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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.
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Use the following list to demystify the various (mostly wesnoth specific) terms and acronyms you may run into.
  
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== A ==
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== 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.)
 
; 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.)
  
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== C ==
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; campaign: A sequence of scenarios with a connecting storyline. ([[MainlineCampaigns]], [[Guide_to_UMC_Content]], [[CampaignWML]])
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; campaign: A sequence of scenarios with a connecting storyline. ([[MainlineCampaigns]], [[UserCampaigns]], [[CampaignWML]])
 
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== E ==
 
  
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; era: A set of factions available in multiplayer.  You can download additional eras from the [[UserCampaigns#Campaign server|campaign server]]. ([[EraWML]])
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; creeping biggerism: the tendency for sprite artists to make new sprites bigger and more detailed than the existing ones, leading to issues of scale.
  
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== F ==
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; era: A set of factions available in multiplayer.  You can download additional eras from the [[Guide_to_UMC_Content|add-on server]]. ([[EraWML]])
  
 
; faction: A set of units available to be plated as a side in multiplayer games. ([[EraWML|multiplayer_side WML tag]])
 
; 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
 
; fog of war: A scenario option; enemy units are displayed only when close to player's units
  
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== M ==
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; mainline: A [[MainlineCampaigns|campaign]], multiplayer map, era, faction, image, or other resource that ships with the Wesnoth distribution.  The opposite of "[[#U|UMC]]".
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; mainline: A [[MainlineCampaigns|campaign]], multiplayer map, era, faction, image, or other resource that ships with the Wesnoth distribution.  The opposiyte of "[[#U|UMC]]".
 
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== S ==
 
  
 
; scenario: A sequence of turns played on one map. ([[ScenarioWML]])
 
; 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.
 
; shroud: A scenario option; the whole map is black at the beginning, only parts already "discovered" by the player are visible.
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== 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]])
 
; 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]])
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; trait: A random minor modification of a unit; it makes a unit different from other units of the same type. ([[UnitsWML|the trait tag]])
 
; trait: A random minor modification of a unit; it makes a unit different from other units of the same type. ([[UnitsWML|the trait tag]])
  
