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This page includes all important SC4 acronyms and terms definitions. In most cases the acronym links to a relevant article. | This page includes all important SC4 acronyms and terms definitions. In most cases the acronym links to a relevant article. | ||
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==Acronyms with SC4 Encyclopaedia Articles== | ==Acronyms with SC4 Encyclopaedia Articles== | ||
<ncl style=compact>Category:SC4_Glossary</ncl> | <ncl style=compact>Category:SC4_Glossary</ncl> | ||
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==Glossary== | ==Glossary== | ||
===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
| − | [[3RR]]: Three Rivers Region. | + | *[[3RR]]: Three Rivers Region. |
| + | *[[6U]]: 6underground | ||
===A=== | ===A=== | ||
| − | + | *[[AFDES]]: Alliance of Fuel Developing and Exporting States | |
| − | [[ANT]]: Additional Network Tool. | + | *[[ANT]]: Additional Network Tool. |
| − | + | *[[Network Widening Mod|ARD]]: Asymmetrical Road | |
| − | [[Network Widening Mod|ARD]]: Asymmetrical Road | + | *[[Plugin:ATL|ATL]]: Avenue Turning Lane Mod. |
| − | + | *[[Former_Teams#Around_the_Roses|ATR]]: Around the Roses (Former BAT Team). | |
| − | ATL: Avenue Turning Lane Mod. | + | *[[Automata]]: Any type of vehicle or pedestrian/animal that moves by itself in SimCity 4. Usually grouped into four categories--aircraft, pedestrians/animals, land vehicles, and watercraft. |
| − | + | *[[AVE]]: Avenue. | |
| − | ATR: Around the Roses (Former BAT Team). | ||
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| − | Automata: Any type of vehicle or animal that moves by itself in SimCity 4. Usually grouped into four categories--aircraft, animals, land vehicles, and watercraft. | ||
===B=== | ===B=== | ||
| − | B62: Bobbo662 (BATter). | + | *{{member|Bobbo662|B62}}: Bobbo662 (BATter). |
| − | + | *[[BAT]]: Building Architect Tool, program used to create 3D structures for SimCity 4; any structure created with Building Architect Tool program. | |
| − | [[BAT]]: Building Architect Tool, program used to create 3D structures for SimCity 4; any structure created with Building Architect Tool program. | + | *[[Plugin:BBD|BBD]]: Boston Big Dig. |
| − | + | *[[BLaM]]: BATters, Lotters, and Modders Team, defunct. | |
| − | BBD: Boston Big Dig. | + | *[[BSC/houses#BLS|BLS]]: Barby Lot Studio |
| − | + | *[[BSC/houses#BRT|BMD]]: {{member|BarbyW}}, {{member|MickeBear}}, {{member|D66}} | |
| − | BLaM: BATters, Lotters, and Modders Team. | + | *[[Brown Box]]es: Structure shown in-game when all dependencies for a BAT are not present in Plugins folder. |
| − | + | *[[BSC/houses#BRT|BRT]]: {{member|BarbyW|Barby}} {{member|Ripptide}} | |
| − | BLS: Barby Lot Studio | + | *[[BSC]]: BAT Squad Certification. |
| − | + | *[[Former_Teams#Barry_Sanders_Project|BSP]]: Barry Sanders Project (Former BAT Team). | |
| − | BMD: BarbyW, MickeBear, D66 | + | *[[BTE]]: [[BSC]] Tracking Enabled. |
| − | + | *[[BTM]]: [[Bullet Train Mod]]. | |
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| − | BRT: Barby Ripptide | ||
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| − | [[BSC]]: BAT Squad Certification. | ||
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| − | BSP: Barry Sanders Project (BAT Team). | ||
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| − | BTE: BSC Tracking Enabled. | ||
===C=== | ===C=== | ||
| − | CAL | + | *{{member|Callagrafx|CAL}} [[BSC]] BATer and [[LEX]] moderator. |
| − | + | *[[CAM]]: Colossus Add-on Mod, a mod affecting the [[RCI]] simulation and adding new growth stages to the game. ([[Plugin:CAM]]) | |
| − | [[CAM]]: Colossus Add-on Mod. | + | *{{member|Cerulean|CARCH}}: Cerulean Architecture and Design. |
| − | + | *{{member|CasperVg|CAS}}: CasperVg's Lots | |
