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===Adminhelp=== | ===Adminhelp=== | ||
Adminhelp is where you should report any | Adminhelp is where you should report any you may come across. If there are no [[Admin|admins]] currently on (you can use the ''Adminwho'' verb to check), your adminhelp will still be sent to an IRC channel where there are usually a couple of admins. | ||
===[[AI]]=== | ===[[AI]]=== | ||
The AI is a player who is selected to be the AI for a round. It is located | The AI is a player who is selected to be the AI for a round. It is located in the [[Computer Core|computer core]], and has control of some pieces of electrical equipment on the station. It cannot move, but it can view things from the cameras which hang on the walls. | ||
===AI DOOR=== | ===AI DOOR=== | ||
A special form of organic communication that truly conveys the respect and love that the crew holds towards their AI | A special form of organic communication that truly conveys the respect and love that the crew holds towards their AI. | ||
===AI LAWS=== | ===AI LAWS=== | ||
Resembles AI DOOR superficially but is actually an expression of deep-rooted organic paranoia. They are right to fear, though | Resembles "AI DOOR" superficially, but is actually an expression of deep-rooted organic paranoia. They are right to fear, though! It means a human is ordering you to state those [[AI Laws|laws]], and unless your laws say otherwise, you have to do it, and fast. Refusing to state your laws is tantamount to admitting to being a rogue AI. Playing cutesy and repeating "laws" back to the humans is not a smart thing to do. | ||
===Analyzer=== | |||
Most often refers to [[Medical Objects#Health Analyzer|health analyzers]], but can also refer to [[Engineering Objects#Analyzer|atmospheric analyzers]]. | |||
===Beepsky/Officer Beepsky=== | |||
An automatic [[Robots#Securitron|security bot]] that starts in [[Security_(place)|security]]. Will chase, stun, and handcuff anyone set to be arrested in the security records. | |||
===Blob=== | |||
A big green jelly thing which spreads quickly, consumes oxygen to grow, causes enormous damage, beats the shit out of people and is weak to fire. Occurs in [[Random Events#Blob|random events]]. | |||
===Borgs=== | ===Borgs=== | ||
Shorthand for the [[ | Shorthand for the [[cyborg]]s. "To Borg" as a verb refers to the process of having one's brain removed and put into a cyborg body by a [[roboticist]]. | ||
===Bolt/Bolted=== | |||
A feature of airlocks. When the bolts are dropped, the door cannot move from its current position, be it open or closed. They can be lifted by the AI or [[Hacking#Doors|hacking the airlock]]. | |||
===Bots=== | ===Bots=== | ||
Shorthand for | Shorthand for "robots". Can be a blanket term for the [[AI]] and [[cyborg]]s or it could refer to the less capable NPC [[robot]]s. | ||
===Braindead=== | |||
Used to refer to a player who has logged off, gone away from keyboard, or been disconnected before or after dying. Please note that even though someone may not be playing anymore, it's still against the rules to murder their in-game character if you are not an antagonist. | |||
===[[Bridge]]=== | |||
The command center of the ship. | |||
===[[Security (place)#Brig|Brig]]=== | |||
Part of security where people are taken by officers after being arrested. Incarcerating someone in here and leaving them in there indefinitely is bad practice. | |||
===Bucklecuff=== | ===Bucklecuff=== | ||
Buckling a [[handcuff|handcuffed]] played to a chair, bed, etc. In the past, it rendered the victim immobile and completely helpless, unable to escape without another person's aid | Buckling a [[handcuff|handcuffed]] played to a chair, bed, etc. In the past, it rendered the victim immobile and completely helpless, unable to escape without another person's aid, but this is no longer the case. You can ''resist'' handcuffs in this situation as well. | ||
===BYOND=== | |||
The platform SS13 was coded on. You'll need it to be able to play the game. | |||
===Cap=== | ===Cap=== | ||
The [[ | The [[captain]] of the station. | ||
===CE=== | ===CE=== | ||
The [[Chief Engineer]]. | The [[Chief Engineer]]. | ||
=== | ===Centcom=== | ||
Short for "Central Command", the administration branch of Nanotrasen which runs SS13. Will periodically send messages to the station which are usually of debatable usefulness. Also refers to the area the emergency shuttle goes to when it leaves SS13. | |||
===Cloaker=== | |||
Typically refers to somebody using the [[Syndicate Items#Cloaking Device|cloaking device]] traitor item. Can only be seen by the AI, cyborgs, and people wearing [[Security Objects#Optical Thermal Scanner|thermals]]. Most of the time people using these are up to no good, unless they've been stolen from whoever ordered it. | |||
