Garry's Mod abbreviations

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A list of potential abbreviations, acronyms, initialisms, and contractions seen in Garry's Mod.

Abbreviations

AC (Anti-Citizen) Civil Protection label for rebels/criminals
ACU (Army Combat Uniform) Item often used in military roleplay
AFK (Away from keyboard) Idle player
AMRDM (Attempted Mass RDM) Shooting into a crowd without good reason
AOS (Arrest on sight) Label for wanted suspects
Ars (Arsenal crate) Item needed to purchase weapons and ammunitions [ZS]
AWOL (Away without official leave) Such as recruits abandoning an FOB
AWRP (Autumn War Roleplay) Medieval roleplay gamemode
BCN (BlueCastle Network) Serious roleplay community
BizRP (Gmod biZ City Roleplay) Evocity server
BMD (Black market dealer) Characters often selling contraband
BMI (Black market item) Contraband items, often concealed
BMRP (Black Mesa Roleplay) Half-Life roleplay gamemode
BnT (BrawlernThisguy) Serious roleplay community
BOL (Be on the lookout) Label for wanted criminals [HL2RP]
BP (Blanket Party) Causing someone trouble [SCG]
BSL (Bio-signal lost) Alerts officers about the death of a fellow officer [HL2RP]
BTB (Back to Base) Having returned to the friendly FOB [MRP]
C8 (City 8) A map set in Japan used in HL2RP
C17 (City 17) A setting in Half-Life 2, used as a map in HL2RP
C18 (City 18) A large and dark map used in HL2RP
C45 (City 45) A large map similar to C17 used in HL2RP
CAB (Civil Administration Board) Politicial faction [HL2RP]
Cade (Barricade) Prop obstacle {cading} in action {skycade} as a ladder
CC (CombineControl) HL2RP gamemode & community
CCA (Combine Civil Authority) Politicial faction [HL2RP]
CDM (Car Deathmatch) Running over players in CityRP
CG (Catalyst Gaming) Serious roleplay community
CMRP (Combine Military Roleplay) Half-Life 2 war roleplay gamemode
CO (Commanding officer) Rank above NCO, seen in military roleplay
COP (Combat Outpost) Temporary base [MRP]
CP (Civil Protection) Police in Half-Life 2
CRP (City Roleplay) Half-Life 2 city roleplay gamemode [ShockCore Gaming]
CS:S (Counter-Strike: Source) Round-based team deathmach game
CW (Clockwork) A framework for roleplay gamemodes by CloudSixteen
CWRP (Star Wars Clone Wars Roleplay) Science fiction roleplay gamemode
CWU (Civil Workers Union) A faction providing work roleplay to citizens [HL2RP]
D/C (Disconnect) Player leaving a server
DarkRP (Dark Roleplay) Lite-roleplay gamemode, usually runs Downtown maps
DiCi (Divine Circles) Serious roleplay community
DBZ:RP (Dragon Ball Z RP) Roleplay gamemode based a Japanese animation series
Dupe (Duplication) Saved combination of props, a contraption that can be duplicated
EG (Eclipse Gaming) DarkRP Evocity community
FailRP (Fail roleplay) Not roleplaying correctly
FearRP (Fear roleplay) A rule prohibiting characters from being fearless
FF (Friendly fire) Taking fire from teammates
FLRP (Fearless RP) City Roleplay community
FOB (Forward operating base) Protected spawn point / passive roleplay area [MRP]
FT (Fireteam) A group of around 4 soldiers [MRP]
FTRP (FrundTech Roleplay) Post-apocalyptic roleplay gamemode with mutants
GG (Good game) Said in respect at the end of a deathmatch
GG (Goliad Gaming) Community
Gmod (Garry's Mod) Half-Life 2 modified into a sandbox game
GMR (Gmod Racer) Racing gamemode featuring HL2 jeeps
GMT (GMod Tower) Minigame server & community
HC (Head-count) Number of soldiers in the group [MRP]
HCU (Heavy conscript unit) [Used in CMRP]
HL2 (Half-Life 2) Sci-fi game
HL2RP (Half-Life 2 Roleplay) Roleplaying the Half-Life 2 story, often in cities
HQ (Headquarters) Often a private room for CO characters [MRP]
HRP (HRP) Serious roleplay gamemodes
HRP (Harbour Roleplay) Roleplay gamemode revolving around usage of ships
i17 (Industrial 17) Map for Half-Life 2 Roleplay
IC (In-character) Things relating to the roleplay world characters exist in
IG (Imperium Gaming) Community
IWRP (Intergalactic Warfare Roleplay) Science fiction military roleplay gamemode
K:D (Kill-death ratio) How many kills per death a player achieves
KDR (Kill-death ratio) How many kills per death a player achieves
KOS (Kill on sight) Often used as a threat against trespassers
LL (Limelight Gaming) Community
LP (LemonPunch) Serious roleplay community
LP (Loyalist points) Reward points for citizen's good deeds [HL2RP]
LTAP (Leaving To Avoid Punishment) Disconnecting when caught rule-breaking
MedRP (Medical roleplay) Often relates to combat injuries
MOTD (Message of the day) Server intro page, often shows rules
MP (Military Police) On-base security force [Military roleplay]
MPF (Metropolice Force) Alternative name for Civil Protection
MRP (Military Roleplay) A type of serious roleplay, such as WW3RP
MRP (Monolith Roleplay) City Roleplay community
MWRP (Monkey and Wolly's RP) Serious roleplay community
NCO (Non-commissioned officer) Rank above enlisted [military roleplay]