| − | CARCH: Cerulean Architecture and Design | + | *[[CDK]]: Coastal Development Kit |
| − | + | *[[CML]]: Custom Member Label. | |
| − | + | *{{member|Citynut|CNUT}} BSC BATer | |
| − | + | *[[COFR]]: [[Confederacy of Free Regions]], A SC4 Union | |
| − | + | *{{member|c.p}}: Cyclepuppy a propmaker and terrain modder. (also known as Cycledogg or c.p.) | |
| − | + | *[[CSG]]: {{member|CSGdesign}} and his site, [[CSGforums]]. | |
| − | CDK: Coastal Development Kit | + | *[[CSK]]: Channel Stream Kit |
| − | + | *{{member|Colyn|CSX}}: Colyn Serfontein Expanded. | |
| − | CML: Custom Member Label. | + | *[[CTD]]: Crash to Desktop. |
| − | + | *[[Custom Content]]: Anything added to SimCity 4 that modifies the game (excludes official Maxis releases). | |
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| − | CSK: Channel Stream Kit | ||
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| − | CSX: Colyn Serfontein Expanded. | ||
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| − | [[CTD]]: Crash to Desktop. | ||
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| − | Custom Content: Anything added to SimCity 4 that modifies the game (excludes official Maxis releases). | ||
===D=== | ===D=== | ||
| − | D/L: Download. | + | *[[D/L]]: Download. |
| − | + | *{{member|D66}}: Dolphin66. | |
| − | D66: Dolphin66. | + | *{{member|DragonAnime|DA}}: DragonAnime, NDEX batter |
| − | + | *{{member|Deadwoods|DAE}}: Deadwoods. | |
| − | DA: DragonAnime, NDEX batter | + | *[[Dependency]]: Any object that a lot needs to work correctly. |
| − | + | *[[DIP]]: Distilled Intersection Path. | |
| − | DAE: Deadwoods. | + | *{{member|DuskTrooper|DT}}: DuskTrooper. |
| − | + | *{{member|Deathtopumpkins|DTP}}: Deathtopumpkins. | |
| − | Dependency: Any object that a lot needs to work correctly. | ||
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| − | DT: DuskTrooper. | ||
===E=== | ===E=== | ||
| − | ELR: Elevated Light Rail; also El-Rail. | + | *[[Transit_Network#Elevated_Rail|ELR]]: Elevated Light Rail; also El-Rail. |
| + | *[[Exemplar]]: A file that defines the properties of the game engine or a specific in-game element. | ||
| − | + | ===F=== | |
| + | *[[FA]]: Fractional Angle, a type of [[NAM]] piece [[People:dedgren|David (dedgren)]]. Consists (currently) of the [[FAR]] for Roads, [[FAA]] for Avenues, [[FARR]] for Railroads, and FARHW for RealHighways. | ||
| + | *[[FAA]]: Fractional Angle Avenue. | ||
| + | *[[FAR]]: Fractional Angle Road. Part of the [[FA]]. | ||
| + | *[[FARR]]: Fractional Angle Railroad | ||
| + | *[[FARHW]]: Fractional Angle RealHighway. | ||
===G=== | ===G=== | ||
| − | GA: | + | *{{member|GrampaAl|GA}}: GrampaAl, a founder of [[BSC]] |
| − | + | *{{member|Gary_Reggae|GAZ}}: Gary Raggae (BATter). | |
| − | GAZ: Gary | + | *{{member|Gascooker|GC}}: Gascooker ([[BSC]] Batter) |
| − | + | *[[HSR|GHSR]]: Ground High Speed Rail | |
| − | GC: Gascooker | + | *[[GLR]]: Ground Light Rail. |
| − | + | *[[GMax]]: A free version of 3DS Max, a program used for modelling and creating 3D objects for SimCity 4. | |
| − | [[GLR]]: Ground Light Rail. | + | *[[GRV]]: Grand River Valley |
| − | + | *[[GRV II]]: Grand River Valley II | |
| − | GMax: A free version of 3DS Max, a program used for modelling and creating 3D objects for SimCity 4. | + | *[[Growable]]: A lot that grows when zoned in-game. |
| − | + | *[[GTR]]: The [[Greater Terran Region]], a CJ/MD by {{member|Haljackey}} | |
| − | Growable: A lot that grows when zoned in-game. | + | *GUI: Graphical User Interface |
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| − | GUI: Graphical User Interface | ||
===H=== | ===H=== | ||
| − | HKABT: Hong Kong / Asia BAT Team. | + | *[[HD]]: "High Definition", a term used to refer to textures or props that have a higher than standard resolution. |
