Wesnoth Acronyms and Slang - Revision history

JaMiT: Let's not leave existing links pointing to an empty page. Converting to a redirect

2013-01-03T22:17:50Z

Let's not leave existing links pointing to an empty page. Converting to a redirect

Deusite: Deleting, merged with the Glossary

2012-12-22T01:59:54Z

Deleting, merged with the Glossary

Dugi: /* Unofficial Campaigns */

2012-10-30T23:00:27Z

‎Unofficial Campaigns

TheScribe: /* General Acronyms */

2012-09-07T22:13:40Z

‎General Acronyms

Taptap: /* Unofficial Campaigns */

2012-04-05T23:42:17Z

‎Unofficial Campaigns

Shadowm: /* Other, Wesnoth-specific */ Added SSF (Standard Side Filter)

2011-11-30T02:45:09Z

‎Other, Wesnoth-specific: Added SSF (Standard Side Filter)

Shadowm: /* Other, Wesnoth-specific */ We don't really need EP's entry nowadays

2011-11-30T02:43:58Z

‎Other, Wesnoth-specific: We don't really need EP's entry nowadays

Gambit: /* General Acronyms */ "god" is a common noun. They are exclaiming to whatever god(s) they personally believe in.

2011-08-14T20:43:31Z

‎General Acronyms: "god" is a common noun. They are exclaiming to whatever god(s) they personally believe in.

Crendgrim: /* General Acronyms */

2011-07-02T09:18:40Z

‎General Acronyms

Crushmaster at 19:40, 21 September 2010

2010-09-21T19:40:34Z

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−	~~Use the following list to demystify the various (mostly wesnoth specific) acronyms you may run into at the forum.~~