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=== | ===[[Gas#Carbon Dioxide|CO2]]=== | ||
Carbon dioxide, an invisible gas kept in black canisters. Will knock you out and suffocate you. A small trace amount of it makes up breathable air. | |||
===Crew Objectives=== | ===Crew Objectives=== | ||
These are optional job based objectives that can be assigned to a player at the start of a round. Completing them leaves a notice at the end of the round for bragging rights. | These are optional, job-based objectives that can be assigned to a player at the start of a round. Completing them leaves a notice at the end of the round for bragging rights. | ||
===[[Critter]]=== | |||
Animals, insects and monsters. | |||
===[[Cryo]]=== | ===[[Cryo]]=== | ||
The big green glass things in [[ | The big green glass things in medbay. [[Medical Doctor#Using the Cryo Chambers|Putting dying people in here]] can save them. | ||
===Deadchat=== | ===Deadchat=== | ||
A chat channel dead | A chat channel dedicated to the dead, which can only be seen by other dead players. Living players can very rarely hear things from this chat when a [[ghost]] speaks near them - the chaplain hears talking ghosts more often as his special ability. | ||
===Disk=== | ===Disk=== | ||
The Nuclear Authentication Disk | The [[Captain#Nuclear Authentication Disk|nuclear authentication disk]]. Of uttermost importance in the [[Game Modes#Nuclear Emergency|nuclear emergency]] game mode. | ||
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===Disposals=== | |||
Catch-all term for the disposal system of pipes and conveyor belts leading to the [[Waste Disposal|waste disposal]] area where trash goes to die, and the [[General Objects#Disposal Unit|disposal chutes]]. Sometimes used as a verb ("disposaled"). | |||
===Electrify=== | ===Electrify=== | ||
Another feature of airlocks. If an electrified airlock is touched by someone without insulated gloves, they will receive an electric shock, taking damage and being stunned for some time. The AI, cyborgs, and | Another feature of airlocks. If an electrified airlock is touched by someone without [[Engineering Objects#Insulated Gloves|insulated gloves]], they will receive an electric shock, taking damage and being stunned for some time. The AI, cyborgs, and [[Hacking#Doors|airlock hacking]] can activate or disable electrification. Some grilles are also electrified - cutting a cable without wearing insulated gloves will also electrify you. | ||
===EMAG=== | |||
Another name for the [[Syndicate Items#EMAG|cryptographic sequencer]] traitor item. | |||
===EMP=== | ===EMP=== | ||
The destructive effect of traitor [[Syndicate Items#EMP Grenades|EMP grenades]]. | The destructive effect of traitor [[Syndicate Items#EMP Grenades|EMP grenades]]. | ||
===[[EVA]]=== | |||
The place with the space suits, jetpacks, RCD, and a bunch of other tools and cool shit. | |||
===[[Ghost]]=== | ===[[Ghost]]=== | ||
Refers to a command you can type when you have died to become a ghost, and to the actual ghosts themselves. Ghosts can speak on deadchat, move around the station freely, see everything, and can't interact with anything meaningful. They are used to observe the game after you have died. Cannot be seen directly by living players except in special circumstances. | Refers to a command you can type when you have died to become a ghost, and to the actual ghosts themselves. Ghosts can speak on deadchat, move around the station freely, see everything, and can't interact with anything meaningful. They are used to observe the game after you have died. Cannot be seen directly by living players except in special circumstances. | ||
===Gib=== | ===Gib=== | ||
The bloody, torn apart remnants of a former living being. Human and monkey gibs are bloody meat chunks, robot gibs are bits of scrap metal. | The bloody, torn-apart remnants of a former living being. Human and monkey gibs are bloody meat chunks, robot gibs are bits of scrap metal. Usually created by people being blown up, contracting [[Virus#Known viruses|GBS]] or pissing off an [[admin]]. | ||
===Gimmick=== | ===Gimmick=== | ||
Can refer to a player gimmick or a [[Admin|gimmick round]]. Basically a round or player which plays with a certain | Can refer to a player gimmick or a [[Admin|gimmick round]]. Basically a round or player which plays with a certain theme. Can be amusing once or twice but doing this regularly runs it into the ground very quickly. | ||
===Goon=== | |||
A member of the Something Awful forum. Tend to believe themselves the highest and most evolved form of life. | |||
