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Statement of Purpose

• This document is for new players to the game who need a quick guide to some of the SS lingo.
• This document does not cover general Internet slang like LOL, CYA, G2G, IRC, ICQ etc.

Glossary

A

• Adonis: Noun: First level of base gear to be considered serious.

• AI: Noun: Any computer controlled object in the game, including ships, bases and drones.

• Argonaut: Noun: Next Step up of base gear from Adonis

• Aug: Noun: Abbreviated form of Augmenter. Used as permanent enhancements to ships or bases.

B

• Base: Noun: A space station used for trading or construction. Sometimes player owned. (AKA:Station)

C

• Cap (1): Verb: To capture a ship or a base.

• Cap (2): Additive: Short for capacity. For example:Anyone selling a basic cap aug?

D

• Drone: Noun: Autonomous attack platform. Requires the Drone Deployment skill to use.

• DD (1): Noun: Short for Death Debt. DD is achieved when your pod is destroyed, or when you die without having a pod equipped on your ship. Available at almost every shop.

• DD (2): Noun: Short for Drone Deployment. Skill required to use drones.

• DM: Noun: Short for Drone Master. A secondary skill providing bonuses in drone deployment.

• DWO (1): Noun: Short for Death Warmed Over – Long range, non-tracking fire-based weapon.

• DWO (2): Pronoun: Short for Death Warmed Over – Retired player. Lead the Capitalists to the Emperorship.

• DHO: Acronym: Death Heated Over: Weapon similar to the DWO.

• Drag: Verb: Using a 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

• DPS: Noun: Damage Per Second. Used to describe the amount of damage a weapon or weapon/ship combo can pump out per second.

• 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.

E

• 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. (Also See:Regen)

F

• F1,F2,F3, etc: Noun: Highly sought after Faranji alien energy source. The higher the number, the more powerful the energy is. The full name is Faranji Energy 1, Faranji Energy 2, etc.

G

• Gimmo: Noun: Short ranged fire based weapon. Causes some damage to the user when fired. short for Great Immolation.

• GnT orG’nT: Noun: Abbreviation ofGive ‘n Take. A rare shield.

I

• Incin: Noun: SeeGimmo

• Immo: Noun: SeeGimmo

• Item Form: Adjective: When a ship is built by a player, it starts it’s life as an item. Ships initem form can be converted to usable ships by the use of a trading bay.

J

• Jump: Verb: Describes the process of going though a gate from one star-system to another. Example:I’m 5 jumps away orWhen I jumped into Sol, everything fired on me! (Also see:Jump Gate Warp)

• Jump Gate: Noun: Connection between two star-systems. Different color jump gates designate theWarp skill needed to use that gate. (Also See:Jump)

L

• LC (1): Pronoun: Light Commerce: Long surviving team.

• LC (2): Noun: love cylinder: Medium range, tracking surgical weapon. Shots are pair of small light blue bullets.

M

• MisD: Noun: Short forMisdirection. A sought after shield with a high rate of regeneration.

N

• Noob,Newb,Choob, etc: Adjective: A sometimes derogatory comment describing someones 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.

O

• OHL: Noun: Open Heart Laser: Medium range, beam-style surgical weapon. The beam is light blue.

P

• PC: Noun Acronym: Prismatic Conversion. Used in conjunction with a radiation weapon to capture AI ships. Fire from a PC is a short-ranged, small, slow-moving red ball.

• PC: Abbreviation, verb: Price Check. When inquiring price of a specific item use it in Trade chat.

• Pill Box: Noun: SeeDrone

• 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

• Pod: Noun: Short for escape pod. Prevents death debt and loss of money when dead. (See DD (1))

• Podded: Verb: Having your pod destroyed.

• Prom: Noun: Short for promethium. Rare material used in many construction projects.

• Prom Sun: Noun: A sun where promethium can be mined. Typically 10-20k from the nearest gate. (Also see: Prom)

R

• Rats: Noun: Short for rations. Used on bases to feed colonies and workers. Produced fromSpace Oats

• Regen: Noun: Short for regenerate. 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

S

• Slave: Noun: A semi-autonomous ship controlled by a player. Requires the skill Remote Control. Adverb: Slaved

• SM (1): Noun: Short for Station Management. Skill needed to make bases.

• SlM (2): Noun: Short for Slave Mastery. Secondary skill that increases the effectiveness of your slaves.

• StM (3): Noun: Short for Station Mastery. Secondary skill that increases the effectiveness of your stations.

• SP: Noun: Skill Points: Awarded 5 each time a person levels, SPs can be used to buy skills at AI station under the Neuro Training Tab

W

• Warp (1): Noun: A skill that determines what level of star system you can enter.

• Warp (2): Verb: See Jump

• Warp Gate: Noun: See Jump Gate