Internal unit names

This page lists the internal unit names of units and buildings in Zero-K, including test/unused/template units and excluding commanders.

Unit names and IDs

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Unit def name	Human name	In-game description
amphaa	Angler	Amphibious Anti-Air Bot
amphassault	Grizzly	Heavy Amphibious Assault Walker
amphbomb	Limpet	Amphibious Slow Bomb
amphcon	Conch	Amphibious Construction Bot, Armored When Idle, builds at 7.5 m/s
amphfloater	Buoy	Heavy Amphibious Skirmisher Bot
amphimpulse	Archer	Amphibious Raider/Riot Bot (Anti-Sub)
amphlaunch	Lobster	Amphibious Launcher Bot
amphraid	Duck	Amphibious Raider (Anti-Sub, Undersea Fire)
amphriot	Scallop	Amphibious Riot Bot (Undersea Fire)
amphsupport	Bulkhead	Deployable Amphibious Fire Support (must stop to fire)
amphtele	Djinn	Amphibious Teleport Bridge
assaultcruiser	Vanquisher	Heavy Cruiser (Assault)
asteroid	Asteroid	Space Rock
athena	Athena	Airborne SpecOps Engineer, builds at 15.0 m/s
bomberassault	Odin	Heavy Assault/Utility Bomber (Anti-Static)
bomberdisarm	Thunderbird	Disarming Lightning Bomber
bomberheavy	Likho	Singularity Bomber
bomberheavyold	Likho	Singularity Bomber
bomberprec	Raven	Precision Bomber (Anti-Sub)
bomberriot	Phoenix	Saturation Napalm Bomber
bomberstrike	Magpie	Tactical Strike Bomber
chicken	Chicken	Swarmer
chicken_blimpy	Blimpy	Dodo Bomber
chicken_digger	Digger	Burrowing Scout/Raider
chicken_dodo	Dodo	Chicken Bomb
chicken_dragon	White Dragon	Prime Assault Chicken
chicken_drone	Drone	Morphs Into Chicken Structures
chicken_drone_starter	Drone	Morphs Into Chicken Structures
chicken_leaper	Leaper	Hopping Raider
chicken_listener	Listener	Burrowing Mobile Seismic Detector
chicken_pigeon	Pigeon	Flying Spore Scout
chicken_rafflesia	Rafflesia	Chicken Shield (Static)
chicken_roc	Roc	Heavy Attack Flyer
chicken_shield	Blooper	Shield/Anti-Air
chicken_spidermonkey	Spidermonkey	All-Terrain Support
chicken_sporeshooter	Sporeshooter	All-Terrain Spores (Anti-Air/Skirm)
chicken_tiamat	Tiamat	Heavy Assault/Riot
chickena	Cockatrice	Assault/Anti-Armor
chickenblobber	Blobber	Heavy Artillery
chickenbroodqueen	Chicken Brood Queen	Tends the Nest, builds at 8.0 m/s
chickenc	Basilisk	All-Terrain Riot
chickend	Chicken Tube	Defence and energy source
chickenf	Talon	Flying Spike Spitter
chickenflyerqueen	Chicken Queen	Clucking Hell!
chickenlandqueen	Chicken Queen	Clucking Hell!
chickenr	Lobber	Artillery
chickens	Spiker	Skirmisher
chickenspire	Chicken Spire	Static Artillery
chickenwurm	Wurm	Burrowing Flamer (Assault/Riot)
cloakaa	Gremlin	Cloaked Anti-Air Bot
cloakarty	Sling	Light Artillery Bot
cloakassault	Knight	Lightning Assault Bot
cloakbomb	Imp	All Terrain EMP Bomb (Burrows)
cloakcon	Conjurer	Cloaked Construction Bot, builds at 5.0 m/s
cloakheavyraid	Scythe	Cloaked Raider Bot
cloakjammer	Iris	Area Cloaker/Jammer Walker
cloakraid	Glaive	Light Raider Bot
cloakriot	Reaver	Riot Bot
cloakskirm	Ronin	Skirmisher Bot (Direct-Fire)
cloaksnipe	Phantom	Cloaked Skirmish/Anti-Heavy Artillery Bot
damagesink	Damage Sink thing	Does not care if you shoot at it.
