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== Dictionary of Utopian Terms ==
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'''1337'''
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    Leet/Elite. Said when someone is pretty good at what he does
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'''Angel'''
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    Utopia Angel - a formatter tool for Utopia. Download link here
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| Slang || '''1337''' || Leet/Elite. Said when someone is pretty good at what he does  
 
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'''Anon'''
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| Tools || '''Angel''' || [[angel|Utopia Angel]] - a formatter tool for Utopia.  
    Anonymity (spell) Usage He Anon'd his attack
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| Spells || '''Anon''' || Anonymity (spell) Usage: ''He Anon'd his attack''  
'''BF'''
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    Battlefields [old server], or Brute Force [a well known old kingdom]
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| Abbreviation || '''A/T''' ||  An Attacker which possesses equal thievery capabilities  
 
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| Abbreviation || '''A/M''' ||  An Attacker which possesses equal mage capabilities  
 
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== Styles of Play ==
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| Slang || '''Bank''' || Refers to a province in a kingdom which is significantly larger than a majority of the provinces in the server and is used to aid/fund other provinces in its' kingdom as well as slay dragons. Colloquially known as cow.
'''A/T Hybrid'''
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    An Attacker which possesses equal thievery capabilities
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| Slang || '''BF''' ||  Battlefields (old server, was later merged with WoL)
 
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'''A/M Hybrid'''
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| Kingdoms ||  '''Brute Force''' || a well known old kingdom
    An Attacker which possesses equal mage capabilities
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| Slang || '''Blanket Ops''' || To blanket a particular op over a kingdom is to cover the provinces in a kingdom with a particular op Usage Orders for this war is to blanket MS over all their provinces above 2k acres.
'''Bank'''
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    Refers to a province in a kingdom which is significantly larger than a majority of the provinces in the server and is used to aid/fund other provinces in its' kingdom as well as slay dragons. Colloquially known as cow.
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|Abbreviation || '''BPA''' || Books/Science points per acre  
 
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'''BPA'''
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| Slang || '''BS''' ||  Bullshit - when someone talks a lot of crap  
    Books/Science points per acre
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| Slang || '''B&S''' || Bugs & Suggestions - Old Utopia Forums. The new forums have separate forums for Bugs as well as Suggestions.
'''BS'''
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    Bullshit - when someone talks a lot of crap
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| Slang || '''Chain''' || A form of concentrated attacks targeting one, or several provinces. They are normally carried out in war (as opposed to out of war, where GBP applies). Chaining is normally done to overpopulate, taking a great deal of land from a province in a short span of time which causes their military to desert.
 
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'''B&S'''
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| Slang || '''Cow''' || ''See bank''
    Bugs & Suggestions - Old Utopia Forums. The new forums have separate forums for Bugs as well as Suggestions.
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'''Cow'''
 
    See bank
 
 
 
'''Crosslog/ Xlog'''
 
    Indicates that a person logs several accounts WITHIN the same kingdom.
 
 
 
'''Crosslogger/ xlogger'''
 
    The person responsible for logging several accounts is known as the crosslogger.
 
 
 
'''DBE'''
 
    Diminishing Building Efficiency - the more of a building you build, the less the effects you gain.
 
 
 
'''Def'''
 
    Defense points
 
 
 
'''Dspecs/Defspecs'''
 
    Number of defense specialists
 
 
 
 
 
== Terms Commonly used in Warfare & Hostilities ==
 
 
 
'''Chain'''
 
    A form of concentrated attacks targetting one, or several provinces. They are normally carried out in war (as opposed to out of war, where GBP applies). Chaining is normally done to overpopulate, taking a great deal of land from a province in a short span of time which causes their military to desert.
 
 
 
'''Semi Chains'''
 
    Less concentrated / number of attacks per target as compared to a chain. Normally carried out in order to affect a target's economy and/or to drop them slightly out of range if you have several large provinces.
 
