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  • Abbreviations. Is there a FAQ?

    For example, 'when I get the WP ...' I'm assuming a tech but I'm not sure. Newbie craves enlightment.

    Thnx.

  • #2
    I do not think we have a permanent list of these anywhere, but I can list the ones I remember right now:

    WP - Weather Paradigm
    ME - Merchant Exchange
    VW - Virtual World
    PTS - Planetary Transit System
    SC - Supercollider
    ToE - Theory of Everything
    HSA - Hunter-Seeker Algorithm
    CV, Vats - Cloning Vats
    AV - Ascetic Virtues
    PEG - Planetary Energy Grid

    HEC - High Energy Chemistry
    D:AP - Doctrine: Air Power
    MMI - Mind-Machine Interface
    ToT - Threshold of Transcendence

    FM - Free Market
    PS - Police State / Punishment Sphere, depending on context

    CC - Children's Creche / Command Center, depending on context
    TF - Tree Farm

    UoP - University of Planet
    CyC - Cybernetic Consciousness

    SSC - Super Science City

    OCC - One City Challenge

    And many more, I am sure...

    [This message has been edited by Tau Ceti (edited February 12, 2001).]

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    • #3
      Of course !

      Go to http://www.smac.prv.pl , choose your language version, click on "Database" on the left and select "GoA".

      LoD
      [This message has been edited by LoD (edited February 12, 2001).]
      I love the tick of the Geiger counter in the morning. It's the sound of... victory! :D
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      civ.org.pl's Discussion Forums and Multiplayer System for SMAC and Civs 2-4

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      • #4
        Although from what I noticed on this thread it seams to be lacking some abbreviations still...
        I love the tick of the Geiger counter in the morning. It's the sound of... victory! :D
        LoD - Owner/Webmaster of civ.org.pl
        civ.org.pl's Discussion Forums and Multiplayer System for SMAC and Civs 2-4

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        • #5
          On the other hand, it did include quite a lot that I have never seen used.

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          • #6
            And then there's the confusing one:

            SE = Social Engineering
            SE = Scenario Editor

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            • #7
              What about IIRC? I figured out the one's listed, but I haven't gotten that one yet. There's also another one, but I can't remember it right now. hehe

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              • #8
                Oh yeah, what does ICS mean?

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                • #9
                  IIRC - If I remember correctly
                  ICS - Infinite City Sprawl/Sleaze/Strategy (depending on your point of view )

                  ICS is a strategy widely used in Civ2, but not so effective in SMAC because of the harsh expansion drone issues. A lot of players still employ the strategy, however....it basically consists of building virtually nothing but pods until you run out of room, find another habitable landmass, and continue to churn out the pods. Basically total horizontal expansion, building next to no facilities.
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                  • #10
                    Tau, Red and Mark: Would any one of you mind if I'd include your input to the GoA (with all due credit of course )?

                    LoD
                    I love the tick of the Geiger counter in the morning. It's the sound of... victory! :D
                    LoD - Owner/Webmaster of civ.org.pl
                    civ.org.pl's Discussion Forums and Multiplayer System for SMAC and Civs 2-4

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                    • #11
                      Not at all, LoD - in fact, I'd be honoured...
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                      • #12
                        LoD:

                        Great web site (and I didn't know it existed until this thread reference)

                        You need to publicize it more!!

                        G.

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                        • #13
                          LoD: Of course I do not mind. Go right ahead...

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                          • #14
                            Mark and Tau: Thanks! I'll update the list first thing tommorow.

                            Googlie: Thanks . And as far as publicizing goes, I've done these things:
                            -posted the news about on ACOL, Apolyton and SidGames forums (Apolyton announced it on their SMAC page)
                            -submitted the address to a bunch of search engines and several online WWW catalogs (latter being mostly Polish).
                            Any more ideas?

                            LoD

                            I love the tick of the Geiger counter in the morning. It's the sound of... victory! :D
                            LoD - Owner/Webmaster of civ.org.pl
                            civ.org.pl's Discussion Forums and Multiplayer System for SMAC and Civs 2-4

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                            • #15
                              CP - Colony Pod
                              CP - Centauri Preserve

                              FoP - Factor of Production, ie: Nuts, Mins, or Energy
                              AtT - Ascent to Trancendence
                              Team 'Poly

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