Difference between revisions of "Wesnoth Acronyms and Slang"

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*CtK    - Chance to Kill (also C2K)
 
*CtK    - Chance to Kill (also C2K)
 
*CtbK    - Chance to be Killed (also C2bK)
 
*CtbK    - Chance to be Killed (also C2bK)
*CVS    - up-to-date Wesnoth: [[WesnothCVS]]
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*CVS    - Old term for up-to-date Wesnoth: [[WesnothCVS]]
 
*EP      - Elvish Pillager, moderator and great man :) at forum
 
*EP      - Elvish Pillager, moderator and great man :) at forum
 
*FoW    - Fog of War (i.e. fog)
 
*FoW    - Fog of War (i.e. fog)
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*RTS    - Real Time Strategy Game - not Wesnoth
 
*RTS    - Real Time Strategy Game - not Wesnoth
 
*SP      - Single Player (Campaigns)
 
*SP      - Single Player (Campaigns)
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*SVN    - Term for up-to-date Wesnoth [[WesnothCVS]]
 
*TBS    - Turn Based Strategy Game - Wesnoth
 
*TBS    - Turn Based Strategy Game - Wesnoth
 
*TWP    - The Wesnoth Philosophy: [[WesnothPhilosophy]]
 
*TWP    - The Wesnoth Philosophy: [[WesnothPhilosophy]]

Revision as of 18:10, 19 November 2005

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


Official Campaigns

  • EI - "The Eastern Invasion" (campaign name)
  • HttT - "Heir to the Throne" (campaign name)
    • BoP - "Bay of Pearls" (scenario in "Heir to the Throne" campaign)
    • DD - "Dwarven Doors" (scenario in "Heir to the Throne" campaign)
    • HotNE - "Home of the North Elves" (scenario in "Heir to the Throne" campaign)
    • IotD - "Isle of the Damned" (scenario in "Heir to the Throne" campaign)
    • RtW - "Return to Wesnoth" (scenario in "Heir to the Throne" campaign)
    • SoE - "Siege of Elensefar" (scenario in "Heir to the Throne" campaign)
    • SoF - "Scepter of Fire" (scenario in "Heir to the Throne" campaign)
    • TotC - "Test of the Clans" (scenario in "Heir to the Throne" campaign)
    • VoD - "Valley of Death" (scenario in "Heir to the Throne" campaign)
  • SotBE - "Son of the Black Eye" (campaign name)
  • TDH - "The Dark Hordes" (campaign name)
  • TRoW - "The Rise of Wesnoth" (campaign name)

Unofficial Campaigns

  • FtF - "Flight to Freedom" (campaign name)
  • LOW - "Legends of Wesmere" (campaign name)
  • SE - "Saving Elensefar" (campaign name)
  • SG - "The South Guard" (campaign name)
  • SoF - "Scepter of Fire" (campaign name)
  • UtBS - "Under the Burning Suns" (campaign name)

Forum Language

  • AMLA - After Maximum Level Advancement
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • CVS - Old term for up-to-date Wesnoth: WesnothCVS
  • EP - Elvish Pillager, moderator and great man :) at forum
  • FoW - Fog of War (i.e. fog)
  • FFA - Free For All (playing a map with >2 players without teams)
  • HAPMA - Hexes Are Possibly Miles Across - http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1882
  • 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 - Movement points
  • MP - Multiplayer
  • MOL - Mage of Light
  • OAB - Options are Bad; mostly used by Turin
  • OFWRA - Old Flame War Revival Alert
  • OT - Off Topic: can refer to either the forum (http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=11) or spam
  • 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
  • RPG - Role Playing Game - Wesnoth's experience system: http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4385
  • RTFM - Read The Manual
  • RTS - Real Time Strategy Game - not Wesnoth
  • SP - Single Player (Campaigns)
  • SVN - Term for up-to-date Wesnoth WesnothCVS
  • TBS - Turn Based Strategy Game - Wesnoth
  • TWP - The Wesnoth Philosophy: WesnothPhilosophy
  • WC - Walking Corpses
  • WINR - Wesnoth Is Not Realistic
  • WIN_ - Wesnoth Is Not... (Warcraft, Lord of the Rings, medieval Europe, an RPG, 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)
  • BTW - By the Way (A statement with a disclaimer on relevance)
  • OtOH - On the Other Hand (A contrast)
  • EV - Expected Value
  • IIRC - If I Recall Correctly (A statement with a disclaimer on truthfulness)
  • IMHO - In My Humble Opinion (A statement with a disclaimer on objectiveness)
  • IMO - In My Opinion (A statement with a disclaimer on objectiveness)

See Also