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These are some common abbreviations in this game: | |||
* AB - [[Action Boy]] | * AB - [[Action Boy]] | ||
* AC - [[Armor Class]] | * AC - [[Armor Class]] | ||
* AFK - Away from keyboard | |||
* AG - [[Agility]] | * AG - [[Agility]] | ||
* AP - [[Action Points]], or [[Penetrate|Armor Piercing]] | * AP - [[Action Points]], or [[Penetrate|Armor Piercing]] | ||
* APA - Advanced Power Armor | * APA - [[Advanced Power Armor]] | ||
* APK - Anti Player-Killer, those who fight against tyranny (as opposed to PK, or Player-Killer) | |||
* AR - [[Assault Rifle]], or [[Adrenaline Rush]] | * AR - [[Assault Rifle]], or [[Adrenaline Rush]] | ||
* Ares - [[Ares Rocket Silo]] | * Ares - [[Ares Rocket Silo]] | ||
* BC - [[Better Criticals]] | * BC - [[Better Criticals]] | ||
* BG - [[Barter Grounds]], or [[Big Guns]], or [[Boneyard Guard]] perk. | * BG - [[Barter Grounds]], or [[Big Guns]], or [[Boneyard Guard]] perk. | ||
* BH - [[Broken Hills]] | * BH - [[Broken Hills]], or maybe [[Bonehead]], and sometimes [[Brotherhood Combat Helmet]] | ||
* BoA - [[Book of Achievement]] | |||
* BRD - [[Bonus Ranged Damage]] | * BRD - [[Bonus Ranged Damage]] | ||
* BRoF - [[Bonus Rate of Fire]] | * BRoA - [[Bonus Rate of Attack]], a merging of BRoF and [[Bonus HtH Attacks]] | ||
* BRoF - [[Bonus Rate of Fire]], a ''retired'' perk, replaced by '''BRoA'''. | |||
* CA - [[Combat Armor]] | * CA - [[Combat Armor]] | ||
* CA MKII - [[Combat Armor Mark II]] | * CA MKII - [[Combat Armor Mark II]] | ||
* CA2 - An even shorter abbreviation for [[Combat Armor Mark II]] | * CA2 - An even shorter abbreviation for [[Combat Armor Mark II]] | ||
* CC - [[Close Combat]] | * CC - [[Close Combat]] or [[Critical Chance|Crit Chance]] | ||
* CCM - [[Closed Combat Master]] | |||
* CH - [[Charisma]] | * CH - [[Charisma]] | ||
* CLJ - [[Combat Leather Jacket]] | * CLJ - [[Combat Leather Jacket]] | ||
* CtH - [[Hit Chance|Chance to Hit]] | * CtH - [[Hit Chance|Chance to Hit]] | ||
* CW - [[Carry Weight]] | * CW - [[Carry Weight]] | ||
* DCA - Desert Combat Armor | * DCA - [[Desert Combat Armor]] | ||
* DIY - '''D'''o '''I'''t '''Y'''ourself, as in DIY [[Bases]] which are the four that can be sited wherever you want them | |||
* DL - Dual-Log is when a player is logged into two [[Character]]s at the same time | |||
* DoC - [[Deck of Cards]] | |||
* DR - [[Damage Resistance]] | * DR - [[Damage Resistance]] | ||
* DT - [[Damage Threshold]] | * DT - [[Damage Threshold]] | ||
* EMC - [[Even More Criticals]] | * EMC - [[Even More Criticals]] | ||
* EN - [[Endurance]] | * EN - [[Endurance]] | ||
* EP - [[Lander's Point|Exit Package]] | |||
* ET - [[Even Tougher]] | * ET - [[Even Tougher]] | ||
* EW - [[Energy Weapons]] | * EW - [[Energy Weapons]] | ||
* FA - [[First Aid]] skill | * FA - [[First Aid]] skill | ||
* FCC - [[Fuel Cell Controller]] | |||
* FE - Forced Encounter | |||
* FEV - Forced Evolutionary Virus | * FEV - Forced Evolutionary Virus | ||
* FF - [[Fortune Finder]] (undocumented perk), or '''Friendly Fire''', or '''Focus-Fire'''. | |||