 
 
'''Blanket Ops'''
 
    To blanket a particular op over a kingdom is to cover the provinces in a kingdom with a particular op Usage Orders for this war is to blanket MS over all their provinces above 2k acres.
 
 
 
'''Diplo'''
 
    Diplomacy. In the utopian world, this involves monarches and council members waving around their threats and asking their opponent to bend down to their wishes.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DME
 
 
 
    * Defensive Military Efficiency
 
 
 
DPA
 
 
 
    * Defense points per acre
 
 
 
EPA
 
 
 
    * Elites per acre
 
 
 
EoA/EoW
 
 
 
    * End of Age / End of War
 
 
 
Farm
 
 
 
    * A province used to stock resources, normally with 0 thieves or having thieves to release when the main account requires resources. Usage Rune farm, gold farm
 
 
 
Fat
 
 
 
    * Also known as Land Fat. Usually refers to a province having very low networth per acre or inadequate defense to cover the amount of acres it possesses.
 
 
 
Fake War
 
 
 
    * When allied or friendly kingdoms enter a war to pump or escape from external circumstances. No ops or hits are traded between the kingdoms. On occasions when hits have been traded, the Utopian community have reacted badly.
 
 
 
FTW
 
 
 
    * For the win; used to say something/one is awesome. Usage Chocolate donuts are ftw!
 
 
 
FTL
 
 
 
    * For the loss; used to denote the exact opposite. Usage xloggers are ftl
 
 
 
GB
 
 
 
    * Gangbanged; To be the target of several different kingdoms/sources.
 
 
 
GBP
 
 
 
    * Gangbang Protection. Applies when a province has been hit several times recently. This causes decreased gains for would be attackers in the future, until GBP fades away. A province's GBP status may be ascertained by casting a Crystal Ball and seeing if the province has been lightly hit/moderately attacked/heavily attacked. When a province has GBP as well, its' tax rate is automatically halved, to a maximum cap of 15%.
 
 
 
GTFO
 
 
 
    * Get the f*ck out (yes we cuss alot)
 
 
 
Ghetto
 
 
 
    * Generally refers to a disorganized kingdom which fails to achieve its goals. An exact definition is hard to come by, since some Utopians may argue that anything below them is a ghetto.
 
 
 
Ingame
 
 
 
    * Ingame private messages
 
 
 
KNRG
 
 
 
    * Kingdom Networth Relative Gains. Assuming no provinces have GS, both province A and B are of identical networth, and that Province A's kingdom is 1/2 the size of Province B's, this ingame mechanism means that Province A would gain far more from hitting Province B, than Province B would gain from hitting A.
 
 
 
Kd
 
 
 
    * Kingdom. When prefixed with an S- i.e. Skd, it refers to Superkingdoms.
 
 
 
Max Gains
 
 
 
    * To hit for maximum gains i.e. within maximum gains range (~ 100 to 110% of your networth). During war times, this may be frowned upon as it creates 'land fat' provinces and may be against the war plans/ wishes of the monarch.
 
 
 
Merc
 
 
 
    * Mercenary
 
 
 
ME
 
 
 
    * Military Efficiency.
 
 
 
MP
 
 
 
    * (1) Minor Protection (spell)
 
      (2) Mutual Peace (a way of ending a war where both sides agree that there is no clear victor).
 
 
 
Multi
 
 
 
    * To play several accounts at one time (The accounts may be from the same, or different kingdom)
 
 
 
Munk
 
 
 
    * uMunk's site - Targetsearcher/Intel site | Login site
 
 
 
Munked
 
 
 
    * When someone is 'munked', it means that their kingdom has paid for their province to be proxied and is using the login site Munk. This is rather controversial, since the login site enhances the ability to cross log
 
 
 
Noob / nub
 
 
 
    * Generally a derogatory term used to indicate someone is being a newbie and asking alot of silly questions. May also be used teasingly amongst friends when someone commits a blunder.
 
 
 
NW
 
 
 
    * Networth
 
 
 
Ospec/Offspecs
 
 
 
    * Number of offense specialists
 
 
 
OME
 
 
 
    * Offensive Military Efficiency
 
 
 
OOW
 
 
 
    * Out of war.
 
