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Use the following list to demystify the various (mostly wesnoth specific) terms and acronyms you may run into.

Gaming Terms

ability: A special game rule or capability applied to all units of the given unit type - for example every Elvish Shaman has the ability "heal". (See AbilitiesWML for creating abilities.)

campaign: A sequence of scenarios with a connecting storyline. (MainlineCampaigns, UserCampaigns, CampaignWML)

era: A set of factions available in multiplayer. You can download additional eras from the campaign server. (EraWML)

faction: A set of units available to be plated as a side in multiplayer games. (multiplayer_side WML tag)

fog of war: A scenario option; enemy units are displayed only when close to player's units

mainline: A campaign, multiplayer map, era, faction, image, or other resource that ships with the Wesnoth distribution. The opposite of "UMC".

scenario: A sequence of turns played on one map. (ScenarioWML)

shroud: A scenario option; the whole map is black at the beginning, only parts already "discovered" by the player are visible.

team color (TColor, TC): A unit graphic done so that color of some unit part (e.g. clothes) reflects the team where unit belongs (Team Color Shifting)

trait: A random minor modification of a unit; it makes a unit different from other units of the same type. (the trait tag)

UMC: "User-Made content" or "User-Maintained Content", campaigns and other material that does not ship with the game but is available for download from the Wesnoth campaign server.

Wescamp: The project for translating unofficial user-made campaigns

zone of control (ZOC): game rule; when a unit moves to a hex adjacent to enemy unit, it usually cannot move further.

zone-locked: said of a unit that has entered an enemy ZOC and therefor cannot move further.

Names of Mainline Campaigns and Scenarios

AoI - An Orcish Incursion
DiD - Descent into Darkness
DM - Delfador's Memoirs
DW - Dead Water
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 - Sceptre of Fire
- TotC - Test of the Clans
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

AtS - After the Storm
BW - Brave Wings
FoaP - Fate of a Princess
FtF - Flight to Freedom
IftU - Invasion from the Unknown
LotI - Legend of the Invincibles
SE - Saving Elensefar
TSoG - The Sojournings of Grog

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

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

Wesnothian Acronyms

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 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. Reference 1 / Reference 2
RPG - Role Playing Game - 1) Wesnoth's experience system. 2) 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

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-This is an alphabetical list of words that have special meaning in the context of Wesnoth. Each word is explained briefly here; if you feel that a longer description is necessary, please create a link to (a part of) separate page. The purpose of the list is to help beginning players and translators quickly find the meaning of some word.
+Use the following list to demystify the various (mostly wesnoth specific) terms and acronyms you may run into.
-== A ==
+<!-- NOTE TO EDITORS: Please try to keep an alphabetic order to simplify manual searching -->
+== Gaming Terms ==
 ; ability : A special game rule or capability applied to all units of the given unit type - for example every Elvish Shaman has the ability "heal".  (See [[AbilitiesWML]] for creating abilities.)
-== C ==
 ; campaign: A sequence of scenarios with a connecting storyline. ([[MainlineCampaigns]], [[UserCampaigns]], [[CampaignWML]])
-== E ==
 ; era: A set of factions available in multiplayer.  You can download additional eras from the [[UserCampaigns#Campaign server|campaign server]]. ([[EraWML]])
-== F ==
 ; faction: A set of units available to be plated as a side in multiplayer games. ([[EraWML|multiplayer_side WML tag]])
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 ; fog of war: A scenario option; enemy units are displayed only when close to player's units
-== M ==
+; mainline: A [[MainlineCampaigns|campaign]], multiplayer map, era, faction, image, or other resource that ships with the Wesnoth distribution.  The opposite of "[[#U|UMC]]".
-; mainline: A [[MainlineCampaigns|campaign]], multiplayer map, era, faction, image, or other resource that ships with the Wesnoth distribution.  The opposiyte of "[[#U|UMC]]".
-== S ==
 ; scenario: A sequence of turns played on one map. ([[ScenarioWML]])
 ; shroud: A scenario option; the whole map is black at the beginning, only parts already "discovered" by the player are visible.
-== T ==
 ; team color (TColor, TC): A unit graphic done so that color of some unit part (e.g. clothes) reflects the team where unit belongs ([[Team Color Shifting]])
 ; trait: A random minor modification of a unit; it makes a unit different from other units of the same type. ([[UnitsWML|the trait tag]])
-== U ==
 ; UMC: "User-Made content" or "User-Maintained Content", campaigns and other material that does not ship with the game but is available for download from the [[UserCampaigns#Campaign server|Wesnoth campaign server]].
-== W ==
 ; [[WesCamp|Wescamp]]: The project for translating unofficial user-made campaigns
-== Z ==
 ; zone of control (ZOC): game rule; when a unit moves to a hex adjacent to enemy unit, it usually cannot move further.
 ; zone-locked: said of a unit that has entered an enemy ZOC and therefor cannot move further.
+== Names of Mainline Campaigns and Scenarios ==
+*AoI      - ''An Orcish Incursion''
+*DiD      - ''Descent into Darkness''
+*DM       - ''Delfador's Memoirs''
+*DW      - ''Dead Water''
+*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    - ''Sceptre of Fire''
+** TotC   - ''Test of the Clans''
+*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 ==
+*AtS      - ''After the Storm''
+*BW       - ''Brave Wings''
+*FoaP     - ''Fate of a Princess''
+*FtF      - ''Flight to Freedom''
+*IftU     - ''Invasion from the Unknown''
+*LotI     - ''Legend of the Invincibles''
+*SE       - ''Saving Elensefar''
+*TSoG  - ''The Sojournings of Grog''
+== 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
+== 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
+== Wesnothian Acronyms ==
+*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
 [[Category:World of Wesnoth]]

Difference between revisions of "Glossary"

Revision as of 01:48, 22 December 2012

Contents

Gaming Terms

Names of Mainline Campaigns and Scenarios

Unofficial Campaigns

Unit Names

General Acronyms

Wesnothian Acronyms