Terminology

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Revision as of 13:44, 19 March 2007

Types of players

Colo whore

Someone who colonises beyond the rate at which they can defend themselves sucessfully.

Statue whore

Someone who wastes resources on building statues beyond level 1. In the .com version of the game, it is not possible to waste resources on statues.

Multi

Someone who owns more than one account.

Nooblet

1. A gramatically challenged player with low intellect.

2. An intolerable player who fails to take good advice

3. An overactive, annoying player whose above average activity somehow fails at making them a better player, ie: Floop

4. Anyone deemed so as part of a conversation on IRC due to various other reasons, or simply because nobody knows them.

Tactics

Farming

farming

Stoner Drop

Dropping stoners en masse to defend an isle.

Stoner Trap

Leaving an isle purposely undefended/weak to perform a stoner drop.

Fleet Catching/Stealing

Colonising an isle that has an undocked fleet, thus 'stealing' it upon colonisation.

Fleet Saving

Sending your fleet out to avoid taking damage from an incoming attack.

Doc

The odd random victory/loss that results in a lot of pain and cursing.

Fake Attacks

An attack often with 1 Warship, Large or Small, ideally used to confuse the opponent being attacked. Usually sent to each isle of the said person. Can be a very useful tactic.