= Glossary =
== Common Words ==
These are terms that most players will use and understand in game.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Botting
| align="left" | Term used for attacking large numbers of bots to gain experience.
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! Taur| align="centerleft" bgcolor| Shortened name for [[Centaur|Centaur]] ships.|-! Crackbotting| align="aec6d6left" | Breaking DanceThe practice of luring bots into "cracks" or other places in the VO universe where the bots are unable to maneuver, enabling you to kill them relatively easily.|-! Credit| align="left" | The act basic unit of boosting your engine while holding your breaks. Used when taking screenshotscurrency in Vendetta Online.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Creditdent| align="left" | The basic unit of currency in Vendetta OnlineShortened name for [[Trident|Trident]] ships.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Exploit
| align="left" | The purposeful use of a broken game element or bug, for gain. (forbidden)
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Fly SwatterFaction Hit| align="left" | The weapon This occurs when a pilot suffers a (sudden) loss of choice faction level (and necessitynot necessarily a significant amount) when flying the frig.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | "HELP"Griefing| align="left" | (followed by 10 minutes of silence) An over-zealous pilot that got her/himself in trouble and doesn't deserve someone to come to her/his aidDeliberately making the game unpleasant for others. Largely subjective.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | GriefingIce, yo!| align="left" | Griefing has multiple definitionsOne of those shiny ice asteroids. Here's With the most common ones: #Griefing is a tactic used by some old, smaller, denser sectors people used to "have fun" (not my kind of fun)absent mindedly smash themselves on these things all the time. When a person griefs you, they either repeatedly kill you until you decide The ice asteroids gave more collision damage due to act differently, or they might not ever stop killing you. If someone (Subject A for now) attacks another person (Subject B) B might get mad and repeatedly kill subject A until A promises to never kill B again. Usually, this is just a waste of time, but sometimes people can get quirk with their point acrossshape. Not my idea of fun (like I said), but grievers aren't me. #Griefing is also repeatedly killing a player who is unable to escape or defend themselves due Rabid Panda suggested to the devs that ships give a lack of skill or ship configurations. #Griefing is also repeatedly attacking non-hostile people. This particularly annoys most peoplecollision warning for ice roids, but griefers can get away with it because they normally have superior ships and weaponshence the term. This is another "DON'T DO IT."
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Ice, you!Issue| align=";left" | One of those shiny ice asteroids. With the old smallerTo die in a collision, denser sectors people used to absent mindedly smash themselves on these things all as with a roid, station, bot or other player, or with the time/explode command. The ice asteroids gave more collision damage due to a quirk with their shape. Rabid Panda suggested to term comes from the devs that ships give a collision warning game's message for ice roidsthis type of death, hence the term"<i>player</i> is having issues."
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | IdjustJump| align="left" | Someone that HAS The act of going from one sector to bump your another via every ship around while you are typing or lining up 's intrasystem jump drive. A player must be at least 3000m from any large object to initiate a screenshot or just chillinjump.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Issuelog| align=";left" | To die in a collision, as with a roid, station, bot or other player, or to die with the /explode commandThe act of logging out of VO.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | j/m or jmlua| align="left" | "Just Lua is a Minute" scripting language, used when someone's in combat and cannot spare to program the time to write a coherent messagebots.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Jumpmoth| align="left" | The act of going from one sector to another through a jump pointShortened name for [[Behemoth|Behemoth]] ships.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | NPC
| align="left" | Non-Player Character. Otherwise known as "bots."
