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;{| class="wikitable"|-! ! Description|-! Botting: | align="left" | Term used for attacking large numbers of bots to gain experience.|-! Taur| align="left" | Shortened name for [[Centaur|Centaur]] ships.|-! Crackbotting| align="left" | The 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 basic unit of currency in Vendetta Online.|-! dent| align="left" | Shortened name for [[Trident|Trident]] ships.|-! Exploit| align="left" | The purposeful use of a broken game element or bug, for gain. (forbidden)|-! Faction Hit| align="left" | This occurs when a pilot suffers a (sudden) loss of faction level (not necessarily a significant amount). |-! Griefing| align="left" | Deliberately making the game unpleasant for others. Largely subjective.|-! Ice, yo!| align="left" | One of those shiny ice asteroids. With the old, smaller, denser sectors people used to absent mindedly smash themselves on these things all the time. The ice asteroids gave more collision damage due to a quirk with their shape. Rabid Panda suggested to the devs that ships give a collision warning for ice roids, hence the term.|-! Issue| align=";left" | To die in a collision, as with a roid, station, bot or other player, or with the /explode command. The term comes from the game's message for this type of death, "<i>player</i> is having issues."|-! Jump| align="left" | The act of going from one sector to another via every ship's intrasystem jump drive. A player must be at least 3000m from any large object to initiate a jump.|-! log| align="left" | The act of logging out of VO.|-! lua| align="left" | Lua is a scripting language, used to program the bots.|-! moth| align="left" | Shortened name for [[Behemoth|Behemoth]] ships.|-! NPC| align="left" | Non-Player Character. Otherwise known as "bots."|-! Pie rat| align="left" | Another term for [[pirating | pirate]]|-! Queening| align="left" | The process of going to hunt for [[bots:Hive Queen|Hive Queen]]s|-! rev| align="left" | Shortened name for [[Revenant|Revenant]] ships.|-! Roid| align="left" | 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.|-! Sectors| align="left" | The squares on the 16 by 16 grid. You can freely travel to any sector in a system, except for the 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.|-! 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.)|-! Station Mining| align="left" | The act of dropping mines near stations, killing other players. This is no longer a good idea because the defense bots will destroy the mines, and if someone gets hurt the defense bots will be hostile and you will be labeled KOS.|-! Suicide Bots| align="left" | Term for [[bots:Aerna Seeker|Aerna Seekers]] whose primary mode of attack is to self destruct near the target.|-! System| align="left" | One of 30 named areas, each containing a 16 by 16 grid of sectors. The systems can be viewed by hitting "n" (or whatever is bound to the nav map) and pressing "Zoom to Universe."|-! Warp| align="left" | The act of going from one System to another through a wormhole.|-! Widgets| align="left" | The cargo available for sale in stations.|}

;Break Dance: The act == Common Abbreviations ==These are abbreviations of boosting your engine while holding your breaks. Used when taking screenshotssome of the main events and items in game.

;Credits: The basic unit {| class="wikitable"|-! ! Description|-! ALA| align="left" | Average Level of currency in Vendetta OnlineAggression.|-;Exploit: ! ATM| align="left" | At The purposeful use Moment.|-! CTF| align="left" | Capture the Flag. A long gone feature of a broken the game element or bug, ; some vets still pine for gainit. (forbidden)|-;Fly Swatter: The weapon of choice (! CtC| align="left" | Capture the Cargo. Activity where Itani and necessity) when flying Serco try to get the frigmost Purified Xithricite Ore.|-;! FC| align="HELPleft": | Fast Charge powercell.|-! FF| align="left" | [[Friendly fire]] (followed being fired on by 10 minutes another player of silencethe same nation) An over|-zealous pilot that got her/himself in trouble and doesn't deserve someone to come to her/his aid.! FM;Griefing: Griefing has multiple definitions| align="left" | Forum moderator. Here's the most common ones:Also FiReMaGe, another player.