Acronyms & Abbreviations

Coffeenub · February 2005

<div class="IPBDescription">Updated?</div> *originally from niteowl in <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=23782' target='_blank'>this thread</a>. I thought to update it a bit since he hasn't updated it a while. However, i am starting an even mroe comprehensive list as of now.

By the way - check out Niteowl's new work which is here: <a href='http://manual.nsguides.org/' target='_blank'> Nsguides.org</a>.

This is going to keep going as it goes. Remember, this is a short guide, nothing close to a manual.

Acronyms and Abbreviations

MARINES

A1 Armor One, usually spammed for the commander to research it for focus deterent.
AA Advanced armoury. Needed to get HMGs + GLs, as well as build a protolab. (SuddenFear)
AL arms lab
Bacon Beacon, as in observatory beacon.
Bacon Machine The Observatory
Cata Catalyst Pack.
Cata Pack Another abbreviation of Catalyst pack.
CC command chair (if you are playing eclipse, sometimes ppl use this to refer to COMPUTER CORE hive)
COM\COMM commander (SoulSkorpion) (Hypergrip)
farm turret farm see tfarm
GL SPAM/ nade Spam Term for when there are almost constant granades going off. "Man, this nade spam is killing me, i cant get out of the hive."
GL grenade launcher
HA Heavy Armored Marine (Fieari), or the Heavy Armour itself ("Comm i need HA/HMG stat!")
heavy/heavies referring to rines outfitted with HA
HMG heavy machine gun
IP infantry portal
JP jetpack
JPer jetpacker
LA Light armour.(Necrosis)
LMG light machine gun (default gun)
meds, mp, med med pack(killswitch1968)
MS Marine Spawn(Okabore)
MT motion tracking ("Are we going to get motion tracking comm?"
obs observatory
para parasited
PG phase gate
proto prototype lab
rines marines, humans
shottie/sg shotgun (obvious, i know)
tfac/tf turret factory
tfarm turret farm, a tfac with LOTS of turrets, say 5+ or so.
train Heavy Train, a group of HA/hmg/gl/sg
turrs/t's/t turrets
wp waypoint

"here" the single most overused as well as USELESS word for a grunt to tell the comm
"humping the armory" loading up on full ammo (wastes time, you usually die before using it all, etc)
*guy in HA jumping up and down/blinking flashlight on and off* WELD ME QUICK!!!(Typhon)
*guy with welder out, welding the air, coming towards you* WELD MEEE!

KHARAA

BB Bile bomb. Dig the F4ing marines. biggrin.gif (SuddenFear)
cara carapace(Okabore)
cele celerity
DT/DC defense chambers/towers
Fcs Focus evolution.
movement movement towers. Common use: "Gorge get more movement"(Okabore)
MT/MC movement chambers/towers
mvmt movement towers
OT/OC offensive chambers/towers
regen regeneration(Okabore)
RP resource points ("gorge, how many RP left until 2nd hive?")
SC sensory chamber
SOF scent of fear.
wall or lame WoL
WoL Wall of Lame. A wall of OCs and DCs designed to block the enemy from getting past.(SoulSkorpion)
*alien biting you while you are gorge* HEAL ME!!!

GENERAL Natural Selection

Co The new COMBAT type of gameplay.
dbl res The room where there are two resource nodes. ("go to dbl res stat, we are relocating")
NS Natural Selection, or rather the original type of game play. Can be used to say simply Natural Selection however.
NS:S The rumored new version of Natural Selection.
RFK/R4kresources for kills.(Necrosis)
RR ready room
RT/RN resource tower/node (usually used interchangeble, where you "cap an RN with an RT", sometimes ppl say "hey, free RT in elevator access!")
spec/specing the spectator area/spectating. ("we got AFK's in spec") or ("I'm specing this guy")