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Poi PondPie rat| align="left" | A tightly grouped population of drones among roids.Another term for [[pirating | pirate]]
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | RoidQueening| align="left" | A roid is the short name The process of going to hunt for an asteroid. Commonly found in... well, every sector, except empty ones. They will kill you if you run into them at high speeds. Roids will not explode if you shoot at them. They just sit there, acting as obstacles to the unobservant trader or fighter.[[bots:Hive Queen|Hive Queen]]s
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! rev| align="centerleft" bgcolor| Shortened name for [[Revenant|Revenant]] ships.|-! Roid| align="aec6d6left" | The short name for an asteroid. Commonly found in nearly every sector. They will kill you if you run into them at high speeds. Roids will not explode if you shoot at them; they just sit there, acting as obstacles to the unobservant trader or fighter. Minerals can be mined from roids using mining beams.|-! Roid Warping
| align="left" | Warping into a system and promptly smashing into an asteroid.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Sectors| align="left" | Sectors are the The squares on the 16 by 16 grid. You can freely fly about travel to any sector in each sectora system, except for the ones sectors located in and around stars. We're not sure about those sectors yet, but we will figure out soon enough if we can use them eventually.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Space Quake
| align="left" | How VO is referred to at times due to its FPS style of movement and combat. Not all people agree with this description. (This name was much more accurate before the new navigation system came to be.)
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Station Mining| align="left" | Station mining doesn't involve looking for minerals in the station. Station mining takes place when someone drops The act of dropping mines near stations, killing other players. This is no longer a good idea because #The the defense bots will destroy the mines, and #If if someone gets hurt the defense bots will be hostile and you will be labeled KOS.|-! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Spew| align="left" | The cargo dropped by a destroyed ship.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Suicide Bots
| align="left" | Term for [[bots:Aerna Seeker|Aerna Seekers]] whose primary mode of attack is to self destruct near the target.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | SystemsSystem| align="left" | Systems are the One of 30 named areas. There are 30 systems, each containing a 16 by 16 grid of sectors. The systems can be looked at viewed by hitting default "n" (or whatever is bound on your computer as to the navmap) and pressing "Zoom to Universe."
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Var Zoom (vz)| align="left" | [[Binds|Variable Zoom]] bind.|-! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Warp
| align="left" | The act of going from one System to another through a wormhole.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Widgets
| align="left" | The cargo available for sale in stations.
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== Common Abbriviations Abbreviations ==These are abbriviations abbreviations of some of the main events and items in game. {| cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" width="650" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" class="inlinewikitable"
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | CTFALA| align="left" | Capture the Flag: Long gone feature Average Level of the game. Some vets still pine for itAggression.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | CtCATM| align="left" | Capture the Cargo: Activity where Itani and Serco try to get the most Purified Xithricite OreAt The Moment.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | FCCTF| align="left" | Fast Charge batteryCapture the Flag. A long gone feature of the game; some vets still pine for it.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | FMCtC| align="left" | Forum moderator. Also FiReMaGe, another playerCapture the Cargo. Taken within contextActivity where Itani and Serco try to get the most Purified Xithricite Ore.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | MMOG/<br>MMORPGFC| align="left" | Massive Multi(player) Online (Role Playing) GameFast Charge powercell.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | OMWFF| align="left" | If you need assistance from [[Friendly fire]] (being fired on by another player, OMW is a common response. It stands for On My Way, so you should know that they're going to come help you.of the same nation)
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | PKFM| align="left" | If you have played many other video games, you should know what a PK isForum moderator. PK stands for player kill. Player kills give large hits to factionsAlso FiReMaGe, if it happens in a sector where the another player is neutral or above. Should the player be disliked by a faction, have fun destroying them over and over. Soon (oh, trademarked by...someone. Who is it? Guild or a player?) the player will be so frustrated that you have to kill them 4 more times. I don't know why 4, but you do. Anyways, let's move on.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | ProxGF| align="left" | Proximity minesGood Fight. ''It's good sportsmanship to commend your adversary for a good fight, mines that blow if whether you get too close've won or lost.''
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | rgrGTG| align="left" | Roger, said when someone understood a commandGot To Go.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | rpHS| align="left" | Role Playing: when Hive Skirmish, a player acts as a character in the game. Players can earn respect if done well, but over-doing it is just annoyingtype of mission.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | valkjockIDV| align="left" | somebody with an over-sized ego that flies in a valk and kills n00bsItani Defense Vessel.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Vetj/m or jm| align="left" | Veteran: Player who has been playing for "Just a long Minute." Often used when someone is in combat and cannot spare the time, especially since the alpha testing phaseto write a coherent message.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | VOKOS| align="left" | Vendetta Online: The game we all know and loveKill on sight.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | WHLENB| align="left" | Most commonly stands for wormhole, the inter-galactic things used to move Law Enforcement Neutron Blaster. A piece of equipment that is dropped from one system to another. At least two are located in every system, some with more. Make sure you have full battery life when using a wormhole, they won't open for you unless you dostation guards.