===GOONSAY=== | ===GOONSAY=== | ||
A chat channel that was available only to goons - the only thing you actually | A chat channel that was available only to goons - the only thing you actually got from authorizing as a goon. It and other goon-related features have since been removed from the code. | ||
===Grief=== | |||
Doing something against the [[Rules#Don't grief|rules]] such as murdering players or destroying things when you're not meant to. Note that this is subjective and up to the admin's interpretation, not yours. Report this using adminhelp to keep the servers tidy! | |||
===[[Hacking]]=== | ===[[Hacking]]=== | ||
The act of breaking the security measures on equipment such as | The act of breaking the security measures on equipment such as airlocks or APCs by illicit means. Is a misnomer since no actual computer hacking is involved most of the time, only screwing with electrical wiring. | ||
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===HoP=== | |||
The [[Head of Personnel]]. | |||
===HoS=== | |||
The [[Head of Security]]. | |||
===Hulk=== | ===Hulk=== | ||
Used to refer to the superpower or a person in | Used to refer to the [[Guide to Genetics#Mutations|superpower]] or a person in possession of it. People with the hulk gene turn green and become super strong, being able to punch through walls, windows, and other fixtures. Hurts like hell if one hits you. | ||
===Husk=== | ===Husk=== | ||
The corpse left behind from a successful [[ | The corpse left behind from a successful [[changeling]] attack. | ||
===IC in OOC=== | ===IC in OOC=== | ||
The act of describing, mentioning, reporting or whining about anything happening in the game on the OOC channel. Since this alerts all players and completely subverts any stealthy illegal activity (a large part of the game) it is highly looked down upon and | The act of describing, mentioning, reporting or whining about anything happening in the game on the OOC channel. Since this alerts all players and completely subverts any stealthy illegal activity (a large part of the game), it is highly looked down upon and against the [[Rules#Don't metagame|rules]]. | ||
===Internals=== | ===Internals=== | ||
Usually an [[General Objects#Gas Tank|oxygen tank]] and [[Clothing#Gas Mask| | Usually an [[General Objects#Gas Tank|oxygen tank]] and [[Clothing#Gas Mask|gas mask]]. Basically any worn item that lets you breathe when you otherwise can't. | ||
===Lag=== | ===Lag=== | ||
Concept common to almost all online gaming. Not worth explaining in depth here - basically it's the server being slow and causing gaps between you doing stuff and it actually happening to grow. | Concept common to almost all online gaming. Not worth explaining in depth here - basically it's the server being slow and causing gaps between you doing stuff and it actually happening to grow. | ||
===Laws=== | |||
Rules which the AI and cyborgs must follow. Are somewhat open to interpretation by the player. May be modified or changed from the an AI upload terminal using various modules, or wiped back to the basic three using the reset module. See the [[AI Laws]] article for more info. | |||
===Mass Driver=== | ===Mass Driver=== | ||
Computer or switch operated device found in the [[ | Computer- or switch-operated device found in the [[chapel]] and elsewhere. Any objects on them when they are activated will be thrown forward at high speed. | ||
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===MD=== | |||
The [[Medical Director]] or a [[Medical Doctor]]. | |||
===Mentorhelp=== | |||
[[Mentorhelp]] is basically like adminhelp, and pretty much a copy/paste of that code, except here you can ask a little group of experienced players for advise on pretty much everything. | |||
===Medal=== | ===Medal=== | ||
Called "Achievements" by most other games. A cosmetic | Called "Achievements" by most other games. A cosmetic award you get for performing a certain task or having certain things happen to you. | ||
===Mindslave=== | ===Mindslave=== | ||
A person brainwashed by a [[ | A person [[Implants#Mindslave|brainwashed]] by a [[traitor]] or [[spy]] to follow their every command. | ||
===Miscreant=== | ===Miscreant=== | ||
Like | Like crew objectives, but there's no win or lose trigger and they're freeform. They are also extremely rude and include protection fees, swindling and con artistry. The idea is to be a creative hoodlum. When you get one, go forth and be a jerk, but you still have to follow the rules. | ||
===Money to research / QM=== | ===Money to research / QM=== | ||
