Difference between revisions of "FS Abbrevations"

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FRED - FReespace EDitor. The program created by Volition to make the mission and campaigns for both FreeSpace games. Released to the public along with said games.
SEXP - Symbolic EXPressions. Special function strings within FRED that allow for complex mission objectives and other things to be carried out by a mission bulider.
FS1 - Descent: FreeSpace, The Great War. Also called Conflict: FreeSpace, The Great War in Europe. The first game of the series.
FS2 - FreeSpace 2. The second game of the series.
FS3 - FreeSpace 3. Would be the third game of the series, but it won't happen. There is no FS3.
FS2_Open - The open source version of FS2.
FSO - The open source version of FS2. Used interchangably with FS2_Open.
SCP - Source Code Project. The people responsible for creating, maintaining and debugging FS2_Open.
V or [V] - Volition Inc., the developer of FreeSpace and FreeSpace 2.
VBB - Volition Bulletin Board. The boards Volition maintained as a centre for the FS community. Now defunct.
HLP - Hard Light Productions, the hub of the FreeSpace community.
VW - Volition Watch, developer fansite covering the FreeSpace, Red Faction and Summoner series. Awaiting demolition.
F2S - FreeSpace 2 Sector - Smaller FS2 community.
SG - Sectorgame - Network which hosts F2S. Often used interchangably (though inaccurately) with F2S.
FS2NetD - FS2 Network Game Monitor - Utility used to monitor FS2 network games being operated on the FS2Net servers.

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 ==Designation Suffixes==
-<i>Star indicates a non-canon ship designation.</i>
 * _A - [[Advance Warning and Control System | AWACS]]
 * _B - Bomber
 * _C - Cruiser
-* _Ca - Carrier *
+* _Ca - Carrier (non-canon)
 * _Cv - Corvette
 * _D - [[Destroyer]]
 * _Dr - Drone
-* _Dn - Dreadnaught *
+* _Dn - Dreadnaught (non-canon)
 * _EP - Escape Pod
 * _F - Fighter
-* _Fg - Frigate *
+* _Fg - Frigate (non-canon)
-* _Ff - Frigate *
+* _Ff - Frigate (non-canon)
 * _Fr or FR - Freighter
 * _G - Gas Miner
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 * _M - Medical Ship
 * _NB - Navigation Buoy
-* _PD - Planet Destroyer *
 * _S - Support Ship
 * _SG - Sentry Gun
-* _SJ - Super Juggernaught *
+* _SJ - Super Juggernaut (non-canon)
 * _T - Transport
-* _W - Weapon ([[Weapon Comparison (FS1) | FreeSpace 1]])([[Weapon Comparison (FS2) | FreeSpace 2]])
+* _W - Weapon ([[Weapon Comparison (FS1) |FreeSpace 1]])([[Weapon Comparison (FS2) |FreeSpace 2]])
 ==Mod Abbreviations==