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! MMOG/<br>MMORPG| align="centerleft" bgcolor| Massively Multi(player) Online (Role Playing) Game.|-! NW| align="aec6d6left" | 1337Nation War. Player event held twice a week in which the different nations fight as groups against each other.|-! OMW| align="left" | leetOn my way. If you need assistance from another player, very coolOMW is a common response.|-! PK| align="left" | Player kill. (If you have played many other video games, amazingyou should know what a PK is.) Player kills give large hits to factions if it happens in a sector where the player is neutral or above. Should the player be disliked by a faction, coolhave fun destroying them over and over.|-! Prox| align="left" | Proximity mines. These mines blow if a player gets too close.|-! rgr| align="left" | Roger (i.e. "I understand").|-! rp| align="left" | Role Playing. This is when a player acts as a character in the game, goodi.e. pretends they are actually an Itani or Serco. Players can earn respect if done well, etcbut over-doing it can be annoying. Derived from |-! SMV| Serco Military Vessel.|-! UPK| Union Peace Keeper.|-! valkjock| align="left" | A player with an over-sized ego that flies in a valk and kills n00bs.|-! Vet| align="left" | Veteran. A player who has been playing for a long time, especially since the term alpha testing phase.|-! VO| align="eliteleft"| Vendetta Online. The game we all know and love.|-! wc| align="left" | Wrong channel. Typically this happens when a player types some text into a channel, or chat mode that he/she did not intend to.|-! WH| align="left" | Wormhole. These are the inter-galactic phenomena used to move from one system to another. At least two are located in every system, some with more.|-! Xith| align="left" | [[Trading|Xithricite Ore]].
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== Ships ==
These are the player given names to the ships in game. These are used as some names are long and not quickly typed. Please note that this list is not comprehensive of all the ship types in game (e.g. Hornet and Atlas are not included). {| cellpaddingclass="1wikitable" cellspacing|-! ! Description|-! Bus| align="0left" width| Bus, short for all ships in the [[EC]] series, is a name given due to the original variant's design. Originally from alpha, this term stuck around even after the new models were introduced. The EC-88 and 89 are also known as the "GovBus" or "Free Bus." The term is ''not'' a reference to the ship's performance, contrary to popular belief.|-! Cent| align="650left" border| Short for [[Centurion]]. A small maneuverable fighter/scout with one or two small weapon ports. The term "IBG" stands for "Itani Border Guardian", the Itani variant. Other variants include the "Rev C" (Orion Centurion Rev C), and "SL" or "Superlight" (Centurion Superlight).|-! Connie| align="1left" style|Short for [[TPG Constellation Heavy Transport]] - A large, heavily armored capital-class transport ship. Sometimes found among very large NPC convoys and as a support vessel in Serco and Itani fleets in [[Medium Skirmish|Medium]] and [[Large Skirmish|Large]] [[Border Combat|Border Skirmishes]]. They also show up as part of the [[War Convoy|War Convoy Blockades]] in Ukari and Edras.|-! Rev| align="borderleft" |short for [[Revenant]], the first trade ship that becomes available after the EC series. The abbreviation "Rev" is not commonly used due to its similarity to "Rev C", a special Centurion variant. In addition to being a trade vessel, the Revenant deploys a respectable balance of armor, firepower, and maneuverability.|-collapse: collapse! Taur| align=" classleft" | Short for [[Centaur]], a mid-level trading ship with a large cargo hold and some bombing capabilities. The "Tung Taur" or "Agresso" is a special variant (Tunguska Centaur Agresso).|-! Tera| align="inlineleft" | Short for [[TPG Teradon Frigate]]. An anti-capital ship frigate with four powerful main guns.|-! Vult| align="left" | Short for [[Vulture]]. Vultures excel in 1v1 combat due to their extremely thin profile, and are the de facto workhorse fighter of the galaxy. Special variants include the "SVG" (Serco Vulture Guardian), "Corvult" (Corvus Vulturius), and "XT"(BioCom Vulture XT).