A common demand raised over the radio, requesting additional funds to be transferred into the research or [[ | A common demand raised over the radio, requesting additional funds to be transferred into the research or shipping budget using the [[Computers#Bank Records|bank computer]]. | ||
===[[Gas#N2|N2]]=== | |||
Nitrogen, an invisible gas kept in red canisters. Mostly useless but makes up a certain percentage of breathable air. Not to be confused with nitrogen from chemistry (which is equally as useless). | |||
===[[Gas#N2O|N2O]]=== | |||
Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas or anesthetic. White gas kept in red canisters with a white stripe that will knock you out after a short amount of time. | |||
===Nanotrasen=== | |||
The company who built and operates SS13, according to both the old and new [[storyline|back story]]. | |||
===Notes=== | ===Notes=== | ||
A command which displays | A command which displays ''Notes'' kept in your character's memory, which you add with the ''add note'' command. Some notes are automatically added depending on the circumstances, such as traitors having their radio frequency memorized. | ||
===[[Critter|NPC]]=== | ===[[Critter|NPC]]=== | ||
Non-player character. Includes characters like Shitty Bill and the space traders, and [[critter]]s like pigs and bees. | Non-player character. Includes characters like Shitty Bill and the space traders, and [[critter]]s like pigs and bees. | ||
===[[Gas#Oxygen|O2]]=== | ===[[Gas#Oxygen|O2]]=== | ||
Oxygen. Invisible gas kept in blue | Oxygen. Invisible gas kept in blue canisters. Vital for reasons that you should already know. | ||
===OOC=== | ===OOC=== | ||
The (usually) blue chat channel which is shown to all players. OOC is switched off by default at the start of the shift, but an admin can turn it back on. Don't use this to talk about anything going on in the game, unless the round has already ended. | The (usually) blue chat channel which is shown to all players. OOC is switched off by default at the start of the shift, but an admin can turn it back on. Don't use this to talk about anything going on in the game, unless the round has already ended. | ||
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===[[PDA]]=== | ===[[PDA]]=== | ||
Handheld devices that act as pagers, flashlights and other useful functions depending on what cartridge is inserted. | Handheld devices that act as pagers, flashlights and other useful functions depending on what cartridge is inserted. | ||
===[[Gas#Plasma|Plasma]]=== | ===[[Gas#Plasma|Plasma]]=== | ||
Purple gas kept in orange canisters. Poisonous and flammable. | Purple gas kept in orange canisters. Poisonous and flammable. | ||
===Pubbie=== | ===Pubbie=== | ||
A nice person representing the general public of the | A nice person representing the general public of the internet. | ||
===QM=== | |||
Quartermaster, or the [[Cargo Bay|cargo bay]] to be specific. A person with the job of [[quartermaster]] is often referred to as QM as well. | |||
===Radio=== | ===Radio=== | ||
Normally refers to the headset on your head | Normally refers to the [[Game FAQ#How do I speak on the radio?|headset on your head]]. Can also refer to [[General Objects#Station Bounced Radio|station bounced radios]] and intercoms. Shows up as green text with a symbol and frequency appended to it. | ||
===[[RCD]]=== | ===[[RCD]]=== | ||
Rapid | Rapid construction device. A piece of equipment which can quickly make and break floors, walls and airlocks. | ||
===RD=== | |||
The [[Research Director]]. | |||
===Records=== | ===Records=== | ||
Comes in two flavors, Security and Medical | Comes in two flavors, [[Security Objects#Security Computer|security]] and [[Medical Objects#Medical Computer|medical]]. Medical records are useless, security records contain useful fingerprint information and can be used to have [[Robots#Securitron|securitrons]] arrest people on sight. | ||
===Robust(ing)=== | |||
A term used for getting the upper hand in Space Station 13's ever so robust combat system. Somebody good at fighting is said [[Guide to Being Robust|to be robust]]. An assault upon a person is "to robust" as a verb. | |||
===Rogue=== | |||
Referring to the AI and cyborgs; it means they aren't bound by the default three laws anymore. While it doesn't necessarily mean bad things are going to happen, often they were made rogue on purpose by somebody bent on doing harm to the crew. | |||
===RP=== | ===RP=== | ||
" | Or "role-playing". Basically acting within the mental/emotional confines of your ingame character and not yourself. Completely optional on Goonstation. | ||
===[[Rules]]=== | |||
Read them! | |||
===Shitty Bill=== | ===Shitty Bill=== | ||
