Common Terms
As a community, people are bound to create terms to refer to familiar concepts. This article contains tables of well known terms / slangs.
General Terms
| Term | Abbreviation / Insinuation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| SPW | Score Per Wave | The score that each player earns / all players in a party earn after a wave of zombies. |
| ASPW | Average Score Per Wave | The average score per wave across all waves played in a session. |
| HSPW | Highest Score Per Wave | The highest score earned across all waves during a session. |
| Env | Environmental Base | A base that depends on the resources (environment) around it to survive. |
| Stash | Gold Stash | Self-explanatory. |
| RSS | Resources | Refers to the resources in the game (wood, stone, gold). |
| Server ID | - | Refers to the 5 character long ID that uniquely identifies a game server. (e.g. v4002, v3001) |
| PSK | Party Share Key | Refers to a string of characters that can be used to invite players into a party. |
| 1P / 2P / 3P / 4P | 1 Player / 2 Players / 3 Players / 4 Players | Refers to the number of players in a party. |
| T1 – T8 | Tier 1 – Tier 8 | Refers to the tier of a building, ranging from Tier 1 (wood) to Tier 8 (emerald). |
| 1PT / 2PT / 3PT / 4PT | 1 Player Tower / 2 Player Tower / 3 Player Tower / 4 Player Tower | Refers to the limit of towers based on the number of players in a party enforced while building a base, typically used while showcasing the uniqueness of one's base. |
| 6x / 12x / 18x / 24x | - | Same as Player Tower, but refers to the limit of each tower type directly. |
Scripting Terms
| Term | Abbreviation / Insinuation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| AHRC | Auto Harvester Resource Collector | Refers to a script function that automates the process of refueling Resource Harvesters and collecting resources from them. |
| AITO | Auto Infinite TimeOut | Refers to a script function that allows the Timeout spell to be used every wave, making it possible to avoid zombies indefinitely. |
| UTH | Upgrade Tower Health | Refers to a script function that automatically upgrades low health (usually below 15% health) tower(s) to the next tier. |
| AB / ARB | Auto ReBuilder | Refers to a script function that automatically rebuilds dead towers in its old position. |
| WASM | WebAssembly | Refers to the WebAssembly module that is a part of _MakeBlendField. |
| PT | Player Trick | Refers to a script that temporarily removes alts from the party before zombies spawn, then rejoins them later, increasing score gain for the remaining player. |
| RPT | Reverse Player Trick | Refers to a script that does the opposite timing, causing alts to leave before zombies spawn and rejoin later, which reduces zombie spawns instead of boosting score. |