It's more of a manufacturer specific thing, with each manufacturer having their own preferred naming convention. In addition to being thematic, it also makes learning game content much easier for new players as they can often guess a manufacturer simply based upon the name of the ship.
3 of the Manufacturers name their ships after snakes: Zorgon Peterson, Faulcon Delacey and Lakon. ZP are actually a subsidiary of Faulcon these days, so it makes sense that they would share some a naming convention while Lakon may well have acquired the Keelback, Diamondback and Asps from another manufacturer.
Lakon are a bit all over the place as far as names go, as they have a few snakes, several utilitarian designations (the types) and now they are starting on British tanks.
Gutamaaya seem to have a thing for the letter C as well as old sailing ship classes. This is why I usually suggest the names "Carrack" and "Caravel" for potential Imperial ships.
Core Dynamics like their birds, hence the Condor, Eagle and Vulture. They also make use of descriptive ship names, such as "Corvette" and "Dropship", although they curiously have given their capital ships actual class names rather than a basic descriptor.
Saud Kruger use their marine mammals, in particular the suborder Cetacea. This is why names like the Minke, Porpoise and Narwhal are suggested frequently alongside further SK ships.
This is also the reason why I say that the Panther belongs in a launch alongside a new manufacturer, it's breaking into entirely new naming territory and there's more than enough ships named after cats in FFE to fill out an entire manufacturer's lineup.
3 of the Manufacturers name their ships after snakes: Zorgon Peterson, Faulcon Delacey and Lakon. ZP are actually a subsidiary of Faulcon these days, so it makes sense that they would share some a naming convention while Lakon may well have acquired the Keelback, Diamondback and Asps from another manufacturer.
Lakon are a bit all over the place as far as names go, as they have a few snakes, several utilitarian designations (the types) and now they are starting on British tanks.
Gutamaaya seem to have a thing for the letter C as well as old sailing ship classes. This is why I usually suggest the names "Carrack" and "Caravel" for potential Imperial ships.
Core Dynamics like their birds, hence the Condor, Eagle and Vulture. They also make use of descriptive ship names, such as "Corvette" and "Dropship", although they curiously have given their capital ships actual class names rather than a basic descriptor.
Saud Kruger use their marine mammals, in particular the suborder Cetacea. This is why names like the Minke, Porpoise and Narwhal are suggested frequently alongside further SK ships.
This is also the reason why I say that the Panther belongs in a launch alongside a new manufacturer, it's breaking into entirely new naming territory and there's more than enough ships named after cats in FFE to fill out an entire manufacturer's lineup.
