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Abbreviations List

General Usenet Abbreviations
- NG - Newsgroup
- rgcs - rec.games.computer.stars
- IIRC - If I Remember Correctly
- AFAIK - As Far As I Know
- PBEM - Play By E-Mail
- IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion
- WTF? - What the Fuck?
- OT - Off Topic
- WRT - With Regard To
- RTFM - Read The Fucking Manual
- YMMV - Your Millage May Vary (you might get different results)
- HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language (the stuff which makes up web pages)
- AKA - Also Known As
- ASA - Another Stupid Acronym
- ^H - Backspace Character, used to show the last character(s) where meant to be deleted
- :-) - Smiley Face
- ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
- ROTFLMAOPIMPGAH - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Arse Off Pissing In My Pants Getting A Hernia
Game Specific Abrevations
- PRTs - Primary Racial Traits
  - HE - Hyper Expander
  - SS - Super Stealth
  - WM - War Monger
  - CA - Claim Adjuster
  - IS - Inner-Strength
  - SD - Space Demolition
  - PP - Packet Physics
  - IT - Interstellar Traveller
  - AR - Alternate Reality
  - JoaT - Jack of All Trades
- LRTs - Lesser Racial Traits
  - IFE - Improved Fuel Efficiency
  - TT - Total Terraforming
  - ARM - Advanced Remote Mining
  - ISB - Improved StarBases
  - GR - Generalized Research
  - UR - Ultimate Recycling
  - MA - Mineral Alchemy
  - NRSE - No Ram Scoop Engines
  - OBRM - Only Basic Remote Mining
  - NAS - No Advanced Scanners
  - LSP - Low Starting Population
  - BET - Bleeding Edge Technology
  - RS - Regenerating Shields
- PGRs - Planetary Growth Rate
- Playstyles
  - -f / NF - Factoryless race
  - HG - Hyper Growth race
  - HP - Hyper Producer race
  - OWW / 1WW - One World Wonder Race
- Econ - Economy
  - C or Col or Pop - Colonists
  - R or Res - Resources
  - Min - Minerals
    - I / Iron - Ironium
    - B / Bora - Boranium
    - G / Germ - Germanium
  - Econ Settings in Race Design
    - 1000 12/9/17-g 11/3/16
      means:
      1 resource per 1000 colonists
      10 factories produce 12 resources per year
      Factories require 9 resources to build
      10k colonists can operate 17 factories
      Factories cost 1kt less germanium to build
      10 mines produce up to 11kt minerals per year
      Mines require 3 resources to build
      10k colonists can operate 16 mines
- Game Setup Options
  - BMM - Beginner: Maximum Minerals
  - STA / ST - Slower Tech Advances
  - AccBBS - Accelerated BBS Play
  - NRE - No Random Events
  - PPS - Public Player Scores
- Technology Fields
  - N / En / ener - Energy
  - W / weap - Weapons
  - P / prop - Propulsion
  - C / con - Construction
  - E / L / elec - Electronics
  - B / bio - Biotechnology
- MT - Mystery Trader
- Technology Items
  - Engines
    - QJ5 - Quick Jump 5
    - LH6 - Long Hump 6
    - DDL7 - Daddy Long Legs 7
    - AD8 - Alpha Drive 8
    - TGD - Trans Galactic Drive
    - IS10 - InterSpace-10 (NRSE only)
    - TS10 - Trans Star 10
    - FM - Fuel Mizer (IFE only)
    - Rad-Ram / RHRS - Radiating Ramscoop
    - EP - Enigma Pulsar (MT item)
    - Other Ramscoops defined by tech level
  - Weapons
    - Mega-D - Mega Disruptor
    - BMC - Big Mutha Cannon
    - AMP - Anti-Matter Pulveriser
    - Caps - Capital Missiles (Weapon Type)
    - Jugs - Juggernaut Missiles
    - Dooms - Doomsday Missiles
    - ARM / Arm - Armageddon Missiles
  - Other Components
    - OT - Overthuster
    - EC / Cap - Energy Capacitor
    - BD / Def - Beam Deflector
    - BSC - Battle Super Computer
    - Nexi - Battle Nexus
    - CPS - Complete Phase Shield
    - Superlat / Suplat / SL - Superlatanium
    - MPS - Mega Poly Shell (MT item)
    - Man Jet / MJ / Jet - Manoeuvring Jet
    - RB - Robber Baron Scanner (SS only)
    - OA - Orbital Adjuster (CA only)
    - CoH - Change of Heart (CA starting ship with OAs on it)
  - Hulls
    - FF: Frigate
    - DD: Destroyer
    - CC: Cruiser (not CA)
    - BC: Battle Cruiser (WM only)
    - BB: Battleship
    - DN: Dreadnought (WM only)
    - PVT: Privateer
    - Nub: Nubian
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Abbreviations List

General Usenet Abbreviations

Game Specific Abrevations

PRTs - Primary Racial Traits

LRTs - Lesser Racial Traits

Playstyles

Econ - Economy

Econ Settings in Race Design

Game Setup Options

Technology Fields

Technology Items

Engines

Weapons

Other Components

Hulls