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===Statement of Purpose===
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A [[Glossary]] provides a list of terms and abbreviations unique to a game, group, or profession. The following is a list providing words commonly used in [[Star Sonata]] and their definitions.
  
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* This document is for new players to the game who need a quick guide to some of the SS lingo.
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== A ==
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* This document does not cover general Internet slang like LOL, CYA, G2G, IRC, ICQ or any of the like.
 
  
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;'''[[Adonis]]'''  
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: First level of base gear to be considered serious.
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* '''[[Adonis]]''' - Noun: First level of base gear to be considered serious.
 
  
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* '''[[Aggro]]''' - Noun: An AI ship that is aggressive to players of a certain level.
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;'''[[Aggro]]'''
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: An AI ship that is aggressive to players of a certain level. It can also be used to describe an aggressive player, his [[slaves]], [[bases]], or his [[drones]].
  
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* '''[[Artificial Intelligence | AI]]''' - Noun: Any computer controlled object in the game, including ships, bases and drones.
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'''AI'''  
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: (1) Any computer controlled object in the game, including ships, bases and drones. Sometimes called ''NPCs'' in other games.
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: (2) [[Astral Injection]] skill. A skill required to equip [[augmenters]] onto drones.
  
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* '''[[Astral Injection | AI]]''' - Noun: [[Astral Injection]] skill. Skill required to place augmenters in drones.
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;'''[[Argonaut]]'''
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: Second level of base gear from Adonis.
  
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* '''Argonaut''' - Noun: Second level of base gear from Adonis.
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;'''[[Aug]]'''
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: Abbreviated form of [[Augmenters|augmenter]]. Used as permanent enhancements to ships or bases.
  
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* '''[[Aug]]''' - Noun: Abbreviated form of [[Augmenters|augmenter]]. Used as permanent enhancements to ships or bases.
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;'''AT'''
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: (1) [[Augmenter Tweaking]], a skill which increases all stats on a player's augmenters by 2%.
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: (2) [[Astral Travel]], a skill which defines how many jumps a player can [[autopilot]].
  
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* '''AT''' (1) - Noun: [[Augmenter Tweaking]], a skill which increases all stats on your augmenters by 2 percent.
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* '''AT''' (2) - Noun: [[Astral Travel]], a skill which defines how many jumps player can autopilot.
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;'''[[Base]]'''  
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: A [[space station]] used for [[trading]] or construction. Sometimes player-owned. See: '''Station'''
  
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* '''[[Base]]''' - Noun: A space station used for trading or construction. Sometimes player-owned. (AKA: "'''Station'''".)
 
  
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;'''Cap'''  
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* '''Cap''' (1) - Verb: To [[capture]] a ship or a base.
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: (1) To [[capture]] a ship or base.
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: (2) Short for [[capacity]].
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: (3) Short for [[Capacitors|Capacitor]].
  
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* '''Cap''' (2) - Additive: Short for [[capacity]]. For example: "Anyone selling a basic cap aug?"
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* '''Cap''' (3) - Noun: Short for [[Capacitors|Capacitor]]. For example: "Anyone selling an Adonis energy cap?"
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;'''Destroyed'''  
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: (1) Used to describe a [[base]], [[drone]], fighter, missile, or [[slave]] that has been killed beyond recovery.
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: (2) Used to describe a destroyed base that can be recovered using a [[Repair Kits|repair kit]], or a player ship that has been destroyed and enters into [[stasis]].  
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: Note: Destroyed slaves without [[Slave Stasis Generator|stasis generators]] are irrecoverable, as are all drones, fighters, and missiles.
  
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* '''Destroyed''' - Adjective: Used to describe a [[Base]], [[Drone]], Fighter, Missile or [[Slave]] without a [[Slave Stasis Generator]] that has been killed. Slaves with a [[Slave Stasis Generator]] and Player [[Ships]] are put into [[stasis]], instead of being destroyed when their shield bank reaches zero.
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: An autonomous attack platform. Requires the [[Drone Deployment]] skill to use.
  