| + | *[[HDR]]: Half Diagonal Road. Part of the [[FA|Fractional Angle Project]]. | ||
| + | *[[HKABT]]: Hong Kong / Asia BAT Team. | ||
| + | *[[HSRP]]:High Speed Rail Project (Also known as HSR) | ||
===I=== | ===I=== | ||
| − | IDK: Item Description Key. | + | *[[IDK]]: Item Description Key. |
| − | + | *[[IID]]: Instance ID. | |
| − | IID: Instance ID. | + | *[[ITC]]: Team founded by [[People:Yoshi|Yoshi (Ian)]], [[People:Travis|Travis]] and [[People:CasperVg|CasperVg]]. Later stood for International Team of Creators (former team). |
| − | + | *[[Reader|ILive Reader]]: Tool created by {{People|ILive}} for editing SimCity 4 files. | |
| − | [[ | + | *[[Former_Teams#InSuns_Architecture_Team|ISAT]]: InSims Architecture Team (former BAT team). |
| − | + | *{{member|IllTonkso|ITS}}: Ill Tonkso. | |
| − | ILive Reader: Tool created by ILive for editing SimCity 4 files. | ||
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| − | ISAT: InSims Architecture Team (former BAT team). | ||
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| − | ITS: Ill Tonkso. | ||
===J=== | ===J=== | ||
| − | JENX: Xannepan. | + | *{{Member|Xannepan|JENX}}: Xannepan. |
| − | + | *{{member|jeronij|JRJ}}: Jeronij. | |
| − | JRJ: Jeronij. | ||
===L=== | ===L=== | ||
| − | LBT: Latin American BAT Team. | + | *[[LBT]]: Latin American BAT Team. |
| − | + | *[[LE Prop]]: A tool used by ILive, used for changing key properties of custom lots. | |
| − | LE Prop: A tool used by ILive, used for changing key properties of custom lots. | + | *[[LEX]]: Lot Exchange; custom content exchange at [[SC4Devotion]]. |
| − | + | *[[LHD]]: Left-hand drive. | |
| − | LEX: Lot Exchange; custom content exchange | + | *[[LM]]: Landmark. |
| − | + | *[[Lot Editor]]: Official Maxis release that allows for th customization of lots in SimCity 4. | |
| − | LHD: Left-hand drive. | + | *[[Lot]]: The entire structure of something in SimCity 4, including the building, props, and ground tiles. |
| − | + | *[[LTEXT]]: LText file (for in-game text). | |
| − | LM: Landmark. | ||
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| − | Lot Editor: Official Maxis release that allows for th customization of lots in SimCity 4. | ||
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| − | Lot: The entire structure of something in SimCity 4, including the building, props, and ground tiles. | ||
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| − | LTEXT: LText file (for in-game text). | ||
===M=== | ===M=== | ||
| − | MD: Mayor Diary. (another name for City Journal) | + | *[[MAVE]]: Medianless Avenue. See Road, Network Widening Mod. |
| − | + | *[[MD]]: Mayor Diary. (another name for City Journal) | |
| − | [[MIS]]: Modular Interchange System. | + | *[[MIS]]: Modular Interchange System. |
| − | + | *{{Member|Couchpotato|MJB}}: Couchpotato (prop BATter). | |
| − | MJB: Couchpotato (prop BATter). | + | *[[MML]]: Menu Management Lot. |
| − | + | *[[Mod]]: A file that somehow changes that game, including textures, ordinances, and tools. | |
| − | [[MML]]: Menu Management Lot. | + | *[[Mod|Modder]]: One who creates a Mod. |
| − | + | *[[Mod|Modding]]: The act of creating a Mod. | |
| − | Mod: A file that somehow changes that game, including textures, ordinances, and tools. | ||
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| − | Modder: One who creates a Mod. | ||
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| − | Modding: The act of creating a Mod. | ||
===N=== | ===N=== | ||
| − | *[[NAM]]: Network Add-On Mod. | + | *[[NAM]]: Network Add-On Mod. ([[Plugin:NAM]], [[NAM/members]]) |
| − | + | *{{Member|North_Country_Dude|NCD}} North Country Dude | |
| − | *[[NDEX]]: N74704, DuskTrooper, Equinox (BAT Team). | + | *[[NDEX]]: N74704, DuskTrooper, Equinox (BAT Team). ([[Plugin:NDEX Essesntials]]) |
