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* [[:Category:Terminology]]
 
* [[:Category:Terminology]]
 
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Aera |
 
Aera |
 
[[Terminology:Artificial Intelligence|AI]]{{Reference}} |
 
[[Terminology:Artificial Intelligence|AI]]{{Reference}} |
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[[Terminology:Autotracking|Autotracking]]
 
[[Terminology:Autotracking|Autotracking]]
  
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Bzbr (faction) | Bzbr (species)
 
Bzbr (faction) | Bzbr (species)
  
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[[Terminology:Disruptor Weapons|Disruptor Weapons]]
 
[[Terminology:Disruptor Weapons|Disruptor Weapons]]
  
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[[Terminology:Earth|Earth]] |
 
[[Terminology:Earth|Earth]] |
 
[[Terminology:Electronic Counter Measures|ECM]] |
 
[[Terminology:Electronic Counter Measures|ECM]] |
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[[Terminology:Eugenics|Eugenics]]
 
[[Terminology:Eugenics|Eugenics]]
  
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[[Terminology:Flak|Flak]] |
 
[[Terminology:Flak|Flak]] |
 
[[Terminology:Flak Weapons|Flak Weapons]] |
 
[[Terminology:Flak Weapons|Flak Weapons]] |
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[[Terminology:Fusion Weapons|Fusion Weapons]]
 
[[Terminology:Fusion Weapons|Fusion Weapons]]
  
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[[Terminology:Gauss|Gauss]] |
 
[[Terminology:Gauss|Gauss]] |
 
[[Terminology:Gauss Weapons|Gauss Weapons]] |
 
[[Terminology:Gauss Weapons|Gauss Weapons]] |
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[[Terminology:Gravity well|Gravity well]]
 
[[Terminology:Gravity well|Gravity well]]
  
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[[Terminology:Heat Seeking Technology|Heat Seeking Technology]] |
 
[[Terminology:Heat Seeking Technology|Heat Seeking Technology]] |
 
[[Terminology:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]] |
 
[[Terminology:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]] |
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Hunters
 
Hunters
  
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[[Terminology:Identification Friend or Foe|Identification Friend or Foe]] |
 
[[Terminology:Identification Friend or Foe|Identification Friend or Foe]] |
 
[[Terminology:Identification Friend or Foe|IFF]]{{Reference}} |
 
[[Terminology:Identification Friend or Foe|IFF]]{{Reference}} |
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[[Terminology:ITTS|ITTS]]
 
[[Terminology:ITTS|ITTS]]
  
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[[Terminology:Jump|Jump]] | [[Terminology:Jump Drive|Jump Drive]] | [[Terminology:Jump Point|Jump Point]]
 
[[Terminology:Jump|Jump]] | [[Terminology:Jump Drive|Jump Drive]] | [[Terminology:Jump Point|Jump Point]]
  
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Klkk
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Klk'k
  
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[[Terminology:Laser|Laser]] |
 
[[Terminology:Laser|Laser]] |
 
[[Terminology:Laser Weapons|Laser Weapons]] |
 
[[Terminology:Laser Weapons|Laser Weapons]] |
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[[Terminology:Mars|Mars]] |
 
[[Terminology:Mars|Mars]] |
 
[[Terminology:Mass Driver|Mass Driver]] |
 
[[Terminology:Mass Driver|Mass Driver]] |
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[[Terminology:Music|Music]]
 
[[Terminology:Music|Music]]
  
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[[Terminology:Artificial Intelligence|Nanites]]{{Reference}} |
 
[[Terminology:Artificial Intelligence|Nanites]]{{Reference}} |
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Nuhln
 
Nuhln
  
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[[Terminology:Oligarchy|Oligarchy]]
 
[[Terminology:Oligarchy|Oligarchy]]
  
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[[Terminology:Particles|Particles]] |
 
[[Terminology:Particles|Particles]] |
 
[[Terminology:Particle Weapons|Particle Weapons]] |
 
[[Terminology:Particle Weapons|Particle Weapons]] |
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Purists
 
Purists
  
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Rlaan |
 
Rlaan |
 
Rlaan Merchants
 
Rlaan Merchants
  
 
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=S=
 
 
Saahasayaay |
 
Saahasayaay |
 
Shapers |
 
Shapers |
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[[Terminology:Artificial Intelligence|SuSim Cyborg (SuSimCy)]]{{Reference}}
 