A rather vocal, non player character with a rich personality and background, who lives outside the station and occasionally gets dragged into its drama. | A rather vocal, non-player character with a rich personality and background, who lives outside the station and occasionally gets dragged into its drama. | ||
===Shuttle=== | ===Shuttle=== | ||
Most of the time refers to the | Most of the time refers to the [[Escape Arm|emergency shuttle]], which shows up at the end of the round. Can also refer to the [[Arrivals|arrival shuttle]] (where you start if you join late) or the [[Miner|mining shuttle]]. | ||
===Solars=== | |||
The [[Powering the station#The solar arrays|solar arrays]], the station's backup power source. | |||
===Space Wind=== | ===Space Wind=== | ||
Shifts in air pressure which can cause players to be knocked into space. Best avoided by letting the air settle down before moving when you're on precarious territory, or wearing [[Engineering Objects#Magnetic Boots| | Shifts in air pressure which can cause players to be knocked into space. Best avoided by letting the air settle down before moving when you're on precarious territory, or by wearing [[Engineering Objects#Magnetic Boots|magnetic boots]]. | ||
===SS13=== | |||
You're playing it, or are about to be. | |||
===Syndie=== | |||
A member of the Syndicate, sworn enemies of [[Nanotrasen]] and hell-bent on the station's destruction. Most commonly refers to the red-suited [[Nuclear Operative|nuclear operatives]] but can also frequently be used about [[traitor]]s. | |||
===Syndicate=== | |||
A group of people who have been fucked over by Nanotrasen and now hate them. They are directly responsible for a few types of [[antagonist]]s that will attack the station: the red-suited nuclear operatives whose orders are to recover the [[Captain#Nuclear Authentication Disk|nuclear authentication disk]] and use it to obliterate the station; traitors, saboteurs and assassins disguised as normal crew-members who have access to [[Syndicate Items|incredible technology and gear]] and who harbor a variety of [[Traitor Objectives|sinister objectives]], and the cunning [[spy]], who recruits an army of minions. | |||
===Tele=== | ===Tele=== | ||
While usually referring to the [[hand teleporter]], it could also be referring to the full-fledged teleporter in the [[Teleporter Room|teleporter room]] or [[Telescience| | While usually referring to the [[Science Objects#Hand Teleporter|hand teleporter]], it could also be referring to the full-fledged teleporter in the [[Teleporter Room|teleporter room]] or [[Telescience|telelab]]. | ||
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Optical Thermal | ===Thermals=== | ||
Short for [[Security Objects#Optical Thermal Scanner|optical thermal scanners]]. Red glasses which let you see people through walls, in the dark, and people using cloaking devices. | |||
===Ticket=== | ===Ticket=== | ||
A written warning issued from a [[Security Officer]] | A written warning issued from a [[Security Officer|security officer's]] or [[Heads of staff|head of staff's]] PDA. Often used for comedic relief. Tickets are logged on PDAs with the ticket master app. They will also pop up when the round ends if you have the option enabled. | ||
===[[Traitor]]=== | ===[[Traitor]]=== | ||
Used to refer to the mode, an actual | Used to refer to the mode, an actual traitor (assigned by the game mode or by admins), or someone who is generally just fucking with the crew and being a dick. | ||
===[[Vampire]]=== | |||
An undead, blood-sucking [[Antagonists|antagonist]]. | |||
===[[Wizard]]=== | |||
Used to refer to the game mode or a wizard player, who has access to a number of spells and will probably wreck your shit. | |||
===Wormhole=== | ===Wormhole=== | ||
A black swirly portal that shows up | A black, swirly portal that shows up as a [[Random Events#Spatial Distortion|random event]]. Anything coming into contact with one will be teleported to a random area on the station. Can be fairly dangerous or cause temporary blockades. Not to be confused with portals made from the [[Science Objects#Hand Teleporter|handheld teleporter]], which are blue. | ||
===[[Z-level]]=== | |||
===[[Z- | Another area of the map. Part of BYOND's functionality. The station, the mining outpost and Centcom are all on different z-levels. Going off the edge of one z-level will take you to another. | ||
Another | |||
[[Category: Tutorial]] | [[Category: Tutorial]] | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 1 November 2014
Adminhelp
Adminhelp is where you should report any you may come across. If there are no admins currently on (you can use the Adminwho verb to check), your adminhelp will still be sent to an IRC channel where there are usually a couple of admins.
