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Jul 03, 2004 danielky link
[Disclaimer] This thread does not pertain to vets, or even people playing 4-5 months. This thread is for the new players when they get here. The mentor system will help with this some, but I didn't have a mentor when I was new. I didn't figure out what some of the words used by Vendetta players meant for over a month (but then I didn't play much, so I had an excuse). So, I'm gonna make a list. Here goes:
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Common Words, used by Vendetta players:

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.

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 tactic is noted as a "cheap" tactic by the majority of players, and is highly discouraged. Should you do this, many players will be wanting to mount your butt on their wall. DON'T DO IT.

PK: 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.

Griefing: Griefing has multiple definitions. Here's the most common ones:

1) Griefing is a tactic used by some people to "have fun" (not my kind of fun). When a person griefs you, they either repeatedly kill you until you decide to act differently, or they might not ever stop killing you. If someone (Subject A 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 time, but sometimes people can get their point across. Not my idea of fun (like I said), but grievers aren't me.

2) Griefing is also repeatedly killing a player who is unable to escape or defend themselves due to a lack of skill or ship configurations.

3) 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 "DON'T DO IT."
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Systems: Systems are the numbered areas. There are 30 systems, each containing a 16 by 16 grid of sectors. The systems can be looked at by hitting default "n" or whatever is bound on your computer as nav.

Sectors: Sectors are the squares 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 eventually.

wh: WH most commonly stands for wormhole, the inter-galactic things 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.

OMW: 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 gonna come help you.

rp = Role Playing: when a player acts as a character in the game. Players can earn respect if done well, but over-doing it is just annoying.

VO = Vendetta Online: The game we all know and love.

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.

MMOG/MMORPG = Massive Multi(player) Online (Role Playing) Game

Vet = Veteran: Player who has been playing for a long time, especially since the alpha testing phase.

CTF = Capture the Flag: Long gone feature of the game. Some vets still pine for it.

botting - term used for attacking large numbers of bots to gain experience.
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Ships:

First of all, there are now several versions of most ships, from Skycommander to mks. I, II, III, and IV. Here goes:

Frig: The Frig, short for Frigate (or officially the capital ship), is a hugamongous ship that used to be located in sector 16, before the 7,680 sector universe was released. It was taken away from us, causing many to go bankrupt. The frig could kill anyone within a short distance from it. If you had several people, or worked efficiently, you could take down the frig, getting *very* expensive cargo (called precious metals). They could be sold from 50,000 on up. The frig had awesome weapons, armor, and tons of cargo ports. Hopefully, player usable frigates will be available with the expansion pack to be released after initial public release, along with many other features (hopefully. I trust the devs, so I'm gonna put that last comment) Unexperienced pilot + frigate = massive head trauma, causing lacerated organs. Here's a pic of a frig:
http://images.vendetta-online.com/screenshots/capital2.jpg
Also, you can look around on other people's websites for frig pics, there are lot of them.

Valk: Valk is short for Valkyrie, the prized fighting ship of the Itani, but used by all 3 nations to wage war on humanity.

Tri-flare Valk: A tri-flare valk is just what it sounds like: a valk with 3 flares (most notably sunflares). There can also be tri-flare of other ships, but the Valk is noted for its awesome tri-flareness.

Prom: Prom (also called Iron Slug) is short for Prometheus, the heavy bomber made especially for Sercos. Formidable when used right, the Prom looks like a box, just cooler. Antennae stick out from all over it, not to mention the weapon shafts.

Maud: Maud (also called Pizza Cutter for its shape, as well as Mara) is short for Marauder, the awesome, amazing, go blow yourself up (!) 16-cargo slot trading ship produced for the Neutral Territories, but as with the Valk and Prom, used by all nations.

Cent: Cent is normally short for Centurion, but some people use it short for Centaur. If you're not sure, ASK! It never hurt too many people... It's not good for someone to tell you to get a Cent (they mean a Centurion) and you get a Centaur. Centurions are fighters; Centaurs are trading ships, with some bombing capabilities.

Rag: Rag is short for Ragnarok, a heavy bomber, used by all needing some cargo space, but heavy firepower too. Evoli used to like rags, but I'm not sure if she does now or not... They're pretty good ships.

Hog: Hog is short for Warthog, another fighter. If you can't afford a Vulture or you need to fit in a tight space, the Hog is good for that. It has a large weapons port as well, which the Vulture doesn't have. Hogs have a smaller wingspan than Vultures as well.