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! Hog| align="centerleft" bgcolor=| Short for [[Warthog]], a versatile medium attack ship. Warthogs are the lightest ship type to deploy a Large weapon port, however mass is a key factor as the Warthog engine is not as powerful as that of an actual bomber. The Warthog mkII is a fast infiniturbo ship that becomes available early on. Special variants include the "aec6d6TD" | ! align=(Warthog Territorial Defender), "centerHound" bgcolor=(Corvus Greyhound), and "aec6d6WME" | Description(Warthog Mineral Extractor).
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | BusHAC| align="left" | A bus is not a real ship name. Bus, short Short for [[ships:EC|ECHeavy Assault Cruiser]]-88, [[ships:EC|EC]]-98, Commonly found among Serco and Itani fleets in the [[ships:ECBorder Combat|ECBorder Skirmishes]]-whatever else, is a name given to the EC series for their crappy, well, everything and clunky size. Unless you have no money at all, buses aren't for you. Though good for beginner trade/combat missions, they really don't perform as well as any of the other ships in the fleet. Remember kids: Don't ride the bus. Bullies all over the place are looking to beat you up, even though most experienced players know that players in buses aren't good, so they don't shoot at you. One minor variation is: "GovBus" another term for the free EC-88.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | CentValk| align="left" | Cent is normally short Short for [[ships:Centurion|CenturionValkyrie]], but some people use it short for [[ships:Centaur|Centaur]]an advanced Itani fighter with superior maneuverability, armor/mass ratio, and firepower. If you're not sure Together with the Vulture, ASK! It never hurt too many peoplethe Valkyrie is often considered one of the best fighters in the galaxy... It's not good for someone to tell you to get a Cent Special variants include the "Rune" (they mean a CenturionValkyrie Rune) , "Vengeance" (IDF Valkyrie Vengeance), and you get a Centaur. Centurions are fighters; [[ships:Centaur|Centaurs]] are trading ships, with some bombing capabilitiesthe "X1" (Valkyrie X-1).
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | VultTri-flare Valk| align="left" | Vult is short for (you guessed it) A valk with 3 [[ships:Vultureweapons:Small#Sunflare Rocket Launcher|Vultureflares]](usually sunflares). Vultures are good attack There can also be a tri-flare of other ships, especially if you don't have access to Valks yet, or if you just don't like Valks but the Valk is normally used since it is the best ship for some reason. Vults are used by Nation Defense Botssuch tactics.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | HogMaud| align="left" | Hog is short Short for [[ships:Warthog|WarthogMarauder]], another fighter. If you can't afford a the 48+ cargo trading ship produced for the [[ships:VultureNations|VultureUIT]], or you need to fit in a tight space, the Hog is good . Also called Pizza Cutter for thatits shape. It has Despite having a large weapons port as wellcargo hold, which the Vulture doesn't haveMarauder is a light ship with great firepower. Hogs have However, with a smaller wingspan than Vultures as wellfull cargo load the Marauder cannot hope to go toe to toe against a dedicated fighter.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | ValkProm| align="left" | Valk is short Short for [[ships:ValkyriePrometheus]], the armored transport made for the [[Nations|ValkyrieSerco]]. Formidable when used correctly, the prized fighting Prom resembles an armored slug. Did we mention that this ship of is armored? The most feared variant is the Itani, but used by all 3 nations to wage war on humanity"SkyProm" (Serco SkyCommand Prometheus).