* FLC - [[Friendly Lending Company]], the bank located in some towns | * FLC - [[Friendly Lending Company]], the bank located in some towns | ||
* [[FLD]] - [[Full Loot Drop]], describes a place/event where you lose all gear when you die, and thus invites [[PvP]] activity. [[Dayglow]] is a good example of a '''FLD''' place. | |||
* FM - [[Field Medic]] | |||
* FOnline - This game, in its various forms. See [[FOnline Servers]]. Related details: | |||
** F1 - The original [[Fallout]] game from 1997, now owned by Bethesda, sometimes called '''Fallout 1''' | |||
** F2 - [[Fallout 2]], the sequel released only 1 year after F1 due to F1's immediate success | |||
** FO2238 - FOnline: 2238 (now offline) was hosted by Rotators | |||
** FOR - FOnline: Reloaded, this game, hosted by Kilgore, DocAN and mojuk | |||
** FO2 - FOnline 2, one of the other FOnline servers, not to be confused with Fallout 2 | |||
** F3 - Fallout 3 | |||
** FNV - Fallout New Vegas | |||
* FoV - [[Sight|Field of View]] | * FoV - [[Sight|Field of View]] | ||
* FR - Fast-Relog, something that is against [[Game Rules|the rules]] if applicable in any way to [[PvP]] | |||
* GM - Game-Master. The only GMs are the devs. There are no other GMs beyond the devs. | |||
* GR - [[Gunrunners]] | * GR - [[Gunrunners]] | ||
* HC - [[Hit Chance]] | |||
* HH - [[Heavy Handed]] | * HH - [[Heavy Handed]] | ||
* HP - [[Hit Points]] | * HP - [[Hit Points]] | ||
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* HtG - [[Hit the Gaps]] | * HtG - [[Hit the Gaps]] | ||
* HtH - Hand-to-Hand aka [[Melee Weapons|Close Combat]] | * HtH - Hand-to-Hand aka [[Melee Weapons|Close Combat]] | ||
* IG - [[Iron Grip]] | * IG - [[Iron Grip]] or [[Grenade (Fire)|Incendiary Grenade]] | ||
* IL - [[Iron Limbs]] | |||
* IN - [[Intelligence]] | * IN - [[Intelligence]] | ||
* IRL - In Real Life | * IRL - In Real Life | ||
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* LP - [[Lockpick]] skill | * LP - [[Lockpick]] skill | ||
* LR - [[Laser Rifle]] | * LR - [[Laser Rifle]] | ||
* LSMG - [[Laser SMG]], the EW version of an SMG (see SMG below) | |||
* LSW - [[Light Support Weapon]] (Big Guns), or [[Laser Support Weapon]] (EW) | |||
* MA - [[Metal Armor]] | * MA - [[Metal Armor]] | ||
* MA2 - [[Metal Armor Mark II]] | * MA2 - [[Metal Armor Mark II]] | ||
* MC - [[More Critical]]s | * MC - [[More Critical]]s | ||
* MDoC - [[Marked Deck of Cards]] | |||
* ML - Multi-Log, is when a player is logged into multiple [[Character]]s at the same time | |||
* MoS - [[Man of Steel]] | * MoS - [[Man of Steel]] | ||
* MPF - [[Mega Power Fist]] | * MPF - [[Mega Power Fist]] | ||
* MRD - [[More Ranged Damage]] | * MRD - [[More Ranged Damage]] | ||
* MS - [[Motion Sensor]] | |||
* NCR - [[New California Republic]] but commonly refers to [[Shady Sands]] | * NCR - [[New California Republic]] but commonly refers to [[Shady Sands]] | ||
* NR - [[New Reno]] | * NR - [[New Reno]] | ||
* NRA - New Reno Arms, a guns store in [[New Reno]] | * NRA - New Reno Arms, a guns store in [[New Reno]] | ||