GENERAL/HALF-LIFE TERMS

AFK either away from keyboard or...A free kill (Untitled)
BL bad luck(SoulSkorpion)
BRT be right there
CS Counter Strike - One of the most popular games deprived from and run by the Half Life engine. Was the most popular multiplayer game for many years.
CS:S Counter Strike: Source - the second installment of counterstrike, run by the HL2 source engine.
FFS for farks (the polite term) sake, or For F***ing sure.
FTW for the win "Catalyst ftw"
GG good game
GH good half (in a scrim, 2 halves make a match)
GL good luck (Nomble)
GK good kill (Necrosis)
GJ good job (Coyote399)
GT good try
HF have fun (Nomble)
HL Half-Life. This is the game of which provides the basis and engine for Natural Selection. One of the biggest hits in all of computer gaming history, and a revolutionary PC game, only to be less impacting than the original pong, and Doom.
HL2 Half-Life 2. The new Half-life, of which came out less than half a year ago. It powers the source engine, used to play source games.
n1 nice one, referring to any action done that was impressive, say, Xenoing 5 marines, or shotgunning a fade.
NS nice shot
NT nice try
OMW on my way, player1:'i need help attacking the CC!!'; player2: 'omw!'
PCW practice clan war , european expression for scrim
WD well done (SoulSkorpion)

Popular Maps and Map Locations

ns_bast

someone get me these plase

ns_caged

someone get me these please

ns_eclipse

CC/comp core computer core (hive)
EC eclipse (hive)
HS/horse horseshoe
MA/maint maintanence (hive)
PS/power power-sub junction 3
SL/south south loop
SA/station station access alpha
triad triad generators

ns_lost

someone please get me these please

ns_nancy

someone get these please

ns_nothing
Power Powersilo [/COLOR]
Via The Great Viaduct
Kismet Omnious Kismet
west/west access Viaduct West Access
elevator Elevator Shaft 2 (front of viaduct)
OR - Elevator Shaft 1 (front of quad)
Gen Generator Room, in front of Elevator Shaft 2
Junction Room outside of Cargo
Cargo Cargo Bay Foyer (hive)
Quad Quad Lift
Forboding Forboding Antechamber (front of powersilo)
Miasma Miasma Walkway

ns_origin

Comp-lab Computer Lab
Laser Lazer Drilling
Xeno Xenoform Research
Someone please get me these

ns_tanith

acidic acidic processing
cargo cargo storage
chem chemical access
fusion fusion reactor hive
RR/Reactor reactor room
sat satellite communications hive
waste waste processing hive
west/west access west access corridor

ns_veil

C-12/C12/emergency C-12 emergency nozzle
cargo Cargo Transfer South (hive)
nano Nano Grid Access
OL The Overlook
pipe The pipeline (hive)
sub/subsector sub-sector 5B access (hive)
topo/topographical topographical analysis
western/west/skylights western skylights

Natural Selection Terms and Definitions

General Natural Selection Terms

Official Marine Terms

Structures

Command Chair
The Command Chair is the starting marine structure. Easily identified, it is the structure in which the commander of the team sits and operates from. He who approaches the chair and presses the "use" key first is placed inside the chair and commands the battle from an above overview.

Infantry Portal
The Infantry Portal is the structure from which marines who are dead spawn from. It is the marine's job to protect this stucture along with the Command Chair at all costs. A marine team without an Infantry Portal is a marine team that is about to loose. Without this structure, each marine will not be able to respawn after death. Each Infantry Portal has a time set to spawn. Only one marine may spawn per X seconds. Therefor it is always a good idea to build multiple Infantry Portals.

Armory
The Armory is where marines get their ammo from, with the exception of ammo packs dropped by the commander. The armory gives free ammo for any projectile fired from a weapon. All weapons are required to be dropped within a certain radius around the armory. "Using" the armory also gives you health at intervals. The Armory can be upgraded into an Advanced Armory. The Advanced Armory allows the purchasing of Heavy Machine Guns and Granade Launchers. The researching of the Advanced Armory also allows the building of the Protolab. The building of an armory itself is vital to the marine team, for it itself leads to several important structures. The Armory is also capable of researching Hand Granades.

