Abbreviations

PRTs - Primary Racial Traits HE - Hyper Expansion SS - Super Stealth WM - War Monger CA - Claim Adjuster IS - Inner Strength SD - Space Demolition PP - Packet Physics IT - Interstellar Traveller AR - Alternate Reality JOAT - Jack Of All Trades LRTs - Lesser Racial Traits IFE - Improved Fuel Efficiency TT - Total Terraforming ARM - Advanced Remote Mining ISB - Improved StarBases (not IS) GR - Generalized Research UR - Ultimate Recycling MA - Mineral Alchemy NRSE - No Ram Scoop Engines OBRM - Only Basic Remote Mining NAS - No Advanced Scanners LSP - Low Starting Population BET - Bleeding Edge Technology RS - Regenerating Shields note: some people do use IS for the ISB trait PGR - Planetary Growth Rate Playstyles -f / NF - Factoryless race HG - Hyper Growth race HP - Hyper Producer race OWW / 1WW - One World Wonder Race QS - QuickStart Econ - Economy C or Col or Pop - Colonists R or Res - Resources Min - Minerals I / Iron - Ironium B / Bora / bor - Boranium G / Germ - Germanium Econ Settings in Race Design 1000 12/9/17-g 11/3/16 means: 1 resource per 1000 colonists 10 factories produce 12 resources per year Factories require 9 resources to build 10k colonists can operate 17 factories Factories cost 1kt less germanium to build 10 mines produce up to 11kt minerals per year Mines require 3 resources to build 10k colonists can operate 16 mines Game Setup Options BMM - Beginner: Maximum Minerals STA / ST - Slower Tech Advances AccBBS - Accelerated BBS Play NRE - No Random Events PPS - Public Player Scores S:SNG / S:SG - Stars! Supernova Genesis

Technology Fields N / En / ener - Energy W / weap - Weapons P / prop - Propulsion C / con - Construction E / L / elec - Electronics B / bio - Biotechnology MT - Mystery Trader Technology Items Engines QJ5 - Quick Jump 5 LH6 - Long Hump 6 DDL7 - Daddy Long Legs 7 AD8 - Alpha Drive 8 TGD - Trans Galactic Drive IS10 - Interspace-10 (NRSE only) TS10 - Trans-Star 10 FM - Fuel Mizer (IFE only) Rad-Ram / RHRS - Radiating Ramscoop EP - Enigma Pulsar (MT item) Other Ramscoops defined by tech level Weapons Mega-D / MD - Mega Disruptor BMC - Big Mutha Cannon AMP - Anti-Matter Pulveriser Caps - Capital Missiles (Weapon Type) Jugs - Juggernaut Missiles Dooms - Doomsday Missiles ARM / Arm - Armageddon Missiles Other Components OT - Overthuster EC / Cap - Energy Capacitor BD / Def - Beam Deflector BSC - Battle Super Computer Nexi - Battle Nexus CPS - Complete Phase Shield Superlat / Suplat / SL - Superlatanium MPS - Mega Poly Shell (MT item) Man Jet / MJ / Jet - Manoeuvring Jet RB - Robber Baron Scanner (SS only) OA - Orbital Adjuster (CA only) CoH - Change of Heart (CA starting ship with OAs on it) Hulls FF - Frigate DD - Destroyer CC - Cruiser (not CA) BC - Battle Cruiser (WM only) BB - Battleship DN - Dreadnought (WM only) PVT / priv - Privateer Nub - Nubian MF - Medium Freighter LF - Large Freighter note: some people do use CA for beamer (canon) CC and CG for (guided) missile CC Websites SAH - Stars! Autohost HWF - Stars! Autohost Home World Forum rgcs - rec.games.comp.stars Usenet group