FS Abbrevations

General Abbreviations

• 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.
• SCP - Source Code Project. The people responsible for creating, maintaining and debugging FS2_Open.
• vbb - Volition Bulletin Board. The boards Volition maintained as a center 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.

Designation Prefixes

• GT_ - Galactic Terran
• NT_ - Neo-Terran
• GV_ - Galactic Vasudan
• PV_ - Parliamentary Vasudan
• S_ - Shivan

Designation Suffixes

• _A - AWACS
• _B - Bomber
• _C - Cruiser
• _Ca - Carrier *
• _Cv - Corvette
• _D - Destroyer
• _Dr - Drone
• _Dn - Dreadnaught *
• _EP - Escape Pod
• _F - Fighter
• _Fg - Frigate *
• _Fr or FR - Freighter
• _G - Gas Miner
• _I - Installation
• _J - Juggernaut
• _M - Medical Ship
• _NB - Navigation Buoy
• _S - Support Ship
• _SG - Sentry Gun
• _T - Transport
• _W - Weapon

_*_ _Indicates a non-canon ship designation._

A ship with no prefix designation has either been stripped of its rank and is in active rebellion (such as the HoL and rebel GTI factions) or is a non-commissioned civilian craft.