culture stuff

common/culture/name_lists/_name_lists.info

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+Handles virtually everything regarding naming in cultures.
+Each culture uses "name_list = key" to pick a name list.
+
+== Structure ==
+name_list_key = {
+	mercenary_names = {			# Names and CoAs that can be used by mercenaries of this culture
+		{ name = "mercenary_company_name1" coat_of_arms = "mercenary_company_coa1" }
+		{ name = "mercenary_company_name2" coat_of_arms = "mercenary_company_coa2" }
+		...
+	}
+
+	male_names = {
+		10 = {	// The weight for this group of names, the higher, the more common the name is
+			commonNameA commonNameB_baseA commonNameC commonNameD_baseA	// A list of names, nameX_baseY means that nameX is a variant of a base name baseY (e.g. John_John Jan_John Ian_John)
+		}
+		1 = {
+			rareNameA rareNameB
+		}
+	}
+	
+	female_names = {	// Names can also be defined as a single list with no weights
+		nameA_baseB nameB nameC_baseB
+	}
+
+	dynasty_names = {	// Dynasty name list, similar to male_names/female_names, just without weights
+		{ dynnp_von dynn_Pommern }	// but it supports defining prefixes in addition to base names. The {} are required then
+		{			dynn_Orsini }	// prefixes are optional
+					dynn_Fournier	// and so are the {} when not using a prefix
+	}
+	dynasty_of_location_prefix = "dynnp_von" // when generating a dynasty name based on a title, add this prefix
+
+	# Chance of male children being named after their paternal or maternal grandfather, or their father. Sum must not exceed 100.
+	pat_grf_name_chance = 50
+	mat_grf_name_chance = 5
+	father_name_chance = 10
+	
+	# Chance of female children being named after their paternal or maternal grandmother, or their mother. Sum must not exceed 100.
+	pat_grm_name_chance = 10
+	mat_grm_name_chance = 50
+	mother_name_chance = 5
+	
+	# Patronyms. Names after the primary parent. Can use both prefix and suffix together ("McDavidson"). _vowel is used for when the parent's name starts with a vowel.
+	patronym_prefix_male = "dynnpat_pre_mac"
+	patronym_prefix_male_vowel = "dynnpat_pre_vow_mag"
+	patronym_prefix_female = "dynnpat_pre_nic"
+	patronym_prefix_female_vowel = "dynnpat_pre_vow_nig"
+	
+	patronym_suffix_male = "dynnpat_suf_son"
+	patronym_suffix_female = "dynnpat_suf_sdaughter"
+	
+	# Patronyms will display in names if:
+	# - the Character's culture has "always_use_patronym = yes", or
+	# - the Character's government has "always_use_patronym = yes", or
+	# - the Character's Liege's government has "always_use_patronym = yes"
+	# Default is no.
+	always_use_patronym = yes	
+}