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Tri-flare ValkRag| align="left" | A tri-flare valk is just what it sounds like: a valk with 3 Short for [[:weapons:Small#Sunflare Rocket Launcher|flaresRagnarok]] (most notably sunflares). There can also be tri-flare of other ships, but the Valk is noted for its awesome tri-flarenessa heavy bomber used by all needing heavy firepower.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Maud
| align="left" | Maud (also called Pizza Cutter for its shape, as well as Mara) is short for [[ships:Marauder|Marauder]], the awesome, amazing go blow yourself up (!) 48-cargo slot trading ship produced for the [[Nations|UIT]], but as with the [[ships:Valkyrie|Valk]] and [[ships:Prometheus|Prom]], used by all nations.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | PromMGC| align="left" | Prom (also called Iron Slug) is short Short for [[ships:Prometheus|Prometheus]]"Mobile Goliath Cannon", a tongue-in-cheek reference to the heavy bomber made especially for [[Nations|Sercos]]legendary guns defending Itani space from the backstory. Formidable when used right, the Prom looks like The MGC is a box, just cooler. Antennae stick out from special Ragnarok all over it-rocket loadout of 3x Sunflare Launchers and 2x Jackhammer Launchers, not to mention the weapon shaftsor 3x Sunflare Launchers and 2x Screamer Launchers, popularized in alpha.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | RagMoth| align="left" | Rag is short for [[ships:Ragnarok|RagnarokBehemoth]], [[TPG|The Propeller Group's]] latest creation. This monster of a heavy bomber, used by all needing some ship is perfect for large cargo spacehauls and big mining ventures. Special variants include the "XC" (TPG Behemoth XC), but heavy firepower too"Light Moth" (Aeolus Light Behemoth), "Moth Miner" 2 and 3 (Behemoth Heavy Miner 2 and Behemoth Heavy Miner 3).
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | MothFrig| align="left" | Historically: Short for Frigate (or officially the capital ship), this is a very large ship. The frig was previously an NPC, but has recently been opened for player use (see [[Ships:Behemoth|BehemothHeavy Assault Cruiser]]). The frig can kill anyone within a short distance. If you have several people, or work efficiently, you can take down the frig, getting very expensive cargo (called precious metals), which can be sold for upwards of 50,000 credits. The frig has awesome weapons, armor, and many cargo ports. See [[TemplateBots:Factions:TPGFrigate|The Propeller GroupsNPC Frigate]] latest creation. This monster of a ship is perfect for large cargo hauls and big mining venturesmore information.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | FrigHound| align="left" | The Frig, short Short for [[ships:Frigate|Frigate]] (or officially the capital ship)Corvus Greyhound, is a humungous ship . The frig could kill anyone within a short distance from it. If you had several people, or worked efficiently, you could take down the frig, getting *lighter and very* expensive cargo (called precious metals). They could be sold from 50,000 on up. The frig had awesome weapons, armor, and tons fast variant of cargo ports. See the article on the [[Bots:Frigate|NPC FrigateWarthog]] for more information. HopefullyMost commonly used as an interceptor or scout, player usable frigates will be available with the expansion pack to be released after initial public release, along with many other features)Hound includes an integrated cargo scanner. A running joke is Inexperienced pilot + frigate = massive head trauma, causing lacerated organs. [[http://images.vendetta-online.com/screenshots/capital2.jpg Here is a pic of a frig.]]
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== Batteries ==
Terms involving batteries.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Bat| align="left" | Bat is short Short for Battery, the fuel cell responsible powercell for you using plasma energy weapons and boosting. There are Hvy (heavy), Med (medium), FC (fast-charge) batteriescells, as well as the free and light batteriescells. ;F-C Bat ''Note: Fastthe term Battery was originally used in alpha and has been replaced by the word Powercell in production''|-! UC| align="left" | Short for Ultra Charge BatteryPowercell, also called Ultracell. It combines the capacity of a Heavy Cell with the charge speed of an FC and can be equipped at zero licences. Requires 40 positive mentor reviews to buy but is often sold by veterans.
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== Weapons ==
This is a list of the names given to the weapons during alpha/beta testing, though some names have changed the terms have stuck around.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | L-Port| align="left" | L-Port is short Short for [[:weapons:Large]] Port, which holds the more powerful, "large" weapons. Most rockets, all mines, and high-damage plasma weapons are large-port.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | S-Port| align="left" | S-Port is short Short for [[weapons:Small]] Port, holding "smaller" weapons, mainly rapid-fire plasma weapons. Sunflares are also small port, as well as some homer-type missiles.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | AGT| align="left" | Stands for [[:weapons:Large#Gatling Turret|Advanced Gatling Turret]], the best gatling turret your money can buy, containing excellent auto tracking and high rate of fire. Advanced Gatling Turrets have been renamed to simply Gatling Turret.Despite the name they are large-port weapons, not for the turret port. The correct term would be "Gatling Cannon MkII" and the Hive Queen Gatling Cannon would be like a "Gatling Cannon MkIII"
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Flares
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Gravs| align="left" | A Grav is a Historically: [[:weapons:Small|Gravitron Blaster]], another high-speed plasma weapon, more powerful than a Tachyon blaster. Gravitrons have been renamed the [[:weapons:Small#Positron Blaster|Positron Blaster]].
