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Similar to most games, the Melvor Idle community uses a number of abbreviations and shorthand names. This page contains a list of several terms you may see mentioned along with a brief definition for each | Similar to most games, the Melvor Idle community uses a number of abbreviations and shorthand names. This page contains a list of several terms you may see mentioned along with a brief definition for each. | ||
==Glossary== | ==Glossary== | ||
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* '''Cap''' - An upper limit on a value | |||
* '''Drops''' - Another word for the loot (items) that a monster leaves behind when defeated in combat | |||
* '''[[Idle]]''' - To perform a task without input from the player | |||
* '''Spawn''' - When an enemy appears and the fight against that instance of the enemy starts | |||
==General Game | ==General Game Acronyms== | ||
* '''AE''' - {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat}}, sometimes referred to as '''AE1''', '''AE2''', or '''AE3''' for each of the available tiers | * '''AE''' - {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat}}, sometimes referred to as '''AE1''', '''AE2''', or '''AE3''' for each of the available tiers | ||
* '''BIS''' - Best In Slot, refers to [[Equipment]] that is the best in a given slot (e.g. Helmet) for a particular task | * '''BIS''' - Best In Slot, refers to [[Equipment]] that is the best in a given slot (e.g. Helmet) for a particular task | ||
* '''DPS''' - [[Combat#Damage_Per_Hit.2C_Average_Hit.2C_and_Damage_Per_Second|Damage per Second]] | * '''DPS''' - [[Combat#Damage_Per_Hit.2C_Average_Hit.2C_and_Damage_Per_Second|Damage per Second]] | ||
* '''DR''' - [[Combat#Damage Reduction|Damage Reduction]] | * '''DR''' - [[Combat#Damage Reduction|Damage Reduction]] | ||
* '''KPH''' - Kills per Hour, a metric that allows {{Icon|Combat}} equipment/loadouts to be compared in terms of the average number of kills of a particular [[Monsters|Monster]] that is achievable within an hour while using said loadout | |||
* '''Pots''' - Potions, a collection of items made with {{Skill|Herblore}} | |||
* '''PP''' - Prayer Points. More information is available on {{Skill|Prayer}} | |||
* '''SP''' - Soul Points, used for [[Abyssal Prayers]] | |||
* '''/t''' - Per [[Tick]], mainly used in {{Skill|Township}} | |||
* '''Tx''' - Tier x, often used for potions (Tier 1, 2, 3 and 4) or the level equipment requires to be worn (see T90) | * '''Tx''' - Tier x, often used for potions (Tier 1, 2, 3 and 4) or the level equipment requires to be worn (see T90) | ||
* '''T90''' - Tier 90, which is referencing weapons with a requirement of skill level 90: {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge}}, {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}} and {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}} | * '''T90''' - Tier 90, which is referencing weapons with a requirement of skill level 90: {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge}}, {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}} and {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}} | ||
===Experience=== | |||
* '''XP''' - Experience Points | * '''XP''' - Experience Points | ||
* '''MXP''' - {{Icon|Mastery}} Experience | * '''MXP''' - {{Icon|Mastery}} Experience | ||
* '''AXP''' - {{ItA}} Abyssal XP | |||
* '''PXP''' or '''Pool XP''' - [[Mastery#The Mastery Pool|Mastery Pool]] Experience | * '''PXP''' or '''Pool XP''' - [[Mastery#The Mastery Pool|Mastery Pool]] Experience | ||
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* ''' | ===Currency=== | ||
* ''' | {{Main|Reference=Currency}} | ||
* '''GP''' - {{GP}} [[Gold Pieces]], the main currency in the base game and first two expansions | |||
* '''SC''' - {{SC}} [[Slayer Coins]] | |||
* '''AP''' - {{ItemIcon|Abyssal Pieces}}, the main currency in the [[Into the Abyss Expansion]] | |||
* '''ASC''' - {{ASC}} [[Abyssal Slayer Coins]] | |||
==Expansions== | |||
* '''TotH''' - {{TotH}} [[Throne_of_the_Herald_Expansion|Throne of the Herald]] (Expansion 1) | |||
* '''AoD''' - {{AoD}} [[Atlas of Discovery Expansion|Atlas of Discovery]] (Expansion 2) | |||
* '''ItA''' - {{ItA}} [[Into the Abyss Expansion|Into the Abyss]] (Expansion 3) | |||
==Skills== | ==Skills== | ||
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* '''FGD''' - {{ZoneIcon|Fire God Dungeon}} | * '''FGD''' - {{ZoneIcon|Fire God Dungeon}} | ||
* '''ITM''' - {{ZoneIcon|Into the Mist}} | * '''ITM''' - {{ZoneIcon|Into the Mist}} | ||
