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[Tag] - prefix or affix used to indicate player's NPC faction. See also: "[[Clan Tag]]".
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[[The Angels]] - Discovery Angels Organization, a [[Player Created Faction|player created faction]] helping new players. Can be usually found in the [[New York (system)|New York system]].
 
[[The Angels]] - Discovery Angels Organization, a [[Player Created Faction|player created faction]] helping new players. Can be usually found in the [[New York (system)|New York system]].
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TL - [[Trade lane]]
 
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==U==
 
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Revision as of 16:13, 3 April 2008

A

AT - Armored Transport

B

b/b, bots/bats, i.e. nanobots/shield batteries

Bots - see "nanobots".

BH - Bounty Hunter(s)

BHG - Bounty Hunters Guild, a player created faction.

BS - Battleship

C

CD - Cruise Disruptor

Char(s) - Character(s)

CM - Countermeasures

Coded weapons - Usually very strong or otherwise special weapons which can only be looted from the permanent wrecks or bought from player weapon traders. Also: "Codies", "Codenames".

D

Disco - Discovery Mod

Disco forums - The official community forum to the Discovery mod, found at [url]discoverygc.com[/url].

E

F

F1 - Deliberate disconnecting from the server to avoid being pirated, shot or otherwise avoiding RP responsibilities. Against the Discovery server rules.

FL - Freelancer (the game)

form - Short for "enter formation"

FP - Freeport

FR/Fr - Freighter

G

GB - Gunboat

GC - Golden Chrysanthemums

H

HF - Heavy fighter

I

IC - Short for "in character". See also OOC.

ID - Identification card. Identifies player's inclination/faction.

Indie(s), Independent(s) - Players who carry out acts according to a role they play without belonging to a official faction, i.e. carrying a "Police" ID and scanning for contraband without being member of one of the Player Created Factions.

J

JG - Jump gate connecting two systems.

JH - Jump hole connecting two systems.

K

KNF - Kusari Naval Forces (player faction)

KoS - Kill on sight

L

LF - Light fighter

LH - Lane Hackers

LPI - Liberty Police Incorporated

LR - Liberty Rogues

M

N

NB, nanos - Nanobots, items used to repair hull damage.

NPC - Non Player Character, i.e. a ship controlled by the game's AI.

NY - New York (system)

O

OC - Outcast

OOC - Out Of Character. Expressing oneself in a manner not suitable for roleplay on the server. Should be avoided if not necessary. The commonly used notation for something which is OOC is "//" (//Please do not reengage). OORP, Out Of RolePlay, is also a term used for this.

P

PC - Player Character, i.e. your or another player's ship.

PvP - Player versus player combat.

Q

R

Rep - Reputation. Indicates the attitude towards the other factions. Scales from hostile to neutral to friendly.

Rep fixing - Changing oneself's reputation toward a NPC faction to fit one's character concept or to get a certain tag.

RP - Role playing. Acting and conducting oneself in a manner that fits the player's current status and his factions modus operandi.

S

Shield camping - trying to dodge when you loose shields in a battle so you don't loose your hull. Once you get your shield back, you continue with the attack. It is considered 'unfair' by some, but is in fact a legal and commonly used strategy.

Shieldrunning - Shield running is when a ship cruises away to recharge shields, then reengages with his shield and hull at full strength. Against the Discovery server rules.

SHF - Super heavy fighter

SP - Freelancer's Single Player mode

Screen, SS - Screenshot

T

8[Tag]] - prefix or affix used to indicate player's NPC faction. See also: "Clan Tag".

The Angels - Discovery Angels Organization, a player created faction helping new players. Can be usually found in the New York system.

TL - Trade lane

TR, Tr - Transport

U

V

VHF - Very heavy fighter

W

X

Y

Z