Vult: Vult is short for (you guessed it) Vulture. Vultures are good attack ships, especially if you don't have access to Valks yet, or if you just don't like Valks for some reason... That would be weird not to like Valks. Vults are used by Nation Defense Bots.

Bus: A bus is not a real ship name. Bus, short for EC-88, EC-98, and EC-whatever else, is a name given to the EC series for their crappy, well, everything and clunky size. Unless you have no money at all, buses aren't for you. Though good for beginner trade/combat missions, they really don't perform as well as any of the other ships in the fleet. Remember kids: Don't ride 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.
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Weapons/Batteries:

First, you need to know what L-Port and S-Port mean.
L-Port: L-Port is short for Large 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 for Small Port, holding "smaller" (Really, how'd we come up with this?) (sarcasm for you weaker minded fools) weapons, mainly rapid-fire plasma weapons. Sunflares are also small port, as well as some homer-type missiles.

Here's the real weapons:

P-Mines: P-Mine (or prox.) is short for 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.

L-Mines: L-mines are Lightning Mines. I'm not exactly sure what they do, as I've never used them... Little help here please?

Tachs: A Tach is a Tachyon Blaster, a high-speed plasma weapon. Tachyons have been renamed the Neutron (or is it Neuron... I can't remember) Blaster.

Gravs: A Grav is a Gravitron Blaster, another high-speed plasma weapon, more powerful than a Tachyon blaster. (I think. People, check me on these.)

Swarms: Swarms are Locust Swarm Missiles, rockets fired in a cluster, causing major damage.

Homers: The term Homer is most often used for Geminis but can be used for Large-port homing missiles also.

Flares: Sunflares, Iceflares, or any other variant of unguided missiles fall under the Flares category. They are powerful unguided rocket weapons.

AGT: AGT stands for Advanced Gatling Turret, the best gatling turret your money can buy, containing excellent auto tracking and high rate of fire.

Bat: Bat is short for Battery, the fuel cell responsible for you using plasma weapons and boosting.
There are Hvy (heavy), Med (medium), FC (fast-charge), and Eff (efficient) batteries, as well as the free battery.
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Names used to describe types of players/player tactics:

Rammer: 1) A rammer is a person who uses a high proximity weapon up close so that the target cannot escape damage regardless of what they do.
2) A rammer is also a person who uses a proximity rocket at point-blank range, damaging oneself as well as the target.

Pirate: A pirate is a player who demands that another player drop their cargo, or face death. Pirates are also notorious for griefing and sometimes using cheap tactics (Rocket Ramming).

Trader: Self-explanatory, traders are people who trade cargo at assorted stations.

Fighter: Do I really have to explain? Fighters are people who live for the chase, using fighter ships.

NPC - Non-Player Character (correct me if I've got this wrong). Otherwise known as "bots"

FM: FM stands for the beloved Forum Moderator, who royally performs his duty keeping Vendetta great. FM can be seen in-game as Sherpa. Should you get a message from him, you'd do best to return it, or face muting or other disciplinary tactics. W00T! GO FM!

Dev/Devs: Short for Developer(s), Dev usually means one of the following: John "Incarnate" Bergman, Andy "a1k0n" Sloane, Waylon "El Guapo/Vlad" Brinck, or Ray "Raybondo" Ratelis individually, or all of them collectively.

incarnate: incarnate is 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: a1k0n is 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: Vlad is Waylon Brinck, who created much of the artwork you'll see ingame. Vlad is Waylon's account and forum name.

El Guapo: El Guapo is Waylon's in-game name.

Waylonics: Waylonics are also known as 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.

raybondo: raybondo is Ray Ratelis, responsible for the bulk of the 3D engine, graphics APIs, and others. Ray's account, forum, and in-game name is raybondo.
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Well, that about sums it up for me. If anyone has other words that new players need to know, just post and I'll add them. See ya later.

FM, can you pin this now????
Jul 03, 2004 Eldrad link
You miss defined and misspelled griefing.
Griefing: 1) repeatedly killing a player who is unable to escape or defend themselves due to a lack of skill, or ship configurations.
OR
2) repeatedly attacking non-hostile people

Coffin: Coffin is a nick name for the Centaur, which probably is no longer applicable since the heavy engines are completely over powered at the moment.

