Jupiter Hell Glossary

List of terms and acronyms used in Jupiter Hell and by its players. Also includes a color guide.

Intro

This is a list of terms and acronyms found in Jupiter Hell. I will add things as I think of them or as they are suggested.

Full explanations for any of the terms can be found on the Jupiter Hell wiki[jupiterhell.fandom.com].

Glossary

• Aim, Aim Bonus: The bonus to accuracy you get from waiting while targeting an enemy.
  
• Biological: A category of enemy. Applies to anything that is not a mech. Sometimes "non-mechanical" is used to mean the same thing
  
• Bleeding: A debuff which causes damage over time, and causes pain to the player, or a flat accuracy debuff to enemies.
  
• Branch: An alternate side-path to go through part of a Moon
  
• Challenge: A game mode with additional restrictions on the player, starting with "Angel of"
  
• Demon: A category of enemy. Basically anything which is not a human or robot
  
• Durability: The amount of damage armor can take before it breaks
  
• EMP: A damage type which only damaged mechs, also giving them the Disrupted status.
  
• Exalted: A special, more powerful, variant of a regular enemy
  
• Exalted Curse: Level Event. All enemies are exalted on this level. Bonus XP for clearing level
  
• Exalted Summons: Level Event. Walk over the purple portals for bonus XP. Any you havan't touched when the timer runs out will spawn an exalted enemy
  
• Exotic: Purple items which are especially powerful, but only have 1 mod slot
  
• High-Tier: Enemies with 61 or more max hp
  
• Impact: Default damage type with no special properties
  
• Infestation: Level Event. Only demons will spawn on level. Bonus XP for clearing level
  
• Lockdown: Level Event. When timer runs out, 3 angry mechs will emerge from the lift. Can cancel at a terminal for bonus XP if you find it in time
  
• Low Power: Level Event. Vision range is only 4. Can turn lights back on at terminal for bonus XP.
  
• Low-Tier: Enemies with 60 or less max hp
  
• Mech / Mechanical: A category of enemy. Drones, Turrets, Sentries, and Bots. Non-mechanical refers to everything except these four types
  
• Medusa's Curse: Permanent reduction to max HP, caused by Medusa's melee attack
  
• Message: An email found at a terminal which gives hints about upcoming levels
  
• Mod Pack: A crafting item which can add a perk to weapons or armor
  
• Pain: A debuff to accuracy you get when taking damage
  
• Perk: A bonus property on an equippable item which gives a bonus to that item or to the character.
  
• Pierce: Damage type which does double damage/penetration to armor, and double damage to mechs
  
• Plasma: Damage type which does double damage/penetration to armor
  
• Relic: A type of equipment, usually a demon body part, which gives a powerful buff but also a drawback. Relics are destroyed when you take them off
  
• Reload efficiency: Ratio of how many bullets are taken from inv to fill a weapon. Double efficiency means only 1 bullet taken from inv for every 2 that go into the gun clip.
  
• Secure Vault: Level Event. A vault will spawn on the level with either a nano station or a purple lootbox.
  
• Semi-mechanical: A category of enemy. Demons with some mechanical parts. Still count as demons and as non mechanical
  
• Slashing: Damage type which does half damage to mechs and half penetration of armor
  
• Special Level: An optional challenging level at the end of a branch, with special rewards
  
• The Hunt: Level Event. When timer runs out, all enemies will learn where you are and seek you. Bonus XP for clearing level
  
• Toxic Contamination: Level Event. Toxic cloud floats randomly around level. It can be removed at a terminal for bonus XP
  
• Trait: A skill which is permanently taken on level up
  
• Trial: A game mode with a different game/level structure
  
• Unique: Sparkly green items which are the most powerful tier of item, but cannot be modded
  
• Utility: An item slot which holds AMP items, which gives 2 perks, often related to a specific weapon group.
  
