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This page explains frequently used words special to Civ or multiplayer Minecraft.
This page explains Civ-specific jargon, slang, and abbreviations.


== Technical ==
== Land Protection ==


{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=Acid blocking|redirect=Acid_verb|redirect2=Acid_blocking|redirect3=Acid_block|description=The act of purposefully [[#Reinforce|reinforcing]] gold blocks to remove reinforced blocks, for example [[#Grief|grief]] or derelict builds.}}
|jargon=Reinforce
{{Jargon|jargon=Alt vault|redirect=Alt_vault|description=A logged-out account storing valuables in its inventory. Used because items cannot be stolen while logged out, and can be instantly retrieved. Disadvantages are that they cannot be accessed while [[#Pearling|pearled]], and that each account needs to be bought with real money.}}
|redirect=Reinforce
{{Jargon|jargon=Alt|redirect=Alt|description=Alternative accounts to a player's main account. Used to allow quickly logging in at a certain location possibly far away from the main account ("combat alt"), or to obscure identity, for example when [[#Raider|alt raiding]] or spying.}}
|description=To protect a block from being broken or used without permission.
{{Jargon|jargon=Bastion|redirect=Bastion|main_article=Bastion|description=Usually referring to [[#Vault_Bastion|Vault Bastion]], sometimes [[#City_Bastion|City Bastion]].}}
|main=Citadel
{{Jargon|jargon=Bot|redirect=Bot|main_article=Bot|description=A script (often using [[Bots#Macromod|MacroMod]]) to automatically gather resources (farms, mining, etc.). Can also refer to the [[#Alt|alt]] account that is currently running that script.}}
}}
{{Jargon|jargon=Chest vault|redirect=Chest_vault|description=Lots of [[#Reinforce|reinforced]] chests in a secure area, to make [[#Raider|raiding]] inefficient by spreading the stored valuables across many chests, requiring the raider to spend more time breaking chests than it would take to obtain the items legitimally.}}

{{Jargon|jargon=City Bastion|redirect=City_Bastion|description=A special lored bone block which, when [[#Reinforce|reinforced]], protects a 101x101 square area from reinforced block placement and [[#ExilePearl|exiled]] players from entering, unless the player is on the bastion's reinforcement group. Specifics may vary depending on a servers config.}}
{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=Compacted|redirect=Compacted|description=Special items created with the Compactor factory for easy storage or transport. One compacted item equals a stack (64) of regular items. Compacting and decompacting are lossless, using only one [[#Crate|crate]] for the former.}}
|jargon=Reinforcement
{{Jargon|jargon=Compactor|redirect=Compactor|description=[[#Factory|Factory]] for [[#Compacted|compacting]] items.}}
|redirect=Reinforcement
{{Jargon|jargon=Component|redirect=Component|description=Special lored items used to create [[#Bastion|bastions]] or the bastion factory. Created in other factories first, drawing from all parts of the tech tree.}}
|description=The material used to [[#Reinforce|reinforce]] a block. Usually stone, iron ingots, or diamonds.
{{Jargon|jargon=Crate|redirect=Crate|description=A lored chest used to compact items in a compactor factory. Decompacting doesn’t require them. Made in a carpentry factory using wood and iron.}}
}}
{{Jargon|jargon=CS|redirect=CS|description=A [[#Compacted|Compacted]] stack, or 64x64 items. Used in trade to specify big amounts of items.}}

{{Jargon|jargon=Ci|redirect=Ci|description=A [[#Compacted|Compacted]] item, or 64x1 items. Used in trade to specify big amounts of items.}}
{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=d|redirect=d|redirect2=dia|description=Diamonds, used in trade to specify prices. 20d means 20 Diamonds.}}
|jargon=Snitch
{{Jargon|jargon=DC, SC|redirect=DC|redirect2=SC|description=Double chest or single chest, respectively. Used in trade to specify big amounts of items. 1 dc means 54 stacks of items (either [[#Compacted|compacted]] or regular), 1 sc means 27 stacks.}}
|redirect=Snitch
{{Jargon|jargon=DRO/IRO/SRO|redirect=DRO_IRO_SRO|redirect2=DRO|redirect3=IRO|redirect4=SRO|description=Refers to diamond/iron/stone [[#Reinforce|reinforced]] obsidian respectively. Used in secure structures usually for storage or defense.}}
|main=Snitch
{{Jargon|jargon=Dropchest|redirect=Dropchest|description=A chest hidden in the stone layer far from civilization, to protect wealth from being [[#Raider|raided]]. Can also be shared with another player to facilitate trading.}}
|description=A [[#Reinforce|reinforced]] noteblock or jukebox that allows the owning player to be notified of and to log player behavior within the area around them.
{{Jargon|jargon=ExilePearl/EP|redirect=ExilePearl|redirect2=Pearl|description=A lored enderpearl preventing its contained player from PvP, logging into [[#Alt|alt accounts]], entering [[#Bastion|bastion]] fields, and coming closer than 1000m to the pearl.}}
}}
{{Jargon|jargon=Exp/XP|redirect=Exp|description=Emeralds/-blocks or Bottles of Exp, used for enchanting, obtained only through Cauldron factories, can be converted into one another by crafting.}}

