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Abbreviations, abrreviations
GA can also be triggered peacefully now by building GW with the same CSA as your civilization, but since only one Civ can build each GW, a peacefull GA can also be prevented. The peaceful GA trigger could also allow Civ's with modern UU, to have an early GA, and if a GA can be declined, Civ's with early CSU can have their GA late, if they can complete the GW with the right CSA.
CR, new in Civ III, will make tactics like ICS a lot more difficult, also BAB is no longer true. GW and SW both contribute to CR making them even more important in the game. CR could make OCC a bit easier, but i have no experience with OCC.
would a Civ III newbie understand this post, i don't think so, i know i wouldn't. i never heard of any of these mentioned untill visited this forum, and it took me while before i knew them.
So i thought maybe a list with all the abbreviations used here could make things easier.
[updated list 2-12-2001]
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| [COLOR={secondaltcolor}]Civ-related[/COLOR] | | GA | Golden Age | | GL | Great Leader | | ICS | Infinite City Sprawl | | LE | Limited Edition | | OCC | One City Challenge | | CSA | Civ Specific Ability | | UU/CSU/SU | Unique Unit / Civ Specific Unit / Special Unit | | GW | Great Wonder | | SW | Small Wonder | | CR | Culture Rating | | CP | Culture Points | | LW | Leonardo's Workshop | | CIV | Civilization | | CTP | Call To Power | | SE | Social Engineering as in SMAC | | OWABWNW | Our words are backed with nuclear weapons! | | CS | Consequences, schmonsequences! | | WLTKD | We Love The King Day | | ADM | Attack Defense Movement | | SMAC | Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri | | SMAX | Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire | | TOT | Test of Time | | REX | Rapid Expansion | | SSC | Super Science City | | NCC | No City Challenge | | SL | Scenario League | | SOG | Seeds of Greatness | | RF | Red Front | | CSC | Civ Scenario Collection | | WOW | Wonder of World | | MPP | Mutual Protection Pact | | RoP | Right of Passage | | [COLOR={secondaltcolor}]General - Game related[/COLOR] | | MP/SP | Multi/Single player | | AI | Artificial Inteligence | | MOO | Master of Orion | | AoE | Age of Empires | | AoK | Age of Empires : Age of Kings | | EU | Europa Universalis | | RTFM | Read The Fucking Manual | | BHG | Big Huge Games | | TOAOW | The Operational Art Of War | | SMG | Sid Meier's Gettysburg | | [COLOR={secondaltcolor}]General[/COLOR] | | BAB | Bigger is Always Better | | IMO/IMHO | In my opinion / in my humble opinion | | IMNSHO | In my not so humble opinion | | BTW | By the way | | FYI | For your information | | (ROFL)MAO | (Rolling on floor laughing) my ass off | | AFAIK | as far as I know | | ASAIKYA | As soon as I kick your ass | | LOL | Laughing out Loud | | IIRC | If I remember correctly | | YYRC | Yes you remember correctly | | RAF | Rise And Fall | | ECS | Eternal China Syndrome | | MULOTF | Most Untrustworthy Leader OF The Infidels | | WTF | What the FUCK? | | KMFDM | Kill mother-effing Depeche Mode | | SMIG | Sid Meier is god | | MREIOF | My rear end is on fire | | HTHTN | Hope this helps the newbies. | | JTLYK | Just to let you know | | PCR | Post Count Reduction | | PCI | Post Count Increment | | (A)CS | (Apolyton) Civilization Site | | mod | Moderator | | admin | administrator | | DL | Double Login | | CP | Control Panel | | OfAPeCiClu | Official Apolyton Pessimistic Civers Club | | OfAReCiClu | Official Apolyton Realistic Civers Club | | OfAOpCiClu | Official Apolyton Optimist Civers Club | | TCLOA | The Critically Literal Optimist Association | | IE | Internet Explorer | | SDNWOTN | Sarcasm Does Not Work On The Net | | LOTR | Lord Of The Rings | | KISS | Keep It Simple Stupid | | [COLOR={secondaltcolor}]Names[/COLOR] | | LOTM | Lord of the Mark | | PH | Provost Harrison | | MtG | MichaeltheGreat | | AH | Alexander's Horse | | KH | Krazyhorse | | Sneak | Supersneak | | Tech | TechWins | | Uber | UberKrux | | Dan | Dan Magaha (Firaxis employee) | | DC | DarkCloud | | UR | Urban Ranger | | SG | Scouse Gits | |
if you know any that aren't mentioned here, or if you see mistakes, please post them
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<Kassiopeia> you don't keep the virgins in your lair at a sodomising distance from your beasts or male prisoners. If you devirginised them yourself, though, that's another story. If they devirginised each other, then, I hope you had that webcam running.
