# \[Suggestion\] Naming conventions for Vorton Projector turrets and ammunition **URL:** \ **Category:** EVE Lore Discussion\ **Created:** [June 8, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651 "2020-06-08T23:01:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uriel\_Paradisi\_Anteovnuecci](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_paradisi_anteovnuecci/32/388691_2.png) [@Uriel\_Paradisi\_Anteovnuecci](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_Paradisi_Anteovnuecci)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/1 "2020-06-08T23:01:11Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/d/1/d11b44ce8e02dfe0d2a4b7e1c6b95edd7fa16624.jpeg) Here they come at long last: _ **ship-fitted Arcing Vorton Projectors** _ I’ll save most of the theories and connections for another thread - this one is about names. The following two parts suggest a more united naming scheme for thes weapons and their ammunition, based primarily on the theme of _storms_ that the ships themselves already follow. * * * ## **TURRETS - ARCING VORTON PROJECTORS** > _Originally developed by the Upwell Consortium for use on Keepstar Citadels, the Arcing Vorton Projector is a product of spatiotemporal engineering and a weapon capable of striking multiple targets in rapid succession._ This is a simple suggestion, for something I’m confident CCP is already working on. Currently, the turrets have standard names that should be changed before release, using Small, Medium, and Large for their names. These should be changed to Light, Heavy, and a special name for the large type respectively - following naming conventions for _all other turret types_. The proper format, along with a suggestion for the large variant (following the storm theme of the Upwell ships), follows: > **SMALL** - Light > Small Vorton Projector ⮕ _ **Light Vorton Projector** _ > Small Compact Vorton Projector ⮕ _ **Light Compact Vorton Projector** _ > Small Scoped Vorton Projector ⮕ _ **Light Scoped Vorton Projector** _ > Small Vorton Projector II ⮕ _ **Light Vorton Projector II** _ > Small Consortium Vorton Projector ⮕ _ **Consortium Light Vorton Projector** _ > > **MEDIUM** - Heavy > Medium Vorton Projector ⮕ _ **Heavy Vorton Projector** _ > Medium Compact Vorton Projector ⮕ _ **Heavy Compact Vorton Projector** _ > Medium Scoped Vorton Projector ⮕ _ **Heavy Scoped Vorton Projector** _ > Medium Vorton Projector II ⮕ _ **Heavy Vorton Projector II** _ > Medium Consortium Vorton Projector ⮕ _ **Consortium Heavy Vorton Projector** _ > > **LARGE** - Supercell > Large Vorton Projector ⮕ _ **Supercell Vorton Projector** _ > Large Compact Vorton Projector ⮕ _ **Supercell Compact Vorton Projector** _ > Large Scoped Vorton Projector ⮕ _ **Supercell Scoped Vorton Projector** _ > Large Vorton Projector II ⮕ _ **Supercell Vorton Projector II** _ > Large Consortium Vorton Projector ⮕ _ **Consortium Supercell Vorton Projector** _ * * * ## **VORTON PROJECTOR AMMO - CONDENSER PACKS** > _The project to adapt Arcing Vorton Projectors into ship-based weapons required the development of a high-capacity energy source for the new weapons. Ship capacitors are powerful but the immense bursts of energy required to fire Vorton Projectors called for the development of one-shot Condensor Packs capable of retaining ultra-high charges and rapidly discharging them at need. In a novel and elegant solution to the problem of cabling burnout in the projectors, the material of the Condensor Packs is designed to be rendered down into a pool of nanites the ablative nanocabling of the weapons can draw on._ As they are now on SISI, the new ammo for the new Vorton Projector weapon type follow a naming convention that absolutely works for Upwell - the names sound like _corporate jargon or **nerf guns** _, which is well in-line with every the theme of Upwell we’ve seen thus far \*(for example, the “Upwell Department of Friendship and Mutual Assistance”), but which doesn’t inspire a real sense of coolness for a player flying the Upwell ships and using these weapons. The tech I ammo has two charges focused on EM damage, and two focused on KIN - with one of each being a ranged version, and the other being short-range and high-damage. The tech II ammo splits EM and KIN evenly. Currently however, the names have no consistent structure to denote their function, though the individual words used _do_ disparately convey meaning. I’ve suggested some more thematic names below, again following the storm theme of all the Upwell ships thus far. With a theme of _storms_, it feels natural to apply Lightning and Thunder for EM and KIN respectively - and -bolt and -storm for long and short range ammo respectively fit just as well. As always, tech II ammo follows a somewhat different naming scheme - and given what the Arcing Vorton Projector