[[Terminology:Artificial Intelligence|SuSim Cyborg (SuSimCy)]]{{Reference}}
  
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[[Terminology:Tachyon|Tachyon]] |
 
[[Terminology:Tachyon|Tachyon]] |
 
[[Terminology:Tachyon Weapons|Tachyon Weapons]] |
 
[[Terminology:Tachyon Weapons|Tachyon Weapons]] |
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[[Terminology:Tractor|Tractor]]
 
[[Terminology:Tractor|Tractor]]
  
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{{Fixme}}
 
{{Fixme}}
 
* Add all homeworlds correctly <OPEN>
 
* Add all homeworlds correctly <OPEN>
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* Add descriptions of the various weapon types <OPEN>
 
* Add descriptions of the various weapon types <OPEN>
  
= Links =
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=Links=
 
* [http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/vegastrike/data4.x/history/Excerpts_from_the_Ivan_kltakln_guidebook.txt?content-type=text/plain Excerpts from the Ivan kltakln guidebook (TXT)]
 
* [http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/vegastrike/data4.x/history/Excerpts_from_the_Ivan_kltakln_guidebook.txt?content-type=text/plain Excerpts from the Ivan kltakln guidebook (TXT)]
 
* [http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/vegastrike/data4.x/master_part_list.csv?view=markup Masterpart list] - Volunteers wanted: to add some of the above terms to this list
 
* [http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/vegastrike/data4.x/master_part_list.csv?view=markup Masterpart list] - Volunteers wanted: to add some of the above terms to this list
  
= Disclaimer =
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=Disclaimer=
  
 
'''PSEUDO DISCLAIMER''' Some of these terminology may not reflect the real world (TM) so don't blame us if you use this for your diplom/final exam ;-)
 
'''PSEUDO DISCLAIMER''' Some of these terminology may not reflect the real world (TM) so don't blame us if you use this for your diplom/final exam ;-)

Revision as of 10:20, 30 May 2005

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See also

A

Aera | AI | Ancients | Andolians | Antimatter | Antimatter Weapons | Aristocracy | Artificial gravity | Artificial Intelligence | Autotracking

B

Bzbr (faction) | Bzbr (species)

C

Cherryh station | Cloaking | Cloaking Device | Communication (Insystem/Interstellar) | Credits | Cult of the devourer | Cyborg

D

Democracy | Dgn | Disruptor Weapons

E

Earth | ECM | Electronic Counter Measures | Entertainment | Eugenics

F

Flak | Flak Weapons | Forsaken | FTL travel | Fuel | Fusion (Nuclear-) | Fusion Weapons

G

Gauss | Gauss Weapons | Gravity | Gravity well

H

Heat Seeking Technology | Hephaestus | High Born | Humanity | Hunters

I

Identification Friend or Foe | IFF | Image Recognition Technology | Inertial Compensators | Intertial Targeting and Tracking System | Insystem Jump | Insystem Travel (Normal) | Insystem Travel (Highspeed) -> SPEC | Interstellar Travel | Interstellar Warp Transit | Ion | Ion Weapons | ISO | ITTS

J

Jump | Jump Drive | Jump Point

K

Klk'k

L

Laser | Laser Weapons | Leech Weapons | Light | Lightspeed | LIHW | Lo Ad'Fai'led | Lmpl | Luddites


M

Mars | Mass Driver | Mass Driver Weapons | Mechanists | Meson | Meson Weapons | Merchant Marine | Merchants | Meritocracy | Mishtali | Missile | Music

N

Nanites | Nano Plague | Nepotism | Neutron | Neutron Weapons | Nuclear Weapons | Nuhln

O

Oligarchy

P

Particles | Particle Weapons | Pause | Photon | Photon Weapons | Plasma | Plasma Weapons | Point Defense | Purists

Q

R

Rlaan | Rlaan Merchants

S

Saahasayaay | Shapers | Shields | Shmrn | SOL | Solar System | Space | Space Travel/Faring | SPEC (-drive) | Sul-Gatwa high castle | SuSim (Super Simian) | SuSim Cyborg (SuSimCy)