Observatory
The Observatory serves many purposes. It by itself uncloaks cloaked aliens within a certain radius. The upgrades it possese however, are very powerful. The main use of the Observatory is the "ping" or "scan" an area of the map. This requires energy, of which the Observatory slowly accumulates. The primary research the Observatory leads to Phase Gates, using the research Phase Technology. The upgrade the Observatory houses is Motion Tracking. One of the most important functions of the Observatory is the Beacon command, which recalls all marines back to the marine starting position.

Turret Factory
The Turret Factory alone holds no value. It can be "electrified", where it was a protective radius where electricity attacks aliens. However, the Turret Factory is the prequesite to Turrets and Siege Cannons. After building the turret factory, a radius in which turret's can be built is established. Keep in mind that Turrets require a turret factory to function. If a turret factory is ever destroyed, all turrets that relied in it's radius power down until another one is built. The Turret Factory can also upgrade a siege capability. When the capability is researched, Siege Cannons can be dropped in a similar Radius around the Turret. Same rules about relying on the turret factory Apply to the Siege Cannon too.

Turret[
The Turret is an automated Sentry Gun type structure. It has automated aiming, and has a good range. Damage is light, with a medium fireing rate. The Turret must be built within a radius of a Turret Factory. Without a turret factory, a turret will no work, and will power down. The Turret has a 360 degree field of vision.

Siege Cannon
updating later.

Weapons

Upgrades

General Terms

Commander
The Commander is the player who looks down on the battlefield from the Command Chair. The Commander is the chief player in which orders the marines around the map, and "drops" structures to be built. What the commander does is what the marine team must go with. The commander has full access to the marine structures abilities. He is the one who upgrades and purchases weapons. However, if the commander is doing a bad job, the rest of the marine team can vote to kick him.

im_lost · February 2005

"GT good try" is on the list twice. I think scan should be added along with ping. I also think "SC siege cannon" should be removed. I have never seen this used, and if I ever do see someone say SC, I will think of sensory chambers. Other than that, it looks good.

Coffeenub · February 2005

im going to update tomorrow guys

sorry bout it, i did it in a hurry.
ill go through it, only leave acs and abrv., and add a whole new terms list. Ill color code it too.

keep_it_Gangsta · February 2005

u missed one

RTFM

(read the flipping manual)

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Edit: replace flipping with a harsher word

BadMouth · February 2005

well u could add abbreviations ofr certain popular maps.

ns_tanith

RR=reactor room
cargo=cargo storage
sat=satellite communications hive
waste=waste processing hive
fusion=fusion reactor hive
west=west access corridor
acid=acidic processing
chem=chemical soemthing (cant remember now)

ns_eclipse

HS=horse shoe
SL=south loop
STA=station access
triad=triad generators
PS=power-sub junction 3
EC=eclipse hive
CC=computer core hive
MA=maintanence hive

SuitePee · February 2005

You forgot:

"OMG u flipping noob": this means either someone on your team is angry that you didn't understand them,or that this is a cocky elite d**k who hates all new players. Respond by ignoring him for the rest of the game until he calms down.

"lamer": defined as spawncamping the starting point of either side,using excessive grenades without any real use (basecamping for example), or cloaked skulks with focus on or not. Resist to urge to call them so,but swear revenge.

"Suite-Pee (player)": will suggest crazy and imaginative ideas in his presence. Either laugh and do so,or ignore him and play on.

"CO"= combat map.
"NS"= classic (natural selection) map.

UEACobra · February 2005

what about CAT PACK, pretty self explanitory but you wonder about the new ppl sometimes

Coffeenub · February 2005

start making a comprehensive list please.

Maps and locations

and general gaming terms unique to natural selection. as in everything from catalyst packs, upgrades, chambers, hive, resource towers, Commander, armory, life forms, etc.
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just pop in a few guys, even one help.s

edit* and can u people get like minimaps or something? that are labeled. it would be best if they were beta6.

