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Abbreviations List


  • General Usenet Abbreviations

    • NG - Newsgroup
    • rgcs - rec.games.computer.stars
    • IIRC - If I Remember Correctly
    • AFAIK - As Far As I Know
    • PBEM - Play By E-Mail
    • IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion
    • WTF? - What the Fuck?
    • OT - Off Topic
    • WRT - With Regard To
    • RTFM - Read The Fucking Manual
    • YMMV - Your Millage May Vary (you might get different results)
    • HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language (the stuff which makes up web pages)
    • AKA - Also Known As
    • ASA - Another Stupid Acronym
    • ^H - Backspace Character, used to show the last character(s) where meant to be deleted
    • :-) - Smiley Face
    • ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
    • ROTFLMAOPIMPGAH - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Arse Off Pissing In My Pants Getting A Hernia


  • Game Specific Abrevations

    • PRTs - Primary Racial Traits
      • HE - Hyper Expander
      • SS - Super Stealth
      • WM - War Monger
      • CA - Claim Adjuster
      • IS - Inner-Strength
      • SD - Space Demolition
      • PP - Packet Physics
      • IT - Interstellar Traveller
      • AR - Alternate Reality
      • JoaT - Jack of All Trades

    • LRTs - Lesser Racial Traits
      • IFE - Improved Fuel Efficiency
      • TT - Total Terraforming
      • ARM - Advanced Remote Mining
      • ISB - Improved StarBases
      • GR - Generalized Research
      • UR - Ultimate Recycling
      • MA - Mineral Alchemy
      • NRSE - No Ram Scoop Engines
      • OBRM - Only Basic Remote Mining
      • NAS - No Advanced Scanners
      • LSP - Low Starting Population
      • BET - Bleeding Edge Technology
      • RS - Regenerating Shields

    • PGRs - Planetary Growth Rate

    • Playstyles
      • -f / NF - Factoryless race
      • HG - Hyper Growth race
      • HP - Hyper Producer race
      • OWW / 1WW - One World Wonder Race

    • Econ - Economy
      • C or Col or Pop - Colonists
      • R or Res - Resources
      • Min - Minerals
        • I / Iron - Ironium
        • B / Bora - Boranium
        • G / Germ - Germanium

    • Econ Settings in Race Design
      • 1000   12/9/17-g   11/3/16   means:

          1 resource per 1000 colonists

          10 factories produce 12 resources per year
          Factories require 9 resources to build
          10k colonists can operate 17 factories
          Factories cost 1kt less germanium to build

          10 mines produce up to 11kt minerals per year
          Mines require 3 resources to build
          10k colonists can operate 16 mines

    • Game Setup Options
      • BMM - Beginner: Maximum Minerals
      • STA / ST - Slower Tech Advances
      • AccBBS - Accelerated BBS Play
      • NRE - No Random Events
      • PPS - Public Player Scores

    • Technology Fields
      • N / En / ener - Energy
      • W / weap - Weapons
      • P / prop - Propulsion
      • C / con - Construction
      • E / L / elec - Electronics
      • B / bio - Biotechnology

    • MT - Mystery Trader

    • Technology Items
      • Engines
        • QJ5 - Quick Jump 5
        • LH6 - Long Hump 6
        • DDL7 - Daddy Long Legs 7
        • AD8 - Alpha Drive 8
        • TGD - Trans Galactic Drive
        • IS10 - InterSpace-10 (NRSE only)
        • TS10 - Trans Star 10
        • FM - Fuel Mizer (IFE only)
        • Rad-Ram / RHRS - Radiating Ramscoop
        • EP - Enigma Pulsar (MT item)
        • Other Ramscoops defined by tech level

      • Weapons
        • Mega-D - Mega Disruptor
        • BMC - Big Mutha Cannon
        • AMP - Anti-Matter Pulveriser
        • Caps - Capital Missiles (Weapon Type)
        • Jugs - Juggernaut Missiles
        • Dooms - Doomsday Missiles
        • ARM / Arm - Armageddon Missiles

      • Other Components
        • OT - Overthuster
        • EC / Cap - Energy Capacitor
        • BD / Def - Beam Deflector
        • BSC - Battle Super Computer
        • Nexi - Battle Nexus
        • CPS - Complete Phase Shield
        • Superlat / Suplat / SL - Superlatanium
        • MPS - Mega Poly Shell (MT item)
        • Man Jet / MJ / Jet - Manoeuvring Jet
        • RB - Robber Baron Scanner (SS only)
        • OA - Orbital Adjuster (CA only)
        • CoH - Change of Heart (CA starting ship with OAs on it)

      • Hulls
        • FF: Frigate
        • DD: Destroyer
        • CC: Cruiser (not CA)
        • BC: Battle Cruiser (WM only)
        • BB: Battleship
        • DN: Dreadnought (WM only)
        • PVT: Privateer
        • Nub: Nubian



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