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== U ==
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; 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 [[Guide_to_UMC_Content|Wesnoth add-on server]].
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; [[WesCamp|Wescamp]]: The (former) project for translating unofficial user-made campaigns
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; zone of control (ZoC): game rule; when a unit moves to a hex adjacent to enemy unit, it usually cannot move further.
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; zone-locked: said of a unit that has entered an enemy ZoC and therefore cannot move further (often just "zoced" for short).
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== Wesnothian Acronyms ==
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*AI      - Artificial Intelligence (An 'AI side' is a side controlled by the computer)
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*AF      - After the Fall of Wesnoth (AtF may also be used outside of the Wesnoth Calendar)
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*AMLA    - After Maximum Level Advancement
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*AoH    - Age of Heroes
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*BfM    - Battle for Meridia
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*BfW    - Battle for Wesnoth (the name of the game)
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*BWH    - '''B'''een suggested before.  '''W'''e think it's a good idea.  '''H'''ope to add it eventually.
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*CABD    - Can Already Be Done, e.g., you can already create custom unit abilities via WML.
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*CtH    - Chance to Hit (also C2H)
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*CtBH    - Chance to Be Hit (also C2BH)
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*CtK    - Chance to Kill (also C2K)
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*CtBK    - Chance to Be Killed (also C2BK)
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*FoW    - Fog of War (i.e. fog)
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*FFA    - Free For All (playing a map with >2 players without teams)
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*FPI    - Frequently Posted Idea (read the [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1158|FPI Post] from the Ideas Forum)
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*HANE—EtH      - Hexes Are Not Evil - Embrace the Hex
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*HAPMA  - Hexes Are Possibly Miles Across
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*HP      - Hit points
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*IIRWIIR - It Is Ready When It Is Ready
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*IPF    - [[ImagePathFunctions|Image Path Function]]
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*KISS    - Keep It Simple, Stupid: Applies to coding, not game rules (although indirectly it does): see [[WesnothPhilosophy]]
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*MAI    - Micro AI: see: [[Micro_AIs]]
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*MP      - Multiplayer or Movement Points
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*MUB    - Massive Unit Blobs
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*N3T    - No 3-Teams; A belief stating that contests between three equal and opposing forces are inherently unbalanced
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*OAB    - Options Are Bad; In reference to gameplay, not user interface options.  Mostly used by Turin.
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*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
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*OOS    - Out Of Sync - an error generated by Wesnoth.  OOS errors occur when game data for one player is different/incompatible from the others
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*PoD    - Paths of Daggers, the name of a 2v2 multiplayer map.
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*RiPLIB  - Reduction in Power when Leveling 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]
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*RNG    - Random Number Generator
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*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.
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*RTS    - Real Time Strategy Game - as opposed to a turn-based game like Wesnoth
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*SLF    - [[StandardLocationFilter]]
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*SP      - Single Player (Campaigns)
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*SSF    - [[StandardSideFilter]]
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*SUF    - [[StandardUnitFilter]]
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*TBS    - Turn Based Strategy Game, like Wesnoth
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*ToD    - Time of Day
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*TTK    - Time To Kill
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*TWP    - The Wesnoth Philosophy: [[WesnothPhilosophy]]
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*UAPEB  - Units Are Possibly Entire Battalions
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*WICOT  - WML is capable of this (the requested feature is already possible to script, so no need to hard-code it in C++)
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*WINR    - Wesnoth Is Not Realistic
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*WIN_    - Wesnoth Is Not... (Warcraft, Lord of the Rings, medieval Europe, an RPG, a wargame, a war simulation, Fire Emblem, etc.)
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*WML    - Wesnoth Markup Language: [[ReferenceWML]]
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*XP      - Experience (also EXP)
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*ZoC    - Zone of Control
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== Names of Mainline Campaigns and Scenarios ==
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*AOI          - ''An Orcish Incursion'' (Removed from Mainline on 1.15)
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*DiD          - ''Descent into Darkness''
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*DM            - ''Delfador's Memoirs''
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*DW            - ''Dead Water''
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*EI            - ''The Eastern Invasion''
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*HttT          - ''Heir to the Throne''
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** BoP        - ''Bay of Pearls''
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** DD          - ''Dwarven Doors''
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** HotNE      - ''Home of the North Elves''
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** IotD        - ''Isle of the Damned''
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** RtW        - ''Return to Wesnoth''
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** SoE        - ''Siege of Elensefar''
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** SoF        - ''Sceptre of Fire''
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** TotC        - ''Test of the Clans''
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*IoM          - ''Isle of Mists'' (MP, mainlined in 1.15)
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*LoW          - ''Legend of Wesmere''
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*NR            - ''Northern Rebirth''
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*SoF          - ''Sceptre of Fire''
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*SotA          - ''Secrets of the Ancient''
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*SotBE        - ''Son of the Black Eye''
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*TB (or AToTB) - ''A Tale of Two Brothers''
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*THoT          - ''The Hammer of Thursagan''
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*TRoW          - ''The Rise of Wesnoth''
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*TSG          - ''The South Guard''
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*UtBS          - ''Under the Burning Suns''
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*WC            - ''World Conquest'' (MP, mainlined in 1.15)
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*WoF          - ''Winds of Fate'' (formerly WoV for ''Wings of Victory'' or ''Wings of Valor'')
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== Unofficial Campaigns ==
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*ANO      - ''A New Order''
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*AotDS    - ''Aria of the Dragon Slayer''
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*ARL      - ''A Rough Life''
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*ASoF    - ''A Song of Fire''
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*AtS      - ''After the Storm''
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*BCoA    - ''Black Cross of Aleron''
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*BMR      - ''Bad Moon Rising''
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*BW      - ''Brave Wings''
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*CCamp    - ''Custom Campaign''
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*FoaP    - ''Fate of a Princess''
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*FTC      - ''Forward They Cried''
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*FtF      - ''Flight to Freedom''
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*Gns      - ''Genesis''
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*HoI1    - ''Hero of Irdya - Book I''
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*IftU    - ''Invasion from the Unknown''
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*IQ      - ''Inky's Quest''
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*LotI    - ''Legend of the Invincibles''
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*SE      - ''Saving Elensefar''
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*SfF      - ''Struggle for Freedom''
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*TBC      - ''The Beautiful Child''
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*TDH      - ''The Dark Hordes''
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*TEG      - ''The Earth's Gut''
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*TFE      - ''The Final Exam''
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*TLU      - ''To Lands Unknown''
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*TSL      - ''The Silver Lands''
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*TSoG    - ''The Sojournings of Grog''
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*WotJ    - ''War of the Jewel''
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; 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]].
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== Unofficial MP Eras ==
  