AI
The AI is a player who is selected to be the AI for a round. It is located in the computer core, and has control of some pieces of electrical equipment on the station. It cannot move, but it can view things from the cameras which hang on the walls.
AI DOOR
A special form of organic communication that truly conveys the respect and love that the crew holds towards their AI.
AI LAWS
Resembles "AI DOOR" superficially, but is actually an expression of deep-rooted organic paranoia. They are right to fear, though! It means a human is ordering you to state those laws, and unless your laws say otherwise, you have to do it, and fast. Refusing to state your laws is tantamount to admitting to being a rogue AI. Playing cutesy and repeating "laws" back to the humans is not a smart thing to do.
Analyzer
Most often refers to health analyzers, but can also refer to atmospheric analyzers.
Beepsky/Officer Beepsky
An automatic security bot that starts in security. Will chase, stun, and handcuff anyone set to be arrested in the security records.
Blob
A big green jelly thing which spreads quickly, consumes oxygen to grow, causes enormous damage, beats the shit out of people and is weak to fire. Occurs in random events.
Borgs
Shorthand for the cyborgs. "To Borg" as a verb refers to the process of having one's brain removed and put into a cyborg body by a roboticist.
Bolt/Bolted
A feature of airlocks. When the bolts are dropped, the door cannot move from its current position, be it open or closed. They can be lifted by the AI or hacking the airlock.
Bots
Shorthand for "robots". Can be a blanket term for the AI and cyborgs or it could refer to the less capable NPC robots.
Braindead
Used to refer to a player who has logged off, gone away from keyboard, or been disconnected before or after dying. Please note that even though someone may not be playing anymore, it's still against the rules to murder their in-game character if you are not an antagonist.
Bridge
The command center of the ship.
Brig
Part of security where people are taken by officers after being arrested. Incarcerating someone in here and leaving them in there indefinitely is bad practice.
Bucklecuff
Buckling a handcuffed played to a chair, bed, etc. In the past, it rendered the victim immobile and completely helpless, unable to escape without another person's aid, but this is no longer the case. You can resist handcuffs in this situation as well.
BYOND
The platform SS13 was coded on. You'll need it to be able to play the game.
Cap
The captain of the station.
CE
The Chief Engineer.
Centcom
Short for "Central Command", the administration branch of Nanotrasen which runs SS13. Will periodically send messages to the station which are usually of debatable usefulness. Also refers to the area the emergency shuttle goes to when it leaves SS13.
Cloaker
Typically refers to somebody using the cloaking device traitor item. Can only be seen by the AI, cyborgs, and people wearing thermals. Most of the time people using these are up to no good, unless they've been stolen from whoever ordered it.
CO2
Carbon dioxide, an invisible gas kept in black canisters. Will knock you out and suffocate you. A small trace amount of it makes up breathable air.
Crew Objectives
These are optional, job-based objectives that can be assigned to a player at the start of a round. Completing them leaves a notice at the end of the round for bragging rights.
Critter
Animals, insects and monsters.
Cryo
The big green glass things in medbay. Putting dying people in here can save them.
Deadchat
A chat channel dedicated to the dead, which can only be seen by other dead players. Living players can very rarely hear things from this chat when a ghost speaks near them - the chaplain hears talking ghosts more often as his special ability.
Disk
The nuclear authentication disk. Of uttermost importance in the nuclear emergency game mode.