|-#Griefing is a tactic used by some people to ! GF| align="have funleft" (not my kind of fun)| Good Fight. When a person griefs you, they either repeatedly kill you until you decide ''It's good sportsmanship to act differently, or they might not ever stop killing you. If someone (Subject A commend your adversary 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 timegood fight, but sometimes people can get their point across. Not my idea of fun (like I said), but grievers arenwhether you't me.#Griefing is also repeatedly killing a player who is unable to escape or defend themselves due to a lack of skill ve won or ship configurationslost.''#Griefing is also repeatedly attacking non|-hostile people. This particularly annoys most people, but griefers can get away with it because they normally have superior ships and weapons. This is another ! GTG| align="left"DON'T DO IT| Got To Go."|-;Ice, yo!/Iceyo: One of those shiny ice asteroids. With the old smallerHS| align="left" | Hive Skirmish, denser sectors people used to absent mindedly smash themselves on these things all the time. The ice asteroids gave more collision damage due to a quirk with their shape. Rabid Panda suggested to the devs that ships give a collision warning for ice roids, hence the termtype of mission.|-;Idjut: Someone that HAS to bump your ship around while you are typing or lining up a screenshot or just chillin! IDV ;Issue: To die in a collision, as with a roid, station, bot or other player, or to die with the /explode command| align="left" | Itani Defense Vessel.|-;! j/m or jm: | align="left" | "Just a Minute." Often used when someone's is in combat and cannot spare the time to write a coherent message. |-;Jump: The act of going from one sector to another through a jump point.! KOS ;NPC: Non-Player Character. Otherwise known as | align="bots.left" ;Poi Pond: A tightly grouped population of drones among roids. ;Roid: A roid is the short name 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. ;Roid Warping: Warping into a system and promptly smashing into an asteroid. ;Sectors: Sectors are the squares | Kill on the 16 by 16 grid. You can freely fly about in each sector, except for the ones located around stars. We're not sure about those sectors yet, but we will figure out soon enough if we can use them eventuallysight.|-;Space Quake: 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.)! LENB ;Station Mining: Station mining doesn't involve looking for minerals in the station. Station mining takes place when someone drops mines near stations, killing other players. This is no longer a good idea because #The defense bots will destroy the mines, and#If someone gets hurt the defense bots will be hostile and you will be labeled KOS. ;Spew; The cargo dropped by a destroyed ship.  ;Suicide Bots: Term for [[bots:Aerna Seeker|Aerna Seekers]] whose primary mode of attack is to self destruct near the target. ;Systems: Systems are the named areas. There are 30 systems, each containing a 16 by 16 grid of sectors. The systems can be looked at by hitting default align="nleft" or whatever is bound on your computer as nav.  ;Var Zoom (vz): [[Binds|Variable Zoom]] bindLaw Enforcement Neutron Blaster. ;Warp: The act A piece of going equipment that is dropped from one System to another through a wormholestation guards.|-;Widgets: The cargo available for sale in stations. == Common Abbreviations == ;CTF: Capture the Flag: Long gone feature of the game. Some vets still pine for it. ;CtC: Capture the Cargo: Activity where Itani and Serco try to get the most Purified Xithricite Ore. ;FC: Fast Charge battery. ;FM: Forum moderator. Also FiReMaGe, another player. Taken within context. ;! MMOG/<br>MMORPG: Massive | align="left" | Massively Multi(player) Online (Role Playing) Game.|-;! NW| align="left" | Nation War. Player event held twice a week in which the different nations fight as groups against each other.|-! OMW: | align="left" | On my way. If you need assistance from 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. |-;! PK: | align="left" | Player kill. (If you have played many other video games, you should know what a PK is. PK stands for player kill. ) 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, 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.|-;! Prox: | align="left" | Proximity mines, . These mines that blow if you get a player gets too close.|-;! rgr: | align="left" | Roger, said when someone understood a command(i.e. "I understand").