Bat: Battery
eff: efficient engine
med: med battery or engine
Hvy: heavy battery or engine
FC: Fast Charge battery
Jul 03, 2004 Suicidal Lemming link
Ramming: Getting in close and using rockets as a weapon, hitting yourself with your own splash.
Jul 03, 2004 Arolte link
You misdefined Coffin, which is actually the Atlas.

Other notable lingo include...

Rammer--
1. One who uses a high proximity weapon up close so that the target cannot escape damage regardless of what they do.
2. One who uses a proximity rocket at point-blank range, damaging oneself as well as the target

Pizza Cutter--
The Marauder

Iron Slug--
The Prometheus

Hyperspace Bug--
A bug that causes you to lose physical control of your ship while speeding your ship hundreds of kilometers away from the center of a sector within seconds.

OMW (on my way)--
Usually said in response for when immediate help is requested, be it escort or combat related.

P-mines--
Proximity mines.

L-mines--
Lightning mines.

Swarms--
Locust swarm missiles.

Homers--
Most often used for Geminis, but can be used for L-port homing missiles also.

Flares--
Sunflares, Iceflares, or any other variant of unguided missiles.

AGT (advanced gatling turret)--
The best gatling turret your money can buy, containing excellent auto tracking and high rate of fire.

L-port/S-port--
Large port and small port weapon classes, respectively.
Jul 03, 2004 Martinet link
How could you guys forget the most important Vendetta slang term?

Ice, yo! -- or Iceyo -- One of those shiny ice asteroids. With the old smaller, more dense sectors people used to absent mindedly smush 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.
Jul 04, 2004 Black Omega link
I thought the Prom was the flying 'coffin' due to its shape ?
Jul 04, 2004 Renegade ++RIP++ link
Arolte,

heaters = gemini

homer = firefly and ...

flying coffin = centaur
Jul 04, 2004 Arolte link
Heaters? Now that's just a silly name for Geminis. It sounds like you're trying to warm your target up comfortably. Give 'em that nice toasty feeling before you destroy 'em. You know, the whole false sense of security thing. Pah! I'll never call 'em heaters.

=b
Jul 04, 2004 Renegade ++RIP++ link
well the name is based on the method they home in on their target :D

gemini are warmthseeking homers :D. Reason why there tracking is better then an average normal small port homer :D

and no a homer aint a deuhsaying simpson in space :D
Jul 04, 2004 Sheean link
rgr = roger, said when someone understood a command
1337 = leet, very cool, amazing, cool, good etc (really, some people don't know what 1337 is o.O)
prox = prox. mines, mines that blow if you get too close
valkjock = somebody with an over-sized ego that flies in a valk and kills n00bs
FM = forum moderator, how could you forget this one!
Jul 04, 2004 Eldrad link
Arolte, the coffin's definately not the atlas, it was not as nice of a target for pirates, since it actually could move (a bit), and held less cargo.
Jul 04, 2004 Pyroman_Ace link
Maud and Mara are both used to mean the Neutral Maurader
Jul 04, 2004 Arolte link
Eldrad, the Atlas is the ship that looks most like a coffin. The Prometheus's damage indicator graphic comes in at a close second.
Jul 04, 2004 Pyroman_Ace link
Arolte they dont mean litterally looking like a coffin, they meant it's the equivalent to a coffin for the pilot because it's a deathtrap. It's not a real good fighter so they get killed easily, thus turning it into a coffin for the dead pilot inside.
Jul 04, 2004 danielky link
I'm going to just keep editing on the bottom of my post. Please read it every time before you post. Thanks.
Jul 04, 2004 spacecowboy link
Hey you all forgot the popcorn guns! (Flechette Cannons)

Turkey :)
Jul 04, 2004 Noyga link
There are now 2 type of swarms missiles :
- Locust swarm missiles
- Chaos swarm missiles (sort of inproved Locusts swarm missiles)
Jul 04, 2004 genka link
Roid farmer - I don't really need to explain this one, do I?

Fembot - if you know, you know, if you don't, you probably don't care

Flying Frog (Or some derivative) - vult

End boss - I just made that one up.
Jul 04, 2004 danielky link
End boss... hmm... maybe it's a secret goal of the game... Do you think the devs are about to trick us into meeting with a super-super-frig?

It's like an aircraft carrier, just... hugamongous.
Jul 05, 2004 silentsuicide link
it was always so much fun to "play with" the fembots :P