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* '''[[Drone]]''' - Noun: Autonomous attack platform. Requires the [[Drone Deployment]] skill to use.
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;'''DD'''
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: (1) Short for [[Death Debt]].
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: (2) Short for [[Drone Deployment]].
  
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* '''DD''' (1) - Noun: Short for [[Death Debt]]. This is achieved when your pod is destroyed, or when you die without having a pod equipped on your ship, essentially turning into a spirit. Pods are available at almost every [[AI]] station. (Never used anymore, usually spelled out.)
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;'''DM'''  
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: Short for [[Engineer Class|Drone Master]]. A secondary skill providing bonuses in drone deployment.
  
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* '''DD''' (2) - Noun: Short for [[Drone Deployment]]. Skill required to use drones.
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;'''DWO'''  
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: (1) Short for [[Weapons|Death Warmed Over]], a long range, non-tracking fire-based weapon.
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: (2) Short for [[DeathWarmedOver]], a retired player. Lead the [[Capitalists]] and became an [[Emperor]].  
  
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* '''DM''' - Noun: Short for [[Engineer Class|Drone Master]]. A secondary skill providing bonuses in drone deployment.
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;'''DHO'''  
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: Short for [[Weapons#Heat Weapons|Death Heated Over]]. Weapon similar to Death Warmed Over.
  
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* '''DWO''' (1) - Noun: Short for [[Weapons|Death Warmed Over]]. Long range, non-tracking fire-based weapon. Deals heat damage.
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;'''Drag'''  
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: Using a [[Tractors|tractor]] to pull a ship or base. Sometimes the maneuver is used to speed a ship up.
  
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* '''DWO''' (2) - Noun: Short for [[DeathWarmedOver]], a retired player.  Lead the [[Capitalists]] and became an [[Emperor]].  
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;'''DS'''  
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: Short for [[Death Striker]], a rare, powerful, and high-tech ship.
  
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* '''DHO''' - Acronym: [[Weapons#Heat Weapons|Death Heated Over]]. Weapon similar to Death Warmed Over.
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: ''Damage Per Second.'' Used to measure the amount of damage a weapon can deal per second.
  
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* '''Drag''' - Verb: Using a [[Tractors|tractor]] to pull a ship or base. Sometimes the maneuver is used to speed a ship up. "Drag me to the station so I can dock."
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;'''[[DPE]]'''
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: ''Damage Per Energy.'' Ratio describing how much damage a weapon does per unit of energy used.
  
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* '''DS''' - Noun: Short for [[Death Striker]], a rare, powerful, and high-tech ship.
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* '''[[DPS]]''' - Noun: ''Damage Per Second.'' Used to describe the amount of damage a weapon or weapon and ship combo can pump out per second.
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: ''Energy Per Second.'' Describes how much energy a weapon can use per second. Also can describe how much an energy source regenerates per second. See Also: Regen
  
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* '''[[DPE]]''' - Noun: ''Damage Per Energy.'' Ratio describing how much damage a weapon does per unit of energy used.  To some it is important in deciding what weapon to use.
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;'''EXP'''
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: [[Experience]] Points.
  
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* '''[[EPS]]''' - Noun: ''Energy Per Second.'' Describes how much energy a weapon can use per second. Also can describe how much an energy source regenerates per second.
 
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(Also see "'''Regen'''".)
 
  
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* '''F1''' / '''F2''' / '''F3''' / Etc. - Noun: Highly sought after "[[Faranji]]" alien [[energy|energy source]]. The higher the number, the more powerful the energy is. The full name is [[Energy|Faranji Energy 1]], Faranji Energy 2, and so on.
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: Highly sought after "[[Faranji]]" alien [[energy|energy source]]. The higher the number, the more powerful the energy is. The full names are [[Energy|Faranji Energy 1]], Faranji Energy 2, and so forth.
  