dronecarry	Gull	Carrier Drone
dronefighter	Spicula	Fighter Drone
droneheavyslow	Viper	Advanced Battle Drone
dronelight	Firefly	Attack Drone
empiricaldpser	Empirical DPS thing	Shoot at it for science.
empiricaldpsersmall	Empirical DPS thing (small)	Shoot at it for science.
empmissile	Shockley	EMP missile - Stuns almost everything for 45s. Pierces shields except charged Funnelweb.
energyfusion	Fusion Reactor	Medium Powerplant
energygeo	Geothermal Generator	Medium Powerplant
energyheavygeo	Advanced Geothermal	Large Powerplant HAZARDOUS
energypylon	Energy Pylon	Extends overdrive grid
energysingu	Singularity Reactor	Large Powerplant HAZARDOUS
energysolar	Solar Collector	Small Powerplant
energywind	Wind/Tidal Generator	Small Powerplant
factoryamph	Amphbot Factory	Produces Amphibious Bots, builds at 10.0 m/s
factorycloak	Cloakbot Factory	Produces Cloaked, Mobile Robots, builds at 10.0 m/s
factorygunship	Gunship Plant	Produces Gunships, builds at 10.0 m/s
factoryhover	Hovercraft Platform	Produces Hovercraft, builds at 10.0 m/s
factoryjump	Jumpbot Factory	Produces Jumpjet Equipped Robots, builds at 10.0 m/s
factoryplane	Airplane Plant	Produces Airplanes, builds at 10.0 m/s
factoryshield	Shieldbot Factory	Produces Tough Robots, builds at 10.0 m/s
factoryship	Shipyard	Produces Naval Units, builds at 10.0 m/s
factoryspider	Spider Factory	Produces Spiders, builds at 10.0 m/s
factorytank	Tank Foundry	Produces Heavy Tracked Vehicles, builds at 10.0 m/s
factoryveh	Rover Assembly	Produces Light Wheeled Vehicles, builds at 10.0 m/s
fakeunit	Fake radar signal	Created by scrambling devices.
fakeunit_aatarget	Fake AA target	Used by the jumpjet script.
fakeunit_los	LOS Provider	Knows all and sees all
generic_tech	Generic Neutral Structure	Unlocks tech
grebe	Grebe	Amphibious Raider Bot
gunshipaa	Trident	Anti-Air Gunship
gunshipassault	Revenant	Heavy Raider/Assault Gunship
gunshipbomb	Blastwing	Flying Bomb/Scout (Burrows)
gunshipcon	Wasp	Heavy Gunship Constructor, builds at 10.0 m/s
gunshipemp	Gnat	Anti-Heavy EMP Drone
gunshipheavyskirm	Nimbus	Fire Support Gunship
gunshipheavytrans	Hercules	Armed Heavy Air Transport
gunshipkrow	Krow	Flying Fortress
gunshipraid	Locust	Raider Gunship
gunshipskirm	Harpy	Multi-Role Support Gunship
gunshiptrans	Charon	Air Transport
hoveraa	Flail	Anti-Air Hovercraft
hoverarty	Lance	Anti-Heavy Artillery Hovercraft
hoverassault	Halberd	Blockade Runner Hover
hovercon	Quill	Construction Hovercraft, builds at 5.0 m/s
hoverdepthcharge	Claymore	Riot Hovercraft (Anti-Sub)
hoverheavyraid	Bolas	Disruptor Hovercraft
hoverminer	Dampener	Minelaying Hover
hoverraid	Dagger	Fast Attack Hovercraft (Anti-Sub)
hoverriot	Mace	Riot Hover
hovershotgun	Punisher	Shotgun Hover
hoverskirm	Scalpel	Skirmisher/Anti-Heavy Hovercraft
hoverskirm2	Trisula	Light Assault/Battle Hovercraft
hoversonic	Morningstar	Antisub Hovercraft
jumpaa	Toad	Heavy Anti-Air Jumper
jumparty	Firewalker	Saturation Artillery Walker
jumpassault	Jack	Melee Assault Jumper
jumpblackhole	Placeholder	Black Hole Launcher
jumpbomb	Skuttle	Cloaked Jumping Anti-Heavy Bomb
jumpcon	Constable	Jumpjet Constructor, builds at 5.0 m/s
jumpraid	Pyro	Raider/Riot Jumper
jumpscout	Puppy	Walking Missile
jumpskirm	Moderator	Disruptor Skirmisher Walker
jumpsumo	Jugglenaut	Heavy Riot Jumper
mahlazer	Starlight	Planetary Energy Chisel - Power by connecting to a 600 energy grid
missileslow	Zeno	Slow Homing Missile - High single-target slow damage with lingering damage over time
napalmmissile	Inferno	Napalm Missile - Sets an area on fire for 45s. Low direct damage, blocked by area shield.