T

Tachyon | Tachyon Weapons | Terraform (-ing) | Torpedo | Tractor

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

Old Data

[C] - Index
    * Cloaking - Link
          o xxx
          o RLD: WikiPedia:Stealth_technology
          o RLD: WikiPedia:Camouflage
    * Cloaking-Device - Link
          o xxx
          o See also: VsManualCombat#Cloaking-Device

[E] - Index
    * Earth - Link
          o Category: Planets/Homeworlds
          o Homeworld of the Human species.
          o RLD: WikiPedia:Earth
 
[F] - Index
    * Flak - Link
          o short for german word "Fliegerabwehrkanone"
          o xxx
          o RLD: WikiPedia:Antiaircraft_missile
          o anti aircraft/spaceship weapon

[G] - Index
    * Gravity - Link
          o RLD: WikiPedia:Gravity
          o xxx

[H] - Index
    * Heat-Seeking-Technology - Link
          o RLD: WikiPEdia:Guidance_system -> "Optical guidance"
          o See also #Missile

[I] - Index

    * Identification Friend Or Foe -> #IFF
    * IFF - Link
          o Short for "Identification Friend Or Foe"
          o RLD: WikiPedia:Identification_friend_or_foe
          o See also #Missile
    * Image-Recognition-Technology - Link
          o Short: "Imrec"
          o xxx
          o See also #Missile
    * Inertial-Compensators - Link
          o Wikipedia:Inertial_compensator (not an RLD)
          o xxx
    * Insystem-Jump - Link
          o You can use some Jumppoints to jump from one side of an system to another.
You can recognise them by their name. It points to the same system you are currently in.
          o See also VsManualInterstellarWarpTransit
    * Insystem-Travel - Link
          o #Insystem-Travel is a normally used to describe the travel inside a star-system (like #SOL)
          o Traveling bewteen starsystems is commonly called #Interstellar-Warp-Transit
          o See also the #SPEC Drive
          o See also: VsManualAdvancedFlight
          o See also: VsManualMatchVelocity

[L] - Index
    * Laser-Weapons - Link
          o Category: Weapons
          o RLD: Link
          o RLD: WikiPedia:Laser
          o Laser types
                + pulsed laser
                + beam laser

[P] - Index
    * Particle-Weapons - Link
          o Category: Weapons
          o Weapons which use very small projectiles, usually sub-molecular, but in very
large quantities per shot.
    * Pause - Link
          o RLD: To cease or suspend an action temporarily.
          o RLD: link
          o In Vegastrike you can 'pause' the whole time/space-continuum in
singleplayer-mode by pressing the assigned key for pause.
                + See also VsManualKeyboardLayout#Game-Commands
                + See also VsManualGameplayFunctions#Pause

[S] - Index
    * SOL - Link
          o Category: Planets/Homeworlds
          o RLD: The latin name for the sun in the human homesystem.
          o RLD: WikiPedia:Sol
          o See also #Solar-System
    * Solar-System - Link
          o Category: Planets/Homeworlds
          o RLD: The human homesystem.
          o RLD: WikiPedia:Solar_system
          o terms also used: "SOL-System"
          o Sometimes also referred to as #SOL though this is the name of it's central star.
    * Space - Link
          o RLD: That which is between objects of interest.
          o A rather large, dark, and primarily empty expanse where, contrary to one’s initial
fears, one is exceptionally unlikely to be eaten by a grue.
          o The void in which one must travel if one does not wish to spend ones existence
wandering around the underdeveloped worlds of minor political entities.
          o RLD: WikiPedia:Space#Astronomy
    * Space-Travel/Faring - Link
          o Space Travel is the physical exploration of outer-homeplanet objects and generally
anything that involves the technologies, science, and politics regarding space endeavors.
          o RLD: WikiPedia:Space_travel

[T] - Index
    * Tachyon - Link
          o RLD: A hypothetical subatomic particle that always travels faster than the speed of light.
          o RLD: link
          o RLD: WikiPedia:Tachyon
    * Tachyon-Weapons - Link
          o Category: Weapons
          o xxx
[W] - Index
    * WMD - Link
          o RLD: short for "Weapons of Mass Destruction"
          o Examples:
          o #Nuclear-Weapons

TODO

FIXME

Links

Disclaimer

PSEUDO DISCLAIMER Some of these terminology may not reflect the real world (TM) so don't blame us if you use this for your diplom/final exam ;-)


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