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*AE  - ''Ageless Era/Archaic Era''
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*ANLE - ''A New Land Era''
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*EEaW - ''17th Century Eastern Europe at War''
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*EoM - ''Era of Myths''
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*EoMa - ''Era of Magic''
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*GSE - ''Great Steppe Era''
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*IE - ''Imperial Era''
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*RE - ''Rashy Era''
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*RotL/Rotl - ''Reign of The Lords''
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*WoL - ''War of Legends''
  
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== Unit Jargon ==
  
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== Z ==
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*bird    - usually Gryphon Rider/Master (knalgans), or occasionally a Falcon or Eagle Rider from the [//units.wesnoth.org/1.14/Extended_Era/en_US/era_extended_37.0.0.0.html Extended Era] Aragwaith and Kalifa factions.
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*DA      - Dark Adept (undead)
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*DF      - Dunefolk
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*fish    - Merman (loyalists or rebels) or Naga Fighter (northerners)
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*frog    - a Saurian, especially "magic frog" for an Augur
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*gobo    - An affectionate, if somewhat derogatory term for the Goblin Spearman
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*gunner  - Dwarvish Thunderer/Thunderguard/Dragonguard (knalgans)
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*HI      - Heavy Infantryman (loyalists)
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*KA      - Knalgan Alliance
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*MoL    - Mage of Light (loyalists or rebels)
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*pyro    - Unit in the Drake Burner line
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*UD      - Undead
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*Ulf    - Dwarvish Ulfserker (knalgans)
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*WC      - Walking Corpse (undead)
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*zombie  - Walking Corpse
  
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; zone of control (ZOC): game rule; when a unit moves to a hex adjacent to enemy unit, it usually cannot move further.
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== General Acronyms ==
  