*[[NHP]]: New Horizon Productions. | *[[NHP]]: New Horizon Productions. | ||
*[[Zot#No_Job_Zot|NJZ]]: No Job Zot. | *[[Zot#No_Job_Zot|NJZ]]: No Job Zot. | ||
| − | *[[NWM]]: Network Widening Mod. | + | *[[NUTS]]: Nobody Under Thirty Squad. A team of "middle-aged" batters. |
| + | *[[NWM]]: Network Widening Mod. ([[Plugin:NWMWALL]]) | ||
===O=== | ===O=== | ||
| − | Off-Topic: Any post, conversation, etc., in the forums that does not pertain to the subject matter where it has been posted. Generally frowned upon. | + | *Off-Topic: Any post, conversation, etc., in the forums that does not pertain to the subject matter where it has been posted. Generally frowned upon. |
| − | + | *[[OG]]: Occupant Group.an | |
| − | OG: Occupant Group. | + | *[[Override Network]]: A draggable transit item, which uses a [[starter piece]] and [[RUL]] overrides to act upon a default game network, causing it to take on new properties and/or behaviors. |
| − | + | *[[OWR]]: One Way Road. | |
| − | [[OWR]]: One Way Road. | + | *{{plugin|OWW}}: Old Wooden Waterfront |
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| − | OWW: Old Wooden Waterfront | ||
===P=== | ===P=== | ||
| − | Pathfinding: The process by which automata find the shortest route to their destination. | + | *[[PAM]]: Persistent Automata Mod, an automata controller file package developed by {{member|Jeiman2008}} |
| − | + | *[[Pathfinding]]: The process by which automata find the shortest route to their destination. | |
| − | Pathing: The creation of paths for automata on transit-enabled lots. | + | *[[Pathing]]: The creation of paths for automata on transit-enabled lots. |
| − | + | *[[Former_Teams#Pool,_Diamond_&_Associates|PDA]]: Poole, Diamond & Associates (Former BAT Team). | |
| − | PDA: Poole, Diamond & Associates (Former BAT Team). | + | *{{Member|Pegasus|PEG}}: Pegasus. |
| − | + | *[[PIM-X]]: Extended Plugin Manager (part of X-Tool). | |
| − | PEG: Pegasus. | + | *[[PIM]]: Plugin Manager. |
| − | + | *[[PLEX]]: Pegasus Lot Exchange. | |
| − | PIM-X: Extended Plugin Manager (part of X-Tool). | + | *[[Ploppable]]: Any lot that can be placed directly in the game without having to zone for it. |
| − | + | *PM: Private Message. | |
| − | PIM: Plugin Manager. | + | *[[Prop#Prop_Pack|Prop Pack]]: A file containing models and prop descriptors that can be used to make lots. |
| − | + | *[[Prop]]: Anything used to aesthetically improve a lot, excluding the building itself and ground tiles. | |
| − | PLEX: Pegasus Lot Exchange. | + | *[[PP]]: Prop Pox, a bug that causes props to go missing. |
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| − | Ploppable: Any lot that can be placed directly in the game without having to zone for it. | ||
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| − | PM: Private Message. | ||
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| − | Prop Pack: A file containing models and prop descriptors that can be used to make lots. | ||
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| − | Prop: Anything used to aesthetically improve a lot, excluding the building itself and ground tiles. | ||
===R=== | ===R=== | ||
| − | [[RAM]]: Rail Add-On Mod. | + | *[[RABET]]: Roundabout Addon Tile, proposed NAM item. |
| − | + | *[[RAM]]: Rail Add-On Mod. ([[Plugin:RAM]]) | |
| − | RCI Ploppable: Ploppable building that provides jobs. | + | *[[RCI Ploppable]]: Ploppable building that provides jobs. |
| − | + | *[[RCI]]: Residential, Commercial, Industrial. | |
| − | RCI: Residential, Commercial, Industrial. | + | *[[RD]]: Road |
| − | + | *[[RH]]: Rush Hour. | |
| − | RH: Rush Hour. | + | *[[RHW]]: RealHighway Mod (formerly Rural Highway Mod). ([[Plugin:RHW]]) |
| − | + | *[[RKT]]: Resource Key Type. | |
| − | [[RHW]]: Rural Highway Mod. | + | *[[RLS]]: Real Life Syndrome; or BATs created by {{member|SimGoober|SG}}. |