{{Jargon|jargon=Factory|redirect=Factory|description=Special setup of chest, workbench, and furnace allowing efficient production of normal or special ("lored") items through the [[FactoryMod]] [[#Plugin|plugin]].}}
{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=Grief|redirect=Grief|description=Destruction/placement of ugly blocks to deface a build or area, done to easily but effectively cause damage.}}
|jargon=Acid blocking
{{Jargon|jargon=Hiddenore|redirect=Hiddenore|description=A plugin that randomly generates ores as you break stone blocks. The map had no ores when it was generated, to prevent x-ray and allow admins to rebalance ore distribution in the future.}}
|redirect=Acid_verb
{{Jargon|jargon=i|redirect=i|description=Iron ingots, used in trade to specify prices. 20i means 20 Iron Ingots.}}
|redirect2=Acid_blocking
{{Jargon|jargon=Library|redirect=Library|description=Room(s) or building(s) that allow for player written Book & Quill books to be "borrowed". Generally done via the use of [[#Shop_chest|shop chests]], due to a lack of better options. This means that books in libraries are, effectively, bought, but can, depending on the library, also be sold back.}}
|redirect3=Acid_block
{{Jargon|jargon=Mana/Meme Mana/MM|redirect=Mana|description=Virtual fuel for [[#Pearling|pearls]], bound to a namelayer group. Can be obtained once a day by running <code>/manaclaim</code>, yielding more mana per day if you claim it every day.}}
|description= [[#Reinforce|Reinforcing]] using a special block (typically gold) in order to remove other reinforced blocks without needing to break them the normal number of times. Typically used for [[#Grief|griefing]] cleanup or removing unused structures.
{{Jargon|jargon=Stamina|redirect=Stamina|description=Virtual fuel for [[#Pearling|pearls]] or certain factory recipes. Used on CivRealms.}}
|main=Citadel#Acid Block
{{Jargon|jargon=Mod|redirect=Mod|main_article=Mods|description=A modification to enhance the Minecraft client program, for example adding a minimap, armor status, player radar, or to run [[#Bot|bots]].}}
}}
{{Jargon|jargon=Obby bomb|redirect=Obby_bomb|redirect2=Obbybomb|description=Covering something that doesn't belong to you in [[#DRO_IRO_SRO|SRO]], as a form of [[#Grief|griefing]]. Often used to refer to a hostile entity placing significant amounts of obsidian on a city.}}

{{Jargon|jargon=Plugin|redirect=Plugin|description=A modification on the server to allow custom mechanics like [[#Reinforce|reinforcements]], [[#Factory|factories]], random respawn locations, etc. without requiring changes to the Minecraft client.}}
{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=POS|redirect=POS|description="Pearl on sight", used to mark a player as a criminal or threat.}}
|jargon=Bastion
{{Jargon|jargon=PrisonPearl/PP|redirect=PrisonPearl|description=A lored enderpearl binding its contained player to the End dimension.}}
|redirect=Bastion
{{Jargon|jargon=Raider|redirect=Raider|description=A player who is known for murdering or stealing, usually by breaking into chests.}}
|description=A special type of block that provides a protective effect over a wide area. As a verb, it means to protect something with the range of a bastion block. Typically comes in two kinds: [[#Vault_Bastion|Vault Bastion]] and [[#City_Bastion|City Bastion]].
{{Jargon|jargon=Reinforce (verb)|redirect=Reinforce|description=Using a [[#Reinforcement|reinforcement]] on a block to protect it from being broken. Used to protect builds and storage chests from getting [[#Grief|griefed]] or [[#Raider|raided]].}}
|main=Bastion
{{Jargon|jargon=Reinforcement|redirect=Reinforcement|description=Smooth stone, iron ingot, diamond or other specific reinforcement items, which can be used to [[#Reinforce|reinforce]] blocks.}}
}}
{{Jargon|jargon=Shop chest|redirect=Shop_chest|description=Trade chest configured for [[ItemExchange]]. Left-click the chest with an empty hand to select a trade (displayed in chat), then hold the input item and left-click to execute the trade.}}

{{Jargon|jargon=Snitch|redirect=Snitch|main_article=Snitch|description=[[#Reinforce|Reinforced]] Noteblock or Jukebox that allows monitoring the 23x23x23 cube area around it by sending messages to the chat of its reinforcement group when a player enters the area. Jukes also record this when noone is reading chat, as well as block breaks/placements, opened chests, precise logout coordinates, killed mobs, and entering/leaving vehicles. To see the log, stand in the monitored area and run the <code>/ja</code> command, or <code>/jainfo next</code> to take screenshots more easily. The log gets deleted after 2 weeks.}}
{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=Trench|redirect=Trench|description=Used for protection of cities and [[#Vault|vaults]]. Dug very deeply, often to bedrock, and [[#Bastion|bastioned]] to prevent bridging, so that access to the contained area can be tightly controlled.}}
|jargon=City Bastion
{{Jargon|jargon=Vault Bastion|redirect=Vault_Bastion|description=A special lored sponge block which, when [[#Reinforce|reinforced]], protects a 21x21 square area from block placement and thrown enderpearls from landing, unless the player is on the bastion's reinforcement group. Specifics may vary depending on a servers config.}}
|redirect=City_Bastion
|description=A type of [[#Bastion|Bastion]] that generally offers a wide area of protection but weaker protections than a [[#Vault_Bastion|Vault Bastion]]. Normally disallows players without permission from reinforcing blocks in its covered zone.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Vault Bastion
|redirect=Vault_Bastion
|description=A type of [[#Bastion|Bastion]] that generally offers a small area of protection but stronger protections than a [[#City_Bastion|City Bastion]]. Normally disallows players without permission from using ender pearls and placing blocks in its covered zone.
}}