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; zone-locked: said of a unit that has entered an enemy ZOC and therefor cannot move further.
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*AFaICT  - As Far as I Can Tell (A statement with a disclaimer on truthfulness)
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*AFaIK  - As Far as I Know (A statement with a disclaimer on truthfulness)
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*AFaIU  - As Far as I Understand (likewise)
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*AfK    - Away from the Keyboard
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*ASaP    - As Soon as Possible
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*BRB    - Be Right Back
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*BtW    - By the Way (A statement with a disclaimer on relevance)
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*DTRT    - Do The Right Thing (expectation for how something should work)
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*EV      - Expected Value
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*FTR    - For The Record
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*FUBAR  - F***ed up beyond all repair / reason
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*FWIW    - For what it's worth
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*FYI    - For Your Information
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*GG      - Good Game (a common courtesy to say after a multiplayer game; alternatively "GGWP" for "Good Game, Well Played")
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*GtG    - Got to Go
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*IANAL  - I Am Not A Lawyer (A disclaimer that a statement may not constitute legal advice.)
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*IDK    - I Don't Know
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*IIRC    - If I Recall/Remember Correctly (A statement with a disclaimer on truthfulness)
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*IIUC    - If I Understand Correctly (Similar to IIRC, but not implying that the speaker once knew with certainty.)
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*IMHO    - In My Humble Opinion (A statement with a disclaimer on objectiveness) (can also be read as "In My Honest Opinion")
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*IMO    - In My Opinion
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*IYSWIM  - If You See What I Mean (A statement seeking agreement)
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*LGTM    - Looks Good To Me (used by maintainers when approving Pull Requests on GitHub)
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*LMAO    - Laughing My A** Off
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*LTNS    - Long Time No See
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*OMG    - oh my god(s)
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*OP      - either "OverPowered", "Original Post", or "Original Poster", depending on context.
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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
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*OtOH    - On the Other Hand (A contrast)
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*PR      - Pull Request (in the context of contributing to a project like Wesnoth on GitHub; other projects that use other issue trackers use it to mean Problem Report instead)
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*QFT    - Quote For Truth
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*RotFL  - Rolling on the Floor Laughing; also RoFL
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*RtFM    - Read the F***ing Manual
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*TTYL    - Talk To You Later
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*YMMV    - Your Mileage May Vary (a disclaimer allowing for subjectivity)
  
 
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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, Guide_to_UMC_Content, CampaignWML)
creeping biggerism
the tendency for sprite artists to make new sprites bigger and more detailed than the existing ones, leading to issues of scale.
era
A set of factions available in multiplayer. You can download additional eras from the add-on 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 add-on server.
Wescamp
The (former) 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 therefore cannot move further (often just "zoced" for short).

Wesnothian Acronyms

  • AI - Artificial Intelligence (An 'AI side' is a side controlled by the computer)
  • AF - After the Fall of Wesnoth (AtF may also be used outside of the Wesnoth Calendar)
  • 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
  • IPF - Image Path Function
  • KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid: Applies to coding, not game rules (although indirectly it does): see WesnothPhilosophy
  • MAI - Micro AI: see: Micro_AIs
  • MP - Multiplayer or Movement Points
  • MUB - Massive Unit Blobs
  • 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.
  • 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 Sync - 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 Leveling 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
  • RNG - Random Number Generator
  • 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.
  • RTS - Real Time Strategy Game - as opposed to a turn-based game like Wesnoth
  • SLF - StandardLocationFilter
  • SP - Single Player (Campaigns)
  • SSF - StandardSideFilter
  • SUF - StandardUnitFilter
  • TBS - Turn Based Strategy Game, like Wesnoth
  • ToD - Time of Day
  • TTK - Time To Kill
  • TWP - The Wesnoth Philosophy: WesnothPhilosophy
  • UAPEB - Units Are Possibly Entire Battalions
  • 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, Fire Emblem, etc.)
  • WML - Wesnoth Markup Language: ReferenceWML
  • XP - Experience (also EXP)
  • ZoC - Zone of Control

Names of Mainline Campaigns and Scenarios

  • AOI - An Orcish Incursion (Removed from Mainline on 1.15)
  • 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
  • IoM - Isle of Mists (MP, mainlined in 1.15)
  • LoW - Legend of Wesmere
  • NR - Northern Rebirth
  • SoF - Sceptre of Fire
  • SotA - Secrets of the Ancient
  • SotBE - Son of the Black Eye
  • TB (or AToTB) - A Tale of Two Brothers
  • THoT - The Hammer of Thursagan
  • TRoW - The Rise of Wesnoth
  • TSG - The South Guard
  • UtBS - Under the Burning Suns
  • WC - World Conquest (MP, mainlined in 1.15)
  • WoF - Winds of Fate (formerly WoV for Wings of Victory or Wings of Valor)

