diff --git a/functions.h b/functions.h
--- a/functions.h
+++ b/functions.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void SubtractMoneyFromPlayer(int32 cost)
 void SubtractMoneyFromPlayerFract(byte player, int32 cost);
 bool CheckOwnership(byte owner);
 bool CheckTileOwnership(uint tile);
-StringID GetPlayerNameString(byte player);
+StringID GetPlayerNameString(byte player, byte index);
 
 /* standard */
 void ShowInfo(const char *str);
diff --git a/graph_gui.c b/graph_gui.c
--- a/graph_gui.c
+++ b/graph_gui.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static void GraphLegendWndProc(Window *w
 
 			SET_DPARAM16(0, p->name_1);
 			SET_DPARAM32(1, p->name_2);
-			SET_DPARAM16(2, GetPlayerNameString(p->index));
+			SET_DPARAM16(2, GetPlayerNameString(p->index, 3));
 			DrawString(21,17+p->index*12,STR_7021,HASBIT(_legend_showbits, p->index) ? 0x10 : 0xC);
 		}
 		break;
@@ -823,8 +823,8 @@ static void CompanyLeagueWndProc(Window 
 			SET_DPARAM16(1, p->name_1);
 			SET_DPARAM32(2, p->name_2);
 			
-			SET_DPARAM16(3, GetPlayerNameString(p->index));
-			SET_DPARAM16(4, GetPerformanceTitleFromValue(p->old_economy[1].performance_history));
+			SET_DPARAM16(3, GetPlayerNameString(p->index, 4));
+			SET_DPARAM16(5, GetPerformanceTitleFromValue(p->old_economy[1].performance_history));
 
 			DrawString(2, 15 + i * 10, i == 0 ? STR_7054 : STR_7055, 0);
 			DrawPlayerIcon(p->index, 27, 16 + i * 10);
diff --git a/lang/english.txt b/lang/english.txt
--- a/lang/english.txt
+++ b/lang/english.txt
@@ -1724,8 +1724,7 @@ STR_683B_HOSTILE			:Hostile
 ##id 0x7000
 STR_7000								:
 STR_7001								:{WHITE}{STRING}{BLACK}{STRING}
-STR_7002_PLAYER_1						: (Player 1)
-STR_7003_PLAYER_2						: (Player 2)
+STR_7002_PLAYER						: (Player {COMMA16})
 STR_7004_NEW_FACE						:{BLACK}New Face
 STR_7005_COLOR_SCHEME					:{BLACK}Color Scheme
 STR_7006_COLOR_SCHEME					:{GOLD}Color Scheme:
diff --git a/main_gui.c b/main_gui.c
--- a/main_gui.c
+++ b/main_gui.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ static void PlayerMenuWndProc(Window *w,
 			
 				SET_DPARAM16(0, p->name_1);
 				SET_DPARAM32(1, p->name_2);
-				SET_DPARAM16(2, GetPlayerNameString(p->index));
+				SET_DPARAM16(2, GetPlayerNameString(p->index, 3));
 							
 				color = (byte)((p->index==sel) ? 0xC : 0x10);
 				if (chk&1) color = 14;
diff --git a/player_gui.c b/player_gui.c
--- a/player_gui.c
+++ b/player_gui.c
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ static void PlayerFinancesWndProc(Window
 
 		SET_DPARAM16(0, p->name_1);
 		SET_DPARAM32(1, p->name_2);
-		SET_DPARAM16(2, GetPlayerNameString((byte)w->window_number));
-		SET_DPARAM32(3, 10000);
+		SET_DPARAM16(2, GetPlayerNameString((byte)w->window_number, 3));
+		SET_DPARAM32(4, 10000);
 		DrawWindowWidgets(w);
 
 		DrawPlayerEconomyStats(p, (byte)WP(w,def_d).data_1);
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ static void PlayerCompanyWndProc(Window 
 	
 		SET_DPARAM16(0, p->name_1);
 		SET_DPARAM32(1, p->name_2);
-		SET_DPARAM16(2, GetPlayerNameString((byte)w->window_number));
+		SET_DPARAM16(2, GetPlayerNameString((byte)w->window_number, 3));
 
 		dis = 0;
 		if (GetAmountOwnedBy(p, 0xFF) == 0) dis |= 1 << 8;
diff --git a/players.c b/players.c
--- a/players.c
+++ b/players.c
@@ -559,10 +559,13 @@ void RunOtherPlayersLoop()
 	_current_player = 0;
 }
 
-StringID GetPlayerNameString(byte player)
+// index is the next parameter in _decode_parameters to set up
+StringID GetPlayerNameString(byte player, byte index)
 {
-	if (IS_HUMAN_PLAYER(player) && player < 2) // temporarily fixes the names in the list.
-		return STR_7002_PLAYER_1+player;
+	if (IS_HUMAN_PLAYER(player) && player < MAX_PLAYERS) {
+		SET_DPARAM16(index, player+1);
+		return STR_7002_PLAYER;
+	}
 	return STR_EMPTY;
 }
 
diff --git a/town_gui.c b/town_gui.c
--- a/town_gui.c
+++ b/town_gui.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static void TownAuthorityWndProc(Window 
 					
 					SET_DPARAM16(0, p->name_1);
 					SET_DPARAM32(1, p->name_2);
-					SET_DPARAM16(2, GetPlayerNameString(p->index));
+					SET_DPARAM16(2, GetPlayerNameString(p->index, 3));
 
 					r = t->ratings[p->index];
 					(str = STR_3035_APPALLING, r <= -400) ||	// Apalling
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static void TownAuthorityWndProc(Window 
 					(str++, r <= 800) ||											// Excellent
 					(str++, true);														// Outstanding
 
-					SET_DPARAM16(3, str);
+					SET_DPARAM16(4, str);
 					DrawString(19, y, STR_2024, 0);
 					y+=10;
 				}