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*'''F2P''' - Noun: A player who doesn't pay for the game. Full version of the word is "free to play."
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: ''Free to Play''. Used to describe an account that is not subscribed to the game.
  
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* '''Gimmo''' - Noun: Short for [[Weapons#Heat_Weapons|Great Immolation]], a short-ranged heat weapon that causes some damage to the user when fired.
 
  
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* '''GnT''' / '''GaT''' - Noun: Abbreviation of "'''Give and Take'''". A rare [[shield]].
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;'''Gimmo'''
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: Short for [[Weapons#Heat_Weapons|Great Immolation]], a short-ranged heat weapon that causes some damage to the user when fired.
  
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;'''GnT''', '''GaT'''
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* '''[[Incineration|Incin]]''' - Noun: Short for [[Weapons#Heat_Weapons|Incineration]], a short-ranged self-damaging heat weapon.
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: Abbreviation of "'''Give and Take'''". A rare [[shield]].
  
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* '''[[Immolation|Immo]]''' - Noun: Short for [[Weapons#Heat_Weapons|Immolation]], a short-ranged self-damaging heat weapon.
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* '''Item Form''' - Adjective: When a ship is built by a player, it starts its life as an item. Ships in "'''item form'''" can be converted to usable ships by selling them on a player base with a trading bay.
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;'''[[Incineration|Incin]]'''
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: Short for [[Weapons#Heat_Weapons|Incineration]], a short-ranged self-damaging heat weapon.
  
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* '''Jump''' - Verb: Describes the process of going though a gate from one star system to another. Example: "'''I’m 5 jumps away'''" or "'''When I jumped into Sol, everything fired on me!'''"
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: Short for [[Weapons#Heat_Weapons|Immolation]], a short-ranged self-damaging heat weapon.
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(Also see "'''Jump Gate'''" & "'''Warp'''".)
 
  
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* '''Jump Gate''' - Noun: Connection between two star systems. Different color jump gates designate the '''Warp''' skill needed to use that gate.  
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: Used to describe a ship that behaves like an item. Ships in item form take up space, have weight, and can be placed into inventories. When a ship in item form is sold through a player base, it becomes a full ship and leaves item form. Ships which are built from [[blueprints]] come as items. A ship that is not in item form can be made an item by submitting a [[Support Ticket]] and paying a fee.
  
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* '''LC''' (1) - Pronoun: [[Light Commerce]]. An old team. Very powerful,
 
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* '''LC''' (2) - Noun: [[Weapons#Surgical_Weapons|love cylinder]]. Medium range, tracking surgical weapon. Shots are pair of small light blue bullets.
 
  
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;'''Jump'''  
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* '''MisD''' - Noun: Short for '''[[Shields|Misdirection]].'''  A sought after shield with a high rate of regeneration.
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: To travel between galaxies using a [[Warp|gate]].
  
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* '''MF''' - Noun: Short for '''[[Berserker Class|Multifiring]].''' A secondary skill that allows a player to fire multiple weapons at once.
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;'''Jump Gate'''  
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* '''MFM''' - Noun: Short for '''[[Merchant Fleet Mastery]].'''  A secondary skill that allows for large hulls on slaves.
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: A connection between two star systems. Different color jump gates designate the [[Warp Navigation|Warp]] skill needed to use that gate.  
  
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* '''Noob''' / '''Newb''' / '''Choob''' / Etc. - Adjective: A sometimes derogatory comment describing someone's status in the game. Sometimes people use the different forms of the word to describe different qualities about the person. Typically, when used in a derogatory manner, it means that the person has acted in a childish or helpless manner.
 
  
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* '''OS(#)''' - Noun: overloader stable (goes from 1 to 6) see [[overloaders]].
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: (1) [[Light Commerce]], a player owned [[team]].
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* '''OS''' - abbreviation: Over Sized.
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: (2) [[Weapons#Surgical_Weapons|Love Cylinder]]. Medium range, tracking surgical weapon.
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* '''OHL''' - Noun: [[Weapons#Surgical_Weapons|Open Heart Laser]]. Medium range, beam-style [[surgical]] weapon. The beam is light blue.
 
