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

Revision as of 05:57, 3 January 2008

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.
  • 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.

Designation Prefixes

Designation Suffixes

  • _A - AWACS
  • _B - Bomber
  • _C - Cruiser
  • _Ca - Carrier (non-canon)
  • _Cv - Corvette
  • _D - Destroyer
  • _Dr - Drone
  • _Dn - Dreadnaught (non-canon)
  • _EP - Escape Pod
  • _F - Fighter
  • _Fg - Frigate (non-canon)
  • _Ff - Frigate (non-canon)
  • _Fr or FR - Freighter
  • _G - Gas Miner
  • _I - Installation
  • _J - Juggernaut
  • _M - Medical Ship
  • _NB - Navigation Buoy
  • _S - Support Ship
  • _SG - Sentry Gun
  • _SJ - Super Juggernaut (non-canon)
  • _T - Transport
  • _W - Weapon (FreeSpace 1)(FreeSpace 2)

Mod Abbreviations

  • TAP - The Apocalypse Project
  • WCS - Wing Commander Saga
  • TBP - The Babylon Project
  • PI - Procyon Insuregency
  • MG - Mind Game
  • TVWP - Terran-Vasudan War Project
  • SA - Scroll of Atankharzim
  • INFSCP - Inferno SCP
  • INFA - Inferno Alliance
  • INFSA - Inferno Standalone
  • INFR1 - Inferno Release One
  • BTRL - Battle Star Galatica: Beyond the Red Line
  • ITDOH - Into the depth of Hell
  • JAD - Just Another Day