Acronyms

Ok here is a list of popular acronyms for the net and Stars. The original is on Autohost.

Abbreviations List

General Usenet Abbreviations

• NG – Newsgroup
• rgcs - rec.games.computer.stars
• IIRC - If I Remember Correctly
• AFAIK - As Far As I Know
• PBEM - Play By E-Mail
• IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion
• WTF? - What the Fuck?
• OT - Off Topic
• WRT - With Regard To
• RTFM - Read The Fucking Manual
• YMMV - Your Millage May Vary (you might get different results)
• HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language (the stuff which makes up web pages)
• AKA - Also Known As
• ASA - Another Stupid Acronym
• ^H - Backspace Character, used to show the last character(s) where meant to be deleted
• :-) - Smiley Face
• ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
• ROTFLMAOPIMPGAH - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Arse Off Pissing In My Pants Getting A Hernia

Game Specific Abrevations

• PRTs - Primary Racial Traits
• HE - Hyper Expander
• SS - Super Stealth
• WM - War Monger
• CA - Claim Adjuster
• IS - Inner-Strength
• SD - Space Demolition
• PP - Packet Physics \
• IT - Interstellar Traveller
• AR - Alternate Reality
• JoaT - Jack of All Trades
• LRTs - Lesser Racial Traits
• IFE - Improved Fuel Efficiency
• TT - Total Terraforming
• ARM - Advanced Remote Mining
• ISB - Improved StarBases
• GR - Generalized Research
• UR - Ultimate Recycling
• MA - Mineral Alchemy
• NRSE - No Ram Scoop Engines
• OBRM - Only Basic Remote Mining
• NAS - No Advanced Scanners
• LSP - Low Starting Population
• BET - Bleeding Edge Technology
• RS - Regenerating Shields
• PGRs - Planetary Growth Rate

Playstyles

• -f / NF - Factoryless race
• HG - Hyper Growth race
• HP - Hyper Producer race
• OWW / 1WW - One World Wonder Race
• Econ - Economy
• C or Col or Pop - Colonists
• R or Res - Resources
• Min - Minerals
• I / Iron - Ironium
• B / Bora - Boranium
• G / Germ - Germanium

Econ Settings in Race Design

1000 12/9/17-g 11/3/16 means:

1 resource per 1000 colonists
10 factories produce 12 resources per year
Factories require 9 resources to build
10k colonists can operate 17 factories
Factories cost 1kt less germanium to build
10 mines produce up to 11kt minerals per year
Mines require 3 resources to build
10k colonists can operate 16 mines

Game Setup Options

• BMM - Beginner: Maximum Minerals
• STA / ST - Slower Tech Advances
• AccBBS / BBS - Accelerated BBS Play
• NRE - No Random Events
• PPS - Public Player Scores

Technology Fields

• N / En / ener - Energy
• W / weap - Weapons
• P / prop - Propulsion
• C / con - Construction
• E / L / elec - Electronics
• B / bio - Biotechnology
• MT - Mystery Trader

Technology Items

Engines

• QJ5 - Quick Jump 5
• LH6 - Long Hump 6
• DDL7 - Daddy Long Legs 7
• AD8 - Alpha Drive 8
• TGD - Trans Galactic Drive
• IS10 - InterSpace-10 (NRSE only)
• TS10 - Trans Star 10
• FM - Fuel Mizer (IFE only)
• Rad-Ram / RHRS - Radiating Ramscoop
• EP - Enigma Pulsar (MT item)
• Other Ramscoops defined by tech level

Weapons

• Mega-D - Mega Disruptor
• BMC - Big Mutha Cannon
• AMP - Anti-Matter Pulveriser
• Caps - Capital Missiles (Weapon Type)
• Jugs - Juggernaut Missiles
• Dooms - Doomsday Missiles
• ARM / Arm - Armageddon Missiles

Other Components

• OT – Overthuster
• EC / Cap - Energy Capacitor
• BD / Def - Beam Deflector
• BSC - Battle Super Computer
• Nexi - Battle Nexus
• CPS - Complete Phase Shield
• Superlat / Suplat / SL - Superlatanium
• MPS - Mega Poly Shell (MT item)
• Man Jet / MJ / Jet - Manoeuvring Jet
• RB - Robber Baron Scanner (SS only)
• OA - Orbital Adjuster (CA only)
• CoH - Change of Heart (CA starting ship with OAs on it)

Hulls

• MF : Medium Freighter
• LF : Large Freighter
• SFX : Super Fuel Export
• FF: Frigate
• DD: Destroyer
• CC: Cruiser (not CA)
• BC: Battle Cruiser (WM only)
• BB: Battleship
• DN: Dreadnought (WM only)
• PVT: Privateer
• Nub: Nubian