Abbreviations - Revision history

RandomX: Added alpha. Used too often, never explained.

2022-10-16T03:49:40Z

Added alpha. Used too often, never explained.

RandomX: Added "matchmaker."

2022-08-31T04:11:39Z

Added "matchmaker."

Sprung: AN? Everybody calls anti anti.

2021-10-14T12:18:24Z

AN? Everybody calls anti anti.

109.57.57.215: Undo revision 6490 by 86.106.87.67 (talk)

2020-06-09T17:38:47Z

Undo revision 6490 by 86.106.87.67 (talk)

86.106.87.67 at 17:37, 9 June 2020

2020-06-09T17:37:54Z

RandomX at 19:56, 18 April 2020

2020-04-18T19:56:33Z

RandomX: Minor additions/link to additional info about "Zero Kelvin"

2020-04-18T19:52:36Z

Minor additions/link to additional info about "Zero Kelvin"

UlTima RaTio: Added "Arty", "Reaper", "Tick", "Leveler", "Stealth-ball"; made some letters big; expanded on "Trollcom".

2020-04-11T17:09:30Z

Added "Arty", "Reaper", "Tick", "Leveler", "Stealth-ball"; made some letters big; expanded on "Trollcom".

RandomX: Local wiki links are now relative

2020-04-03T03:35:21Z

Local wiki links are now relative

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UlTima RaTio: Final polish.

2020-03-30T07:13:45Z

Final polish.

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 ===A===
 *AA — '''A'''nti '''A'''ir.
 *Anti — [[Antinuke|'''Anti'''nuke]].
 *Anni — [[Lucifer]] (''anni'' is from Annihilator, the old name) — heavy tachyon tower.

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 *M — [[Metal|'''M'''etal]] — the resource.
 *Merl — old name for [[Impaler]].
-*Mex — [[Metal Extractor|'''M'''etal '''Ex'''tractor]], ''to mex'' - the action of constructing extractors on untapped metal spots.
+*Mex — [[Metal Extractor|'''M'''etal '''Ex'''tractor]], ''to mex'' — the action of constructing extractors on untapped metal spots.
 *Morph — to upgrade a [[Commander]] or a [[Geothermal Generator]].
 *Moho — old name for [[Advanced Geothermal]].

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 ===A===
 *AA — '''A'''nti '''A'''ir.
-*AN — [[Antinuke|'''A'''nti '''N'''uke]].
+*Anti — [[Antinuke|'''Anti'''nuke]].
 *Anni — [[Lucifer]] (''anni'' is from Annihilator, the old name) — heavy tachyon tower.
 *AoE — '''A'''rea '''o'''f '''E'''ffect (splash damage).

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 <!-- Maybe ideal for new player (under construction). So please add something useful here. Also expand into ZK slang in general, not just abbreviations. -->
-===Let DaKeys play!===
+===A===
 *AA — '''A'''nti '''A'''ir.
 *AN — [[Antinuke|'''A'''nti '''N'''uke]].
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 *Firepluk award — named after the player Firepluk; When a player resigns very early into the game but ends up winning anyways.
-===Let DaKeys play!===
+===G===
 *Gaetor — [[Scorcher]], formerly known as Insti'''gator'''.
 *Geo — [[Geothermal Generator|'''Geo'''thermal Powerplant]] or the spot where it can be built (also ''geospot'').
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 *NullAI — a "sandbox" skirmish opponent which does nothing, sometimes used as an insult.
-===Let DaKeys play!===
+===O===
 *OD — '''O'''ver'''D'''rive — overdrive pumps spare energy to metal extractors to improve their output, see [[Overdrive|economic section of the manual]].
 *OP — '''O'''ver'''P'''owered — something is considered too good for its cost (e.g. a unit/module/ability). Also forum abbreviation for ''original poster'', the person who started the current thread.
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 *Ulti — [[Ultimatum|'''Ulti'''matum]] — cloaked anti-heavy strider.
-===Let DaKeys play!===
+===V===
 *Vamp — old name for [[Raptor]] — air superiority fighter.
 *Vindi — [[Hercules]]. From the old name Vindicator.

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 <!-- Maybe ideal for new player (under construction). So please add something useful here. Also expand into ZK slang in general, not just abbreviations. -->
-===A===
+===Let DaKeys play!===
 *AA — '''A'''nti '''A'''ir.
 *AN — [[Antinuke|'''A'''nti '''N'''uke]].
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 *Firepluk award — named after the player Firepluk; When a player resigns very early into the game but ends up winning anyways.
-===G===
+===Let DaKeys play!===
 *Gaetor — [[Scorcher]], formerly known as Insti'''gator'''.
 *Geo — [[Geothermal Generator|'''Geo'''thermal Powerplant]] or the spot where it can be built (also ''geospot'').
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 *NullAI — a "sandbox" skirmish opponent which does nothing, sometimes used as an insult.
-===O===
+===Let DaKeys play!===
 *OD — '''O'''ver'''D'''rive — overdrive pumps spare energy to metal extractors to improve their output, see [[Overdrive|economic section of the manual]].
 *OP — '''O'''ver'''P'''owered — something is considered too good for its cost (e.g. a unit/module/ability). Also forum abbreviation for ''original poster'', the person who started the current thread.
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 *Ulti — [[Ultimatum|'''Ulti'''matum]] — cloaked anti-heavy strider.
-===V===
+===Let DaKeys play!===
 *Vamp — old name for [[Raptor]] — air superiority fighter.
 *Vindi — [[Hercules]]. From the old name Vindicator.