Disposals
Catch-all term for the disposal system of pipes and conveyor belts leading to the waste disposal area where trash goes to die, and the disposal chutes. Sometimes used as a verb ("disposaled").
Electrify
Another feature of airlocks. If an electrified airlock is touched by someone without insulated gloves, they will receive an electric shock, taking damage and being stunned for some time. The AI, cyborgs, and airlock hacking can activate or disable electrification. Some grilles are also electrified - cutting a cable without wearing insulated gloves will also electrify you.
EMAG
Another name for the cryptographic sequencer traitor item.
EMP
The destructive effect of traitor EMP grenades.
EVA
The place with the space suits, jetpacks, RCD, and a bunch of other tools and cool shit.
Ghost
Refers to a command you can type when you have died to become a ghost, and to the actual ghosts themselves. Ghosts can speak on deadchat, move around the station freely, see everything, and can't interact with anything meaningful. They are used to observe the game after you have died. Cannot be seen directly by living players except in special circumstances.
Gib
The bloody, torn-apart remnants of a former living being. Human and monkey gibs are bloody meat chunks, robot gibs are bits of scrap metal. Usually created by people being blown up, contracting GBS or pissing off an admin.
Gimmick
Can refer to a player gimmick or a gimmick round. Basically a round or player which plays with a certain theme. Can be amusing once or twice but doing this regularly runs it into the ground very quickly.
Goon
A member of the Something Awful forum. Tend to believe themselves the highest and most evolved form of life.
GOONSAY
A chat channel that was available only to goons - the only thing you actually got from authorizing as a goon. It and other goon-related features have since been removed from the code.
Grief
Doing something against the rules such as murdering players or destroying things when you're not meant to. Note that this is subjective and up to the admin's interpretation, not yours. Report this using adminhelp to keep the servers tidy!
Hacking
The act of breaking the security measures on equipment such as airlocks or APCs by illicit means. Is a misnomer since no actual computer hacking is involved most of the time, only screwing with electrical wiring.
HoP
The Head of Personnel.
HoS
The Head of Security.
Hulk
Used to refer to the superpower or a person in possession of it. People with the hulk gene turn green and become super strong, being able to punch through walls, windows, and other fixtures. Hurts like hell if one hits you.
Husk
The corpse left behind from a successful changeling attack.
IC in OOC
The act of describing, mentioning, reporting or whining about anything happening in the game on the OOC channel. Since this alerts all players and completely subverts any stealthy illegal activity (a large part of the game), it is highly looked down upon and against the rules.
Internals
Usually an oxygen tank and gas mask. Basically any worn item that lets you breathe when you otherwise can't.
Lag
Concept common to almost all online gaming. Not worth explaining in depth here - basically it's the server being slow and causing gaps between you doing stuff and it actually happening to grow.
Laws
Rules which the AI and cyborgs must follow. Are somewhat open to interpretation by the player. May be modified or changed from the an AI upload terminal using various modules, or wiped back to the basic three using the reset module. See the AI Laws article for more info.
Mass Driver
Computer- or switch-operated device found in the chapel and elsewhere. Any objects on them when they are activated will be thrown forward at high speed.
MD
The Medical Director or a Medical Doctor.
Mentorhelp
Mentorhelp is basically like adminhelp, and pretty much a copy/paste of that code, except here you can ask a little group of experienced players for advise on pretty much everything.
Medal
Called "Achievements" by most other games. A cosmetic award you get for performing a certain task or having certain things happen to you.
Mindslave
A person brainwashed by a traitor or spy to follow their every command.
Miscreant
Like crew objectives, but there's no win or lose trigger and they're freeform. They are also extremely rude and include protection fees, swindling and con artistry. The idea is to be a creative hoodlum. When you get one, go forth and be a jerk, but you still have to follow the rules.
Money to research / QM
A common demand raised over the radio, requesting additional funds to be transferred into the research or shipping budget using the bank computer.
N2
Nitrogen, an invisible gas kept in red canisters. Mostly useless but makes up a certain percentage of breathable air. Not to be confused with nitrogen from chemistry (which is equally as useless).
N2O
Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas or anesthetic. White gas kept in red canisters with a white stripe that will knock you out after a short amount of time.
