How do I rename my ship?

Bryan K

Bryan K
I had the same conundrum the other day when I bought my Clipper. Could find it because in VR it’s outside your FOV if you’re looking at the left menu.
 

sinisalo

sinisalo
Never rename a ship. Sell it, buy a new one exactly the same, and give that one the new name. You have been warned.

If it's the first and only name you've given it, aside from the default alpha-numeric soup, then yeah, OK.
 

Bryan K

Bryan K
sinisalo said:
Never rename a ship. Sell it, buy a new one exactly the same, and give that one the new name. You have been warned.

If it's the first and only name you've given it, aside from the default alpha-numeric soup, then yeah, OK.
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It was the first. I generally agree with this principle. Don’t want the maritime bad ju-ju.

Only time I ever broke the rule was when I accidentally gave my Mamba the same name as another ship in my fleet. Thankfully it hasn’t come back to bite me yet.
 

Leadfoot

Leadfoot
sinisalo said:
Never rename a ship. Sell it, buy a new one exactly the same, and give that one the new name. You have been warned.
If it's the first and only name you've given it, aside from the default alpha-numeric soup, then yeah, OK.
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Ceremony for Renaming Your Boat

Renaming a Boat: The Dos and Don'ts

Renaming a boat is, of course, not something to be done lightly. Sailors have sworn the unluckiest ships of all are those who have changed their names. Follow these steps if you absolutely, positively must change the name of your boat.
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Read it. Memorize it. Do it. For your safety and the safety of all those who board her. For the sake of all that's holy, think of the children.
 

DNA-Decay

DNA-Decay
It's unlucky to rename a ship.

I have a friend IRL with a boat named "Assassin".
It's totally a family trailer cruiser, but no-one is game to rename it.


I guess it's bad luck to be superstitious.
 

Lightspeed

Lightspeed
DNA-Decay said:
It's unlucky to rename a ship.

I have a friend IRL with a boat named "Assassin".
It's totally a family trailer cruiser, but no-one is game to rename it.


I guess it's bad luck to be superstitious.
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They could paint out the other letters and leave it as "A s s" :D

.... or, if they want to be creative .... as "s a s s i" ;)
 

tavelpenguin

tavelpenguin
sinisalo said:
Never rename a ship. Sell it, buy a new one exactly the same, and give that one the new name. You have been warned.

If it's the first and only name you've given it, aside from the default alpha-numeric soup, then yeah, OK.
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It was named Keelback. I never changed it before.
 

Cmdr Nemo

Cmdr Nemo
IF the vehicle has never ever been officially Christened previously. One can rename a boat or ship or aircraft as many times as they wish.
 

sinisalo

sinisalo
tavelpenguin said:
It was named Keelback. I never changed it before.
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In this case you are free to proceed without fearing the devastating but inevitable catastrophe caused by renaming your ship :)

I actually followed my advice with my Courier. I wanted to change the name once I began engineering it and sold it, bought another one exactly like it, and reinstalled the modules. It might seem silly, but then you be a land lubber matey. Naval and sea traditions are not to be trifled with.
 

pippo

pippo
... In style.
Smash a champagne bottle against the hull ! (2850 Arx in store, for a limited time only)
 
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