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 ===Z===
-*ZK — [['''Z'''ero '''K'''elvin|Zero Kelvin]] — the name of this game.
+*ZK — [[Zero Kelvin|'''Z'''ero '''K'''elvin]] — the name of this game.
 {{Navbox manual}}

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 ===D===
-*Det — (also detri) — [[Detriment]] — the largest strider.
+*Det — also ''detri'' — [[Detriment]] — the largest strider.
 *DDM — [[Desolator]], formerly known as the '''D'''ooms'''d'''ay '''M'''achine — heavy defensive structure.
 *DF — DeinFreund — one of the developers.
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 *E — [[Energy|'''E'''nergy]] — the resource.
 *Eco — '''Eco'''nomy — all resource-producing units and buildings.
-*<span id="Elo">Elo</span> — a rating system used for balancing games basing on estimated players skill (on which ZK's ladder ratings used to be based on).
+*<span id="Elo">Elo</span> — a rating system used for balancing games basing on estimated players skill (on which ZK's ladder ratings used to be based).
 *EMP — '''E'''lectro'''M'''agnetic '''P'''ulse — paralyzer weapons, can also be used to mean an air player using [[Thunderbird]].
 ===F===
-*FFA — '''F'''ree '''f'''or '''A'''ll — a match with 3+ teams.
+*FFA — '''F'''ree '''f'''or '''A'''ll — a match with 3 or more teams.
 *Fac — [[Units|'''Fac'''tory]] — building that produces mobile units.
 *FW — [[Firewalker]] — artillery bot.
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 *OP — '''O'''ver'''P'''owered — something is considered too good for its cost (e.g. a unit/module/ability). Also forum abbreviation for ''original poster'', the person who started the current thread.
 *OTA — (Original) Total Annihilation — a 1997 RTS game which ZK started out as a mod of (where "original" is to refer to the retail game as opposed to the collection of the various other mods it spawned).
-*Owled — weak enough it might as well not be in the game.
+*Owled — weak enough that it might as well not be in the game.
 ===P===
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 ===Z===
-*ZK — '''Z'''ero '''K'''elvin — the name of this game.
+*ZK — [['''Z'''ero '''K'''elvin|Zero Kelvin]] — the name of this game.
 {{Navbox manual}}

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 ===A===
 *AA — '''A'''nti '''A'''ir.
 *Anni — [[Lucifer]] (''anni'' is from Annihilator, the old name) — heavy tachyon tower.
 *AoE — '''A'''rea '''o'''f '''E'''ffect (splash damage).
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 *Amph — [[Amphbot Factory|'''Amph'''ibious bots]].
 *Air — typically indicates [[Airplane Plant|plane factory]] units; rarely [[Gunship Plant|gunships]].
 ===B===
-* Bantha — old name for [[Paladin]].
+*Bantha — old name for [[Paladin]].
 *BB — [[Big Bertha|'''B'''ig '''B'''ertha]] — the long range cannon.
 *BD — [[Revenant]], comes from old name Black Dawn — heavy raider/assault gunship.
-*behe — [[Cerberus]], from old name Behemoth.
+*Behe — [[Cerberus]], from old name Behemoth.
 *BP — buildpower — the speed at which constructors/factories convert resources to units.
 *BW — [[Blastwing|'''B'''last'''W'''ing]] — flying bomb unit.
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 ===C===
 *CA — Complete Annihilation — ZK's direct ancestor game. Also the Complete Annihilation [[Award|award]] (for dealing the most damage).
-*cata — [[Merlin]]. From the old name, Catapult — artillery strider.
+*Cata — [[Merlin]]. From the old name, Catapult — artillery strider.
 *CCR — [https://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/55646 Comet Catcher Redux] — the flat vehicle map.
 *Chix — [[Chicken Defense]], a Tower Defense style game mode.
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 *LoS — line of sight.
 *LV — '''L'''ight '''V'''ehicles (Factory) — LV got renamed to [[Rover Assembly]].
 ===M===
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 ===N===
 *Nano — [[Caretaker]] nanolathe tower — static constructor.
-*Nap — to kidnap - usually "comnap" — capture enemy commander with [[Gunship Plant|air transport]].
+*Nap — to kidnap — usually "comnap" — capture enemy commander with [[Gunship Plant|air transport]].
 *NullAI — a "sandbox" skirmish opponent which does nothing, sometimes used as an insult.
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 *Rec — [[Reclaim Command|'''Rec'''laim]] — command to recycle units, wreckages and map features.
 *Ress/rez — [[Resurrect Command|'''Ress'''urection]] (common misspelled version of resurrection) — ability to recreate a unit from its wreckage.
 ===S===
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 *Selfd — '''Self D'''estruct — usually meant as an encouragement to self destruct all your things using CTRL+A, CTRL+D keys to end the game; sometimes to self destruct a single unit for its powerful death explosion.
 *Shield-ball — a group of units that have shields, usually containing [[Thug]]s, [[Felon]]s, and possibly an [[Aspis]].
 ===T===
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 *Terra — [[Terraform|'''Terra'''form]] — a way to modify map's landscape.
 *Tit d — [https://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/56655 Titan Duel], a popular map.
-*Trollcom — a frontline commander with a lot of investment, typically a disintegrator gun commander with high movement speed.
+*Trollcom — a frontline [[Commander]] with a lot of investment, typically a disintegrator gun commander with high movement speed and stealth cloak.
 ===U===

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 *FW — [[Firewalker]] — artillery bot.
 *Fus — [[Fusion Reactor]].
 ===G===