• Volatile Storage: Level Event. There are lots of barrels. Bonus XP for clearing the level
  
• Warlocks Curse:A debuff caused by proximity to a warlock which causes pain (reducing accuracy)
  
• Weapon Group: A category of weapons. Many perks and traits only affect certain groups. Weapon groups are: Pistol, SMG, Semi, Auto, Rotary, Shotgun, Launcher, Melee
  
• Zombie: A category of enemy. All humans except those whose name starts with CRI

Acronyms

• AMf: The Angry Mother**** trait (marine)
  
• AMP: Amplifier, an item that goes in the Utility slot
  
• AoB: Angel of Berserk challenge, can only use melee weapon group
  
• AoC: Angel of Carnage challenge, can only use launcher weapon group
  
• AoD: Angel of Doom challenge, no defensive bonus from cover
  
• AoEx: Angel of Exaltation challenge, all enemies are exalted
  
• AoCo: Angel of Confidence challenge, game starts on Europa L1
  
• AoH: Angel of Hubris challenge, game starts on Io L1
  
• AoI: Angel of Impatience challenge, cannot carry consumables with you
  
• AoM: Angel of Mercy challenge, lose max life when you kill
  
• AoMr: Angel of Marksmanship challenge, can only use pistol weapon group
  
• AoNYR: Angel of New York Reload challenge, cannot reload weapons
  
• AoLT: Angel of Light Travel challenge, you have less inventory space
  
• AoSh: Angel of Shotgunnery challenge, can only use shotgun weapon group
  
• AoV: Angel of Vampirism challenge, life degens and you need to kill to heal
  
• Arm: The Army Surplus trait (marine)
  
• AV1: A basic item prerolled with 1 basic perk
  
• AV2: A basic item prerolled with 2 basic perks
  
• AV3: A basic item prerolled with 1 exotic and 1 basic perk
  
• Bda: The Bladedancer trait (tech)
  
• Blo: The Bloodhound trait (marine)
  
• Cov: The Cover Master trait (marine and tech)
  
• CRI: Charon Research Institute, the evil corporation that seems to be behind this mess
  
• Das: The Dash trait (scout)
  
• Dm: The Dodgemaster trait (scout)
  
• EE: The Eagle Eye trait (scout)
  
• EnL: The Energy Leech trait (scout)
  
• Exe: The Executioner trait (scout)
  
• Fur: The Furious trait (marine)
  
• Gsl: The Gunslinger trait (marine and scout)
  
• Gre: The Grenadier trait (tech)
  
• Fmc: The Field Medic trait (marine)
  
• Hak: The Hacker trait (scout and tech)
  
• Hr: The Hellrunner trait (marine and scout)
  
• Hor: The Hoarder trait (scout and tech)
  
• Hsh: The Headshot trait (tech)
  
• Iro: The Ironman trait (marine)
  
• Jgn: The Juggernaut trait (tech)
  
• JH: Jupiter Hell - the game
  
• Jug: The Juggler trait (scout and tech)
  
• MAD: The Army of Darkness master trait (marine)
  
• MAS: The Assassinate master trait (scout)
  
• MBM: The Blademaster master trait (tech)
  
• MBS: The Bulletstorm master trait (marine)
  
• MEN: The Entrenchment master trait (tech)
  
• MFA: The Fireangel master trait (tech)
  
• MGK: The Gun Kata master trait (scout)
  
• MGH: The Ghost master trait (scout)
  
• MGU: The Gunrunner master trait (scout)
  
• MON: The Onslaught master trait (marine)
  
• MSN: The Sniper master trait (scout)
  
• MSS: The Sharpshooter master trait (tech)
  
• MSV: The Survivor master trait (marine)
  
• MVM: The Vampyre master trait (marine)
  
• MWZ: The Wizard master trait (tech)
  
• PP: The Deadly Precision trait (scout) - used to be called pinpoint
  
• Pow: The Powerjack trait (tech)
  
• RaT: The Rip and Tear trait (marine)
  
• Rel: The Reloader trait (marine)
  
• RHa: The Remote Hack trait (tech)
  
• Run: The Running trait (marine)
  
• Scv: The Scavenger trait (scout, tech)
  
