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== OOC == | |||
=== Blorbo === | === Blorbo === | ||
Slang for someone's character. Originates from Tumblr. | |||
=== Character === | |||
When speaking about a character, in most contexts, it refers to the player created and controlled entity in-game. | |||
=== SGT/Slimegirl Trafficking === | === SGT/Slimegirl Trafficking === | ||
Refers to the act of a ship being | Refers to the act of a ship being altered by an unexpected error on the code. The term originates from a crew's attempt at selling a slimegirl on a cargo pad. Examples include: | ||
* Missing parts of a ship | * Missing parts of a ship | ||
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* Merging with another ship | * Merging with another ship | ||
* Sudden and immediate gibbing of all crew on-board | * Sudden and immediate gibbing of all crew on-board | ||
* Transport of crew's brains to nullspace | |||
=== Maintainer === | |||
May either mean a member of one of the development teams in Shiptest, or a code maintainer. They are responsible for fixing issues and adding new features to whatever it is they're working on. | |||
==== Codetainer ==== | |||
A Code Maintainer. Code maintainers work directly on the codebase and chip away at important features. They are reduced to mostly tech support for when another contributor's game doesn't start. | |||
==== Maptainer ==== | |||
A Map Maintainer. They handle the ship and ruin files used by the game. | |||
==== Spritetainer ==== | |||
A Sprite Maintainer. Their job is to keep the visual style of Shiptest unique and consistent, and to improve on it. | |||
==== Lorema Curator/Loretainer ==== | |||
A Lore Maintainer or a Lorema Curator. They write the lore and backstories behind almost everything present in the game. | |||
==== Wikitainer ==== | |||
A Wiki Maintainer. They are in charge of writing new Wiki pages and making sure the current ones are up to par. | |||
=== EORG === | |||
End Of Round Grief. Involves killing each other at the end of the round. Not allowed unless a ship crew agrees to it. | |||
=== LOOC === | |||
Local Out Of Character chat. LOOC can only be read by people who see you. | |||
== Factions == | |||
=== [[The Syndicate#The Anti-Corporation Liberation Front|ACLF]] === | |||
The Anti-Corporation Liberation Front. | |||
=== [[The Syndicate#The Naturalienwissenschaftlicher Studentenverbindungs-Verband|SUNS]] === | |||
Student-Union Association of Naturalistic Sciences. | |||
=== [[The Syndicate#The Galactic Engineer.E2.80.99s Concordat|GEC]] === | |||
The Galactic Engineer’s Concordat. | |||
=== [[Colonial Minutemen|C-MM/CLIP]] === | |||
The Colonial Minutemen/Colonial League of Independent Planets. | |||
=== [[Saint-Roumain Militia|SRM]] === | |||
Saint-Roumain Militia. | |||
=== [[The Syndicate#2nd Battleground of the New Gorlex Republic|NGR]] === | |||
New Gorlex Republic. | |||
== Species == | |||
=== Kepi === | |||
A [[Kepori]]. | |||
=== Moff/Mot/Mth === | |||
A [[Mothpeople|Mothperson]]. | |||
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OOC
Blorbo
Slang for someone's character. Originates from Tumblr.
Character
When speaking about a character, in most contexts, it refers to the player created and controlled entity in-game.
SGT/Slimegirl Trafficking
Refers to the act of a ship being altered by an unexpected error on the code. The term originates from a crew's attempt at selling a slimegirl on a cargo pad. Examples include:
- Missing parts of a ship
- Two copies of one ship with different missing parts
- Missing windows, machinery or floors
- Improperly rotated machinery
- Merging with another ship
- Sudden and immediate gibbing of all crew on-board
- Transport of crew's brains to nullspace
Maintainer
May either mean a member of one of the development teams in Shiptest, or a code maintainer. They are responsible for fixing issues and adding new features to whatever it is they're working on.
Codetainer
A Code Maintainer. Code maintainers work directly on the codebase and chip away at important features. They are reduced to mostly tech support for when another contributor's game doesn't start.
Maptainer
A Map Maintainer. They handle the ship and ruin files used by the game.
Spritetainer
A Sprite Maintainer. Their job is to keep the visual style of Shiptest unique and consistent, and to improve on it.
Lorema Curator/Loretainer
A Lore Maintainer or a Lorema Curator. They write the lore and backstories behind almost everything present in the game.
Wikitainer
A Wiki Maintainer. They are in charge of writing new Wiki pages and making sure the current ones are up to par.
EORG
End Of Round Grief. Involves killing each other at the end of the round. Not allowed unless a ship crew agrees to it.
LOOC
Local Out Of Character chat. LOOC can only be read by people who see you.
Factions
ACLF
The Anti-Corporation Liberation Front.
SUNS
Student-Union Association of Naturalistic Sciences.
GEC
The Galactic Engineer’s Concordat.
C-MM/CLIP
The Colonial Minutemen/Colonial League of Independent Planets.
SRM
Saint-Roumain Militia.
NGR
New Gorlex Republic.
Species
Kepi
A Kepori.
Moff/Mot/Mth
A Mothperson.
