openxcom-namegen

OpenXcom Namelist Generator

A small command-line utility for generating namelist files for OpenXcom from a list of (nick)names.

Installation

1. Make sure you have node.js installed.
2. Run npm install -g openxcom-namegen from the command line.

Usage

    Usage: openxcom-namegen [options] namefile

  Generate OpenXcom namelist files from a list of (nick)names.
  Namefile defaults to names.txt. Names are spread evenly across all countries
  unless the -d/--dupe option is specified.

  Options:

    -h, --help    Show this help.
    -o, --output  Output directory. [SoldierName]
    -d, --dupe    Duplicate all names across all countries. [false]
    -s, --stable  Generate names for stable version instead of nightly. [false]

By default, the namefiles will be placed into a SoldierName directory. After generation, you can simply copy the directory to your [OpenXcom Path]\data directory - you'll probably want to back up the original SoldierName directory first!

Namefile

Your namefile (names.txt by default) should have the following format:

name1
name2
name3
name4

And so on. One name per line with nothing else. Avoid using quotes ("). These names will be used as last names in the game, with the first names left empty for everyone. If you don't have a lot of names, usage of the -d/--dupe option is recommended.