Unofficial Campaigns

  • ANO - A New Order
  • AotDS - Aria of the Dragon Slayer
  • ARL - A Rough Life
  • ASoF - A Song of Fire
  • AtS - After the Storm
  • BCoA - Black Cross of Aleron
  • BMR - Bad Moon Rising
  • BW - Brave Wings
  • CCamp - Custom Campaign
  • FoaP - Fate of a Princess
  • FTC - Forward They Cried
  • FtF - Flight to Freedom
  • Gns - Genesis
  • HoI1 - Hero of Irdya - Book I
  • IftU - Invasion from the Unknown
  • IQ - Inky's Quest
  • LotI - Legend of the Invincibles
  • SE - Saving Elensefar
  • SfF - Struggle for Freedom
  • TBC - The Beautiful Child
  • TDH - The Dark Hordes
  • TEG - The Earth's Gut
  • TFE - The Final Exam
  • TLU - To Lands Unknown
  • TSL - The Silver Lands
  • TSoG - The Sojournings of Grog
  • WotJ - War of the Jewel

Unofficial MP Eras

  • AE - Ageless Era/Archaic Era
  • ANLE - A New Land Era
  • EEaW - 17th Century Eastern Europe at War
  • EoM - Era of Myths
  • EoMa - Era of Magic
  • GSE - Great Steppe Era
  • IE - Imperial Era
  • RE - Rashy Era
  • RotL/Rotl - Reign of The Lords
  • WoL - War of Legends

Unit Jargon

  • bird - usually Gryphon Rider/Master (knalgans), or occasionally a Falcon or Eagle Rider from the Extended Era Aragwaith and Kalifa factions.
  • DA - Dark Adept (undead)
  • DF - Dunefolk
  • 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 (knalgans)
  • HI - Heavy Infantryman (loyalists)
  • KA - Knalgan Alliance
  • MoL - Mage of Light (loyalists or rebels)
  • pyro - Unit in the Drake Burner line
  • UD - Undead
  • Ulf - Dwarvish Ulfserker (knalgans)
  • 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)
  • AFaIU - As Far as I Understand (likewise)
  • AfK - Away from the Keyboard
  • ASaP - As Soon as Possible
  • BRB - Be Right Back
  • BtW - By the Way (A statement with a disclaimer on relevance)
  • DTRT - Do The Right Thing (expectation for how something should work)
  • EV - Expected Value
  • FTR - For The Record
  • FUBAR - F***ed up beyond all repair / reason
  • FWIW - For what it's worth
  • FYI - For Your Information
  • GG - Good Game (a common courtesy to say after a multiplayer game; alternatively "GGWP" for "Good Game, Well Played")
  • GtG - Got to Go
  • IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer (A disclaimer that a statement may not constitute legal advice.)
  • IDK - I Don't Know
  • IIRC - If I Recall/Remember Correctly (A statement with a disclaimer on truthfulness)
  • IIUC - If I Understand Correctly (Similar to IIRC, but not implying that the speaker once knew with certainty.)
  • IMHO - In My Humble Opinion (A statement with a disclaimer on objectiveness) (can also be read as "In My Honest Opinion")
  • IMO - In My Opinion
  • IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean (A statement seeking agreement)
  • LGTM - Looks Good To Me (used by maintainers when approving Pull Requests on GitHub)
  • LMAO - Laughing My A** Off
  • LTNS - Long Time No See
  • OMG - oh my god(s)
  • OP - either "OverPowered", "Original Post", or "Original Poster", depending on context.
  • OT - Off Topic: can refer either to the forum category ([1]) or to spam
  • OtOH - On the Other Hand (A contrast)
  • PR - Pull Request (in the context of contributing to a project like Wesnoth on GitHub; other projects that use other issue trackers use it to mean Problem Report instead)
  • QFT - Quote For Truth
  • RotFL - Rolling on the Floor Laughing; also RoFL
  • RtFM - Read the F***ing Manual
  • TTYL - Talk To You Later
  • YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (a disclaimer allowing for subjectivity)
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