is based on in the first place, it feels appropriate to reference their origin. > **TECH I** > > **EM-Focused:** > **Ranged** : MesmerFlux Condenser Pack ⮕ _ **Lightningbolt** _ > **Damage** : GalvaSurge Condensor Pack ⮕ _ **Lightningstorm** _ > > **KIN-Focused** : > **Ranged** : SlamBolt Condenser Pack ⮕ _ **Thunderbolt** _ > **Damage** : BlastShot Condenser Pack ⮕ _ **Thunderstorm** _ > > * * * > > **TECH II** > > **Even-spread EM+KIN:** > **Ranged** : StrikeSnipe Ultra ⮕ _ **Apocrypha** _ > **Damage** : ElectroPunch Ultra ⮕ _ **Xerah** _ > > * * * > > _Jamyl Sarum’s [Battleship-fitted Precursor superweapon](https://youtu.be/PKdTJjDnYzE?t=88) is called the “ **Xerah Effect** ” by CONCORD, in reference to the name of the city on the planet Mekhios over which it was fired on June 10th of YC110 - and the events that reopened Anoikis to New Eden are known to the Inner Circle as the “Apocrypha Event”._ It’s my hope that these suggestions might inspire some pre-release changes - I’m very excited to see how the Upwell ships play out, and I can’t wait to get my hands on them~ ## o7 ---
**Author:** ![Matti\_Airaken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/matti_airaken/32/195367_2.png) [@Matti\_Airaken](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Matti_Airaken)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/3 "2020-06-09T01:22:12Z")
Dear lord please. Whoever named this crap should be fired AND burned at the ElectroPunch stake. ■■■■ is flat out embarrassing. And humiliating. ---
**Author:** ![Lauralite\_Anne\_Brezia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/lauralite_anne_brezia/32/380065_2.png) [@Lauralite\_Anne\_Brezia](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Lauralite_Anne_Brezia)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/4 "2020-06-09T01:53:47Z")
I think that raising the pitchforks and demanding someone’s job is far to extreme for something like this. Maybe dial it back a bit Matti. ---
**Author:** ![Matti\_Airaken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/matti_airaken/32/195367_2.png) [@Matti\_Airaken](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Matti_Airaken)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/5 "2020-06-09T02:05:27Z")
How about shouldnt have been hired in the first place? ---
**Author:** ![Uriel\_Paradisi\_Anteovnuecci](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_paradisi_anteovnuecci/32/388691_2.png) [@Uriel\_Paradisi\_Anteovnuecci](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_Paradisi_Anteovnuecci)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/6 "2020-06-09T02:33:36Z")
Please, I like to keep these kinds of threads constructive - heck, for all we know the names they have now might not have been intended to be the final ones in the first place. Regardless, I much more prefer to hear ideas than takedowns. (Thanks for thinking these names are decent, though~) ---
**Author:** ![Midori\_Tsu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/midori_tsu/32/185788_2.png) [@Midori\_Tsu](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Midori_Tsu)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/7 "2020-06-09T05:52:00Z")
Lore appropriate, sounds awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Gums\_Biggums](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/big_gums_biggums/32/207124_2.png) [@Big\_Gums\_Biggums](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Big_Gums_Biggums)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/8 "2020-06-09T06:36:48Z")
The original ammo and OP’s ammo both sound bad imo, but OP’s is less cringy of the two. ---
**Author:** ![ISD\_Sakimura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/isd_sakimura/32/382213_2.png) [@ISD\_Sakimura](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/ISD_Sakimura)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/9 "2020-06-09T06:45:15Z")
The “Small/Medium/Large” part of module names is to easily identify which class of ships they fit on; Small = Frigates/Destroyers, Medium = Cruisers/BCs and Large = Battleships. Using other conventions may be more confusing than it needs to be, imo. ---
**Author:** ![Elsebeth\_Rhiannon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/elsebeth_rhiannon/32/418836_2.png) [@Elsebeth\_Rhiannon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Elsebeth_Rhiannon)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/10 "2020-06-09T06:47:50Z")
> [@Uriel\_Paradisi\_Anteovnuecci](#): > > These should be changed to Light, Heavy, and a special name for the large type respectively - following naming conventions for _all other turret types_ . The Triglavian weapons are called small, medium, & large disintegrators. ---