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September 10, 2001, 09:47
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You have entered CSU twice.
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September 10, 2001, 09:52
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 it's gone now
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<Kassiopeia> you don't keep the virgins in your lair at a sodomising distance from your beasts or male prisoners. If you devirginised them yourself, though, that's another story. If they devirginised each other, then, I hope you had that webcam running.
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September 10, 2001, 11:29
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What does AFAIK mean???
IMO/IMHO = In my oppinion / in my humble oppinion
BTW = By the way
FYI = For your information
(ROFL)MAO = (Rolling on floor laughing) my ass off
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September 10, 2001, 11:33
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AFAIK = as far as I know 
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September 10, 2001, 11:41
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ASAIKYA = As soon as I kick your ass 
OWABWNW = Our words are backed with nuclear weapons!
CS = Consequences, schmonsequences!
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September 10, 2001, 11:43
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LOL- Laugh out Loud
IIRC- If I remember correctly
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September 10, 2001, 13:29
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CP - Culture Points
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September 10, 2001, 13:42
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RAF - Rise And Fall
ECS - Eternal China Syndrome
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September 10, 2001, 14:15
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classic one
RTFM - Read The F***ing Manual
MULOTF - Most Untrustworthy Leader OF The Infidels
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History should be known for learning from the past...
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September 10, 2001, 14:47
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i own a t-shirt with that abbr. on it 
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September 10, 2001, 15:57
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Of course, the now classic:
SP = Single Player
MP = MultiPlayer
Oh and:
CTP = Call To Power
(for the newbies of course)
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September 10, 2001, 16:45
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And don't forget:
AI = Artificial Idiocy
WTF = What the F**K?
KMFDM = Kill mother-effing Depeche Mode
SMIG = Sid Meier is god
MREIOF = My rear end is on fire
Hope this helps the newbies.
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Eine Spritze gegen Schmerzen, bitte.
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September 10, 2001, 16:50
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Originally posted by jsw363
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Thanks jsw,
I've been trying to figure that one out for a long time. WTF?!
There's also: IMNSHO (In my not so humble opinion) Took me a while to get that one.
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September 11, 2001, 04:17
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Warlord
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Originally posted by Falconius
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Dont forget this one too:
HTHTN
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September 11, 2001, 09:10
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tuckson, maybe a dumb question, but what do HTHTN stand for?  An explanation would be fine...!
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The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. - Zephaniah 3:17
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September 11, 2001, 09:12
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King
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Originally posted by Nikolai
tuckson, maybe a dumb question, but what do HTHTN stand for? An explanation would be fine...!
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uhm, you're kidding right, well just in case you're not
HTHTN - Hope This Helps The Newbies
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<Kassiopeia> you don't keep the virgins in your lair at a sodomising distance from your beasts or male prisoners. If you devirginised them yourself, though, that's another story. If they devirginised each other, then, I hope you had that webcam running.
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September 11, 2001, 09:27
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Deity
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OK, now it's proven: I am dumb!!!  How could I miss that??? I have to take some knowledge pills... 
Oh, how can it be... I'm tired, yes it have to be that!
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Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. -Isaiah 41:10
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. - Zephaniah 3:17
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September 12, 2001, 03:57
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Warlord
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Need to explain more???
Nah... think you're a great guy...
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September 12, 2001, 20:43
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COF COF = I've got a cold
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September 13, 2001, 11:01
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You forgot the Clubs.