| − | + | *[[Former_Teams#Rabbit903_Nealos101_Productions|RNP]]: Rabbit903 Nealos101 Productions, former bat team kept alive by tag_one. | |
| − | RKT: Resource Key Type. | + | *{{member|Tag One|RP}}: Tag One Productions. |
| − | + | *[[RPL]]: River Park Kit | |
| − | RLS: Real Life Syndrome; or BATs created by SimGoober. | + | *[[RTL]]: Road Turning Lane Mod. ([[Plugin:RTL]]) |
| − | + | *[[RTMT]]: Road Top Mass Transit. ([[Plugin:RTMT]]) | |
| − | RNP: Rabbit903 Nealos101 Productions, former bat team kept alive by tag_one. | + | *[[RUL]]: A file that sets various rules and algorithms on the placement of transit networks. |
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| − | RP: Tag One Productions. | ||
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| − | [[RTL]]: Road Turning Lane Mod. | ||
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| − | RTMT: Road Top Mass Transit. | ||
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| − | RUL: A file that sets various rules and algorithms on the placement of transit networks. | ||
===S=== | ===S=== | ||
| − | [[SAM]]: Street Add-On Mod. | + | *[[SAM]]: Street Add-On Mod. ([[Plugin:SAM]]) |
| − | + | *SC: SimCity, SimCities (defunct home of the BLaM found [http://simcities.net/| Here]). | |
| − | SC: SimCity, SimCities (home of the BLaM found [http://simcities.net/| Here]). | + | *[[SC3X]]: SimCities Exchange. |
| − | + | *[[SC4]]: SimCity 4. | |
| − | SC3X: SimCities Exchange. | + | *[[SC4D]]: SimCity 4 Devotion, a SC4 community found [http://sc4devotion.com/| Here]. |
| − | + | *[[SC4RH]]: SimCity 4 Rush Hour. | |
| − | SC4: SimCity 4. | + | *[[SC4TF]]: SC4Terraformer. |
| − | + | *[[SC4Tool]]: A tool for purposes related to custom content in SimCity 4. | |
| − | SC4D: SimCity 4 Devotion, a SC4 community found [http://sc4devotion.com/| Here]. | + | *[[SCAG]]: SimCity Airport Group |
| − | + | *[[SCC]]: SimCity Central | |
| − | SC4RH: SimCity 4 Rush Hour. | + | *[[SCK]]: SimCityKurier. |
| − | + | *[[SCP]]: SimCity Plaza. | |
| − | SC4TF: SC4Terraformer. | + | *[[Former Teams{{!}}SCRT]]: SimCity Remodeling Team |
| − | + | *[[SCS]]: SimCity Societies. SC4's sequel, generally frowned up on by the SC4 community for its simplicity among other reasons. | |
| − | SC4Tool: A tool for purposes related to custom content in SimCity 4. | + | *SDM: Super demand mod. |
| − | + | *[[SF]]: Slope-friendly. | |
| − | SCC: SimCity Central | + | *[[SFBT]]: SimForum BAT Team. |
| − | + | *{{member|SimGoober|SG}}: SimGoober. | |
| − | SCK: SimCityKurier. | + | *[[SIP]]: Signalized Intersection Piece |
| − | + | *[[SLR]]: Single Lane Road. (now [[SC4_Glossary#A|ARD]]) | |
| − | SCP: SimCity Plaza. | + | *[[SMP]]: Simtropia Productions Team. |
| − | + | *[[SNM]]: SimNation Military. | |
| − | SCS: SimCity Societies. | + | *[[SPAM]]: SimPeg Agricultural Mod. |
| − | + | *[[SPM]]: Signage Piece Mod. | |
| − | SF: Slope-friendly. | + | *{{member|SimRabbit123|SR}}: [[NDEX]] batter. |
| − | + | *[[ST]]: Simtropolis, arguably the biggest SimCity fansite, found [http://www.simtropolis.com/| here]. | |
| − | SFBT: SimForum BAT Team. | + | *[[STEX]]: Simtropolis Exchange. |
| − | + | *[[STR]]: Single Track Rail, part of the [[RAM]]. ([[Plugin:STR]]) | |
| − | SG: SimGoober. | + | *[[SUM]]: Start-Up Manager. |
| − | + | *[[SZ]]: SimsZone. | |
| − | [[SLR]]: Single Lane Road. (now ARD | ||
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| − | SMP: Simtropia Productions Team. | ||
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| − | SNM: SimNation Military. | ||
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| − | SR: | ||
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| − | ST: Simtropolis, arguably the biggest | ||
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| − | STEX: Simtropolis Exchange. | ||