**Author:** ![Feronanthus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/feronanthus/32/245823_2.png) [@Feronanthus](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Feronanthus)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/11 "2020-06-09T12:26:15Z")
Just throwing it out there to any CCP Devs that may see this, but “Shield Shield Zap Zap” is currently unused and would be an appropriate name for a lightning weapon ammo. Maybe instead of ElectroPunch? To keep the theming we can call it ShieldShieldZapZap which we can then use as a subtheme for naming the other T2 ammo StrikeStrikeSnipeSnipe. ---
**Author:** ![Uriel\_Paradisi\_Anteovnuecci](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_paradisi_anteovnuecci/32/388691_2.png) [@Uriel\_Paradisi\_Anteovnuecci](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_Paradisi_Anteovnuecci)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/12 "2020-06-09T12:50:46Z")
@Elsebeth_Rhiannon No, that’s untrue, the Disintegrators actually follow the same scheme I laid out here. In fact, there’s quite literally no turret type that flatly uses small/medium/large @ISD_Sakimura, turrets drop the SML for their own conventions - every turret type has its own twist on size names, including the Disintegrators ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/3/4/34728d112eca9c6af7172ba505670beaf75b4f67.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Elsebeth\_Rhiannon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/elsebeth_rhiannon/32/418836_2.png) [@Elsebeth\_Rhiannon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Elsebeth_Rhiannon)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/13 "2020-06-09T12:58:10Z")
Actually you are correct. Don’t know where I got that from even. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Root\_er](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/root_er/32/184965_2.png) [@Root\_er](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Root_er)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/14 "2020-06-09T13:30:38Z")
Except that it defies existing naming conventions and is actually the confusing one. For both trig and empire factions. ---
**Author:** ![Debes\_Sparre](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/debes_sparre/32/367091_2.png) [@Debes\_Sparre](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Debes_Sparre)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/15 "2020-06-09T15:31:16Z")
Light/Heavy/Special is a _terrible_ scheme, causing so much confusion for newbies over the years. What I’d like to see is these new turrets follow s/m/l as a precursor to the Great Turret Tiericide, which is hopefully coming. Ammo is 100% an improvement though. ---
**Author:** ![Scoots\_Choco](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/scoots_choco/32/262262_2.png) [@Scoots\_Choco](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Scoots_Choco)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/16 "2020-06-09T17:20:23Z")
Tech I - “Zappy” Compact - “Small Zappy” Scoped - “Long Zappy” Tech II - “Zappy 2: Electric Boogaloo” Faction - “Green Zappy” (laser is green coloured too) ---
**Author:** ![Matti\_Airaken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/matti_airaken/32/195367_2.png) [@Matti\_Airaken](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Matti_Airaken)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/17 "2020-06-10T03:11:37Z")
I think we are screwed here. Imagine how excited a Korean nerd is going to get about these names. ---
**Author:** ![Julanna\_Egnald](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/julanna_egnald/32/275350_2.png) [@Julanna\_Egnald](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Julanna_Egnald)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/18 "2020-06-12T14:36:28Z")
Probably the skillbooks, which do use small, medium and large ---
**Author:** ![Elsebeth\_Rhiannon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/elsebeth_rhiannon/32/418836_2.png) [@Elsebeth\_Rhiannon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Elsebeth_Rhiannon)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/19 "2020-06-12T16:06:36Z")
Right! Because that makes sense… ---
**Author:** ![Ishmael\_Ronuken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ishmael_ronuken/32/209150_2.png) [@Ishmael\_Ronuken](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ishmael_Ronuken)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/20 "2020-06-14T10:34:38Z")
Cumulonimbus Stratus Cirronimbus Asperitas Cloud names associated with stormy weather. Instead we get something that sounds too hard like it’s trying to be Star Wars or Star Trek. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/suggestion-naming-conventions-for-vorton-projector-turrets-and-ammunition/247651/21 "2020-09-12T10:34:40Z")
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