BadMouth · February 2005

ns_veil (mightve left out some)

nano=double Rt place (gorgot what the full name was)
west=west skylights
topo=topographical analasys
C-12=C-12 emergency nozzle
OL=overlook
cargo=cargo something hive(cant remember full name)
SS=subsector hive
pipe=pipeline hive

Niteowl · February 2005

Trying to usurp the original acronyms thread are you young padawan? We'll see who's acronym-fu is bettar!!

On second thought, you just copied my entire list? ugh.

Coffeenub · February 2005

This post has been edited by Niteowl on May 6 2004, 03:49 PM

i wouldnt have tried to do anyting...but.

AvengerX · February 2005

most people say R4k instead of RFK.... well thats what I've noticed at least, so I suppose they can be interechangable meaning res for kill

Coffeenub · February 2005

im going to need a lot of stuff. Maps i can get myself, im going to use some custom maps too such as siege, which is very popular.

vocabulary is going to take me a while. Im doing 30 min streches cus im pretty busy with shcool now a days.

A_Boojum_Snark · February 2005

For ns_eclipse, the full name of the area is "station access alpha", which leads me to my next point, the acronym "SAA".

Alkiller · February 2005

Vanilla - Refers to a marine with no equipment

N_3 · February 2005

I say/prefer rfk, rather than R4K.

Aaron · February 2005

bait

Verb. To lure the enemy into an ambush. An example of alien baiting is for a skulk to run around a corner and parasite and attract attention and then run away to lure marines into an Onos or Fade ambush. An example of marine baiting would be to fire empty pistol rounds or call for health packs to appear helpless and when the alien approaches whip out an HMG or shotgun.

Router_Box · February 2005

tbh- to be honest
imo- in my opinion
imho- in my honest opinion

BadMouth · February 2005

you coudl put this in the half life terms

SUYF!- shut the (guess what word this is!) up!
LOL - laughing out loud
ROFL - rollling on floor laughing

drain · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (BadMouth @ Feb 20 2005, 08:33 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> SUYF!- shut the (guess what word this is!) up! </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
That doesn't even make sense.

st fu means shut the **** up
suyf means shut up your face

BlueNovember · February 2005

The problem with these threads is they span to 5+ pages, then people just post repeated suggestions over and over. A good sticky with one initial post and nothing more would be ideal.

Im sure we have all necessary acronyms listed in one of not both of the 2 threads. Making up ones (R4K <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /> ) as an excuse for posting is of questionable usefulness.

Matrix · February 2005

Also, when people shout "fade" or "onos" they mean that aliens have reached the point where they have enough res to create these powerful aliens. It means that marines have to be a lot more careful and should probably travel in packs.

-m

Evocation · February 2005

Hey.

There might be a bit more:

ns_bast
tram - Tram (area left of refinery)
ref - Refinery (huge south hive)
water - Feedwater Control (sewer looking hive at the left)
OR water = Water = water treatment
ER /engine - engine room hive
atmosphere / double - Atmospheric Processing (double)

ns_eclipse
SAA (Station Access Alpha - bridge in middle of map)

ns_lost
ER - Eternal Requiem
Equil - Equilibrium Hive
Alpha - Alpha Continuum
Cargo - Cargo Bay Delta
temp - Temperature Control
coolant - Coolant Processing
bd/beta - Beta Deck Access

ns_nothing
ps - Powersilo
via - The Great Viaduct
omni - Omnious Kismet
west - Viaduct West Access
elevator - Elevator Shaft 2 (front of viaduct)
OR - Elevator Shaft 1 (front of quad)
Gen - Generator Room, in front of Elevator Shaft 2
Junction - Room outside of Cargo
Cargo - Cargo Bay Foyer (hive)
quad -Quad Lift
forboding - Forboding Antechamber (front of powersilo)

ns_tanith
dbl - double res

ns_veil
dbl - double res

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