* OD - [[Outdoorsman]] skill | * OD - [[Outdoorsman]] skill | ||
* OoC - Out of Character, as in text chat in brown color via '''/O''', one of the [[In-Game Chat]] options | * OoC - Out of [[Character]], as in text chat in brown color via '''/O''', one of the [[In-Game Chat]] options | ||
* PA - [[Power Armor]] | * PA - [[Power Armor]] | ||
* PC - Player [[Character]] - not the player, but any one of a player's in-game [[Character]]s | |||
* PE - [[Perception]] | * PE - [[Perception]] | ||
* PP - [[Party Points]] | * PJ - [[Pancor Jackhammer]] | ||
* PK - Player-Killer, those who murder others (as opposed to APK, or Anti Player-Killer) | |||
* PP - [[Party Points]] or [[YK32 Pulse Pistol]] | |||
* PR - Poison [[Resistances|Resistance]] | |||
* PTK - [[Poisoned Throwing Knife]] | |||
* [[PvE]] - Player versus Environment | * [[PvE]] - Player versus Environment | ||
* [[PvP]] - Player versus Player | * [[PvP]] - Player versus Player | ||
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* QP - [[Quick Pockets]] | * QP - [[Quick Pockets]] | ||
* QR - [[Quick Recovery]] | * QR - [[Quick Recovery]] | ||
* rAP - Recharge [[Action Points]] | |||
* RBtE - [[Right between the Eyes|Right Between the Eyes]] | * RBtE - [[Right between the Eyes|Right Between the Eyes]] | ||
* RE - Random Encounter | |||
* RL - [[Rocket Launcher]], or Real Life (IRL above) | * RL - [[Rocket Launcher]], or Real Life (IRL above) | ||
* RoF - Rate of Fire when [[Shooting]] | * RoF - [[Bonus Rate of Fire|Rate of Fire]] when [[Shooting]] | ||
* RP - [[FOnline Reloaded Wiki:Current events|Role-Play]] | |||
* RR - [[Radiated|Radiation Resistance]] | |||
* RT - [[Real-Time]] (mode) as opposed to [[TB]] below | * RT - [[Real-Time]] (mode) as opposed to [[TB]] below | ||
* SAD - [[Sierra Army Depot]] | * SAD - [[Sierra Army Depot]] | ||
* SB - [[Stealth Boy]] | |||
* SD - [[Silent Death]] | * SD - [[Silent Death]] | ||
* SF - [[San Francisco]] | * SE - [[Special Encounter]] | ||
* SF - [[San Francisco]] (or [[Small Frame]], which is no longer a working Perk) | |||
* SG - [[Stealth Girl]] | * SG - [[Stealth Girl]] | ||
* SPECIAL - | * SMG - Submachine Gun, a class of weapon that includes the [[10mm SMG]], [[H&K P90c]], [[H&K G11]], [[H&K G11E]], and the [[Laser SMG]]. | ||
* SR - [[Silent Running]] | * SPECIAL - A [[Character]]'s [[SPECIAL]] is a combination of [[Strength]], [[Perception]], [[Endurance]], [[Charisma]], [[Intelligence]], [[Agility]], and [[Luck]]. | ||
* SS - [[Shady Sands]] commonly called [[NCR]] | * SR - [[Silent Running]] or [[Sniper Rifle]] | ||
* SS - [[Sharpshooter]] the perk, [[Shady Sands]] commonly called [[NCR]], or [[Solar Scorcher]] | |||
* ST - [[Strength]] | * ST - [[Strength]] | ||
* Stat/Stats/Statted - Refers to bonus properties on ''some'' [[Weapons]] and [[Armor]], which makes them more effective. A "statted" item can be found, enchanted, or sometimes [[Crafting#Crafted_Items_and_Chance_for_Bonus_Stats|crafted]]: | |||