|-;! rp: | align="left" | Role Playing: . This is when a player acts as a character in the game, i.e. pretends they are actually an Itani or Serco. Players can earn respect if done well, but over-doing it is just can be annoying.|-;! SMV| Serco Military Vessel.|-! UPK| Union Peace Keeper.|-! valkjock: somebody | align="left" | A player with an over-sized ego that flies in a valk and kills n00bs.|-;! Vet: | align="left" | Veteran: Player . A player who has been playing for a long time, especially since the alpha testing phase.|-;! VO: | align="left" | Vendetta Online: . The game we all know and love.|-;WH: Most commonly stands for wormhole! 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 things phenomena used to move 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 do.|-;1337: leet, very cool, amazing, cool, good, etc. Derived from the term ! Xith| align="eliteleft"| [[Trading|Xithricite Ore]].|}<br><br>

;{| class="wikitable"|-! ! Description|-! Bus: A bus is not a real ship name. | align="left" | Bus, short for [[all ships:EC|EC]]-88, in the [[ships:EC|EC]]-98, and [[ships:EC|EC]]-whatever elseseries, is a name given due to the EC series for their crappy, well, everything and clunky size. Unless you have no money at all, buses arenoriginal variant't for yous design. Though good for beginner trade/combat missions Originally from alpha, they really don't perform as well as any of this term stuck around even after the other ships in the fleetnew models were introduced. Remember kids: Don't ride The EC-88 and 89 are also known as 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 or "Free Bus." The term for is ''not'' a reference to the free EC-88ship's performance, contrary to popular belief.|-;! Cent: Cent is normally short | align="left" | Short for [[ships:Centurion|Centurion]]. A small maneuverable fighter/scout with one or two small weapon ports. The term "IBG" stands for "Itani Border Guardian", but some people use it short the Itani variant. Other variants include the "Rev C" (Orion Centurion Rev C), and "SL" or "Superlight" (Centurion Superlight).|-! Connie| align="left" |Short for [[ships:Centaur|CentaurTPG Constellation Heavy Transport]]. If you're not sure- A large, ASK! It never hurt too many peopleheavily armored capital-class transport ship... It's not good for someone to tell you to get a Cent (they mean a Centurion) Sometimes found among very large NPC convoys and you get as a Centaursupport vessel in Serco and Itani fleets in [[Medium Skirmish|Medium]] and [[Large Skirmish|Large]] [[Border Combat|Border Skirmishes]]. Centurions are fighters; They also show up as part of the [[ships:CentaurWar Convoy|CentaursWar Convoy Blockades]] are trading ships, with some bombing capabilitiesin Ukari and Edras.|-;Frig: The Frig, ! Rev| align="left" |short for [[ships:Frigate|FrigateRevenant]] (or officially , the capital first trade ship)that becomes available after the EC series. The abbreviation "Rev" is not commonly used due to its similarity to "Rev C", is a humungous ship special Centurion variant. The frig could kill anyone within In addition to being a short distance from it. If you had several peopletrade vessel, or worked efficiently, you could take down the frigRevenant deploys a respectable balance of armor, getting *very* expensive cargo (called precious metals). They could be sold from 50,000 on up. The frig had awesome weapons, armorfirepower, and tons of cargo portsmaneuverability. See the article on the |-! Taur| align="left" | Short for [[Bots:Frigate|NPC FrigateCentaur]] for more information. Hopefully, player usable frigates will be available a mid-level trading ship with the expansion pack to be released after initial public release, along with many other featuresa large cargo hold and some bombing capabilities. The "Tung Taur" or "Agresso" is a special variant (Tunguska Centaur Agresso). A running joke is Inexperienced pilot + frigate |-! Tera| align= massive head trauma, causing lacerated organs. "left" | Short for [http://images[TPG Teradon Frigate]].vendettaAn anti-onlinecapital ship frigate with four powerful main guns.com/screenshots/capital2.jpg Here is a pic of a frig.]