The first two were accepted by Mark, the last one was (in)Official
OfAPeCiClu - Official Apolyton Pessimistic Civers Club
OfAReCiClu - Official Apolyton Realistic Civers Club
OfAOpCiClu - Official Apolyton Optimist Civers Club
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September 13, 2001, 22:30
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About the clubs, don't forget mine (very unaccepted):
TCLOA - The Critically Literal Optimist Association
Also there is
JTLYK - Just to let you know
A name abbreviation around here is
LOTM - Lord of the Mark
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However, it is difficult to believe that 2 times 2 does not equal 4; does that make it true? On the other hand, is it really so difficult simply to accept everything that one has been brought up on and that has gradually struck deep roots – what is considered truth in the circle of moreover, really comforts and elevates man? Is that more difficult than to strike new paths, fighting the habitual, experiencing the insecurity of independence and the frequent wavering of one’s feelings and even one’s conscience, proceeding often without any consolation, but ever with the eternal goal of the true, the beautiful, and the good? - F.N.
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September 13, 2001, 23:37
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And a rather obvious one:
CIV = Civilization
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None, Sedentary, Roving, Restless, Raging ... damn, is that all? Where's the "massive waves of barbarians that can wipe out your civilisation" setting?
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September 13, 2001, 23:45
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And just to be pedantic, most of these are acronyms, not abbreviations...
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September 14, 2001, 08:17
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Dearmad, technically, acronyms are abbreviations (I carry my pocket dictionary around at all times, in case of emergencies). You never know when someone will stop you in the street and ask you to spell a 20 letter word.
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September 14, 2001, 15:49
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Originally posted by Gramphos
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I just remembered that
CP = Control Panel also applies (most used in the Community)
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September 14, 2001, 20:28
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Prince
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I just saw this one pop up:
SE- Social Engineering as in SMAC
DL - Double Login
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September 15, 2001, 09:12
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Prince
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so thats wot DL means, i knew it was summint to do with having two registers login things
thats
STWDLMIKIWSTDWHTRLT
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September 15, 2001, 12:42
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I have complied a list of the Currently mensioned.
You may edit the first post and post this there.
I've not edited any order, but I'll do it in a later update.
I've added YYRC and SMAC.
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| GA | Golden Age | | ICS | Infinite City Sprawl | | GL | Great Leader | | LE | Limited Edition | | OCC | One City Challenge | | UU/CSU/SU | Unique Unit / Civ Specific Unit / Special Unit | | MP/SP | Multi/Single player | | BAB | Bigger is Always Better | | CSA | Civ Specific Ability | | GW | Great Wonder | | SW | Small Wonder | | CR | Culture Rating | | IMO/IMHO | In my opinion / in my humble opinion | | BTW | By the way | | FYI | For your information | | (ROFL)MAO | (Rolling on floor laughing) my ass off | | AFAIK | as far as I know | | ASAIKYA | As soon as I kick your ass | | OWABWNW | Our words are backed with nuclear weapons! | | CS | Consequences, schmonsequences! | | LOL | Laugh out Loud | | IIRC | If I remember correctly | | YYRC | Yes you remember correctly | | CP | Culture Points or Control Panel | | RAF | Rise And Fall | | ECS | Eternal China Syndrome | | RTFM | Read The Fucking Manual | | MULOTF | Most Untrustworthy Leader OF The Infidels | | CTP | Call To Power | | AI | Artificial Inteligence | | WTF | What the FUCK? | | KMFDM | Kill mother-effing Depeche Mode | | SMIG | Sid Meier is god | | MREIOF | My rear end is on fire | | HTHTN | Hope this helps the newbies. | | IMNSHO | In my not so humble opinion | | OfAPeCiClu | Official Apolyton Pessimistic Civers Club | | OfAReCiClu | Official Apolyton Realistic Civers Club | | OfAOpCiClu | Official Apolyton Optimist Civers Club | | TCLOA | The Critically Literal Optimist Association | | JTLYK | Just to let you know | | LOTM | Lord of the Mark | | CIV | Civilization | | SE | Social Engineering as in SMAC | | DL | Double Login | | SMAC | Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri |
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September 15, 2001, 13:10
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thanks for the update Gramphos, i'm trying to update the list in my first post, but the forums isn't being helpful, it somehow keeps deleting my tabs 
btw, what is the Eternal China Syndrome ?
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<Kassiopeia> you don't keep the virgins in your lair at a sodomising distance from your beasts or male prisoners. If you devirginised them yourself, though, that's another story. If they devirginised each other, then, I hope you had that webcam running.
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