VB6 Aurora:Glossary

EM

• Electromagnetic. Used for EM sensors, EM signature, etc.

GB Engine

• See FAC Engine.

GB

• Gunboat. Another term used for Fast Attack Craft (FAC).

FAC

• Fast Attack Craft. In Aurora terms, usually used to refer to a small spacecraft of about 500-1000 tons that is equipped with a Fast Attack Craft Engine. Sometimes called a Gunboat.

FAC Engine

• Sometimes referred to as a GB Engine. This is a high-powered engine that has double the normal output but uses 10x fuel. Only one can be mounted on a spacecraft.

GFTF

• Ground Forces Training Facility.

JP

• Jump point. Occasionally referred to as Warp Point.

LP

• Lagrange Point. An intra-system jump point found in the L5 lagrange point of super-jovians or massive gas giants (about sixty degrees behind the planet in its orbit).

NPR

• Non-player Race. A computer-controlled Empire.

PDC

• Planetary Defence Centre. A base on a planetary surface. Designed in the Class Design window in a similar way to a ship. The difference is that the Type dropdown (middle top) is set to PDC instead of Ship. Built by industry rather than Shipyards.

SM

• Spacemaster. The referee in a multi-player game.

SM Mode

• Accessible via Ctrl-S on the main menu. Allows you to see and do more than you normally would as a player.

SY

• Shipyard.

TCS

• Target Cross-Section. The size of target for the purposes of active sensors.

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