 
 
OOP
 
 
 
    * Out of protection.
 
 
 
OOS
 
 
 
    * Out of Stealth.
 
 
 
OOM
 
 
 
    * Out of Mana.
 
 
 
OPA
 
 
 
    * Offense points per acre
 
 
 
Ops
 
 
 
    * Operations (Thievery)
 
 
 
Pimp
 
 
 
    * Refers to the site Utopiapimp, or to post intel in Utopiapimp Usage Can you please pimp his CB?
 
 
 
PPA
 
 
 
    * (1) People/Population Per Acre
 
      (2) Peasants Per Acre
 
 
 
Prov
 
 
 
    * Province. The thing you (or a bot) are supposed to run in Utopia.
 
 
 
PK
 
 
 
    * To kill someone's province, whether it be by a peasant kill (dropping peasants to 0) or razekill (dropping acres to 0)
 
 
 
Peasant Kill
 
 
 
    * Dropping a province to 0 peasants. Usually done by fireballing and kidnapping a province's peasants until your ops take < 9 peasants, followed by taking a considerable amount of land, leaving him overpopped (army out, unable to release). At the hour change, his remaining peasants leave - and his province dies. Usually doesn't work against active players
 
 
 
RL
 
 
 
    * Real Life, IRL may also be used for In Real Life
 
 
 
Sit
 
 
 
    * To run a province that is not yours, for a period of time
 
 
 
Sitter
 
 
 
    * The person who runs another player's province while the original player is away
 
 
 
Skd
 
 
 
    * Super-Kingdom. Refers to established and organized kingdoms with a history of being able to perform at a high level consistantly, with the ability to war and land/nw whore. Generally, several past SKDs include kingdoms such as Pansies and Brute Force. The SKDs that are still in existance would include kingdoms such as Playboys, Rage and Equilibrium, with Seasons also doing well but having only been around since Age 37.
 
 
 
STFU
 
 
 
    * Shut the f*ck up
 
 
 
Strat
 
 
 
    * Strategy. Something that is lacking nowadays.
 
 
 
Temple
 
 
 
    * UtopiaTemple
 
 
 
TB
 
 
 
    * Trade Balance. It keeps a tally of how much aid has been received/sent out by a province. It decays by ~0.25% per hour. When a province's trade balance is 4 times its Networth, taxes will be incurred on incoming aid.
 
 
 
TM
 
 
 
    * Traditional Marches (attacks). Also referred to as trads.
 
 
 
T/M
 
 
 
    * Thief/Mage hybrid, with little to no attacking capabilities.
 
 
 
TPA
 
 
 
    * Thieves per acre
 
 
 
UtoNet
 
 
 
    * The IRC server which is quite popularly employed for kingdom communication. Server is irc.utonet.org, Port: 6667
 
 
 
VM
 
 
 
    * Vacation mode, may also be shortened to Vac mode
 
 
 
Unique
 
 
 
    * Each wave of hits. For example, if you do two hits but within the same 1 - 2 hours of waves, it is considered to be one unique.
 
 
 
Wave
 
 
 
    * A coordinated effort where simultaneous things (hits or ops) are done at once, focused on one or few provinces
 
 
 
Whore
 
 
 
    * To go all out for Usage He's such an honor whore, using propaganda all through war.
 
 
 
WoU
 
 
 
    * World of Utopia [old server]
 
 
 
WPA
 
 
 
    * Wizards per Acre
 
 
 
ww
 
 
 
    * War win
 
 
 
 
 
Buildings
 
BE Building Efficiency
 
Arms Armouries
 
GS Guard Stations
 
Rax Barracks
 
TD Thieves' Dens
 
TG Training Grounds
 
WT WatchTowers
 
 
 