  
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* '''PC''' - Noun / Acronym: [[Prismatic Conversion]]. Used in conjunction with a radiation weapon to capture [[AI]] [[ship]]s. A projectile from the weapon is a short-ranged, small, slow-moving red sphere.
 
  
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* '''PC''' - Abbreviation / Verb: ''Price Check.'' When inquiring price of a specific item, use it in [[Trade chat]].
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: Short for '''[[Shields|Misdirection]].'''  A highly sought after shield with a high rate of regeneration.
  
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* '''Pill Box''' - Noun: See "'''Drone'''".
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: Short for '''[[Berserker Class|Multifiring]].''' A secondary skill that allows a player to fire multiple weapons at once.
  
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* '''PM''': Noun / Verb: ''Private Message.'' The act of using the in-game command ‘/w "'''name'''" message’. Alternatively, it can refer to the private conversation started by using the command. Example: Verb "'''PM me'''" & Noun "'''Lets take it to PM'''".
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: Short for '''[[Merchant Fleet Mastery]].''' A secondary skill that allows for large hulls on slaves.
  
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* '''Pod''' - Noun: Short for escape pod. Prevents death debt and loss of money when the ship enters stasis. (See "'''DD (1)'''".)
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* '''Podded''' - Verb: Having been killed and put in a pod or spirit.
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* '''Prom''' - Noun: Short for [[promethium]]. Rare, expensive material used in many construction projects. (Also available at most AI stations.)
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* '''Prom Sun''' - Noun: A sun where fermium can be mined to be converted into promethium. Typically 10-20K from the nearest gate. (See also "'''Prom'''".)
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: (1) Overloader Stable. (See: [[overloaders|Overloaders]])
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* '''PtE''' - Abbreviation / Noun: ''Poseidon the Earthshaker'', an [[augmenter]].
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: [[Weapons#Surgical_Weapons|Open Heart Laser]]. Medium range, beam-style [[surgical]] weapon.
  
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* '''P2P''' - Abbreviation / Noun: Short for ''Pay to Play''. A person who pays money to play the game. This is the only way to level up past twenty.
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* '''Rats''' - Noun: Short for rations. Used on bases to feed [[colony|colonies]] and workers. Produced from ''Space Oats''.
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: (1) [[Prismatic Conversion]]. Used in conjunction with a radiation weapon to capture [[AI]] [[ship]]s. A projectile from the weapon is a short-ranged, small, slow-moving red sphere.
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* '''Regen''' - Noun: Short for regeneration. Describes how much a shield or energy can regenerate per unit of time, commonly a second.  Sometimes a "'''regen'''" rate is described in an ‘amount/second’ format. Example: "'''My F7 regens 180/1.2'''".
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* '''[[Remote Control|Slave]]''' - Noun: A semi-autonomous ship controlled by a player. Requires the skill "'''[[Remote Control]]'''". Adjective: "'''Slaved'''".
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: ''Private Message.'' To PM someone means to open a private [[chat]] channel with them using the `/w [[command]]. A PM is the conversation held within that channel.
  
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* '''SM''' (1) - Noun: Short for [[Station Management]]. Skill needed to make [[base]]s.
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* '''SM''' (2) - Noun: Short for [[Fleet Commander Class|Slave Mastery]]. Secondary skill that increases the effectiveness of your slaves.
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* '''SM''' (3) - Noun: Short for [[Station Mastery]]. Trade skill that increases the effectiveness of your stations.
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* '''SP''' - Noun: [[Skill Points]]. Awarded 5 each time a person levels. Skill points can be used to obtain skills at AI station under the "'''[[Neuro-Training]]'''" tab.
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: A [[sun]] with asteroids where [[Fermium]] can be mined for conversion into [[Promethium]].  
  