nebula	Nebula	Atmospheric Mothership
obj_artefact	Ancient Artefact	Capture artefacts by destroying them. Control all artefacts to win.
planecon	Crane	Construction Aircraft, builds at 5.0 m/s
planefighter	Swift	Multi-role Fighter
planeheavyfighter	Raptor	Air Superiority Fighter
planelightscout	Sparrow	Light Scout/Radar Jammer Plane
planescout	Owl	Radar/Sonar Scout Plane
plateamph	Amphbot Plate	Parallel Unit Production, builds at 10.0 m/s
platecloak	Cloakbot Plate	Parallel Unit Production, builds at 10.0 m/s
plategunship	Gunship Plate	Parallel Unit Production, builds at 10.0 m/s
platehover	Hovercraft Plate	Parallel Unit Production, builds at 10.0 m/s
platejump	Jumpbot Plate	Parallel Unit Production, builds at 10.0 m/s
plateplane	Airplane Plate	Parallel Unit Production, builds at 10.0 m/s
plateshield	Shieldbot Plate	Parallel Unit Production, builds at 10.0 m/s
plateship	Ship Plate	Parallel Unit Production, builds at 10.0 m/s
platespider	Spider Plate	Parallel Unit Production, builds at 10.0 m/s
platetank	Tank Plate	Parallel Unit Production, builds at 10.0 m/s
plateveh	Rover Plate	Parallel Unit Production, builds at 10.0 m/s
pw_artefact	Ancient Artefact	Mysterious Relic
pw_bomberfac	Bomber Factory	Produces bombers, builds at 10.0 m/s
pw_dropfac	Dropship Factory	Produces dropships, builds at 10.0 m/s
pw_estorage	Energy Storage	Stores energy
pw_estorage2	Double Energy Storage	Stores energy
pw_garrison	Field Garrison	Reduces Influence gain
pw_gaspowerstation	Gas Power Station	Produces Energy
pw_generic	Generic Neutral Structure	Blank
pw_grid	Planetary Defence Grid	Defends against everything
pw_guerilla	Guerilla Jumpgate	Spreads Influence remotely
pw_hq_attacker	Attacker Command	PlanetWars Field HQ (changes influence gain)
pw_hq_defender	Defender Command	PlanetWars Field HQ (changes influence gain)
pw_inhibitor	Wormhole Inhibitor	Blocks Influence Spread
pw_interception	Interception Network	Intercepts planetary bombers
pw_metal	Ancient Fabricator	Produces Metal out of thin air (+10)
pw_mine	Power Generator Unit	Produces 50 energy/turn
pw_mine2	Orbital Solar Array	Produces 100 energy/turn
pw_mine3	Planetary Geothermal Tap	Produces 250 energy/turn
pw_mstorage2	Metal Storage	Stores metal
pw_relay	Communication Relay	Sends messages across the void
pw_storage	Mega Storage	Stores 100,000 metal
pw_techlab	Tech Lab	Contains powerful ancient technology
pw_warpgate	Warp Gate	Produces warp cores
pw_warpgatealt	Warp Gate	Produces warp cores
pw_warpjammer	Warp Jammer	Prevents warp attacks
pw_wormhole	Wormhole Generator	Links this planet to nearby planets
pw_wormhole2	Improved Wormhole	Links this planet to nearby planets
raveparty	Disco Rave Party	Destructive Rainbow Projector - Power by connecting to a 400 energy grid
rocksink	Rocking Damage Sink thing	Rocks when you shoot at it.