NGG (Next Generation Gaming) WW3RP community
NLR (New Life Rule) Forgetting IC knowledge after dying on a roleplay server
NoX (NoXiousNet) Zombie Survival community
NPC (Non-player character) Bot / artificially intelligent character
NXTGG (Next Generation Gaming) WW3RP community
o7 (Salute emote) Expression of respect for a recently killed character
OA (OpenAura) A framework for roleplay gamemodes
obj (map prefix, e.g. zs_obj_map) Zombie Panic! styled escape objectives [ZS]
OCRP (Orange Cosmos Roleplay) City roleplay gamemode
OG (OutsiderGaming) Serious roleplay community
OOC (Out-of-character) Things outside the roleplay world, like glitches
OP (Overpowered) Something being too strong, needing balance
OTA (Overwatch Transhuman Arm) Augmented soldiers [HL2RP]
P2L (Play to lose) Combat rule embracing character vulnerability
PAC (Player Appearance Customiser) A system that allows changes to player models
PD (Police department) Police HQ in DarkRP and CityRPs
PE (Pulsar Effect) Community that created PERP
PERP (Pulsar Effect Roleplay) Gamemode featuring city roleplay with cars
PET flags (Phys gun, entity spawning, toolgun) Access to the build tools
PG (Pulsor Gaming) Serious roleplay community
PK (Permanent kill) Character's death being permanent - no respawn
PMC (Private Military Company) Type of WW3RP armed civilian group
POG (People of Gaming) 1942RP community
POW (Prisoner of war) Captured soldiers in military roleplay
PT (Protection Team) A patrol of Civil Protection officers [HL2RP]
PTL (Play to lose) Combat rule embracing character vulnerability
PtP (Protect the President) V.I.P. protection gamemode
PTS (Permission To Speak) Chat message before mic usage at MRP meetings
PvE (Player vs Environment) Killing or shooting NPCs
PvP (Player vs Player) Deathmatching or murdering other characters
QRF (Quick Response Force) Small group of reinforcements [MRP]
QZRP (Quarantine Zone Roleplay) Second iteration of FTRP on LemonPunch
RDA (Random arrest) Incorrectly executed arrests
RDC (Ration distribution centre) Same as RDT. HL2RP food dispenser
RDM (Random deathmatching) Unjustified killing, prohibited on many servers
RDT (Ration distribution terminal) HL2RP map landmark for a food dispenser
Res (Resupply box) Item from which you can aquire ammunitions [ZS]
RG (Relentless Gaming) Community
RG (Retaliation Gaming) Community
RnR (Rest and relaxation) Passive roleplay events on military roleplay servers
ROE (Rules of engagement) Concerning if you can fire first, or only return fire [MRP]
RP (Roleplay) Acting as a character
RTB (Return to Base) Order to move to the friendly FOB [MRP]
RTV (Rock the vote) Chat command that starts a petition to trigger a mapchange vote
RVRP (Revolution Roleplay) Gamemode appearing on MWRP
S2K (Shoot to kill) Combat rule allowing deathmatching
S2M (Shoot to miss) Combat rule for suppressive fire
S2RP (Shoot to roleplay) Combat rule protecting roleplay
SA (Senior Administrator) Senior position in a staff team
SCG (ShockCore Gaming) Serious roleplay community
SD (Server Director) Management position in server staff
SE (Storm-Effect) Community
SF (Special forces) WW3RP subfaction
SIC (Second in Command) This character will inherit control of the fireteam [MRP]
SRP (S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Roleplay) Survival horror roleplay gamemode set in Ukraine
SSA (Stun-stick abuse) Police hitting players without good reason
SSTRP (Starship Troopers Roleplay) Science fiction military roleplay gamemode
SSTRP (Starship Troopers RP) Sci-fi community
STool (Scripted Tool) Tools used with the Tool Gun
SWEP (Scripted Weapon) Weapons that can often be dropped and picked up
SWRP (Star Wars Roleplay) Science fiction roleplay gamemode
TCA (The Civil Authority) Politicial faction [HL2RP]
TK (Teamkill) Deathmatching allied players or characters
TK (Temporary kill) Banning a character for a limited length of time
TnB (Taco N' Banana) Serious roleplay community
TRP (Terminator Roleplay) Science fiction roleplay gamemode
TTT (Trouble in Terrorist Town) Murder mystery gamemode
UG (Undetermined Gaming) Community
UU (Universal Union) A name for the Combine's empire [HL2RP]
VDM (Vehicle Deathmatch) Running over players in CityRP
VP (Verdict points) Awarded to citizens for crimes [HL2RP]
WI (Willard Industries) Research faction for UU [HL2RP]
WN (Willard Networks) HL2RP community
WW2RP (World War 2 Roleplay) WW2 occupation roleplay gamemode
WW2RP (World War 2 Roleplay) Historic military roleplay gamemode
WW3RP (World War 3 Roleplay) Military roleplay gamemode based beyond 1945
WWC (When Worlds Collide) Roleplay gamemode
ZS (Zombie Survival) Gamemode where humans try to escape from zombies

Gamemode specific abbreviation lists

These abbreviation lists include the same entries as above, but simply cut out the irrelevant ones:
HL2RP abbreviations
WW3RP abbreviations

See also

Garry's Mod dictionary

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