XCOM:EW Namelist Generator

A small command-line utility for generating a namelist file for XCOM: Enemy Within from a list of (nick)names.

Installation

1. Make sure you have node.js installed.
2. Run npm install -g xcom-namegen from the command line.

Usage

    Usage: xcom-namegen [options] namefile

  Generate a XCOM: Enemy Within namelist file from a list of (nick)names.
  Namefile defaults to names.txt. Names are spread evenly across all countries
  unless the -d/--dupe option is specified.

  Options:

    -h, --help    Show this help.
    -o, --output  Output filename. [DefaultNameList.ini]
    -d, --dupe    Duplicate all names across all countries. [false]

After generating the DefaultNameList.ini, you should place it in in [XCOM:EW Installation folder]\XEW\XComGame\Config\ - make sure to back up the original DefaultNameList.ini first! In case of an emergency, you can find the original here.

Namefile

Your namefile (names.txt by default) should have the following format:

name1
name2
name3
name4

And so on. One name per line with nothing else. Avoid using quotes ("). These names will be used as last names in the game, with the first names left empty for everyone. If you don't have a lot of names, usage of the -d/--dupe option is recommended.