roost	Roost	Spawns Chicken
seismic	Quake	Seismic Missile - Destroys terrain but deals no damage. Blocked by high hits on area shields.
shieldaa	Vandal	Anti-Air Bot
shieldarty	Racketeer	Disarming Artillery
shieldassault	Thug	Shielded Assault Bot
shieldbomb	Snitch	Crawling Bomb (Burrows)
shieldcon	Convict	Shielded Construction Bot, builds at 5.0 m/s
shieldfelon	Felon	Shielded Riot/Skirmisher Bot
shieldraid	Bandit	Medium-Light Raider Bot
shieldriot	Outlaw	Riot Bot
shieldscout	Dirtbag	Box of Dirt
shieldshield	Aspis	Area Shield Walker
shieldskirm	Rogue	Skirmisher Bot (Indirect Fire)
shipaa	Zephyr	Anti-Air Frigate
shiparty	Envoy	Artillery Cruiser
shipassault	Siren	Riot/Assault Destroyer (Anti-Sub)
shipcarrier	Reef	Aircraft Carrier (Bombardment), stockpiles disarm missiles at 5 m/s
shipcon	Mariner	Construction Ship, builds at 7.5 m/s
shipheavyarty	Shogun	Battleship (Heavy Artillery)
shipriot	Corsair	Raider/Riot Corvette
shipscout	Cutter	Scout Ship (Disarming)
shipskirm	Mistral	Skirmisher Ship
shiptorpraider	Hunter	Torpedo Raider Ship (Anti-Sub)
slicer	Slicer	Melee Assault Walker
spideraa	Tarantula	Anti-Air Spider
spideranarchid	Anarchid	Riot EMP Spider
spiderantiheavy	Widow	Cloaked Scout/Anti-Heavy
spiderassault	Hermit	All Terrain Assault Bot
spidercon	Weaver	Construction Spider, builds at 7.5 m/s
spidercrabe	Crab	Heavy Riot/Skirmish Spider - Curls into Armored Form When Stationary
spideremp	Venom	Lightning Riot Spider
spiderriot	Redback	Riot Spider
spiderscout	Flea	Ultralight Scout Spider (Burrows)
spiderskirm	Recluse	Skirmisher Spider (Indirect Fire)
starlight_satellite	Glint	Starlight relay satellite
staticantinuke	Antinuke	Strategic Nuke Interception System
staticarty	Cerberus	Plasma Artillery Battery - Power by connecting to a 50 energy grid
staticcon	Caretaker	Construction Assistant, builds at 10.0 m/s
staticheavyarty	Big Bertha	Strategic Plasma Cannon - Power by connecting to a 50 energy grid
staticheavyradar	Advanced Radar	Long-Range Radar
staticjammer	Cornea	Area Cloaker/Jammer
staticmex	Metal Extractor	Produces Metal
staticmissilesilo	Missile Silo	Produces Tactical Missiles, builds at 10.0 m/s
staticnuke	Trinity	Strategic Nuclear Launcher, Drains 18 m/s, 3 minute stockpile
staticradar	Radar Tower	Early Warning System
staticrearm	Airpad	Repairs and Rearms Aircraft, repairs at 2.5 e/s per pad
staticshield	Aegis	Area Shield
staticsonar	Sonar Station	Locates Water Units
staticstorage	Storage	Stores Metal and Energy (500)
statictele	Teleporter	Produces warp cores
statictempshield	Pavise	Temporary Shield
striderantiheavy	Ultimatum	Cloaked Anti-Strider Walker (Undersea Fire)
striderarty	Merlin	Heavy Saturation Artillery Strider
striderbantha	Paladin	Ranged Support Strider
striderdante	Dante	Assault/Riot Strider
striderdetriment	Detriment	Ultimate Assault Strider (Undersea Fire)
striderdozer	Dozer	Heavy Buster, Very Tank
striderfunnelweb	Funnelweb	Shield Support Strider, builds at 40.0 m/s
striderhub	Strider Hub	Constructs Striders - Power by connecting to a 50 energy grid, builds at 10.0 m/s
striderscorpion	Scorpion	Cloaked Infiltration Strider
subraider	Seawolf	Raider Submarine (Anti-Sub, Undersea Fire)
subscout	Lancelet	Scout/Suicide Minisub
subtacmissile	Scylla	Tactical Nuke Missile Sub, Drains 20 m/s, 30 second stockpile
tacnuke	Eos	Tactical Nuke - High damage in a small area. Blocked by fully charged area shields.