** Quality: the item will have 1 bonus property, like +1 Range, or +25 Max Damage, or -1 [[AP]] or [[Carry Weight]] for armor. | |||
** Improved: the item will have 2 bonus properties, like +15 Min Damage ''and'' +10 Max Damage. | |||
** Superior: the item will have 3 bonus properties, maybe to Accuracy, Crit Power, Crit Chance. | |||
** Advanced: the item will have 4 bonus properties, some combination of the above. | |||
** Unique: the item will have 5 bonus properties. | |||
* TB - [[Turn-Based]] (mode), as opposed to [[RT]] above | * TB - [[Turn-Based]] (mode), as opposed to [[RT]] above | ||
* TC - [[Town Control]] | * TC - [[Town Control]] | ||
* TH - [[Treasure Hunter]] | * TH - [[Treasure Hunter]] | ||
* Tier - Abbreviated and combined with a number, expresses the general power level of an item. Examples: | |||
** Any [[Levels|Level]] 1 [[Character]] can [[Crafting|craft]] a double-barreled [[Shotgun]] which is considered to be '''t1''' | |||
** Get first level of [[Profession: Gunsmith (Small Guns)|Small Guns profession]] and [[Crafting|craft]] [[Combat Shotgun]]s, which are also '''t1''' | |||
** But get [[Profession: Gunsmith (Small Guns)|Small Guns 2]] and the right [[Blueprints|blueprint]] to [[Crafting|craft]] the [[H&K CAWS]] which is '''t2''' | |||
** The [[Pancor Jackhammer]] is even better, and cannot be [[Crafting|crafted]], so it's considered '''t3''' | |||
** A crafted [[Minigun]] is considered to be '''t2''' even with stats | |||
** Meanwhile, the [[Avenger Minigun]] is '''t3''' | |||
** The [[Vindicator Minigun]] is even better than the Avenger, so it is '''t4''' | |||
* TLA - [[Thermal Leather Armor]], and is also another of the [[FOnline Servers]] called '''The Life After''' | |||
* TP - [[Themepark]] | * TP - [[Themepark]] | ||
* TPR - [[Turbo Plasma Rifle]] | * TPR - [[Turbo Plasma Rifle]] | ||
* VC - [[Vault City]] | * VC - [[Vault City]] | ||
* VCP - Vault City Patrols | * VCI - [[Vault City Inoculations]] | ||
* WH - [[Weapon Handling]] | * VCP - [[Vault City Patrols]] | ||
* vs Encounters - random encounters that include two or more [[Group Encounters|NPC groups]] that are hostile to each other. | |||
** The groups often attack each other as well as whomever else enters the encounter. | |||
** They are often preferred for [[Levels|leveling]] up since a player [[Character]] can stand back and pick off all members of both groups while they mainly fight each other. | |||
* WH - [[Warehouse]] or sometimes [[Weapon Handling]] | |||
* WiP/WIP - [[Changelogs|Work]] in Progress; [[Wipe]] is pending | |||
* WoF - [[Way of the Fruit]] | |||
* WW - [[Waterworks]] | * WW - [[Waterworks]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:48, 23 April 2023
These are some common abbreviations in this game:
- AB - Action Boy
- AC - Armor Class
- AFK - Away from keyboard
- AG - Agility
- AP - Action Points, or Armor Piercing
- APA - Advanced Power Armor
- APK - Anti Player-Killer, those who fight against tyranny (as opposed to PK, or Player-Killer)
- AR - Assault Rifle, or Adrenaline Rush
- Ares - Ares Rocket Silo
- BC - Better Criticals
- BG - Barter Grounds, or Big Guns, or Boneyard Guard perk.
