Those asset names used to “send a message”

[Florenus]

Just a faction I will dedicate many enjoyable hours to combating.

Got it. I was kind of suspecting something like this, but never encountered that name in Elite. My other guess was name of some female rugby team

Anyway, as far as Carrier messages go, "I buy things" and "I sell other things" has been fairly common name for a time. I also suspect there are some strong messages hidden behind "**************", but I can only guess what those are.

 

[Stealthie]

Does this count?

Spoiler

 

[BL1P]

Fleet Carrier - Youthful Indiscretion
Cutter - Biowaste Transport LTD
Pirate Phantom - Innocent Bystander
Cold Silent running DBX - [[ERROR 404]]
924m/s boost Viper - System Overload
Python - Siphon'The
AX multicannon T10 - Alien Garbage Disposal

Like that ?

 

[aRJay]

I named one of my Corvettes the "Presteign Vorga", a refugee smuggling ship (it's not what my CMDR does), but it's a striking name saluting a sci-fi classic.

Bester's "The Stars My Destination" is a great read.

My Second favourite Bester book is Tiger! Tiger!, The Demolished Man being first.

 

[Michael Whatever]

..... and, on one occasion when a player had clearly been annoyed by another player, Richard is a Muppet.

. I would feel a bit sorry for Richard if he wasn't such a complete muppet.


Ship names can be made to "persist" - If you run up large bounties by ( for example ) killing an annoying factions ships, your offending ship name will be listed in the stations under local bounties. Of course, almost no one would be so petty and vindictive to actually do this ...
..... almost no one.

 

[Rat Catcher]

My 2 Fleet Carriers are Famine & Pestilence... Saving up credits on the other 2 accounts to get the full set!

 

[Gully Foyle]

My all laser Krait 2 is called Got Bacon?

I named one of my Corvettes the "Presteign Vorga", a refugee smuggling ship (it's not what my CMDR does), but it's a striking name saluting a sci-fi classic.

Bester's "The Stars My Destination" is a great read.

Try to get an American copy if you can the UK version was weirdly edited.

Alfred Bester

ansible.uk

 

[Oytis57]

My black Adder it's named "Parasol Noir",if you put a stick under its belly it can make for a nice umbrella on an hot day in some moon's sun bathed desolation,once we have legs I can stop and have a beer in peace under it, at least.

 

[Ian Doncaster]

So I wonder, which names you have used or come across for this purpose and what is the context for your message?
(Bonus forum points will be awarded for humour, and lets keep it relatively civil please)

Running up large local bounties so you appear on the boards and renaming your ship "contact me at ..." is a recommended way to get in touch with BGS groups with no obvious public contact information. A FC name could be used for the same purpose in most systems, but is a rather more expensive way of doing it.

 

[GraXXoR]

My commander had a Beluga called "The One Percent"

 

[Rat Catcher]

My commander had a Beluga called "The One Percent"

MY 'other' Beluga was called "Prison Ship #42"

 

[Deleted member 182079]

That number is a tiny bit higher now... those sour grapes are quite tasty.

 

[[PS4] Filthymick420]

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That number is a tiny bit higher now... those sour grapes are quite tasty.

That's funny. Obi-Wan Shinobi is a name I've used a bunch in the past on rpgs. That and Shinobi-wan Kenobi

 

[AkenBosch]

I named one of my Corvettes the "Presteign Vorga", a refugee smuggling ship (it's not what my CMDR does), but it's a striking name saluting a sci-fi classic.

Bester's "The Stars My Destination" is a great read.

Speaking of striking names saluting sci-fi classics, greetings from my "Out Of Band II" Chieftain.

(Maybe not as much of a sci-fi classic, but still a very good read)

 

[Arindor]

Cliched but one of my ships is called Manic Miner, for <ahem> mining ... obviously(?)

 

[antiriad]

Cliched but one of my ships is called Manic Miner, for <ahem> mining ... obviously(?)

I have a core mining python with a fuel scoop called "Jet Set Willy"

 

[Biff Stryker]

There's a FC anchored in one of the mining systems named "Tig Bitties" and I find myself wanting to go look at it every time I'm through there.

 

[antiriad]

There's a few FC names around that make me smile when I see them... only one I can think of at the moment is one I've seen at Sothis called "Dock Me Amadeus"

 

[Codger]

My FC is named "To Dust We Return". It's a reminder

 

[CMDR Harada]

Cutter : The Credit Cutter
Vulture : Vicious Diamond
Anaconda PAX ship : Buze Cruzer