tankaa	Ettin	Flak Anti-Air Tank
tankarty	Emissary	General-Purpose Artillery
tankassault	Minotaur	Assault Tank
tankcon	Welder	Armed Construction Tank, builds at 7.5 m/s
tankheavyarty	Tremor	Heavy Saturation Artillery Tank
tankheavyassault	Cyclops	Very Heavy Tank Buster
tankheavyraid	Blitz	Lightning Assault/Raider Tank
tankraid	Kodachi	Raider Tank
tankriot	Ogre	Heavy Riot Support Tank
tele_beacon	Lamp	Teleport Bridge Entry Beacon, right click to teleport.
terraunit	Terraform	Spent: 0
tiptest	Turn In Place test	Tests turn in place
turretaaclose	Hacksaw	Burst Anti-Air Turret
turretaafar	Chainsaw	Long-Range Anti-Air Missile Battery
turretaaflak	Thresher	Anti-Air Flak Gun
turretaaheavy	Artemis	Very Long-Range Anti-Air Missile Tower, Drains 4 m/s, 20 second stockpile
turretaalaser	Razor	Hardened Anti-Air Laser
turretantiheavy	Lucifer	Tachyon Projector - Power by connecting to a 50 energy grid
turretemp	Faraday	EMP Turret
turretgauss	Gauss	Popup gauss turret, regenerates when closed (Anti-Sub)
turretheavy	Desolator	Medium Range Defence Fortress - Power by connecting to a 50 energy grid
turretheavylaser	Stinger	High-Energy Laser Tower
turretimpulse	Newton	Gravity Turret
turretlaser	Lotus	Light Laser Tower
turretmissile	Picket	Light Missile Tower
turretriot	Stardust	Anti-Swarm Turret
turretsunlance	Sunlance	Anti-Tank Turret - Requires 25 Power
turrettorp	Urchin	Torpedo Launcher (Anti-Sub)
vehaa	Crasher	Fast Anti-Air Rover
veharty	Badger	Artillery Minelayer Rover
vehassault	Ravager	Assault Rover
vehcapture	Dominatrix	Capture Rover
vehcon	Mason	Construction Rover, builds at 5.0 m/s
vehheavyarty	Impaler	Precision Artillery Rover
vehraid	Scorcher	Raider Rover
vehriot	Ripper	Riot Rover
vehscout	Dart	Disruptor Raider/Scout Rover
vehsupport	Fencer	Deployable Missile Rover (must stop to fire)
wolverine_mine	Claw	Badger Mine
zenith	Zenith	Meteor Controller - Power by connecting to a 400 energy grid

Generation code

The above wiki table can be generated using a widget with the following Lua code:

function widget:Initialize()
	local file = io.open("testwidget.txt", "w")
	file:write([[{|class="wikitable sortable"]] .. "\n")
	file:write("! Unit def name || Human name\n")	-- || Description\n")
	for i=1,#UnitDefs do
		local ud = UnitDefs[i]
		if not ud.customParams.level then
			local unitname = ud.name
			local name = ud.humanName
			local desc = Spring.Utilities.GetDescription(ud, nil)
			local helptext = Spring.Utilities.GetHelptext(ud)
			file:write("|-\n")
			file:write("|" .. unitname .. " || " .. "[[" .. name .. "]]\n")	-- .. " || " .. desc .. "\n")	-- .. "\t" .. helptext .. "\n")
	  end
	end
	file:write("|}")
	file:flush()
	file:close()
end