== Economy ==

{{Jargon
|jargon=Shop chest
|redirect=Shop_chest
|description=A chest configured with [[ItemExchange]]. Left-click with empty hand to cycle through possible trades, and left-click with an item to perform the current trade.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Factory
|redirect=Factory
|description=A crafting station that allows for the mass production of items, as well as recipes for normally uncraftable items. Factories are typically specialised to an area of production, such as “Iron Tools” or “Redstone Mechanics.”
|main=Factory
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Compactor
|redirect=Compactor
|description=A [[#Factory|Factory]] that allows items to be [[#Compacted|compacted]] and decompacted.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Compacted
|redirect=Compacted
|description=Description for items that are “compacted.” A compacted item equals a stack of uncompacted items. For example, a compacted item of ender pearls is equivalent to 16 ender pearls, and a compacted item of dirt is equivalent to 64 dirt. Bulk raw materials are typically traded in compacted quantities.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Crate
|redirect=Crate
|description=Disposable item used to compact a stack of items in a compactor.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=ci
|redirect=CI
|description=Quantity abbreviation for a [[#Compacted|compacted]] item, equivalent to a stack of its uncompacted form. Example — “32ci of clay blocks” — 32 compacted items of clay blocks, equivalent to 32×64 clay blocks.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=cs
|redirect=CS
|description=Abbreviation for a stack of [[#Compacted|compacted]] items, equivalent to a stack of stacks of the uncompacted form. Example — “2cs of clay blocks” — 2 compacted stacks of clay blocks, equivalent to 2×64×64 clay blocks.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=i
|redirect=i
|description=Abbreviation for iron ingots, in the context of trade. Example — “this costs 10i” — the item costs 10 iron ingots
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=d
|redirect=d
|redirect2=dia
|description=Abbreviation for diamonds, in the context of trade. Example — “that costs 20d” — the item costs 20 diamonds
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=dc/sc
|redirect=DC
|redirect2=SC
|description=Abbreviation for a double chest or a single chest of items respectively, in the context of trade. 1dc is equivalent to 54 stacks of items, and 1sc is equivalent to 27 stacks of items. Not to be confused with [[#CI|compacted items]] or [[#CS|compacted stacks]]
}}

== Combat Infrastructure ==

{{Jargon
|jargon=DRO/IRO/SRO
|redirect=DRO_IRO_SRO
|redirect2=DRO
|redirect3=IRO
|redirect4=SRO
|description=Abbreviation for diamond/iron/stone [[#Reinforce|reinforced]] obsidian respectively. Typically used in secure structures, or to annoy other players with hard-to-remove blocks.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Rings
|redirect=Rings
|description=Obsidian trenches, usually [[#DRO_IRO_SRO|IRO]] but sometimes [[#DRO_IRO_SRO|SRO]], which surround a [[#Spike|vault spike]] and are used to defend against a ground-based assault.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Skybunker
|redirect=Skybunker
|description=An obsidian bunker, usually above a [[#Vault|vault]], used to defend against [[#Skybridge|skybridges]].
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Spike
|redirect=Spike
|description=A line through the obsidian pyramid at the center of a [[#Vault|vault]], diamond reinforced on a separate shared group, to allow sharing access to the chest containing [[#Pearl|pearls]].
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Vault
|redirect=Vault
|description=A giant, reinforced obsidian structure which is used to securely hold [[#Pearl|pearls]]. These are the basis of warfare and are how people hold prisoners of war. Can also refer to just the [[#DRO_IRO_SRO|DRO]] pyramid in its center. Not suited for storing items, for that see [[#Chest_vault|Chest Vault]].
|main=Vault
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Trench
|redirect=Trench
|description=Used for protection of cities and [[#Vault|vaults]]. Dug very deeply, often to bedrock, and [[#Bastion|bastioned]] to prevent bridging, so that access to the contained area can be tightly controlled.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Pot bunker
|redirect=Pot_bunker
|description=An [[#DRO_IRO_SRO|IRO or DRO]] room made to enable people to heal, repair armor, and get new [[#Pots|pots]] during fighting outside of a [[#Vault|vault]].
}}

== Slang ==

{{Jargon
|jargon=Delusional
|redirect=Delusional
|description=Slang commonly used to imply that the speaker thinks the person being described is making fictional things up in their head and treating them as true.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Dotposting (.)
|redirect=Dotposting
|description=A period on its own used as slang, indicating that the speaker things the replied-to content is regrettable or stupid.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=F
|redirect=F
|description=Slang reference to “F to pay respects”, usually used to indicate that the speaker is ironically paying their respects to someone.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Hsm
|redirect=hsm
|redirect2=Hsm
|redirect3=HSM
|description=Slang abbreviation for “wholesome.”
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=L/Taking an L
|redirect=L
|description=Slang used to describe when the speaker believes that someone has “lost;” i.e. they have lost in a war or they have lost something due to their own error.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Mineman/eLegos/Civman
|redirect=Mineman
|redirect2=eLegos
|redirect3=Civman
|description=Slang description used to refer to Minecraft or Civ.
}}

