to learn!
2. That's why Emd said to make a backup first.

[GIRGHGH]

I don't know if it'd be a good idea for me to try and make the mod myself. I have literally no experience with actually creating mods. I'd probably mess up in some way or another.

Reasons why you should anyways:
1. There's only one (remotely decent) way to learn!
2. That's why Emd said to make a backup first.

Did you make a back up?