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Homers| align="left" | The term Homer is most often used for Usually [[:weapons:Small#Gemini Homing Missile Launcher|Geminis]] , but can be used for [[:weapons:Large|Large]]-port any homing missiles also. Also known as Seekers or Heaters.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | L-Mines| align="left" | L-mines are [[:weapons:Large#Lightning Mine Launcher|Lightning Mines]].
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | NukesNeuts| align="left" | Avalon torpedo launchers. 12000 damage/shot. These were removed in beta because there was nothing to use them on. It is theorized that they might be readded when the [[Bots:Frigateweapons:Small#Neutron Blaster|FrigateNeutron Blasters]] is readded; also called "Neuts", "Neut IIs", or "Neut IIIs".
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | P-MinesNukes| align="left" | P-Mine (or prox.) is short for [[:weaponsWeapons:Large#proximity mine launcherMine_Launchers|Proximity BioCom Miniature Teller-Ulam Mines]]- 11000 damage mine launcher. Proximity Mines explode when a player flies within a certain distance of themHistorically: Avalon torpedo launchers. Most cause plenty of 12000 damage, so they're fairly useful/shot. These were removed in beta because there was nothing to use them on at the time.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | SwarmsP-Mines| align="left" | Swarms are [[:weapons:Large#Locust Swarm Missile Launcherproximity mine launcher|Locust Swarm MissilesProximity Mines]], rockets fired in . Proximity Mines explode when a player flies within a cluster, causing major certain distance of them. Most cause plenty of damage, so they're fairly useful.
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! Concapult| align="centerleft" bgcolor| The practice of laying a large number of [[:weapons:Large#concussion mine launcher|Concussion Mines]] in a ring or a cloud, then having another player set them off by shooting them or running into them. A form of entertainment some may consider a sport, concapultees can reach speeds over 10 km/s.|-! Popcorn Gun| align="aec6d6left" | TachsUsually the nickname for the [[:weapons:Small#Flechette_Cannon|Flechette Cannon]] due to the shape and the sound it makes, but it can also be applied to the [[:weapons:Large#Gatling|Gatling Cannon]] because both weapons are orange.|-! Posi(s)| align="left" | A Tach is Short for [[:weapons:Small|Positron Blaster]], another high-speed plasma weapon, more powerful than a Neutron blaster.|-! Swarms| align="left" | [[:Weapons:Large#Missile_Launchers|Locust]] or [[:Weapons:Large#Missile_Launchers|Chaos Swarm Missiles]], homing missiles fired in clusters of 8, causing major damage.|-! Tachs| align="left" | Historically: Tachyon Blaster, a high-speed plasma weapon. Tachyons have been renamed the [[:weapons:Small#Neutron Blaster|Neutron Blaster]].
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== Player Tactics and Dev Pilot Names ==
These are terms given by players to other players for their style of play; also included is a list of the developers ingame pilot names.