|-;Hog: Hog is short ! Vult| align="left" | Short for [[ships:Warthog|WarthogVulture]]. Vultures excel in 1v1 combat due to their extremely thin profile, another and are the de facto workhorse fighterof the galaxy. If you can't afford a Special variants include the "SVG" (Serco Vulture Guardian), "Corvult" (Corvus Vulturius), and "XT" (BioCom Vulture XT).|-! Hog| align="left" | Short for [[ships:Vulture|VultureWarthog]], or you need a versatile medium attack ship. Warthogs are the lightest ship type to fit in deploy a tight spaceLarge weapon port, the Hog however mass is good for that. It has a large weapons port key factor as well, which the Vulture doesn't haveWarthog engine is not as powerful as that of an actual bomber. Hogs have The Warthog mkII is a smaller wingspan than Vultures as wellfast infiniturbo ship that becomes available early on. ;Maud: Maud Special variants include the "TD" (also called Pizza Cutter for its shapeWarthog Territorial Defender), as well as Mara"Hound" (Corvus Greyhound) is short for [[ships:Marauder|Marauder]], the awesome, amazing go blow yourself up and "WME" (!Warthog Mineral Extractor) 48.|-cargo slot trading ship produced ! HAC| align="left" | Short for the [[Nations|UITHeavy Assault Cruiser]], but as with the [[ships:Valkyrie|Valk]] Commonly found among Serco and Itani fleets in the [[ships:PrometheusBorder Combat|PromBorder Skirmishes]], used by all nations.|-! Valk;Prom: Prom (also called Iron Slug) is short for [[ships:Prometheus|Prometheus]], the heavy bomber made especially align="left" | Short for [[Nations|SercosValkyrie]]. Formidable when used right, the Prom looks like a boxan advanced Itani fighter with superior maneuverability, just coolerarmor/mass ratio, and firepower. Antennae stick out from all over it Together with the Vulture, not to mention the weapon shafts.  ;Rag: Rag Valkyrie is short for [[ships:Ragnarok|Ragnarok]]often considered one of the best fighters in the galaxy. Special variants include the "Rune" (Valkyrie Rune), a heavy bomber"Vengeance" (IDF Valkyrie Vengeance), used by all needing some cargo space, but heavy firepower tooand the "X1" (Valkyrie X-1). |-;! Tri-flare Valk: | align="left" | A tri-flare valk is just what it sounds like: a valk with 3 [[:weapons:Small#Sunflare Rocket Launcher|flares]] (most notably usually sunflares). There can also be a tri-flare of other ships, but the Valk is noted normally used since it is the best ship for its awesome tri-flarenesssuch tactics.|-;Valk: Valk is short ! Maud| align="left" | Short for [[ships:Valkyrie|ValkyrieMarauder]], the prized fighting 48+ cargo trading ship of produced for the Itani, but used by all 3 nations to wage war on humanity. ;Vult: Vult is short for (you guessed it) [[ships:VultureNations|VultureUIT]]. Vultures are good attack ships, especially if you don't have access to Valks yet, or if you just don't like Valks Also called Pizza Cutter for some reasonits shape. Vults are used by Nation Defense Bots. == Weapons/Batteries ===== Batteries ===;Bat: Bat is short for Battery Despite having a large cargo hold, the fuel cell responsible for you using plasma weapons and boostingMarauder is a light ship with great firepower. There are Hvy (heavy) However, Med (medium), FC (fast-charge) batteries, as well as with a full cargo load the free and light batteriesMarauder cannot hope to go toe to toe against a dedicated fighter.;F|-C Bat: Fast-Charge Battery! Prom| align===Slots===;L-Port: L-Port is short "left" | Short for [[:weapons:LargePrometheus]] Port, which holds the more powerful, "large" weapons. Most rockets, all mines, and high-damage plasma weapons are large-port. ;S-Port: S-Port is short armored transport made for the [[weapons:SmallNations|Serco]] Port. Formidable when used correctly, holding the Prom resembles an armored slug. Did we mention that this ship is armored? The most feared variant is the "smallerSkyProm" weapons, mainly rapid-fire plasma weapons(Serco SkyCommand Prometheus). Sunflares are also small port, as well as some homer|-type missiles.! Rag| align===Weapons===;AGT: Stands "left" | Short for [[:weapons:Large#Gatling Turret|Advanced Gatling TurretRagnarok]], 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 Turreta heavy bomber used by all needing heavy firepower.|-;Flares: [[:weapons:Small#Sunflare Rocket Launcher|Sunflares]], [[:weapons:Small#Iceflare Rocket Launcher-! MGC|Iceflares]]align="left" | Short for "Mobile Goliath Cannon", or any other variant of unguided missiles fall under a tongue-in-cheek reference to the legendary guns defending Itani space from the [[:weapons:Small|Flares]] categorybackstory. They are powerful unguided rocket weapons.  ;Gravs: A Grav The MGC is a [[:weapons:Small|Gravitron Blaster]], another highspecial Ragnarok all-speed plasma weaponrocket loadout of 3x Sunflare Launchers and 2x Jackhammer Launchers, more powerful than a Tachyon blasteror 3x Sunflare Launchers and 2x Screamer Launchers, popularized in alpha. Gravitrons have been renamed the [[:weapons:Small#Positron Blaster|Positron Blaster]].-! Moth;Homers: The term Homer is most often used for [[:weapons:Small#Gemini Homing Missile Launcher|Geminis]] but can be used for align="left" | [[:weapons:Large|LargeBehemoth]]-port homing missiles also. ;L-Mines: L-mines are , [[:weapons:Large#Lightning Mine LauncherTPG|Lightning MinesThe Propeller Group's]]latest creation.  ;Nukes: Avalon torpedo launchersThis monster of a ship is perfect for large cargo hauls and big mining ventures. 12000 damage/shot Special variants include the "XC" (TPG Behemoth XC), "Light Moth" (Aeolus Light Behemoth), "Moth Miner" 2 and 3 (Behemoth Heavy Miner 2 and Behemoth Heavy Miner 3). These were removed in beta because there was nothing to use them on. It is theorized that they might be readded when the [[Bots:Frigate|Frigate]] is readded-! Frig;P-Mines| align="left" | Historically: P-Mine Short for Frigate (or prox.officially the capital ship) , this is short a very large ship. The frig was previously an NPC, but has recently been opened for player use (see [[:weapons:Large#proximity mine launcher|Proximity MinesHeavy Assault Cruiser]]). Proximity Mines explode when a player flies The frig can kill anyone within a certain short distance of them. Most cause plenty 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 damage50, so they're fairly useful000 credits. ;Swarms: Swarms are [[:The frig has awesome weapons:Large#Locust Swarm Missile Launcher|Locust Swarm Missiles]], rockets fired in a clusterarmor, causing major damageand many cargo ports. ;Tachs: A Tach is a Tachyon Blaster, a high-speed plasma weapon. Tachyons have been renamed the See [[Bots:weapons:Small#Neutron BlasterFrigate|Neutron BlasterNPC Frigate]]for more information.|-! Hound| align== Names "left" | Short for Players/Player Tactics ==;Fighter: Do I really have to explain? Fighters are people who live for the chaseCorvus Greyhound, using fighter ships. ;Pirate: A pirate is a player who demands that another player drop their cargo, or face death. Pirates are also notorious for griefing lighter and sometimes using cheap tactics (Rocket Ramming).  ;Rammer: 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 very fast variant of what they do.#A rammer is also a person who uses a proximity rocket at point-blank range, damaging oneself as well as the target ;Spammer: A person who shoots large amounts of homing missiles in the hope that one or more might hit. Common platforms for Missile Spamming are the [[ships:Ragnarok|RagnarockWarthog]] and the [[ships:Hornet|Hornet]] using [[:weapons:Small#Gemini Homing Missile Launcher|Gems]] and/. Most commonly used as an interceptor or [[:weapons:Large#Locust Swarm Missile Launcher|Swarms]].  ;Trader: Self-explanatoryscout, traders are people who trade the Hound includes an integrated cargo at assorted stationsscanner. ;Guides: People who keep others in line with the rules. If you get a white message it is most wise to listen to it.|}

;incarnate: incarnate is John Bergman{| class="wikitable"|-! ! Description|-! Bat| align="left" | Short for Battery, the Managing Director of Guild Softwarepowercell for using energy weapons and boosting. He is in charge of product oversightThere are Hvy (heavy), design directionMed (medium), etcFC (fast-charge) cells, as well as the free and light cells. John 's account, forum, 'Note: the term Battery was originally used in alpha and has been replaced by the word Powercell inproduction''|-game name ! UC| align="left" | Short for Ultra Charge Powercell, 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 incarnateoften sold by veterans.|}

;a1k0n: a1k0n == Weapons ==This is Andy Sloane, a programmer who wrote most list of the network and server code among other things. Andy's accountnames given to the weapons during alpha/beta testing, forum and in-game name is a1k0nthough some names have changed the terms have stuck around.