• SF: The Sustained Fire trait (marine and tech)
  
• SHa: The Infiltrator trait (scout) - used to be called stealth hack
  
• Skl: The Skilled trait (all classes)
  
• SoG: The Son of a Gun trait (all classes)
  
• Swa: The Swashbucker trait (scout)
  
• Sys: The Sysop trait (tech)
  
• TaN: The Tough as Nails trait (marine)
  
• Tox: The Toxicologist trait (tech)
  
• Whk: The Whizkid trait (all classes)
  
• YASD: Yet Another Stupid Death

Color Guide

Doors:

• Yellow: A normal door, open by bumping into it (or for some, walking near it)
  
• Purple: Vault door: This is opened at a terminal
  
• Red: Secure door: Need a red keycard to open this

Weapons:

• Yellow: Basic weapon
  
• Orange: Rare weapon
  
• Cyan: Advanced: any basic or rare with 1-2 random perks pre-modded onto it
  
• Purple: Exotic: A special weapon, with a specific perk unique to this weapon
  
• Sparkly Green: Unique: A very special weapon, unmoddable but grows in power

Armor and helmets:

• Green: The most basic model
  
• Blue: Marine, the 2nd tier of armor
  
• Red: Combat, the 3rd tier of armor
  
• White: CRI, the 4th tier of armor
  
• Cyan: Advanced: Any of the above tiers pre-modded with 1-2 random perks.
  
• Purple: Exotic: A special armor, with a specific perk unique to this armor
  
• Sparkly Green: Unique: A very special armor, unmoddable but grows in power

Lootboxes:

• Blue: Ammo box
  
• White: Supply box: could hold anything!
  
• Red: Medical box: Medkits, stimpacks and health orbs.
  
• Yellow: Armor box: Armor and helmets
  
• Green: Weapon box: An advanced (cyan) weapon
  
• Purple: Reward chest: Should be something valuable in here

Lift colours (On lift / on minimap):

• Yellow / Blue: Next level in current branch
  
• Green / Green: Switch to a different branch
  
• Orange / Green: Branch entry, but needs repairs to use.
  
• Pink / Pink: Optional special level
  
• Cyan / Cyan: Side-room - small sub-level, you return back to this level afterwards
  
• White / Cyan: Locked side-room - needs to be activated at a terminal
  
• None / Dark blue: Inactive lift - usually where you started the level
  
• Purple Square / Blue: Travel to next moon
  
• Yellow Pentagram / Pink: Travel to next moon

Other minimap colours:

• Bright Green: You are here
  
• Red: An enemy
  
• Blue: An ally
  
• White: A lootbox
  
• Yellow: A wall, or a smoke cloud
  
• Green: A terminal or station
  
• Light grey: A door
  
• Dark grey: A hole in the ground
  
• Maroon: Unexplored sections of a revealed map

Grenades:

• Yellow: Frag grenade. 80 slashing damage, radius 2
  
• Red: Krak grenade. 80 piercing damage, radius 1
  
• Purple: Plasma grenade. 300 plasma damage, radius 1
  
  
• White: Smoke grenade. Smoke cloud in radius 2
  
• Green: Gas grenade. Toxic cloud in radius 2
  
  
• Blue: EMP grenade. 30 damage and stun to mechs, radius 2

[ApacheBeatDown]

Do piercing krak grenades do full damage to callisto robot boss?

[The Mi-Go 13]

Another very helpful guide. Thanks!

[deVriestron]

I played more since writing that comment and realized that it actually is a bit orange-y, my apologies

[Qetuth]

Fixed, thanks. A red weapon would have been an orange weapon in shadow.

[deVriestron]

great guide. really minor correction but in the AMP section you typed "slow" instead of "slot." Are there no red weapons? I feel like I've seen them before

[Qetuth]

I've added level events (including exalted curse) and Medusa's Curse (a permanent debuff). I'll add a few more buffs and debuffs tomorrow.

[Psojed]

What are the different meanings of Curse?

I saw Medusa's Curse on my mortem, someone is asking about a Cursed level in the discussions.