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This is a project I have considered for a while now, and have finally decided to get it started. What it is, essentially, is a list of words and terms that noobs may not understand, and us older players may want to record for future generations of Starmates. I'm requesting that if you know a word that is unique to this community, please post it below using the template provided, and I will incorporate it into the main post.
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[Name] ([Type of word]) Plural- [Plural of name]; [Definition] See: [Other references]
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Wafflecannon
Plural- wafflecannons; A large array of weapon blocks arranged in a checkerboard pattern to provide maximum efficiency and maximum lag. See: Ping
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Anti-matter Cannon - pl. Anti-matter Cannons, abbr. AMC; the old name for the Cannon weapon, commonly used by older Starmates who refuse to let go of the past.
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Illusive age Plural- [none]; The time period which most StarMade veterans experienced, and by which some may define the term "StarMade veteran". The illusive age is defined by the time in which the illusive server was the most active server regarding factions present on the forum, ever faction on the forums had to be there to be recognized by most other factions on the forums. It is also the time of the oldsite, and the faction scene was radically different than todays factions. It was also the peak of ridik_ulass' observable activities. See: Illusive (server), ridik_ulass, oldsite
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Kilonaught Plural- Armageddon; A term used to describe ships in excess of several kilometers in total dimensions and millions in mass. Such a title denotes an obscene amount of shields and firepower for no logical reasoning aside from "Because I can" on the part of the creator. May not be synonymous with "Brick" or "DoomCube". See: Charon, Doomcube, Brick
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Titan Plural- Titans; A large ship-entity capable of dealing immense firepower and sustaining massive damage. In common usage, a titan is defined by one of three categories- Having a shield capacity of over fifty million (50,000,000), at least one dimension over one kilometer (1000 meters), or a mass over 750,000 (7,500,000 blocks). See: Ping
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Wafflecannon Plural- wafflecannons; A large array of weapon blocks arranged in a checkerboard pattern to provide maximum efficiency and maximum lag. See: Ping
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[Name] ([Type of word]) Plural- [Plural of name]; [Definition] See: [Other references]
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Wafflecannon
Plural- wafflecannons; A large array of weapon blocks arranged in a checkerboard pattern to provide maximum efficiency and maximum lag. See: PingA
Anti-matter Cannon
- pl. Anti-matter Cannons, abbr. AMC; the old name for the Cannon weapon, commonly used by older Starmates who refuse to let go of the past.B
Brick Plural- Bricks; Can also be referred to as 'System Blobs'. Functionally similar to the Doomcube (See Doomcube), the brick is an ugly mess of systems hastily slapped together and sometimes covered up with hull. Shapes can vary, but usually follow the vague shape of a brick, hence the name. See: Doomcube
Breadnaught Name of a ship built by moderator Pholopalus, has risen to fame among Starmade users. See: Kilonaught.
Build-blocking (v.); The act of using a build block to quickly remove all of the blocks from a structure. Frequently used by spies on a homebase and those looking to make a quick buck off of scrap from an abandoned station. Formerly used to get large amounts of ore from planets. See: Spies, De-factioning.
Plural- Bricks; Can also be referred to as 'System Blobs'. Functionally similar to the Doomcube (See Doomcube), the brick is an ugly mess of systems hastily slapped together and sometimes covered up with hull. Shapes can vary, but usually follow the vague shape of a brick, hence the name. See: DoomcubeBreadnaught
Name of a ship built by moderator Pholopalus, has risen to fame among Starmade users. See: Kilonaught.Build-blocking (v.); The act of using a build block to quickly remove all of the blocks from a structure. Frequently used by spies on a homebase and those looking to make a quick buck off of scrap from an abandoned station. Formerly used to get large amounts of ore from planets. See: Spies, De-factioning.
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Doomcube Plural- Doomcubes; Also known as noob-cube. A cubic ship made entirely out of systems, lacking hull or decoration. The intention of its usage usually being to exploit the turning dimensions mechanic. Used by trolls and lazy builders, the "Doomcube" is often considered a plague and is disliked by the majority of players.
Docked Reactor Plural- Docked reactors; A separate ship made almost entirely of power reactors and power supply beams, triggered by logic, that when docked to its parent ship and its logic activated, provides additional power regeneration to overcome the power softcap of 1 million E/sec. Generally used in larger vessels. See: Power Reactor, Power Supply Beam, Softcap.
Drone Plural- Drones; A ship-entity with at minimum a faction module and an active Bobby AI module set to "Ship" and without a jump drive or interior designed to be deployed in large quantities. Drones may be fitted with defensive effects when linked to logic only. A drone needs to have at least one tactical purpose, which can range from weapon systems over support and speciality systems up to a mere presence (chaff) purpose. Primary and secondary tactical systems as well as propulsion can be controlled by the AI OR/AND logic. Drones exhibit a thrust rating of above or including zero up to roughly one unit of thrust per mass, with permissible surplus when doubling as fighters. Dimensions and crafting materials used are often geared towards functionality. Deployment of drones can take the form of exchangable racks or single docking, depending on desired number and intended purpose. A drone's influence on the tactical scenario typically peaks within the first minute of deployment. Drones are currently intended for single-use.