== Other ==

{{Jargon
|jargon=Bot
|redirect=Bot
|description=An account running an automated script designed to perform resource gathering tasks, such as farming, mining, or clearing land.
|main=Bot
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Chest vault
|redirect=Chest_vault
|description=A secure arrangement featuring numerous [[#Reinforce|reinforced]] chests, strategically spread to hinder [[#Raider|raiding]] by increasing the time required to break multiple chests, thereby discouraging illegitimate acquisition of stored valuables.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Dropchest
|redirect=Dropchest
|description=A concealed chest located in the stone layer, distanced from civilization to safeguard wealth from raiding. It can also facilitate trading when shared with another player.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=ExilePearl/EP
|redirect=ExilePearl
|redirect2=Pearl
|description=A lore-embedded enderpearl restraining its occupant from PvP, logging into alternate accounts, entering bastion fields, or approaching the pearl within a distance of 1000m.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Grief
|redirect=Grief
|description=The deliberate placement or destruction of unsightly blocks to deface a structure or area, typically undertaken to inflict damage easily.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Hiddenore
|redirect=Hiddenore
|description=A plugin responsible for randomly generating ores upon breaking stone blocks, aiding in preventing x-ray and enabling admins to adjust ore distribution.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Obby bomb
|redirect=Obby_bomb
|redirect2=Obbybomb
|description=Covering something that doesn't belong to you in [[#DRO_IRO_SRO|SRO]], as a form of [[#Grief|griefing]]. Often used to refer to a hostile entity placing significant amounts of obsidian on a city.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=POS
|redirect=POS
|description="Pearl on sight", used to mark a player as a criminal or threat.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=PrisonPearl/PP
|redirect=PrisonPearl
|description=A lored enderpearl binding its contained player to the End dimension.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Raider
|redirect=Raider
|description=A player who is known for murdering or stealing, usually by breaking into chests.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Waterbomb
|redirect=Waterbomb
|redirect2=Water_bomb
|description=Covering land that doesn't belong to you in a large wall of water, as a form of [[#Grief|griefing]]. Typically done outside of cities, covering large swaths of countryside so as to avoid [[#Bastion|bastions]]. Waterbombs may prove difficult to prosecute, as the method of attack involves avoiding [[#Snitch|snitches]].
}}


== Combat ==
== Combat ==


{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=Gear/geared|redirect=Gear|description=Items required for combat, which are [[#Prot|prot]], [[#Pots|pots]], [[#Pearl|pearls]], and enchanted swords.}}
|jargon=Gear/geared
|redirect=Gear
|description=Items required for combat, which are [[#Prot|prot]], [[#Pots|pots]], [[#Pearl|pearls]], and enchanted swords.
}}


{{Jargon
* '''Kiting (verb):''' Using speed potions to travel quickly across the map while in a combat situation, usually to retreat with pearled players.
|jargon=Kiting
{{Jargon|jargon=Layers|redirect=Layers|description=The number of layers of [[#DRO_IRO_SRO|DRO]] in a [[#Spike|vault spike]]. A "30 layer" vault spike means one has to mine through 30 pieces of DRO to access the [[#Pearl|pearl]] chest.}}
|redirect=Kiting
{{Jargon|jargon=Loadout|redirect=Loadout|description=See [[#Gear|gear]].}}
|description=Using speed potions to travel quickly across the map while in a combat situation, usually to retreat with pearled players.
{{Jargon|jargon=Pearl (noun)|redirect=Pearl|description=Either a normal enderpearl, an [[#ExilePearl|exilepearl]], or a [[#PrisonPearl|prisonpearl]].}}
}}
{{Jargon|jargon=Pearling (verb)|redirect=Pearling|description=The act of obtaining an [[#ExilePearl|exilepearl]] or [[#PrisonPearl|prisonpearl]] via killing another player.}}

{{Jargon|jargon=Pots|redirect=Pots|description=Potions used in [[#Loadout|combat loadouts]], such as Health, Speed, Regen, Strength, etc.}}
{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=Pot bunker|redirect=Pot_bunker|description=An [[#DRO_IRO_SRO|IRO or DRO]] room made to enable people to heal, repair armor, and get new [[#Pots|pots]] during fighting outside of a [[#Vault|vault]].}}
|jargon=Layers
{{Jargon|jargon=Prot pinata|redirect=Prot_pinata|description=A player wearing [[#Prot|prot]] who can’t fight well and just takes hit after hit before dying and losing all [[#Gear|gear]] to the enemy.}}
|redirect=Layers
{{Jargon|jargon=Prot/ProtIV/Prot4|redirect=Prot|description=A full set of Protection IV enchanted diamond armor, usually with other useful enchants. This is the minimum requirement to be effective in PvP. Can be seen as threatening depending on the player in question.}}
{{Jargon|jargon=Rings|redirect=Rings|description=Obsidian trenches, usually [[#DRO_IRO_SRO|IRO]] but sometimes [[#DRO_IRO_SRO|SRO]], which surround a [[#Spike|vault spike]] and are used to defend against a ground-based assault.}}
|description=The number of layers of [[#DRO_IRO_SRO|DRO]] in a [[#Spike|vault spike]]. A "30 layer" vault spike means one has to mine through 30 pieces of DRO to access the [[#Pearl|pearl]] chest.
}}
{{Jargon|jargon=Skybridge|redirect=Skybridge|description=A bridge in the sky used to break [[#Bastion|bastions]] without having to break through the rest of the [[#Vault|vault]] defenses so that attackers can focus on [[#Pearling|pearling]] the defenders and mining through the [[#Spike|spike]].}}