−	~~<!-- NOTE TO EDITORS: Please try to keep an alphabetic order to simplify manual searching -->~~
−
−	~~== Names of Mainline Campaigns and Scenarios ==~~
−
−	*AoI - "An Orcish Incursion"
−	*DiD - "Descent into Darkness"
−	*DM - "Delfador's Memoirs"
−	*EI - "The Eastern Invasion"
−	*HttT - "Heir to the Throne"
−	** BoP - "Bay of Pearls"
−	** DD - "Dwarven Doors"
−	** HotNE - "Home of the North Elves"
−	** IotD - "Isle of the Damned"
−	** RtW - "Return to Wesnoth"
−	** SoE - "Siege of Elensefar"
−	** SoF - "Scepter of Fire"
−	** TotC - "Test of the Clans"
−	** VoD - "Valley of Death"
−	*LoW - "Legend of Wesmere"
−	*NR - "Northern Rebirth"
−	*SoF - "Sceptre of Fire"
−	*SotBE - "Son of the Black Eye"
−	*TB - "A Tale of Two Brothers"
−	*THoT - "The Hammer of Thursagan"
−	*TRoW - "The Rise of Wesnoth"
−	*TSG - "The South Guard"
−	*UtBS - "Under the Burning Suns"
−
−	~~== Unofficial Campaigns ==~~
−
−	*FtF - "Flight to Freedom" (campaign name)
−	*IftU - "Invasion from the Unknown" (campaign name)
−	*SE - "Saving Elensefar" (campaign name)
−	*AtS - "After the Storm"
−	*FoaP - "Fate of a Princess"
−	*BW - "Brave Wings"
−	*LotI - "Legend of the Invincibles"
−
−	~~== Unit Names ==~~
−
−	*bird - usually Gryphon Rider/Master (knaglans), or occasionally a Falcon or Eagle Rider from the [[Extended Era]] Aragwaith and Kalifa factions.
−	*DA - Dark Adept (undead)
−	*fish - Merman (loyalists or rebels) or Naga Fighter (northerners)
−	* frog - a Saurian, especially "magic frog" for an Augur
−	*gobo - An affectionate, if somewhat derogatory term for the Goblin Spearman
−	*gunner - Dwarvish Thunderer/Thunderguard/Dragonguard (knaglans)
−	*HI - Heavy Infantryman (loyalists)
−	*MoL - Mage of Light (loyalists or rebels)
−	*pyro - Unit in the Drake Burner line
−	*Ulf - Dwarvish Ulfserker (knaglans)
−	*WC - Walking Corpse (undead)
−	*zombie - Walking Corpse
−
−	~~== Other, Wesnoth-specific ==~~
−
−	*AMLA - After Maximum Level Advancement
−	*AoH - Age of Heroes
−	*BfM - Battle for Meridia
−	*BfW - Battle for Wesnoth (the name of the game)
−	*BWH - Been suggested before. We think it's a good idea. Hope to add it eventually.
−	*CABD - Can Already Be Done, e.g., you can already create custom unit abilities via WML.
−	*CtH - Chance to Hit (also C2H)
−	*CtBH - Chance to Be Hit (also C2BH)
−	*CtK - Chance to Kill (also C2K)
−	*CtBK - Chance to Be Killed (also C2BK)
−	*FoW - Fog of War (i.e. fog)
−	*FFA - Free For All (playing a map with >2 players without teams)
−	*FPI - Frequently Posted Idea (read the [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1158\|FPI Post] from the Ideas Forum)
−	*HANE—EtH - Hexes Are Not Evil - Embrace the Hex
−	*HAPMA - Hexes Are Possibly Miles Across
−	*HP - Hit points
−	*IIRWIIR - It Is Ready When It Is Ready
−	*KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid: Applies to coding, not game rules (although indirectly it does): see [[WesnothPhilosophy]]
−	*MP - Multiplayer or Movement Points
−	*N3T - No 3-Teams; A belief stating that contests between three equal and opposing forces are inherently unbalanced
−	*OAB - Options Are Bad; In reference to gameplay, not user interface options. Mostly used by Turin. See also [[FrequentlyProposedIdeas]] (idea #1)
−	*OFWRA - Old Flame War Revival Alert; In other words, we have discussed this before and have no interest in discussing it again, especially if it got ugly
−	* OOS - Out Of Synch - an error generated by Wesnoth. OOS errors occur when game data for one player is different/incompatible from the others
−	* PoD - Paths of Daggers, the name of a 2v2 multiplayer map.
−	*RiPLIB - Reduction in Power when Levelling Is Bad: means that when a unit upgrades, at least one of its options should be strictly superior to the original unit. [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1423 Reference 1] / [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7205 Reference 2]
−	*RPG - Role Playing Game - [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4385 1)] Wesnoth's experience system. <nowiki>2)</nowiki> An "RPG-style" game on the MP server means the primary focus will be walking your leader-units through a scripted storyline involving map exploration and lots of WML.
−	*SLF - [[StandardLocationFilter]]
−	*SP - Single Player (Campaigns)
−	*SSF - [[StandardSideFilter]]
−	*SUF - [[StandardUnitFilter]]
−	*ToD - Time of Day
−	*TWP - The Wesnoth Philosophy: [[WesnothPhilosophy]]
−	*UAPEB -Units Are Possibly Entire Battalions
−	*UMC - User Made Campaign or User Made Content (any add-on not packaged with Wesnoth)
−	*WICOT - WML is capable of this (the requested feature is already possible to script, so no need to hard-code it in C++)
−	*WINR - Wesnoth Is Not Realistic
−	*WIN_ - Wesnoth Is Not... (Warcraft, Lord of the Rings, medieval Europe, an RPG, a wargame, a war simulation, etc.)
−	*WML - Wesnoth Markup Language: [[ReferenceWML]]
−	*XP - Experience
−	*ZoC - Zone of Control
−
−	~~== General Acronyms ==~~
−
−	*AFaICT - As Far as I Can Tell (A statement with a disclaimer on truthfulness)
−	*AFaIK - As Far as I Know (A statement with a disclaimer on truthfulness)
−	*AfK - Away from the Keyboard
−	*AI - Artificial Intelligence (An 'AI side' is a side controlled by the computer)
−	*ASaP - As Soon as Possible
−	*BRB - Be Right Back
−	*BtW - By the Way (A statement with a disclaimer on relevance)
−	*EV - Expected Value
−	*FYI - For Your Information
−	*GtG - Got to Go
−	*IIRC - If I Recall/Remember Correctly (A statement with a disclaimer on truthfulness)
−	*IMHO - In My Humble Opinion (A statement with a disclaimer on objectiveness)
−	*IMO - In My Opinion
−	*IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean (A statement seeking agreement)
−	*LTNS - Long Time No See
−	*OMG - oh my god(s)
−	*OT - Off Topic: can refer either to the forum category (http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=11) or to spam
−	*OtOH - On the Other Hand (A contrast)
−	*QFT - Quote For Truth
−	*RotFL - Rolling on the Floor Laughing; also RoFL
−	*RNG - Random Number Generator
−	RtFM - Read the F**ing Manual
−	*RTS - Real Time Strategy Game - as opposed to a turn-based game like Wesnoth
−	*SVN - Subversion -- the bleeding-edge up-to-the-minute current version of Wesnoth [[WesnothSVN]] ([[What_Is_SVN]])
−	*TBS - Turn Based Strategy Game, like Wesnoth
−
−	~~[[Category:World of Wesnoth]]~~

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 *FoaP     - "Fate of a Princess"
 *BW       - "Brave Wings"
 == Unit Names ==

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 *FYI     - For Your Information
 *GtG     - Got to Go
-*IIRC    - If I Recall Correctly (A statement with a disclaimer on truthfulness)
+*IIRC    - If I Recall/Remember Correctly (A statement with a disclaimer on truthfulness)
 *IMHO    - In My Humble Opinion (A statement with a disclaimer on objectiveness)
 *IMO     - In My Opinion

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 *IftU     - "Invasion from the Unknown" (campaign name)
 *SE       - "Saving Elensefar" (campaign name)
+*AtS      - "After the Storm"
 == Unit Names ==

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 *SLF     - [[StandardLocationFilter]]
 *SP      - Single Player (Campaigns)
 *SUF     - [[StandardUnitFilter]]
 *ToD     - Time of Day

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 *CtK     - Chance to Kill (also C2K)
 *CtBK    - Chance to Be Killed (also C2BK)
 *FoW     - Fog of War (i.e. fog)
 *FFA     - Free For All (playing a map with >2 players without teams)

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 *IYSWIM  - If You See What I Mean (A statement seeking agreement)
 *LTNS    - Long Time No See
-*OMG     - Oh My G**
+*OMG     - oh my god(s)
 *OT      - Off Topic: can refer either to the forum category (http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=11) or to spam
 *OtOH    - On the Other Hand (A contrast)

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 *OT      - Off Topic: can refer either to the forum category (http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=11) or to spam
 *OtOH    - On the Other Hand (A contrast)
 *RotFL   - Rolling on the Floor Laughing; also RoFL
 *RNG     - Random Number Generator