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Abbreviations
IC
Short for 'In-Character'.
OOC
Short for 'Out-of-Character'.
Dev
Short for 'Developer'.
Peds
Short for 'Pedestrians'.
GTA / GTA V
Short for 'Grand Theft Auto' / 'Grand Theft Auto V'.
Desync
Short for 'Desynchronization'.
OOCG
Short for 'Out-of-Character Global'.
Roleplay Terminology
Character
A person or other being portrayed by a roleplayer. See a full list of characters on the ONX Wiki here.
Roleplay / Roleplaying
Acting in the role of a character; changing your usual behaviour to assume a new identity and act out the characteristics of a different persona. In the context of a group roleplaying situation: to collaboratively assume the roles of characters and create shared stories.
Roleplayer
A person who engages in roleplay.
In-Character
Used to describe anything that occurs within roleplay; the opposite of 'Out-of-Character' (OOC).
Out-of-Character
Used to describe anything that occurs outside of roleplay; the opposite of 'In-character' (IC).
Setting
The environment where roleplay characters exist; the world around roleplay characters.
Lore
An established set of knowledge or information about the setting for a roleplay environment; the history and agreed upon functions of the place where characters exist.
Meta
Information that players learn out-of-character[1].
Metagaming
When players use meta information in-character; when players who know things that their characters don't/shouldn't make choices based on this out-of-character knowledge.
OOC Server Terminology
Server
An online, multiplayer instance of a game; in this case, Grand Theft Auto V, via FiveM.
FiveM
A third-party framework that enables customized multiplayer servers for Grand Theft Auto V.
Whitelist
The list of users who have been granted access to the ONX FiveM server.
Whitelisted
Any user/s who have been added to the whitelist.
Developer
Skilled individuals who develop features and assets for a game or server.
Staff
Trusted individuals who help run the server or facilitate the experience of players on the server.
Queue
The line of people waiting for their turn to log into the server.
Server Restart / Reset
The daily shutdown and restart of the server. This occurs every 24 hours at 8am EST.
Desynchronization
When a player experiences things appearing differently to them than to most other players, such as when a vehicle or character looks to be in a different position to one player versus another.
Scuff
When something is a bit broken/janky or not working properly.
Out-of-Character Global
The server-wide in-game OOC chat, used for out-of-character communications like requests for admin assistance or clarifications of player intent.
IC Server Terminology
General Terms
"Tsunami / Storm / Radiation Storm"
"In My Head"
When a player character needs to be AFK or otherwise not active in-game for a short time. Sometimes also referred to with phrases like "I need to think about something" or "I'm gonna be deep in thought for a while", among other excuses that indicate a character's intense focus on a task or inattention to what's going on around themselves.
"Not In My Eyes"
When something looks different to one player compared to another. Often used when somebody is experiencing desync.
"Look Through Your Eyes"
When requesting a player to switch to first-person.
"Muscle"
"Flex your _ muscle." Refers to an input from a keyboard, mouse, or other peripheral. This is used to teach other players how to do certain things like open a menu or access a feature in-game without breaking character too much.
"Kiki Face"
When a player character's face has reverted to default due to scuff.
"Take A Nap"
Briefly logging off and back on in an attempt to fix glitches or scuff.
"Spider"
"You have a spider on you." When someone's character model is not animating properly and requires the player to jump or ragdoll or initiate another animation to reset the model.
Professional Terms
MDW
Mobile Data Workstation; a tablet equipped with software for creating and reading reports, accessing documents such as legislation, creating and reading citizen profiles, documenting licenses issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, etc.
Gaming Terminology
Gameplay
How a game is played; the features and experience of playing or interacting with a game.
Player
Anyone who plays or interacts with a game. See a full list of players on ONX here.
Sandbox
A gaming environment that enables a great degree of creativity and freedom without many restrictions or predetermined goals.
Develop
The act of creating features, assets, code, etc. for a game or server.
Vanilla
The base game itself, or its features, as they exist in their natural state with no modifications, additions, or third-party customisation.
Pedestrians
Models for non-playable characters[2]. In FiveM servers, these assets are used and modified for player characters.
AFK
'Away From Keyboard'; not at your computer, and therefore not actively available in-game.
First-Person
When a player views the action as though through the eyes of the character they are controlling.
Wiki Terminology
Editor
- A person who edits the wiki.
- The user interface which enables editing content on the wiki.
Article
A page on a wiki that provides information on the subjects of the wiki.
Source
Code; programming instructions.
Infobox
A design element that can be used in an article which provides concise pieces of information about the subject of the page.
Template
A type of non-article page that provides a quick and easy way for the same source to be used across multiple pages.
Category
A collation of pages that have been defined as belonging to the same group.
References