{{Jargon|jargon=Skybunker|redirect=Skybunker|description=An obsidian bunker, usually above a [[#Vault|vault]], used to defend against [[#Skybridge|skybridges]].}}
{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=Spike|redirect=Spike|description=A line through the obsidian pyramid at the center of a [[#Vault|vault]], diamond reinforced on a separate shared group, to allow sharing access to the chest containing [[#Pearl|pearls]].}}
|jargon=Loadout
{{Jargon|jargon=Junk Prot/Trash prot/Fake prot|redirect=Junk_prot|redirect2=Fake_prot|redirect3=Trash_prot|description=Any enchanted diamond armor that isn’t [[#Prot|Prot IV]] used to bluff when the potential attacker is afraid that it might be actual Prot IV.}}
|redirect=Loadout
{{Jargon|jargon=Vault|redirect=Vault|main_article=Vault|description=A giant, reinforced obsidian structure which is used to securely hold [[#Pearl|pearls]]. These are the basis of warfare and are how people hold prisoners of war. Can also refer to just the [[#DRO_IRO_SRO|DRO]] pyramid in its center. Not suited for storing items, for that see [[#Chest_vault|Chest Vault]], [[#Alt_vault|Alt Vault]].}}
|description=See [[#Gear|gear]].
{{Jargon|jargon=Vaulting someone|redirect=Vaulting|description=Putting someone's [[#Pearl|pearl]] into your [[#Vault|Vault]].}}
}}
{{Jargon|jargon=Logbox|redirect=Logbox|description=Box of reinforced blocks, usually obsidian around the coordinates of a player who logged out.}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Pearl (noun)
|redirect=Pearl
|description=Either a normal enderpearl, an [[#ExilePearl|exilepearl]], or a [[#PrisonPearl|prisonpearl]].
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Pearling (verb)
|redirect=Pearling
|description=The act of obtaining an [[#ExilePearl|exilepearl]] or [[#PrisonPearl|prisonpearl]] via killing another player.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Pots
|redirect=Pots
|description=Potions used in [[#Loadout|combat loadouts]], such as Health, Speed, Regen, Strength, etc.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Prot pinata
|redirect=Prot_pinata
|description=A player wearing [[#Prot|prot]] who can’t fight well and just takes hit after hit before dying and losing all [[#Gear|gear]] to the enemy.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Prot/ProtIV/Prot4
|redirect=Prot
|description=A full set of Protection IV enchanted diamond armor, usually with other useful enchants. This is the minimum requirement to be effective in PvP. Can be seen as threatening depending on the player in question.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Skybridge
|redirect=Skybridge
|redirect2=Sky_bridge
|description=A bridge in the sky used to break [[#Bastion|bastions]] without having to break through the rest of the [[#Vault|vault]] defenses so that attackers can focus on [[#Pearling|pearling]] the defenders and mining through the [[#Spike|spike]].
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Junk Prot/Trash prot/Fake prot
|redirect=Junk_prot
|redirect2=Fake_prot
|redirect3=Trash_prot
|description=Any enchanted diamond armor that isn’t [[#Prot|Prot IV]] used to bluff when the potential attacker is afraid that it might be actual Prot IV.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Vaulting someone
|redirect=Vaulting
|description=Putting someone's [[#Pearl|pearl]] into your [[#Vault|Vault]].
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Logbox
|redirect=Logbox
|description=Box of reinforced blocks, usually obsidian around the coordinates of a player who logged out.
}}


== Conversation ==
== Conversation ==


{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=Civcraft|redirect=Civcraft|main_article=Civcraft|description=The original iterations of the Civ genre ran by [[ttk2]], also referred to as [[Civcraft 1.0]], [[Civcraft 2.0]], CivTemp, and [[Civcraft 3.0]].}}
|jargon=Civcraft
{{Jargon|redirect=civball|jargon=Civball|description=User-generated visual art, typically manifesting as online comics or single art pieces, where nations/civs are personified as (typically) spherical personas decorated with their nation/civ's flag. Similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polandball Polandball] but the name is a variant adapted to this comunity.[[Squareblob]] and [[Metriximor]] are notable artists of civball art in the civ community.|redirect2=civ_ball}}
|redirect=Civcraft
{{Jargon|jargon=Channer|redirect=Channer|description=A player originating from or preferring 4chan/... over Reddit to communicate.}}
|description=The original iterations of the Civ genre ran by [[ttk2]], also referred to as [[Civcraft 1.0]], [[Civcraft 2.0]], CivTemp, and [[Civcraft 3.0]].
{{Jargon|jargon=Claim|redirect=Claim|description=Either referring to a land claim (of a nation), or a demand for reparations from someone (as in "Claims post"/"Post claims on me").}}
|main=CivCraft
{{Jargon|jargon=Commie|redirect=Commie|description=A player in a communist nation or with strong communist preferences regarding government or economy.}}
}}
{{Jargon|jargon=Crayon Claim|redirect=Crayon_Claim|description=Excessively large land claim that is not enforced in-game, either by new nations out of poor judgement, or by established nations for greed or provocation.}}

