As the 1.0 release gets closer I've been thinking more and more about how the SimpleRockets 2 title isn't fair to what the game really is: It's not really a sequel to SR1, it's not just about rockets and it's far from simple. Earlier this year I discussed with some people on discord what they thought of an idea I had with @AntiMod, when discussing that same topic: Juno.

Juno is the main star in the stock system, what holds all planets together, and the first thing all players have seen so far when launching the game. On top of that, it's a catchy, easy to remember and unique name that, in my opinion, could represent the game really well. Most people seemed to like the idea, so I brought it to the rest of the team and, as you can imagine by this message, now we are seriously considering it.

The thing is, just Juno doesn't feel like a great game name, so we want to bundle it with something more, to better represent the gameplay experience and to make it a memorable title. Between the team and the users at discord we came up with many ideas, but most of them had to be discarded for different reasons (already existing games or companies, hard to pronounce/remember names, ...). The result is a form, that won't be conclusive but that will help us to make a more informed decision about what to do:

Poll about renaming SR2

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    21 VectorY

    @12ocketguy, thanks for the tidbit about supercooling.

    +1 5 months ago
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    well

    1.9 years ago
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    4,375 PZLAgencies

    Call it ComplexRockets.

    +1 1.9 years ago
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    1,010 XAS

    Maybe call Program:Juno or SpaceJuno

    2.0 years ago
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    3,198 Jacobdaniel

    @InnovaAerospace now that's a name I can support

    +1 2.0 years ago
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    Funny Aerospace

    +2 2.3 years ago
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    Honestly, please keep it the same

    +1 2.3 years ago
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    Well who you like this
    :Droo space program:interstelar system
    :Complex rocket.
    :juno space agency.
    :no mans droo.
    Or
    :keep simple rockets2.
    Martian samuran frogs.
    Well you like lol.im dont know im like this

    +2 2.3 years ago
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    288 NeptuneX

    When is the new update coming out.

    +3 2.3 years ago
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    Dev Pedro

    @XionmassResearchDevt nobody is ghosting you

    +1 2.3 years ago
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    @Pedro why do you treat me like a Ghodt basically ? I know I'm old but .. Ghosting is a basic term of pretending someone doesn't exist

    2.3 years ago
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    Juno isn't beautiful name for this game

    Maybe Juno space ... Agency? Simulator? Programm? No! We Need original Title!

    +1 2.3 years ago
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    You can rename whatever you want just please keep simple in it

    2.3 years ago
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    cuando la siguiente actualizacion

    2.3 years ago
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    But for me is lol

    2.3 years ago
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    Drood Space Program:interstellar planets is lol or not

    2.3 years ago
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    37.0k GrayStar

    Do not change the name pls,it's good enough now.We should not forget our original intention and where we started because of we went to another beyond or made more progress.We can add a suffix to the existing name instead of changing it as a whole.
    That's All.

    +10 2.4 years ago
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    4,967 OverCAT83

    ComplexRockets

    +5 2.4 years ago
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    juno space and rocket design?

    +1 2.4 years ago
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    Take this with a gran of salt. I think renaming it is a great idea but Juno just doesn't really hit the spot

    +1 2.4 years ago
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    @FelixFan1 @12ocketguy It's very important who wins this argument. The fate of the of SR2 depends on it!

    +7 2.4 years ago
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    @crazydl those are really bad suggestions imo, it's very obvious that they are just plagiarized names.

    +7 2.4 years ago
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    10.7k Sided_Ace

    @FelixFan1 compelling argument, however my speech therapist has advised me to not finish the joke

    +3 2.4 years ago
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    10.7k Sided_Ace

    @Pedro I too own a plentiful quantity of meditation

    +1 2.4 years ago
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    6,742 JamesV4

    Lol, i actually tried to use this on modeling my Thesis project in school these last months, then they asked me what software did I use, it was the most awkward moment to say "simplerockets 2", well i kinda suggest that since the game is kinda getting more complex and not being so exclusive with the rockets, a kind of name that will attract not only those who are interested in rockets and space but those aspiring builders, those with interest in engineering or coding.
    Probably a name with "Horizons" in it or somethin idk

    +3 2.4 years ago
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