Plural- Doomcubes; Also known as noob-cube. A cubic ship made entirely out of systems, lacking hull or decoration. The intention of its usage usually being to exploit the turning dimensions mechanic. Used by trolls and lazy builders, the "Doomcube" is often considered a plague and is disliked by the majority of players. Docked Reactor
Plural- Docked reactors; A separate ship made almost entirely of power reactors and power supply beams, triggered by logic, that when docked to its parent ship and its logic activated, provides additional power regeneration to overcome the power softcap of 1 million E/sec. Generally used in larger vessels. See: Power Reactor, Power Supply Beam, Softcap.Drone
Plural- Drones; A ship-entity with at minimum a faction module and an active Bobby AI module set to "Ship" and without a jump drive or interior designed to be deployed in large quantities. Drones may be fitted with defensive effects when linked to logic only. A drone needs to have at least one tactical purpose, which can range from weapon systems over support and speciality systems up to a mere presence (chaff) purpose. Primary and secondary tactical systems as well as propulsion can be controlled by the AI OR/AND logic. Drones exhibit a thrust rating of above or including zero up to roughly one unit of thrust per mass, with permissible surplus when doubling as fighters. Dimensions and crafting materials used are often geared towards functionality. Deployment of drones can take the form of exchangable racks or single docking, depending on desired number and intended purpose. A drone's influence on the tactical scenario typically peaks within the first minute of deployment. Drones are currently intended for single-use.F
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Illusive age
Plural- [none]; The time period which most StarMade veterans experienced, and by which some may define the term "StarMade veteran". The illusive age is defined by the time in which the illusive server was the most active server regarding factions present on the forum, ever faction on the forums had to be there to be recognized by most other factions on the forums. It is also the time of the oldsite, and the faction scene was radically different than todays factions. It was also the peak of ridik_ulass' observable activities. See: Illusive (server), ridik_ulass, oldsiteJ
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Kilonaught
Plural- Armageddon; A term used to describe ships in excess of several kilometers in total dimensions and millions in mass. Such a title denotes an obscene amount of shields and firepower for no logical reasoning aside from "Because I can" on the part of the creator. May not be synonymous with "Brick" or "DoomCube". See: Charon, Doomcube, BrickL
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PLEX (pre.) Used to denote an item's former name, typically found in the lexicon of veterans.
PD Acronym for Point Defense, used to denote small turrets designed to shoot down incoming missiles and light craft.
Ping Time neccesary for a server to return a response to the client, higher pings result in higher latency, and can lead to a disconnect. Ping can be viewed by pressing Tab.
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Acronym for Point Defense, used to denote small turrets designed to shoot down incoming missiles and light craft. Ping
Time neccesary for a server to return a response to the client, higher pings result in higher latency, and can lead to a disconnect. Ping can be viewed by pressing Tab.R
Ridikulass (adj.) Used when the reasoning for an occurrence is confusing, missing, or suspicious. Normally used in political discussion on events. Stem- Ridik_Ulass
Ridik_Ulass <Disambiguation> (N) Ridikulousnesses; - Former leader of the now inactive "EuroCorp" faction. Enthousiast social engineer that enjoys to be perceived as "the bad guy". Became infamous after allegedly implanting spies in every large forum-based faction and possibly leading to the disbandment of at least one.
Ridik_Ulass <Disambiguation> (N) Ridikulousnesses; - Former leader of the now inactive "EuroCorp" faction. Enthousiast social engineer that enjoys to be perceived as "the bad guy". Became infamous after allegedly implanting spies in every large forum-based faction and possibly leading to the disbandment of at least one.
Skoomdrone Plural- Skoomdrones; Drones that utilize logic-activated push-pulse systems to incapacitate enemies by disabling their control systems. Advanced versions are usually equipped with defensive push systems activated by logic in order to create unpredictable flight patterns and acceleration bursts. Is often seen as being "an incarnation of pure evil", and is only used by the most malicious of players. See: Drones
0stack Plural- 0stacks; pronounced "nullstack" definition: an item stack with a size of 0 (Zero). Unlike an empty stack, it is known for the effect of empty inventories dropping items, which, if picked up, yield nothing.
Plural- Skoomdrones; Drones that utilize logic-activated push-pulse systems to incapacitate enemies by disabling their control systems. Advanced versions are usually equipped with defensive push systems activated by logic in order to create unpredictable flight patterns and acceleration bursts. Is often seen as being "an incarnation of pure evil", and is only used by the most malicious of players. See: Drones0stack
Plural- 0stacks; pronounced "nullstack" definition: an item stack with a size of 0 (Zero). Unlike an empty stack, it is known for the effect of empty inventories dropping items, which, if picked up, yield nothing.Titan
Plural- Titans; A large ship-entity capable of dealing immense firepower and sustaining massive damage. In common usage, a titan is defined by one of three categories- Having a shield capacity of over fifty million (50,000,000), at least one dimension over one kilometer (1000 meters), or a mass over 750,000 (7,500,000 blocks). See: PingU
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Wafflecannon
Plural- wafflecannons; A large array of weapon blocks arranged in a checkerboard pattern to provide maximum efficiency and maximum lag. See: PingX
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