{{Jargon|jargon=Delusional|redirect=Delusional|description=A common accusation among people who accuse others insinuating that the person makes things up in their head that aren't true.}}
{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=Dotposting (.)|redirect=Dotposting|description=It is common to reply with a period when someone says something regrettable, edgy, or stupid.}}
|redirect=civball
{{Jargon|jargon=EOTW|redirect=EOTW|description=End of The World. Refers to the end of a Minecraft server. }}
|redirect2=civ_ball
{{Jargon|jargon=F|redirect=F|description=Press F to pay respects, usually used ironically.}}
|jargon=Civball
{{Jargon|jargon=Gank|redirect=Gank|description=Surprise attack, usually with an advantage on the attackers side, both in skill and numbers.}}
|description=User-generated visual art, typically manifesting as online comics or single art pieces, where nations/civs are personified as (typically) spherical personas decorated with their nation/civ's flag. Similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polandball Polandball] but the name is a variant adapted to this comunity.[[Squareblob]] and [[Metriximor]] are notable artists of civball art in the civ community.
{{Jargon|jargon=HCF|redirect=HCF|redirect2=HCF_Invasion|redirect3=Factions|description=Hard Core Factions, the gamemode of a popular PvP server whose members [[HCF Invasion|invaded]] Civcraft.}}
}}
{{Jargon|jargon=Hsm|redirect=hsm|redirect2=Hsm|redirect3=HSM|description=[[Mount September|Septembrian]] slang for wholesome.}}

{{Jargon|jargon=IGN|redirect=IGN|description=In-Game Name, meaning the name a player goes by inside of Minecraft.}}
{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=L/Taking an L|redirect=L|description=Someone made a mistake and got destroyed for it.}}
|jargon=Claim
{{Jargon|jargon=Mineman/eLegos/Civman|redirect=Mineman|redirect2=eLegos|redirect3=Civman|description=Ironic terms referring to Minecraft or Civ specifically.}}
|redirect=Claim
{{Jargon|jargon=Natoid|redirect=Natoid|description=Derogatory term towards member of the [[NATO]] alliance.}}
|description=Either referring to a land claim (of a nation), or a demand for reparations from someone (as in "Claims post"/"Post claims on me").
{{Jargon|jargon=Newfriend|redirect=Newfriend|description=New player who does not know much about Civ.}}
}}
{{Jargon|jargon=Mediumfriend|redirect=Mediumfriend|description=Player who knows about civ mechanics and has played for a few months but is not jaded enough to be a oldfriend.|redirect2=midfriend}}

{{Jargon|jargon=Oldfriend|redirect=Oldfriend|description=Experienced player who has been playing Civ servers for several years.}}
{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=OMN|redirect=OMN|description=Nation that is inhabited by one person only (One Man Nation).}}
|jargon=Crayon Claim
{{Jargon|jargon=Pearled or Permapearled or Perma|redirect=Permapearled|description=Pearled means being imprisoned inside of a pearl, adding "perma" or by itself means being pearled ''perma''nently.}}
|redirect=Crayon_Claim
{{Jargon|jargon=Proof|redirect=Proof|description=Used by individuals who believe themselves to be innocent against accusations of shittery, often asking if there is any basis behind the accusation.}}
|description=Excessively large land claim that is not enforced in-game, either by new nations out of poor judgement, or by established nations for greed or provocation.
{{Jargon|jargon=Satoid|redirect=Satoid|description=Derogatory term towards member of [[SATO]] alliance}}
}}
{{Jargon|jargon=Seethe|redirect=Seethe|description=When someone is very mad, and is "seething" about a certain action.}}

{{Jargon|jargon=Squarespiral|redirect=Squarespiral|description=When a project is started and more and more features keep pilling on to it until it grows large enough that it can never be completed, and you move to another one.}}
{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=Shitter|redirect=Shitter|description=Players who do shitty things ingame and add nothing to the community. Can also be used as an adjective.}}
|jargon=EOTW
{{Jargon|jargon=Shitpost|redirect=Shitpost|description=Low effort, low quality post or comment intended to be any combination of humorous, offensive, or disruptive.}}
|redirect=EOTW
{{Jargon|jargon=SOTW|redirect=SOTW|description=Start of The World. Refers to the start of a new Minecraft server. }}
|description=End of The World. Refers to the end of a Minecraft server.
{{Jargon|jargon=Superfriend|redirect=Superfriend|description=A server helper that has some admin powers but unlike an admin can still play on the server, usually involved in moderation of the civ community. }}
}}
{{Jargon|redirect=Trud|jargon=Trud|description=Derogatory term towards citizens of [[Imperial Truidence]] and [[Holy Truidencian Empire]].}}{{Jargon|jargon=Toxic|redirect=Toxic|description=Somebody who really made the mindset of the community worse and spread poison via metagame behavior like doxxing and harassing players.}}

{{Jargon|jargon=ttk2|redirect=ttk2|main_article=ttk2|description=Head admin of [[#Civcraft|Civcraft]], popularized and advanced the Civ genre.}}
{{Jargon
{{Jargon|jargon=[[World Police]]|redirect=World_Police|redirect2=WP|redirect3=weepee|description=Self-appointed PvP group or alliance often interfering in international politics (Shortened to WP or WeePee).}}
|jargon=Gank
|redirect=Gank
|description=Surprise attack, usually with an advantage on the attackers side, both in skill and numbers.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=HCF
|redirect=HCF
|redirect2=HCF_Invasion
|redirect3=Factions
|description=Hard Core Factions, the gamemode of a popular PvP server whose members [[HCF Invasion|invaded]] Civcraft.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Newfriend
|redirect=Newfriend
|description=New player who does not know much about Civ.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Mediumfriend
|redirect=Mediumfriend
|redirect2=midfriend
|description=Player who knows about civ mechanics and has played for a few months but is not jaded enough to be a oldfriend.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Oldfriend
|redirect=Oldfriend
|description=Experienced player who has been playing Civ servers for several years.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=OMN
|redirect=OMN
|description=Nation that is inhabited by one person only (One Man Nation).
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Pearled or Permapearled or Perma
|redirect=Permapearled
|description=Pearled means being imprisoned inside of a pearl, adding "perma" or by itself means being pearled ''perma''nently.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Proof
|redirect=Proof
|description=Used by individuals who believe themselves to be innocent against accusations of shittery, often asking if there is any basis behind the accusation.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Shitter
|redirect=Shitter
|description=Players who do shitty things ingame and add nothing to the community. Can also be used as an adjective.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=SOTW
|redirect=SOTW
|description=Start of The World. Refers to the start of a new Minecraft server.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=Superfriend
|redirect=Superfriend
|description=A server helper that has some admin powers but unlike an admin can still play on the server, usually involved in moderation of the civ community.
}}