;Vlad{| class="wikitable"|-! ! Description|-! L-Port| align="left" | Short for [[: Vlad is Waylon Brinckweapons:Large]] Port, who created much which holds the more powerful, "large" weapons. Most rockets, all mines, and high-damage plasma weapons are large-port.|-! S-Port| align="left" | 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.|-! AGT| align="left" | [[: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 artwork you'll see ingamename they are large-port weapons, not for the turret port. Vlad is WaylonThe correct term would be "Gatling Cannon MkII" and the Hive Queen Gatling Cannon would be like a "Gatling Cannon MkIII"|-! Flares| align="left" | [[:weapons:Small#Sunflare Rocket Launcher|Sunflares]], [[:weapons:Small#Iceflare Rocket Launcher|Iceflares]], or any other variant of unguided missiles fall under the [[:weapons:Small|Flares]] category. They are powerful unguided rocket weapons.|-! Gravs| align="left" | 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]].|-! Homers| align="left" | Usually [[:weapons:Small#Gemini Homing Missile Launcher|Geminis]], but can be used for any homing missiles. Also known as Seekers or Heaters.|-! L-Mines| align="left" | [[:weapons:Large#Lightning Mine Launcher|Lightning Mines]].|-! Neuts| align="left" | [[:weapons:Small#Neutron Blaster|Neutron Blasters]]; also called "Neuts", "Neut IIs", or "Neut IIIs".|-! Nukes| align="left" | [[:Weapons:Large#Mine_Launchers|BioCom Miniature Teller-Ulam Mines]] - 11000 damage mine launcher. Historically: Avalon torpedo launchers. 12000 damage/shot. These were removed in beta because there was nothing to use them on at the time.|-! P-Mines| align="left" | [[:weapons:Large#proximity mine launcher|Proximity Mines]]. Proximity Mines explode when a player flies within a certain distance of them. Most cause plenty of damage, so they're fairly useful.|-! Concapult| align="left" | 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 account .|-! Popcorn Gun| align="left" | Usually the nickname for the [[:weapons:Small#Flechette_Cannon|Flechette Cannon]] due to the shape and forum namethe 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" | 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]].|}

== Player Tactics and Dev Pilot Names ==These are terms given by players to other players for their style of play;El Guapo: El Guapo also included is Waylon's in-game namea list of the developers ingame pilot names.

;raybondo{| class="wikitable"|-! colspan="2" | Player Tactic Description|-! Fighter| align="left" | People who live for the chase, using fighter ships.|-! Pirate| align="left" | A player who demands that another player drop their cargo or face death. Pirates are also notorious for griefing and sometimes using cheap tactics, such as rocket ramming.|-! Trader| align="left" | People who trade cargo at assorted stations.|-! Guides| align="left" | People who keep others in line with the rules. If you get a white message it is most wise to listen to it.|-! Ramming| align="left" | Using a high proximity weapon up close so that the target cannot escape damage regardless of what they do. Using a proximity rocket at point-blank range, damaging oneself as well as the target. May also refer to colliding with the hull of another ship to cause damage.|-! Spamming| align="left" | Blindly firing rockets or missiles in hopes one might hit. Looked down on by experienced pilots as ineffectual and wasteful.|-! Barrel-roll Waltz| align="left" | Occurs when two pilots, usually of middle or low skill, engage each other using a continuous spin-strafe maneuver. A drawn out and uneventful fight.|-! Juggling| align="left" | To 'juggle' a target is to repeatedly attack using stun weaponry, such as flares, before they can recover.|-! Rocket Netting| align="left" | Firing two or more rockets in a pattern intended to trap or 'net' the target between the proximity fuses.|-! Jousting| align="left" | Using turbo to accelerate weapons fire (usually rockets) in the direction of the target increasing the likelihood of scoring a hit.|-! Knife Fight| align="left" | 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 the firing solution.|-! Distance Control| align="left" | Maintaining optimum distance to a target, ideally just inside the threshold where you can hit them but they can't hit you.|-! colspan="2" | Dev Descriptions|-! Dev/Devs| align="left" | Developer(s). Usually means one of the following individually, or all of them collectively: raybondo |-! incarnate| align="left" | John 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| 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.|}

;Waylonics[[Category: Waylonics are also known as Galactic Trade Standard (General Information]][[GTSCategory:Glossary]]). 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.