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: ''Poseidon the Earthshaker'', an [[augmenter]].
  
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* '''Trag''' - ''Traginium.'' Very rare mineral used for obtaining further levels of [[Remote Control]] in [[Serpica (Galaxy)|Serpica]].
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* '''Warp''' (1) - Noun: Short for [[Warp Navigation]], a skill that determines what level of [[star system]]s you can enter.
 
  
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: Short for [[Commodities|Rations]]. Used on bases to feed [[colony|colonies]] and [[workers]]. Made from [[Commodities|Space Oats]].
  
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'''[[Slave]]'''
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: A semi-autonomous ship controlled by a player. Requires the skill "'''[[Remote Control]]'''".
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: (*) "To be slaved." Used to describe the process of creating a slave. See also: [[Capping]]
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: (1) Short for [[Station Management]]. Skill needed to make [[base]]s.
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: (2) Short for [[Fleet Commander Class|Slave Mastery]]. Secondary skill that increases the effectiveness of slaves.
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: (3) Short for [[Station Mastery]]. Trade skill that increases the effectiveness of a player's stations.
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: [[Skill Points]]. Skill Points are necessary to acquire skills and are earned through gaining [[Experience]]. Once a player has earned enough Experience, his Experience Points are reset to 0 and he advances a level. 5 Skill Points are awarded each level.
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: '''[[Traginium]]'''. Very rare mineral used for obtaining further levels of [[Remote Control]] in [[Serpica (Galaxy)|Serpica]].
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: (1) Short for [[Warp Navigation]], a skill that determines what level of [[star system]]s a player can enter.
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: (2) Synonymous to Jump.
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A Glossary provides a list of terms and abbreviations unique to a game, group, or profession. The following is a list providing words commonly used in Star Sonata and their definitions.

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Adonis
First level of base gear to be considered serious.
Aggro
An AI ship that is aggressive to players of a certain level. It can also be used to describe an aggressive player, his slaves, bases, or his drones.

AI

(1) Any computer controlled object in the game, including ships, bases and drones. Sometimes called NPCs in other games.
(2) Astral Injection skill. A skill required to equip augmenters onto drones.
Argonaut
Second level of base gear from Adonis.
Aug
Abbreviated form of augmenter. Used as permanent enhancements to ships or bases.
AT
(1) Augmenter Tweaking, a skill which increases all stats on a player's augmenters by 2%.
(2) Astral Travel, a skill which defines how many jumps a player can autopilot.

B

Base
A space station used for trading or construction. Sometimes player-owned. See: Station

C

Cap
(1) To capture a ship or base.
(2) Short for capacity.
(3) Short for Capacitor.

D

Destroyed
(1) Used to describe a base, drone, fighter, missile, or slave that has been killed beyond recovery.
(2) Used to describe a destroyed base that can be recovered using a repair kit, or a player ship that has been destroyed and enters into stasis.
Note: Destroyed slaves without stasis generators are irrecoverable, as are all drones, fighters, and missiles.
Drone
An autonomous attack platform. Requires the Drone Deployment skill to use.
DD
(1) Short for Death Debt.
(2) Short for Drone Deployment.
DM
Short for Drone Master. A secondary skill providing bonuses in drone deployment.
DWO
(1) Short for Death Warmed Over, a long range, non-tracking fire-based weapon.
(2) Short for DeathWarmedOver, a retired player. Lead the Capitalists and became an Emperor.
DHO
Short for Death Heated Over. Weapon similar to Death Warmed Over.
Drag
Using a tractor to pull a ship or base. Sometimes the maneuver is used to speed a ship up.
DS
Short for Death Striker, a rare, powerful, and high-tech ship.
DPS
Damage Per Second. Used to measure the amount of damage a weapon can deal per second.
DPE
Damage Per Energy. Ratio describing how much damage a weapon does per unit of energy used.