{{Jargon
|jargon=World Police
|redirect=World_Police
|redirect2=WP
|description=Self-appointed PvP group or alliance often interfering in international politics. Often shortened to WP.
|main=World Police
}}


== References ==
== External Links ==


* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LzYYy8xjeUFNYKRBfzu9oLh6asoJqscSM2LzxKF7wyQ/edit#heading=h.iibda57on1hl bgbba's guide, ''Dictionary'' section]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LzYYy8xjeUFNYKRBfzu9oLh6asoJqscSM2LzxKF7wyQ/edit#heading=h.iibda57on1hl bgbba's guide, ''Dictionary'' section]


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Latest revision as of 22:00, 18 March 2024

This page explains Civ-specific jargon, slang, and abbreviations.

Land Protection

  • Reinforce: To protect a block from being broken or used without permission.
    Main article: Citadel
  • Reinforcement: The material used to reinforce a block. Usually stone, iron ingots, or diamonds.
  • Snitch: A reinforced noteblock or jukebox that allows the owning player to be notified of and to log player behavior within the area around them.
    Main article: Snitch
  • Acid blocking: Reinforcing using a special block (typically gold) in order to remove other reinforced blocks without needing to break them the normal number of times. Typically used for griefing cleanup or removing unused structures.
    Main article: Citadel § Acid Block
  • Bastion: A special type of block that provides a protective effect over a wide area. As a verb, it means to protect something with the range of a bastion block. Typically comes in two kinds: Vault Bastion and City Bastion.
    Main article: Bastion
  • City Bastion: A type of Bastion that generally offers a wide area of protection but weaker protections than a Vault Bastion. Normally disallows players without permission from reinforcing blocks in its covered zone.
  • Vault Bastion: A type of Bastion that generally offers a small area of protection but stronger protections than a City Bastion. Normally disallows players without permission from using ender pearls and placing blocks in its covered zone.

Economy

  • Shop chest: A chest configured with ItemExchange. Left-click with empty hand to cycle through possible trades, and left-click with an item to perform the current trade.
  • Factory: A crafting station that allows for the mass production of items, as well as recipes for normally uncraftable items. Factories are typically specialised to an area of production, such as “Iron Tools” or “Redstone Mechanics.”
    Main article: Factory
  • Compacted: Description for items that are “compacted.” A compacted item equals a stack of uncompacted items. For example, a compacted item of ender pearls is equivalent to 16 ender pearls, and a compacted item of dirt is equivalent to 64 dirt. Bulk raw materials are typically traded in compacted quantities.
  • Crate: Disposable item used to compact a stack of items in a compactor.
  • ci: Quantity abbreviation for a compacted item, equivalent to a stack of its uncompacted form. Example — “32ci of clay blocks” — 32 compacted items of clay blocks, equivalent to 32×64 clay blocks.
  • cs: Abbreviation for a stack of compacted items, equivalent to a stack of stacks of the uncompacted form. Example — “2cs of clay blocks” — 2 compacted stacks of clay blocks, equivalent to 2×64×64 clay blocks.
  • i: Abbreviation for iron ingots, in the context of trade. Example — “this costs 10i” — the item costs 10 iron ingots
  • d: Abbreviation for diamonds, in the context of trade. Example — “that costs 20d” — the item costs 20 diamonds
  • dc/sc: Abbreviation for a double chest or a single chest of items respectively, in the context of trade. 1dc is equivalent to 54 stacks of items, and 1sc is equivalent to 27 stacks of items. Not to be confused with compacted items or compacted stacks

Combat Infrastructure

  • DRO/IRO/SRO: Abbreviation for diamond/iron/stone reinforced obsidian respectively. Typically used in secure structures, or to annoy other players with hard-to-remove blocks.
  • Rings: Obsidian trenches, usually IRO but sometimes SRO, which surround a vault spike and are used to defend against a ground-based assault.
  • Skybunker: An obsidian bunker, usually above a vault, used to defend against skybridges.
  • Spike: A line through the obsidian pyramid at the center of a vault, diamond reinforced on a separate shared group, to allow sharing access to the chest containing pearls.
  • Vault: A giant, reinforced obsidian structure which is used to securely hold pearls. These are the basis of warfare and are how people hold prisoners of war. Can also refer to just the DRO pyramid in its center. Not suited for storing items, for that see Chest Vault.
    Main article: Vault
  • Trench: Used for protection of cities and vaults. Dug very deeply, often to bedrock, and bastioned to prevent bridging, so that access to the contained area can be tightly controlled.
  • Pot bunker: An IRO or DRO room made to enable people to heal, repair armor, and get new pots during fighting outside of a vault.