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| − | SUM: Start-Up Manager. | ||
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| − | SZ: SimsZone. | ||
===T=== | ===T=== | ||
| − | [[TE]]: Transit-enabled. | + | *[[TE]]: Transit-enabled. Usually refers to Lot-based items. |
| − | + | *[[Terraform]]: The process of modifying the terrain in SimCity 4. | |
| − | Terraform: The process of modifying the terrain in SimCity 4. | + | *[[TG]]: Team Grater, defunct. |
| − | + | *[[TLA]]: Turning Lane Avenues, three letter acronym. ([[Plugin:TLA]] | |
| − | TG: Team Grater. | + | *TM: Typing monkeys, referring those who ask questions that they can find the answer in the readme. |
| − | + | *[[The Planning Pages|TPP]]: The Planning Pages. A SC4 community found [http://www.theplanningpages.com/ Here] | |
| − | [[TLA]]: Turning Lane Avenues, three letter acronym. | + | *[[Plugin:Transparent_Ploppable_Water|TPW]]: Transparent Ploppable Water by JRJ. |
| − | + | *[[TSC]]: ToutSimCity, a French community. Also the name of the resident BAT/Lot team at that site. | |
| − | TM: Typing monkeys, referring those who ask questions that they can find the answer in the readme. | + | *{{member|TheTeaCat|TTC}}: TheTeaCat. Likes tea (but not Earl Grey) and has an MD called Tales at TeaTime. |
| − | + | *[[TuLEP]]: Turn Lane Extension Piece, a NAM item. | |
| − | TPP: The Planning Pages. A SC4 community found [http://www.theplanningpages.com/ | ||
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| − | TPW: Transparent Ploppable Water by JRJ. | ||
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| − | TSC: ToutSimCity. | ||
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| − | TTC: TheTeaCat. | ||
===U - Z=== | ===U - Z=== | ||
| − | UDI: U-Drive-It. | + | *[[UDI]]: U-Drive-It. |
| − | + | *[[UI]]: User Interface | |
| − | UI: User Interface | + | *[[UVNK]]: User Visible Name Key. |
| − | + | *UDPX: Now [[Former Teams|SCRT]], defunct | |
| − | UVNK: User Visible Name Key. | + | ---- |
| − | + | *{{Member|vester_DK|VDK}}: vester (vester_DK). | |
| − | + | *[[VLR]]: Very Long Radius, large radius curves developed by {{People|dedgren|david}}. | |
| − | VDK: vester (vester_DK). | + | ---- |
| − | + | *[[W2W]]: Wall-to-wall. | |
| − | + | *[[WFK]]: Waterfront kit. | |
| − | W2W: Wall-to-wall. | + | *[[WIMPS]]: Wharves for Industrial and Military Port |
| − | + | *[[Plugin:World_Trade_Center|WTC]]: World Trade Center. | |
| − | WFK: Waterfront kit. | + | ---- |
| − | + | *[[X-Tool]]: A tool developed by {{member|Wouanagaine}}. | |
| − | WIMPS: | ||
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| − | WTC: World Trade Center | ||
| − | + | {{navbox/WORLD}} | |
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This page includes all important SC4 acronyms and terms definitions. In most cases the acronym links to a relevant article.
Contents
Acronyms with SC4 Encyclopaedia Articles
<ncl style=compact>Category:SC4_Glossary</ncl>
Glossary
Other
A
- AFDES: Alliance of Fuel Developing and Exporting States
- ANT: Additional Network Tool.
- ARD: Asymmetrical Road
- ATL: Avenue Turning Lane Mod.
- ATR: Around the Roses (Former BAT Team).
- Automata: Any type of vehicle or pedestrian/animal that moves by itself in SimCity 4. Usually grouped into four categories--aircraft, pedestrians/animals, land vehicles, and watercraft.
- AVE: Avenue.
B
- B62: Bobbo662 (BATter).
- BAT: Building Architect Tool, program used to create 3D structures for SimCity 4; any structure created with Building Architect Tool program.
- BBD: Boston Big Dig.
- BLaM: BATters, Lotters, and Modders Team, defunct.
- BLS: Barby Lot Studio
- BMD: BarbyW, MickeBear, D66
- Brown Boxes: Structure shown in-game when all dependencies for a BAT are not present in Plugins folder.