Spells
 
Anon Anonymity
 
BB Builders' Boon
 
CB Crystal Ball
 
CE Crystal Eye
 
CS Clear Sight
 
Dice Paradise
 
ET Expose Thieves
 
FG Fools' Gold
 
FL Fertile Lands
 
IA Inspire Army
 
LL Land Lust
 
LnP / L&P Love & Peace
 
MP Minor Protection
 
MS Meteor Showers
 
MV Mystic Vortex
 
NB Nature's Blessings
 
NM Nightmares
 
Pat Patriotism
 
QF Quick Feet
 
ToG Tree of Gold
 
TW Town Watch
 
WS War Spoils
 
 
 
Thief Ops
 
AW Assasinate Wizards
 
BG Bribe Generals
 
NS Nightstrikes
 
Prop Propaganda
 
SoM Spy on Military report
 
SoS Science Report
 
SW Sabotage Wizards
 
 
 
Province related
 
BPA Books Per Acre
 
Def Spec Defensive Specialist
 
Def Defense Point(s)
 
DME Defensive Military Efficiency
 
DPA Defense (Points) Per Acre
 
EPA Elites Per Acre
 
Merc Mercenary
 
NW Networth
 
Off Spec Offensive Specialist
 
OME Offensive Military Efficiency
 
Ops Operation (Thievery)
 
OPA Offense (Points) Per Acre
 
PPA (1) People/Population Per Acre
 
PPA (2) Peasants Per Acre
 
Spec Specialist
 
TB Trade Balance
 
TM Traditional March (Attack)
 
T/M Thief/Mage (Strategy)
 
TPA Thieves Per Acre
 
WH War Hero (Personality)
 
WPA Wizards Per Acre
 
ME Military Efficiency
 
EPA Elites Per Acre
 
GB Gangbang
 
OOP Out of Protection
 
T/M Thief / Mage
 
A/T Hybrid: An Attacker which possesses equal thievery capabilities
 
A/M Hybrid: An Attacker which possesses equal mage capabilities
 
TB Trade Balance
 
TPA Thieves Per Acre
 
WPA Wizards Per Acre
 
HC Hour Change
 
Ingame Ingame Private Message
 
 
 
Races
 
HU Human
 
DE Dark Elf
 
Dw/Dorf Dwarf
 
 
 
Personalities
 
Warr Warrior
 
WH War Hero
 
Mys Mystic
 
Merch Merchant
 
Shep Shepherd
 
 
 
Relations
 
MAP Mutual-Assistance Pact
 
Kingdoms in a MAP will not only cease aggressive actions at each other, they also actively help the other kingdom out.
 
 
 
NAP Non-Aggression Pact
 
Kingdoms in a NAP will not perform aggressive actions or ops at each other.
 

Revision as of 01:02, 19 June 2009

Category Word Description
Slang 1337 Leet/Elite. Said when someone is pretty good at what he does
Tools Angel Utopia Angel - a formatter tool for Utopia.
Spells Anon Anonymity (spell) Usage: He Anon'd his attack
Abbreviation A/T An Attacker which possesses equal thievery capabilities
Abbreviation A/M An Attacker which possesses equal mage capabilities
Slang Bank Refers to a province in a kingdom which is significantly larger than a majority of the provinces in the server and is used to aid/fund other provinces in its' kingdom as well as slay dragons. Colloquially known as cow.
Slang BF Battlefields (old server, was later merged with WoL)
Kingdoms Brute Force a well known old kingdom
Slang Blanket Ops To blanket a particular op over a kingdom is to cover the provinces in a kingdom with a particular op Usage Orders for this war is to blanket MS over all their provinces above 2k acres.
Abbreviation BPA Books/Science points per acre
Slang BS Bullshit - when someone talks a lot of crap
Slang B&S Bugs & Suggestions - Old Utopia Forums. The new forums have separate forums for Bugs as well as Suggestions.
Slang Chain A form of concentrated attacks targeting one, or several provinces. They are normally carried out in war (as opposed to out of war, where GBP applies). Chaining is normally done to overpopulate, taking a great deal of land from a province in a short span of time which causes their military to desert.
Slang Cow See bank