== Player Tactics | Dev Pilot Names ==These are terms given by players to other players for there style of play, also, there is a list of the developers ingame pilot names.{| cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" width="650" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" class="inlinewikitable"
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Fighter| align="left" | Do I really have to explain? Fighters are people People who live for the chase, using fighter ships.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Pirate| align="left" | A pirate is a player who demands that another player drop their cargo, or face death. Pirates are also notorious for griefing and sometimes using cheap tactics (Rocket Ramming), such as rocket ramming.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | RammerTrader| align="left" | There are two definitions. #A rammer is a person who uses a high proximity weapon up close so that the target cannot escape damage regardless of what they do. #A rammer is also a person People who uses a proximity rocket trade cargo at point-blank range, damaging oneself as well as the targetassorted stations.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | SpammerGuides| align="left" | A person People who shoots large amounts of homing missiles keep others in line with the hope that one or more might hitrules. Common platforms for Missile Spamming are the [[ships:Ragnarok|Ragnarock]] and the [[ships:Hornet|Hornet]] using [[:weapons:Small#Gemini Homing Missile Launcher|Gems]] and/or [[:weapons:Large#Locust Swarm Missile Launcher|Swarms]]If you get a white message it is most wise to listen to it.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | TraderRamming| align="left" | SelfUsing a high proximity weapon up close so that the target cannot escape damage regardless of what they do. Using a proximity rocket at point-explanatoryblank range, traders are people who trade cargo at assorted stationsdamaging oneself as well as the target. May also refer to colliding with the hull of another ship to cause damage.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | GuidesSpamming| align="left" | People who keep others Blindly firing rockets or missiles in line with the ruleshopes one might hit. If you get a white message it is most wise to listen to it Looked down on by experienced pilots as ineffectual and wasteful.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | Dev/DevsBarrel-roll Waltz| align="left" | Short for Developer(s)Occurs when two pilots, Dev usually means one of the following individuallymiddle or low skill, or all of them collectivelyengage each other using a continuous spin-strafe maneuver. A drawn out and uneventful fight.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | incarnateJuggling| align="left" | incarnate To 'juggle' a target is John Bergmanto repeatedly attack using stun weaponry, the Managing Director of Guild Software. He is in charge of product oversightsuch as flares, design direction, etc. John's account, forum, and in-game name is incarnatebefore they can recover.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | a1k0nRocket Netting| align="left" | a1k0n is Andy Sloane, Firing two or more rockets in a programmer who wrote most of pattern intended to trap or 'net' the network and server code among other things. Andy's account, forum and in-game name is a1k0ntarget between the proximity fuses.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | VladJousting| align="left" | Vlad is Waylon Brinck, who created much Using turbo to accelerate weapons fire (usually rockets) in the direction of the artwork you'll see ingame. Vlad is Waylon's account and forum nametarget increasing the likelihood of scoring a hit.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | El GuapoKnife Fight| align="left" | El Guapo is Waylon's Engaging at extreme close distance, hoping to out-turn the target. An effective yet risky gambit against flares as staying within the safety fuse radius nullifies their usefulness, yet the target may suddenly pull back putting you directly in-game namethe firing solution.
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! align="center" bgcolor="aec6d6" | raybondoDistance Control| align="left" | raybondo is Ray RatelisMaintaining optimum distance to a target, responsible for ideally just inside the bulk of the 3D engine, graphics APIs, and others. Raythreshold where you can hit them but they can's account, forum, and in-game name is raybondot hit you.
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! colspan="2" | Dev Descriptions|-! Dev/Devs| align="centerleft" bgcolor| Developer(s). Usually means one of the following individually, or all of them collectively:|-! incarnate| align="aec6d6left" | WaylonicsJohn Bergman, the Managing Director of Guild Software. He is in charge of product oversight, design direction, etc. John's account, forum, and in-game name is incarnate.|-! a1k0n| align="left" | Andy Sloane, a programmer who wrote most of the network and server code among other things. Andy's account, forum and in-game name is a1k0n.|-! Vlad| align="left" | Waylon Brinck, who created much of the artwork you'll see ingame. Vlad is Waylon's account and forum name. Waylon is no longer an employee of Guild Software.|-! El Guapo| align="left" | Waylon's in-game name.|-! raybondo| align="left" | Ray Ratelis, responsible for the bulk of the 3D engine, graphics APIs, and others. Ray's account, forum, and in-game name is raybondo.|-! Waylonics are also known as | align="left" | Galactic Trade Standard ([[GTS]]). This is the strange writing you'll see in various places on the stations in space. They are named after the Dev who stumbled upon them while exploring deep space.|-! momerath42| align="left" | Michael Warnock, the dev behind convoys, the Hive, and Greyspace pirates.
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