E

EPS
Energy Per Second. Describes how much energy a weapon can use per second. Also can describe how much an energy source regenerates per second. See Also: Regen
EXP
Experience Points.

F

F1, F2, F3, Etc...
Highly sought after "Faranji" alien energy source. The higher the number, the more powerful the energy is. The full names are Faranji Energy 1, Faranji Energy 2, and so forth.
F2P
Free to Play. Used to describe an account that is not subscribed to the game.

G

Gimmo
Short for Great Immolation, a short-ranged heat weapon that causes some damage to the user when fired.
GnT, GaT
Abbreviation of "Give and Take". A rare shield.

I

Incin
Short for Incineration, a short-ranged self-damaging heat weapon.
Immo
Short for Immolation, a short-ranged self-damaging heat weapon.
Item Form
Used to describe a ship that behaves like an item. Ships in item form take up space, have weight, and can be placed into inventories. When a ship in item form is sold through a player base, it becomes a full ship and leaves item form. Ships which are built from blueprints come as items. A ship that is not in item form can be made an item by submitting a Support Ticket and paying a fee.

J

Jump
To travel between galaxies using a gate.
Jump Gate
A connection between two star systems. Different color jump gates designate the Warp skill needed to use that gate.

L

LC
(1) Light Commerce, a player owned team.
(2) Love Cylinder. Medium range, tracking surgical weapon.

M

MisD
Short for Misdirection. A highly sought after shield with a high rate of regeneration.
MF
Short for Multifiring. A secondary skill that allows a player to fire multiple weapons at once.
MFM
Short for Merchant Fleet Mastery. A secondary skill that allows for large hulls on slaves.

N

Noob, Newb, Choob, Etc...
Used to describe a new player. Oftentimes the word carries a negative connotation. Sometimes used as a synonym to acting childish.

O

OS
(1) Overloader Stable. (See: Overloaders)
(2) Over Sized.
OHL
Open Heart Laser. Medium range, beam-style surgical weapon.

P

PC
(1) Prismatic Conversion. Used in conjunction with a radiation weapon to capture AI ships. A projectile from the weapon is a short-ranged, small, slow-moving red sphere.
(2) Price Check.
Pill Box
Synonym for drone.
PM
Private Message. To PM someone means to open a private chat channel with them using the `/w command. A PM is the conversation held within that channel.
Pod
Short for escape pod.
Podded
(1) To be killed while in pod form.
(2) To be ejected from a ship inside a pod.
Prom
Short for Promethium. An important commodity used for some skills and blueprints.
Prom Sun
A sun with asteroids where Fermium can be mined for conversion into Promethium.
PtE
Poseidon the Earthshaker, an augmenter.
P2P
Pay to Play. Used to describe a player or account who has purchased a subscription.

R

Rats
Short for Rations. Used on bases to feed colonies and workers. Made from Space Oats.
Regen
(1) Synonym for EPS.
(2) Synonym for SPS.
(3) "To regen." Used to describe the process of one's shield or energy bank recharging.

S

Slave

A semi-autonomous ship controlled by a player. Requires the skill "Remote Control".
(*) "To be slaved." Used to describe the process of creating a slave. See also: Capping
SM
(1) Short for Station Management. Skill needed to make bases.
(2) Short for Slave Mastery. Secondary skill that increases the effectiveness of slaves.
(3) Short for Station Mastery. Trade skill that increases the effectiveness of a player's stations.
SP
Skill Points. Skill Points are necessary to acquire skills and are earned through gaining Experience. Once a player has earned enough Experience, his Experience Points are reset to 0 and he advances a level. 5 Skill Points are awarded each level.

T

Trag
Traginium. Very rare mineral used for obtaining further levels of Remote Control in Serpica.

W

Warp
(1) Short for Warp Navigation, a skill that determines what level of star systems a player can enter.
(2) Synonymous to Jump.
Warp Gate
Synonymous to Jump Gate.


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