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Terminology used by players.
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Acronyms and '''''terminology''''' commonly used by Teeworlds players to describe in-game concepts. Split by game mode.


= Blocker =
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*3fly : [[Special:MyLanguage/triple hammer fly|triple hammer fly]], the tee hitting the driver also hooks another tee.
*b : back, commonly used by players that fall in [[Special:MyLanguage/Freeze|freeze]] and need another player to come back to unfreeze them.
*dj : double [[Special:MyLanguage/jump|jump]], normally used in the phrase "need dj" or "get dj" to indicate that a tee must land on a tile to get their double jump back.
*dyn : dynamic camera.
*flw : [[Special:MyLanguage/follow|follow]], to follow another player to a different server.
*fv : [[Special:MyLanguage/Common Terminology#Fun Voting|fun vote]], a vote which is called for no reason.
*hf : [[Special:MyLanguage/hammerfly|hammer fly]], a method of flying involving a driver (a tee that hooks another tee) and a tee that hammers them from below.
*hh : [[Special:MyLanguage/hammerhit|hammer hit]], typically chained together to cross long stretches of freeze.
*hr : [[Special:MyLanguage/Hammer#Hammer run|hammer run]], when two tees run in the same direction and the back tee hits the other.
*jp : [[Special:MyLanguage/jetpack|jetpack]], a modification to your second weapon ([[Special:MyLanguage/pistol|pistol]]) that allows you to fly
*r1 : rank 1, to signify the top time on a certain map.
*re : restart, to start the map from the beginning again.
*rf : [[Special:MyLanguage/Rocketfly|rocket fly]], a method of flying involving a driver (a tee that fires grenades and hooks another tee at an angle) and a tee that doesn't move
*rq : rage-quit, often used when someone fails a part and leaves, or when someone abandons a team mid-race.
*sg : [[Special:MyLanguage/shotgun|shotgun]]
*t0 : team 0, the team that you start as when you join a server.
 
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The character players control.
 
==== Fun Voting ==== <!--T:8-->
 
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Voting for no proper reason (often it's the vote option 'Kick player' or 'Move to spectators').
 
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If you see someone voting to ban you or someone else for no reason, you can report them on the [https://ddnet.org/discord Discord] server in the #reports channel.
 
==== Edge ==== <!--T:11-->
 
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To edge is to place yourself on the edge of a block, where you are out of range of tiles like freeze, teleport, or kill. This is possible because the [[Special:MyLanguage/Collision|hitbox]] of these tiles is smaller than the square entity shown in-game.
 
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In race terminology, this is also referred to as 'buguse'.
 
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Not to be confused with an [[Special:MyLanguage/Drag_Part#Edge hook|edge hook]].
 
==== Fail ==== <!--T:15-->
 
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This is a common term used by players to refer to the state where you can no longer progress on the map, be it because everyone is frozen, or you can't do a part alone and your partners are not in a place you can reach.
 
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Failing in DDNet is pretty common, especially in harder map difficulties such as [[Special:MyLanguage/DDmaX|DDmaX]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Oldschool|Oldschool]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Moderate|Moderate]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Brutal|Brutal]] and [[Special:MyLanguage/Insane|Insane]] since these maps have ''faily'' [[Special:MyLanguage/Map Part|parts]].
 
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[[Special:MyLanguage/Map|Map]] parts where you can fail. Sometimes, players will say "faily" when you should be more cautious than usual.
 
==== Follow ==== <!--T:20-->
 
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To follow a player to another server, usually to play a different on a populated server.
 
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It's easy to find another player using the Friends tab in the server browser after adding them (Escape > Players > Heart icon bubble)
 
==== Noob Filter ==== <!--T:23-->
 
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A solo part at the start of a cooperative map that needs to be passed by everyone before they can start the map. Exists to "filter" out those who aren't skilled enough for the map.
 
==== Blocker ==== <!--T:25-->
 
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A blocker is a player who intentionally fails or kills other people.
A blocker is a player who intentionally fails or kills other people.


If you see someone blocking you can report him on the discord server in the #reports channel.
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If you see someone blocking you can report them on the [https://ddnet.org/discord Discord] server in the #reports channel.
 
== Common FNG Acronyms and Terms == <!--T:28-->


=== Blocker Servers ===
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These are servers based on the DDNet mod where you can block freely.
 
= Fail =
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This is a common term used by players to refer to the state where you can no longer progress on the map, be it because everyone is frozen, or you can't do a part alone and your partners are not in a place you can reach.
* ns : nice shot.
* sac : sacrifice, to throw an enemy into spikes for points.
 
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==== Steal ==== <!--T:32-->
 
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To sacrifice a frozen tee that someone else shot, stealing their points and their kill. It's considered disrespectful to steal someone's kill while they're still alive and near the frozen tee.
 
==== Block ==== <!--T:34-->
 
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To disrupt a teammate's movement by hooking or hammering them. Usually done while said teammate is trying to sacrifice a kill.
 
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* fw : fun war, blocking without killing each other.
* perma : permanent block, blocking people in a way where saving is impossible.
* w4l : war for life.
* wb : way block, blocking people on the way to main block area.
 
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==== Life ==== <!--T:40-->
 
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War for life, killing each other for whole life long.


Failing in DDNet is pretty common, specially in harder map difficulties such as [[DDmaX]], [[Oldschool]], [[Moderate]], [[Brutal]] and Insane since these maps have ''faily'' [[Map Part|parts]].
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=== Faily part ===
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We refer to this term as [[map]] parts where you can fail.
Blocking and killing each other.
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