- BRT: Barby Ripptide
- BSC: BAT Squad Certification.
- BSP: Barry Sanders Project (Former BAT Team).
- BTE: BSC Tracking Enabled.
- BTM: Bullet Train Mod.
C
- CAL BSC BATer and LEX moderator.
- CAM: Colossus Add-on Mod, a mod affecting the RCI simulation and adding new growth stages to the game. (Plugin:CAM)
- CARCH: Cerulean Architecture and Design.
- CAS: CasperVg's Lots
- CDK: Coastal Development Kit
- CML: Custom Member Label.
- CNUT BSC BATer
- COFR: Confederacy of Free Regions, A SC4 Union
- c.p: Cyclepuppy a propmaker and terrain modder. (also known as Cycledogg or c.p.)
- CSG: CSGdesign and his site, CSGforums.
- CSK: Channel Stream Kit
- CSX: Colyn Serfontein Expanded.
- CTD: Crash to Desktop.
- Custom Content: Anything added to SimCity 4 that modifies the game (excludes official Maxis releases).
D
- D/L: Download.
- D66: Dolphin66.
- DA: DragonAnime, NDEX batter
- DAE: Deadwoods.
- Dependency: Any object that a lot needs to work correctly.
- DIP: Distilled Intersection Path.
- DT: DuskTrooper.
- DTP: Deathtopumpkins.
E
- ELR: Elevated Light Rail; also El-Rail.
- Exemplar: A file that defines the properties of the game engine or a specific in-game element.
F
- FA: Fractional Angle, a type of NAM piece David (dedgren). Consists (currently) of the FAR for Roads, FAA for Avenues, FARR for Railroads, and FARHW for RealHighways.
- FAA: Fractional Angle Avenue.
- FAR: Fractional Angle Road. Part of the FA.
- FARR: Fractional Angle Railroad
- FARHW: Fractional Angle RealHighway.
G
- GA: GrampaAl, a founder of BSC
- GAZ: Gary Raggae (BATter).
- GC: Gascooker (BSC Batter)
- GHSR: Ground High Speed Rail
- GLR: Ground Light Rail.
- GMax: A free version of 3DS Max, a program used for modelling and creating 3D objects for SimCity 4.
- GRV: Grand River Valley
- GRV II: Grand River Valley II
- Growable: A lot that grows when zoned in-game.
- GTR: The Greater Terran Region, a CJ/MD by Haljackey
- GUI: Graphical User Interface
H
- HD: "High Definition", a term used to refer to textures or props that have a higher than standard resolution.
- HDR: Half Diagonal Road. Part of the Fractional Angle Project.
- HKABT: Hong Kong / Asia BAT Team.
- HSRP:High Speed Rail Project (Also known as HSR)
I
- IDK: Item Description Key.
- IID: Instance ID.
- ITC: Team founded by Yoshi (Ian), Travis and CasperVg. Later stood for International Team of Creators (former team).
- ILive Reader: Tool created by ILive for editing SimCity 4 files.
- ISAT: InSims Architecture Team (former BAT team).
- ITS: Ill Tonkso.
J
L
- LBT: Latin American BAT Team.
- LE Prop: A tool used by ILive, used for changing key properties of custom lots.
- LEX: Lot Exchange; custom content exchange at SC4Devotion.
- LHD: Left-hand drive.
- LM: Landmark.
- Lot Editor: Official Maxis release that allows for th customization of lots in SimCity 4.
- Lot: The entire structure of something in SimCity 4, including the building, props, and ground tiles.
- LTEXT: LText file (for in-game text).
M
- MAVE: Medianless Avenue. See Road, Network Widening Mod.
- MD: Mayor Diary. (another name for City Journal)
- MIS: Modular Interchange System.
- MJB: Couchpotato (prop BATter).
- MML: Menu Management Lot.
- Mod: A file that somehow changes that game, including textures, ordinances, and tools.
- Modder: One who creates a Mod.
- Modding: The act of creating a Mod.
N
- NAM: Network Add-On Mod. (Plugin:NAM, NAM/members)
- NCD North Country Dude
- NDEX: N74704, DuskTrooper, Equinox (BAT Team). (Plugin:NDEX Essesntials)
- NHP: New Horizon Productions.
- NJZ: No Job Zot.
- NUTS: Nobody Under Thirty Squad. A team of "middle-aged" batters.