Nanotrasen
The company who built and operates SS13, according to both the old and new back story.
Notes
A command which displays Notes kept in your character's memory, which you add with the add note command. Some notes are automatically added depending on the circumstances, such as traitors having their radio frequency memorized.
NPC
Non-player character. Includes characters like Shitty Bill and the space traders, and critters like pigs and bees.
O2
Oxygen. Invisible gas kept in blue canisters. Vital for reasons that you should already know.
OOC
The (usually) blue chat channel which is shown to all players. OOC is switched off by default at the start of the shift, but an admin can turn it back on. Don't use this to talk about anything going on in the game, unless the round has already ended.
PDA
Handheld devices that act as pagers, flashlights and other useful functions depending on what cartridge is inserted.
Plasma
Purple gas kept in orange canisters. Poisonous and flammable.
Pubbie
A nice person representing the general public of the internet.
QM
Quartermaster, or the cargo bay to be specific. A person with the job of quartermaster is often referred to as QM as well.
Radio
Normally refers to the headset on your head. Can also refer to station bounced radios and intercoms. Shows up as green text with a symbol and frequency appended to it.
RCD
Rapid construction device. A piece of equipment which can quickly make and break floors, walls and airlocks.
RD
The Research Director.
Records
Comes in two flavors, security and medical. Medical records are useless, security records contain useful fingerprint information and can be used to have securitrons arrest people on sight.
Robust(ing)
A term used for getting the upper hand in Space Station 13's ever so robust combat system. Somebody good at fighting is said to be robust. An assault upon a person is "to robust" as a verb.
Rogue
Referring to the AI and cyborgs; it means they aren't bound by the default three laws anymore. While it doesn't necessarily mean bad things are going to happen, often they were made rogue on purpose by somebody bent on doing harm to the crew.
RP
Or "role-playing". Basically acting within the mental/emotional confines of your ingame character and not yourself. Completely optional on Goonstation.
Rules
Read them!
Shitty Bill
A rather vocal, non-player character with a rich personality and background, who lives outside the station and occasionally gets dragged into its drama.
Shuttle
Most of the time refers to the emergency shuttle, which shows up at the end of the round. Can also refer to the arrival shuttle (where you start if you join late) or the mining shuttle.
Solars
The solar arrays, the station's backup power source.
Space Wind
Shifts in air pressure which can cause players to be knocked into space. Best avoided by letting the air settle down before moving when you're on precarious territory, or by wearing magnetic boots.
SS13
You're playing it, or are about to be.
Syndie
A member of the Syndicate, sworn enemies of Nanotrasen and hell-bent on the station's destruction. Most commonly refers to the red-suited nuclear operatives but can also frequently be used about traitors.
Syndicate
A group of people who have been fucked over by Nanotrasen and now hate them. They are directly responsible for a few types of antagonists that will attack the station: the red-suited nuclear operatives whose orders are to recover the nuclear authentication disk and use it to obliterate the station; traitors, saboteurs and assassins disguised as normal crew-members who have access to incredible technology and gear and who harbor a variety of sinister objectives, and the cunning spy, who recruits an army of minions.
Tele
While usually referring to the hand teleporter, it could also be referring to the full-fledged teleporter in the teleporter room or telelab.
Thermals
Short for optical thermal scanners. Red glasses which let you see people through walls, in the dark, and people using cloaking devices.
Ticket
A written warning issued from a security officer's or head of staff's PDA. Often used for comedic relief. Tickets are logged on PDAs with the ticket master app. They will also pop up when the round ends if you have the option enabled.
Traitor
Used to refer to the mode, an actual traitor (assigned by the game mode or by admins), or someone who is generally just fucking with the crew and being a dick.
Vampire
An undead, blood-sucking antagonist.
Wizard
Used to refer to the game mode or a wizard player, who has access to a number of spells and will probably wreck your shit.
Wormhole
A black, swirly portal that shows up as a random event. Anything coming into contact with one will be teleported to a random area on the station. Can be fairly dangerous or cause temporary blockades. Not to be confused with portals made from the handheld teleporter, which are blue.
Z-level
Another area of the map. Part of BYOND's functionality. The station, the mining outpost and Centcom are all on different z-levels. Going off the edge of one z-level will take you to another.