Glossary

Terms	Definitions
AA	Anti air
ACU	Armored Command Unit, the commander unit you start the game with
ARAS	Advanced Resource Allocation System
Arty	Artillery
Billy	UEF ACU 'Billy' Nuke missle upgrade
Com	Short for Commander, see ACU
Double gun	Aeon ACU weapon upgrades, sometimes used for Seraphim
E	Short for Energy. When typed in the game chat, the player requests energy
Eco	Economy
Engi/Engie/Engy	Engineer
Fac	Factory (may have a prefix specifying the type of factory (land factory, air fac, naval fac)
Float	See Hover
Frontloaded	See: High alpha unit
GS	Gunship
Gun	ACU combat upgrade, adds range and damage
High alpha unit	A unit whose main weapon shoots powerful shots but not so often. Aeon Obsidian, UEF Percival, Seraphim Yenzyne, sniper bots are all frontloaded
Hover	T2 tanks and support units able to cross both land and water
HQ	HQ factory, added to base FAF in the engy mod update, required to build support factories
MAA	Mobile AA
M	Short for Mass. When typed in the game chat, the player requests mass
Mass fabs	Mass Fabricators
Mex	Mass Extractor
Nano	Health/regen upgrade
OC	Overcharge
PD	Point defense
Pgen/PG	Power Generator
Range Gun	Aeon ACU upgrade that adds range to the main weapon
RAS	Resource allocation system, ACU resource upgrade
SCU	SACU (Support Armored Command Unit)
Sera	Seraphim
Sim City	Building your base without interacting with the enemy
Sniper Com	Aeon ACU upgraded with triple gun upgrades, giving it more range than any other ACU
Spam	Building something in excessive quantities
Speed gun	ACU upgrade that adds speed to the main weapon
Stasis	Aeon ACU upgrade: Chrono Dampener
Sub	Submarine
Support Factory	Cheap versions of t2/t3 factories (FAF / engy mod)
Tac	Short for "Tactical", usually followed by missile, launcher, or defense if not clear from context.
TacPack	TML upgrade on ACU or SCU (seraphim or UEF)
Tech	Refers to the tech level, or teching (investing resources into tech). Examples include tech 1 land (also t1 land) and I'm teching mex
Tele	teleport
Telecom	generic phrase for ACUs and SACUs with the teleporter upgrade
Teledef	Various forms of defense against teleporting units, usually implies PD spam around crucial areas
Telemazer	Teleport and Laser upgrades on the Cybran ACU, typically used for snipes
Tonk	A unit fulfilling the role of a tank, whithout necessarily being one. E.g. the T1 Cybran Mantis assault bot is a tonk
Torp	Short for 'torpedo'. Usually followed by 'bomber', 'launcher', or 'defense', to specify the specific unit when not clear from context. If used in the phrase torp com, refers to a Cybran ACU with the torpedo upgrade on it.
Torp Com	Cybran commander with the torpedo upgrade
Trans	Transport

Terms	Definitions
Fobo	See: Zooeys
Frigs	Frigates
Inties	Interceptors
LAB	Light Assault Bot
Lobos	UEF T1 Mobile Light Artillery
MM	Mech Marine (UEF Light Assault Bot. Rarely used)
Zooeys	Zthuees, the Seraphim T1 arty

Terms	Definitions
Beetles	Fire-Beetles (Cybran T2 mobile bomb)
Flak	Static or mobile T2 anti-air.
Ilshies	Ilshavohs (Seraphim T2 Assault Bot). May also refer to Ythotha.
Mini chicken	See: Ilshies
MML	Mobile Missile Launcher
TMD	Tactical Missile Defense
TML	Tactical Missile Launcher. May also refer to the missile itself.

Terms	Definitions
Anti nuke	See: Nuke defense
ASF	Air Superiority Fighters
BC	Battlecruiser (UEF T3 naval unit)
BS	Battleship
Harb	Harbinger (AEON T3 Assault Bot)
Loya	Loyalist, Cybran T3 Siege Assault Bot
Nuke (launcher)	Strategic Missile Launcher
Nuke Defense	Strategic Missile Defense
Nuke sub	Strategic Missile Submarine
Percy	Percival (UEF T3 Armored Assault Bot)
Rav	UEF T3 Heavy Point Defense Ravager
Resto	restorer (AEON T3 AA Gunship)
SAM	T3 Stationary AA
SMD	See: Nuke defense
SML	See: Nuke
Strat	Strategic Bombers

Terms	Definitions
Asswasher	Ahwassah
Bug	Soul Ripper
Chicken	Ythotha. May also refer to Ilshovah.
Fatty	Fatboy
GC	Galactic Colussus
ML	Monkeylord
Monkey	See: ML
Sat	Novax Center
Spider	See: ML

Terms	Definitions
APM	Actions per minute
BG	Bad game
BO	Build Order
CPM	Clicks per minute
DPS	Damage per second
GG	Good game
GL	Good luck
HF	Have fun
HP	Hitpoint
Inc	Incoming
Mod	chat moderator or UI/SIM game modification. For the latter, see the "Mods" vault section of the FAF client
PM	Personal message
Premade	A group of players that agreed to play together, and usually are in a voice call with eachother.
Sim speed	The speed at which the game runs, which can slow down in cases of lag
Stacked game	A strong/decent team of players playing together
Stacked game	Any game containing most high-rated people in the lobby, an unbalanced game
TD	Tournament Director
Truestack	Under-rated player playing together
Tut	Tutorial
VC	Voice call. Might refer to discord.
WP	Well played

¶ General

¶ Tech 1 (T1)

¶ Tech 2 (T2)

¶ Tech 3 (T3)

¶ Experimentals (exp or T4)

¶ Misc