Slang

  • Delusional: Slang commonly used to imply that the speaker thinks the person being described is making fictional things up in their head and treating them as true.
  • Dotposting (.): A period on its own used as slang, indicating that the speaker things the replied-to content is regrettable or stupid.
  • F: Slang reference to “F to pay respects”, usually used to indicate that the speaker is ironically paying their respects to someone.
  • Hsm: Slang abbreviation for “wholesome.”
  • L/Taking an L: Slang used to describe when the speaker believes that someone has “lost;” i.e. they have lost in a war or they have lost something due to their own error.
  • Mineman/eLegos/Civman: Slang description used to refer to Minecraft or Civ.

Other

  • Bot: An account running an automated script designed to perform resource gathering tasks, such as farming, mining, or clearing land.
    Main article: Bot
  • Chest vault: A secure arrangement featuring numerous reinforced chests, strategically spread to hinder raiding by increasing the time required to break multiple chests, thereby discouraging illegitimate acquisition of stored valuables.
  • Dropchest: A concealed chest located in the stone layer, distanced from civilization to safeguard wealth from raiding. It can also facilitate trading when shared with another player.
  • ExilePearl/EP: A lore-embedded enderpearl restraining its occupant from PvP, logging into alternate accounts, entering bastion fields, or approaching the pearl within a distance of 1000m.
  • Grief: The deliberate placement or destruction of unsightly blocks to deface a structure or area, typically undertaken to inflict damage easily.
  • Hiddenore: A plugin responsible for randomly generating ores upon breaking stone blocks, aiding in preventing x-ray and enabling admins to adjust ore distribution.
  • Obby bomb: Covering something that doesn't belong to you in SRO, as a form of griefing. Often used to refer to a hostile entity placing significant amounts of obsidian on a city.
  • POS: "Pearl on sight", used to mark a player as a criminal or threat.
  • PrisonPearl/PP: A lored enderpearl binding its contained player to the End dimension.
  • Raider: A player who is known for murdering or stealing, usually by breaking into chests.
  • Waterbomb: Covering land that doesn't belong to you in a large wall of water, as a form of griefing. Typically done outside of cities, covering large swaths of countryside so as to avoid bastions. Waterbombs may prove difficult to prosecute, as the method of attack involves avoiding snitches.

Combat

  • Gear/geared: Items required for combat, which are prot, pots, pearls, and enchanted swords.
  • Kiting: Using speed potions to travel quickly across the map while in a combat situation, usually to retreat with pearled players.
  • Layers: The number of layers of DRO in a vault spike. A "30 layer" vault spike means one has to mine through 30 pieces of DRO to access the pearl chest.
  • Pots: Potions used in combat loadouts, such as Health, Speed, Regen, Strength, etc.
  • Prot pinata: A player wearing prot who can’t fight well and just takes hit after hit before dying and losing all gear to the enemy.
  • Prot/ProtIV/Prot4: A full set of Protection IV enchanted diamond armor, usually with other useful enchants. This is the minimum requirement to be effective in PvP. Can be seen as threatening depending on the player in question.
  • Skybridge: A bridge in the sky used to break bastions without having to break through the rest of the vault defenses so that attackers can focus on pearling the defenders and mining through the spike.
  • Junk Prot/Trash prot/Fake prot: Any enchanted diamond armor that isn’t Prot IV used to bluff when the potential attacker is afraid that it might be actual Prot IV.
  • Vaulting someone: Putting someone's pearl into your Vault.
  • Logbox: Box of reinforced blocks, usually obsidian around the coordinates of a player who logged out.

Conversation

  • Civball: User-generated visual art, typically manifesting as online comics or single art pieces, where nations/civs are personified as (typically) spherical personas decorated with their nation/civ's flag. Similar to Polandball but the name is a variant adapted to this comunity.Squareblob and Metriximor are notable artists of civball art in the civ community.
  • Claim: Either referring to a land claim (of a nation), or a demand for reparations from someone (as in "Claims post"/"Post claims on me").
  • Crayon Claim: Excessively large land claim that is not enforced in-game, either by new nations out of poor judgement, or by established nations for greed or provocation.
  • EOTW: End of The World. Refers to the end of a Minecraft server.
  • Gank: Surprise attack, usually with an advantage on the attackers side, both in skill and numbers.
  • HCF: Hard Core Factions, the gamemode of a popular PvP server whose members invaded Civcraft.
  • Newfriend: New player who does not know much about Civ.
  • Mediumfriend: Player who knows about civ mechanics and has played for a few months but is not jaded enough to be a oldfriend.
  • Oldfriend: Experienced player who has been playing Civ servers for several years.
  • OMN: Nation that is inhabited by one person only (One Man Nation).
  • Pearled or Permapearled or Perma: Pearled means being imprisoned inside of a pearl, adding "perma" or by itself means being pearled permanently.
  • Proof: Used by individuals who believe themselves to be innocent against accusations of shittery, often asking if there is any basis behind the accusation.
  • Shitter: Players who do shitty things ingame and add nothing to the community. Can also be used as an adjective.
  • SOTW: Start of The World. Refers to the start of a new Minecraft server.
  • Superfriend: A server helper that has some admin powers but unlike an admin can still play on the server, usually involved in moderation of the civ community.
  • World Police: Self-appointed PvP group or alliance often interfering in international politics. Often shortened to WP.
    Main article: World Police

External Links

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