- BH - Broken Hills, or maybe Bonehead, and sometimes Brotherhood Combat Helmet
- BoA - Book of Achievement
- BRD - Bonus Ranged Damage
- BRoA - Bonus Rate of Attack, a merging of BRoF and Bonus HtH Attacks
- BRoF - Bonus Rate of Fire, a retired perk, replaced by BRoA.
- CA - Combat Armor
- CA MKII - Combat Armor Mark II
- CA2 - An even shorter abbreviation for Combat Armor Mark II
- CC - Close Combat or Crit Chance
- CCM - Closed Combat Master
- CH - Charisma
- CLJ - Combat Leather Jacket
- CtH - Chance to Hit
- CW - Carry Weight
- DCA - Desert Combat Armor
- DIY - Do It Yourself, as in DIY Bases which are the four that can be sited wherever you want them
- DL - Dual-Log is when a player is logged into two Characters at the same time
- DoC - Deck of Cards
- DR - Damage Resistance
- DT - Damage Threshold
- EMC - Even More Criticals
- EN - Endurance
- EP - Exit Package
- ET - Even Tougher
- EW - Energy Weapons
- FA - First Aid skill
- FCC - Fuel Cell Controller
- FE - Forced Encounter
- FEV - Forced Evolutionary Virus
- FF - Fortune Finder (undocumented perk), or Friendly Fire, or Focus-Fire.
- FLC - Friendly Lending Company, the bank located in some towns
- FLD - Full Loot Drop, describes a place/event where you lose all gear when you die, and thus invites PvP activity. Dayglow is a good example of a FLD place.
- FM - Field Medic
- FOnline - This game, in its various forms. See FOnline Servers. Related details:
- F1 - The original Fallout game from 1997, now owned by Bethesda, sometimes called Fallout 1
- F2 - Fallout 2, the sequel released only 1 year after F1 due to F1's immediate success
- FO2238 - FOnline: 2238 (now offline) was hosted by Rotators
- FOR - FOnline: Reloaded, this game, hosted by Kilgore, DocAN and mojuk
- FO2 - FOnline 2, one of the other FOnline servers, not to be confused with Fallout 2
- F3 - Fallout 3
- FNV - Fallout New Vegas
- FoV - Field of View
- FR - Fast-Relog, something that is against the rules if applicable in any way to PvP
- GM - Game-Master. The only GMs are the devs. There are no other GMs beyond the devs.
- GR - Gunrunners
- HC - Hit Chance
- HH - Heavy Handed
- HP - Hit Points
- HPA - Hardened Power Armor
- HR - Healing Rate
- HtG - Hit the Gaps
- HtH - Hand-to-Hand aka Close Combat
- IG - Iron Grip or Incendiary Grenade
- IL - Iron Limbs
- IN - Intelligence
- IRL - In Real Life
- IYF - In Your Face!
- LA - Living Anatomy, or Los Angeles area aka Boneyard
- LG - Lifegiver
- LK - Luck
- LP - Lockpick skill
- LR - Laser Rifle
- LSMG - Laser SMG, the EW version of an SMG (see SMG below)
- LSW - Light Support Weapon (Big Guns), or Laser Support Weapon (EW)
- MA - Metal Armor
- MA2 - Metal Armor Mark II
- MC - More Criticals
- MDoC - Marked Deck of Cards
- ML - Multi-Log, is when a player is logged into multiple Characters at the same time
- MoS - Man of Steel
- MPF - Mega Power Fist
- MRD - More Ranged Damage
- MS - Motion Sensor
- NCR - New California Republic but commonly refers to Shady Sands
- NR - New Reno
- NRA - New Reno Arms, a guns store in New Reno
- OD - Outdoorsman skill
- OoC - Out of Character, as in text chat in brown color via /O, one of the In-Game Chat options
- PA - Power Armor
- PC - Player Character - not the player, but any one of a player's in-game Characters
- PE - Perception
- PJ - Pancor Jackhammer
- PK - Player-Killer, those who murder others (as opposed to APK, or Anti Player-Killer)
- PP - Party Points or YK32 Pulse Pistol
- PR - Poison Resistance
- PTK - Poisoned Throwing Knife
- PvE - Player versus Environment
- PvP - Player versus Player
- Pyro - Pyromaniac
- QP - Quick Pockets
- QR - Quick Recovery
- rAP - Recharge Action Points
- RBtE - Right Between the Eyes
- RE - Random Encounter
- RL - Rocket Launcher, or Real Life (IRL above)
- RoF - Rate of Fire when Shooting
- RP - Role-Play
- RR - Radiation Resistance
- RT - Real-Time (mode) as opposed to TB below
- SAD - Sierra Army Depot
- SB - Stealth Boy
- SD - Silent Death
- SE - Special Encounter
- SF - San Francisco (or Small Frame, which is no longer a working Perk)
- SG - Stealth Girl
- SMG - Submachine Gun, a class of weapon that includes the 10mm SMG, H&K P90c, H&K G11, H&K G11E, and the Laser SMG.
