Complete World Names Database 2.0 - Page 4

ChrisG · 05-04-2026, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by trlp1712

Thank you very much Chris, wonderful work!

You're welcome! Big update coming soon with one brand-new nameset and a mini-nameset to accompany it.

ChrisG · 05-27-2026, 08:45 PM

Here it is. A huge update. I found a much easier way to pull from real-world databases/rankings for reweightings/additions/eliminations, so this is pretty substantial.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Here's what you'll find:

1. Brand-new Panamanian namesets: A standard Hisp-Panamanian nameset and a separate Afro-Panamanian nameset that follows local patterns (Spanish first name, Afro-Caribbean last name).

In world.default.xml, the new distributions for Panama are 95% Hisp-Panamanian, 2% Afro-Panamanian, and to keep fully Anglo-Caribbean names in the mix, 1% each of Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Nicaraguan. I also added 1% East Asian-Hispanic (think Bruce Chen). Let me know if you think this should be adjusted any.

2. Further additions to the Aruban and Curacaoan namesets including a complete reweighting of the former using real-life data.

Added more "island-style" first names mainly, especially to Curacao, which seems to use them more. Aruba seems a bit more traditional. This should reflect that.

3. A completely blown-up and redone Venezuela nameset and majorly revamped Mexican and Dominican namesets.

I noticed there was a lot of "cross-pollination" among sets where some extremely or exclusively Mexican, Dominican etc surnames were also highly-weighted in the other sets. So you shouldn't really be seeing Cantu on a Dominican player or Disla on a Mexican one now, for instance. Or at least only rarely. This should help each country's player pool feel subtly different.

I may do a Cuba revamp next. Stay tuned.

Here is a 40-man sample of what each of the countries look like now. Let me know what you all think.

05-27-2026, 08:45 PM	#62
ChrisG All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 516	Here it is. A huge update. I found a much easier way to pull from real-world databases/rankings for reweightings/additions/eliminations, so this is pretty substantial. DOWNLOAD HERE Here's what you'll find: 1. Brand-new Panamanian namesets: A standard Hisp-Panamanian nameset and a separate Afro-Panamanian nameset that follows local patterns (Spanish first name, Afro-Caribbean last name). In world.default.xml, the new distributions for Panama are 95% Hisp-Panamanian, 2% Afro-Panamanian, and to keep fully Anglo-Caribbean names in the mix, 1% each of Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Nicaraguan. I also added 1% East Asian-Hispanic (think Bruce Chen). Let me know if you think this should be adjusted any. 2. Further additions to the Aruban and Curacaoan namesets including a complete reweighting of the former using real-life data. Added more "island-style" first names mainly, especially to Curacao, which seems to use them more. Aruba seems a bit more traditional. This should reflect that. 3. A completely blown-up and redone Venezuela nameset and majorly revamped Mexican and Dominican namesets. I noticed there was a lot of "cross-pollination" among sets where some extremely or exclusively Mexican, Dominican etc surnames were also highly-weighted in the other sets. So you shouldn't really be seeing Cantu on a Dominican player or Disla on a Mexican one now, for instance. Or at least only rarely. This should help each country's player pool feel subtly different. I may do a Cuba revamp next. Stay tuned. Here is a 40-man sample of what each of the countries look like now. Let me know what you all think.