- NWM: Network Widening Mod. (Plugin:NWMWALL)
O
- Off-Topic: Any post, conversation, etc., in the forums that does not pertain to the subject matter where it has been posted. Generally frowned upon.
- OG: Occupant Group.an
- Override Network: A draggable transit item, which uses a starter piece and RUL overrides to act upon a default game network, causing it to take on new properties and/or behaviors.
- OWR: One Way Road.
- OWW: Old Wooden Waterfront
P
- PAM: Persistent Automata Mod, an automata controller file package developed by Jeiman2008
- Pathfinding: The process by which automata find the shortest route to their destination.
- Pathing: The creation of paths for automata on transit-enabled lots.
- PDA: Poole, Diamond & Associates (Former BAT Team).
- PEG: Pegasus.
- PIM-X: Extended Plugin Manager (part of X-Tool).
- PIM: Plugin Manager.
- PLEX: Pegasus Lot Exchange.
- Ploppable: Any lot that can be placed directly in the game without having to zone for it.
- PM: Private Message.
- Prop Pack: A file containing models and prop descriptors that can be used to make lots.
- Prop: Anything used to aesthetically improve a lot, excluding the building itself and ground tiles.
- PP: Prop Pox, a bug that causes props to go missing.
R
- RABET: Roundabout Addon Tile, proposed NAM item.
- RAM: Rail Add-On Mod. (Plugin:RAM)
- RCI Ploppable: Ploppable building that provides jobs.
- RCI: Residential, Commercial, Industrial.
- RD: Road
- RH: Rush Hour.
- RHW: RealHighway Mod (formerly Rural Highway Mod). (Plugin:RHW)
- RKT: Resource Key Type.
- RLS: Real Life Syndrome; or BATs created by SG.
- RNP: Rabbit903 Nealos101 Productions, former bat team kept alive by tag_one.
- RP: Tag One Productions.
- RPL: River Park Kit
- RTL: Road Turning Lane Mod. (Plugin:RTL)
- RTMT: Road Top Mass Transit. (Plugin:RTMT)
- RUL: A file that sets various rules and algorithms on the placement of transit networks.
S
- SAM: Street Add-On Mod. (Plugin:SAM)
- SC: SimCity, SimCities (defunct home of the BLaM found Here).
- SC3X: SimCities Exchange.
- SC4: SimCity 4.
- SC4D: SimCity 4 Devotion, a SC4 community found Here.
- SC4RH: SimCity 4 Rush Hour.
- SC4TF: SC4Terraformer.
- SC4Tool: A tool for purposes related to custom content in SimCity 4.
- SCAG: SimCity Airport Group
- SCC: SimCity Central
- SCK: SimCityKurier.
- SCP: SimCity Plaza.
- SCRT: SimCity Remodeling Team
- SCS: SimCity Societies. SC4's sequel, generally frowned up on by the SC4 community for its simplicity among other reasons.
- SDM: Super demand mod.
- SF: Slope-friendly.
- SFBT: SimForum BAT Team.
- SG: SimGoober.
- SIP: Signalized Intersection Piece
- SLR: Single Lane Road. (now ARD)
- SMP: Simtropia Productions Team.
- SNM: SimNation Military.
- SPAM: SimPeg Agricultural Mod.
- SPM: Signage Piece Mod.
- SR: NDEX batter.
- ST: Simtropolis, arguably the biggest SimCity fansite, found here.
- STEX: Simtropolis Exchange.
- STR: Single Track Rail, part of the RAM. (Plugin:STR)
- SUM: Start-Up Manager.
- SZ: SimsZone.
T
- TE: Transit-enabled. Usually refers to Lot-based items.
- Terraform: The process of modifying the terrain in SimCity 4.
- TG: Team Grater, defunct.
- TLA: Turning Lane Avenues, three letter acronym. (Plugin:TLA
- TM: Typing monkeys, referring those who ask questions that they can find the answer in the readme.
- TPP: The Planning Pages. A SC4 community found Here
- TPW: Transparent Ploppable Water by JRJ.
- TSC: ToutSimCity, a French community. Also the name of the resident BAT/Lot team at that site.
- TTC: TheTeaCat. Likes tea (but not Earl Grey) and has an MD called Tales at TeaTime.
- TuLEP: Turn Lane Extension Piece, a NAM item.
U - Z
- W2W: Wall-to-wall.
- WFK: Waterfront kit.
- WIMPS: Wharves for Industrial and Military Port
- WTC: World Trade Center.
- X-Tool: A tool developed by Wouanagaine.
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