- SPECIAL - A Character's SPECIAL is a combination of Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, and Luck.
- SR - Silent Running or Sniper Rifle
- SS - Sharpshooter the perk, Shady Sands commonly called NCR, or Solar Scorcher
- ST - Strength
- Stat/Stats/Statted - Refers to bonus properties on some Weapons and Armor, which makes them more effective. A "statted" item can be found, enchanted, or sometimes crafted:
- Quality: the item will have 1 bonus property, like +1 Range, or +25 Max Damage, or -1 AP or Carry Weight for armor.
- Improved: the item will have 2 bonus properties, like +15 Min Damage and +10 Max Damage.
- Superior: the item will have 3 bonus properties, maybe to Accuracy, Crit Power, Crit Chance.
- Advanced: the item will have 4 bonus properties, some combination of the above.
- Unique: the item will have 5 bonus properties.
- TB - Turn-Based (mode), as opposed to RT above
- TC - Town Control
- TH - Treasure Hunter
- Tier - Abbreviated and combined with a number, expresses the general power level of an item. Examples:
- Any Level 1 Character can craft a double-barreled Shotgun which is considered to be t1
- Get first level of Small Guns profession and craft Combat Shotguns, which are also t1
- But get Small Guns 2 and the right blueprint to craft the H&K CAWS which is t2
- The Pancor Jackhammer is even better, and cannot be crafted, so it's considered t3
- A crafted Minigun is considered to be t2 even with stats
- Meanwhile, the Avenger Minigun is t3
- The Vindicator Minigun is even better than the Avenger, so it is t4
- TLA - Thermal Leather Armor, and is also another of the FOnline Servers called The Life After
- TP - Themepark
- TPR - Turbo Plasma Rifle
- VC - Vault City
- VCI - Vault City Inoculations
- VCP - Vault City Patrols
- vs Encounters - random encounters that include two or more NPC groups that are hostile to each other.
- WH - Warehouse or sometimes Weapon Handling
- WiP/WIP - Work in Progress; Wipe is pending
- WoF - Way of the Fruit
- WW - Waterworks
See Also | ||
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Character | SPECIAL · Traits · Perks · Skills · Skill points · Carry Weight · Levels · Armor Class · Reputation · Skins · NPC Factions · Player-Driven Factions · Reroll · Vault-Tec DB | |
Combat | Hit Chance · Critical Chance · Critical Hit · Aimed Attack · Resistances · Hit Points · Death · Miss · Critical Miss · Range · Sight · Fog of War · Shooting | |
Items | Weapons · Armors · Ammo · Resources · Blueprints · Craftables · Books · Drugs · Implants · Miscellaneous Items | |
And Other | Guides · Quests · Jobs · Telltales · Caravans · Caravan cart · Dungeons · Player Farm · Commands · Abbreviations · Merchants · Town Control · Vehicles · Tents · Safe Houses · Bases · Group Encounters · Special Encounters |