* '''ID''' - {{ZoneIcon|Impending Darkness Event}} | * '''ID''' or '''IDE''' - {{ZoneIcon|Impending Darkness Event}} | ||
* '''UW''' - {{ZoneIcon|Unhallowed Wasteland}} | * '''UW''' - {{ZoneIcon|Unhallowed Wasteland}} | ||
==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
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* '''FEZ''' - {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}} | * '''FEZ''' - {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}} | ||
* '''Signet''' or '''Signet Ring''' - {{ItemIcon|Aorpheat's Signet Ring}} | * '''Signet''' or '''Signet Ring''' - {{ItemIcon|Aorpheat's Signet Ring}} | ||
===Prefixes=== | |||
* '''(S)''' - Silver trimmed: an upgrade to base game untrimmed melee armor | |||
* '''(G)''' - Gold trimmed: an upgrade to base game (S) melee armor. Adds DR. | |||
* '''(U)''' - Upgraded: an upgrade to ranged armor | |||
* '''(I)''' - Iridium trimmed: an upgrade to TotH untrimmed melee armor | |||
* '''(P)''' - Palladium trimmed: an upgrade to TotH (I) melee armor | |||
* '''(B)''' - Barrier: an upgrade available for some base game and AoD armor | |||
* '''(C)''' - Crystal: an upgrade available for some (B) gear | |||
===Suffixes=== | |||
* '''(u)''' - unstrung: a bow that needs a string | |||
* '''(m)''' - Unholy Mark: applies Mark stacks in combat and grants access to {{AoD}} [[Unholy Prayers]] | |||
* '''(a)/(b)''' - the two halves of Aorpheat's Signet Ring | |||
===Enhancement Slots=== | |||
* '''L''' - Left (1 / Circle) | |||
* '''M''' - Middle (2 / Triangle) | |||
* '''R''' - Right (3 / Square) | |||
==Weapons and Shields== | ==Weapons and Shields== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:27, 6 July 2024
Similar to most games, the Melvor Idle community uses a number of abbreviations and shorthand names. This page contains a list of several terms you may see mentioned along with a brief definition for each.
Glossary
- Cap - An upper limit on a value
- Drops - Another word for the loot (items) that a monster leaves behind when defeated in combat
- Idle - To perform a task without input from the player
- Spawn - When an enemy appears and the fight against that instance of the enemy starts
General Game Acronyms
- AE -
Auto Eat, sometimes referred to as AE1, AE2, or AE3 for each of the available tiers - BIS - Best In Slot, refers to Equipment that is the best in a given slot (e.g. Helmet) for a particular task
- DPS - Damage per Second
- DR - Damage Reduction
- KPH - Kills per Hour, a metric that allows
Combat equipment/loadouts to be compared in terms of the average number of kills of a particular Monster that is achievable within an hour while using said loadout - Pots - Potions, a collection of items made with
Herblore - PP - Prayer Points. More information is available on
Prayer - SP - Soul Points, used for Abyssal Prayers
- /t - Per Tick, mainly used in
Township - Tx - Tier x, often used for potions (Tier 1, 2, 3 and 4) or the level equipment requires to be worn (see T90)
- T90 - Tier 90, which is referencing weapons with a requirement of skill level 90:
Tidal Edge, 
Ocean Song and 
Shockwave
Experience
- XP - Experience Points
- MXP -
Mastery Experience - AXP - Error creating thumbnail: File missingAbyssal XP
- PXP or Pool XP - Mastery Pool Experience
Currency
- Main article: Currency
- GP -
Gold Pieces, the main currency in the base game and first two expansions - SC -
Slayer Coins - AP -
Abyssal Pieces, the main currency in the Into the Abyss Expansion - ASC -
Abyssal Slayer Coins
Expansions
- TotH -
Throne of the Herald (Expansion 1) - AoD -
Atlas of Discovery (Expansion 2) - ItA - Error creating thumbnail: File missingInto the Abyss (Expansion 3)
Skills
- RC -
Runecrafting - FM -
Firemaking - WC -
Woodcutting - HP -
Hitpoints
Game Modes
- 12B - 12 Bank Slots, a community-created Game Mode where the player sticks with the initial 12 bank slots and never acquires more
- HC -
Hardcore Mode - HCCO - Hardcore Combat Only, a community-created Game Mode in which the player attempts to progress as far as possible in Hardcore Mode without using any non-combat skills
- Maso - Masochism, a community-created Game Mode
Monsters and Dungeons
- BH -
Bounty Hunter - DD -
Dragons Den - VC -
Volcanic Cave - AGD -
Air God Dungeon - WGD -
Water God Dungeon - EGD -
Earth God Dungeon - FGD -
Fire God Dungeon - ITM -
Into the Mist - ID or IDE -
Impending Darkness Event - UW -
Unhallowed Wasteland
Equipment
- ARoM -
Ancient Ring of Mastery - ARoS -
Ancient Ring of Skills - CCI -
Clue Chasers Insignia - Crown -
Crown of Rhaelyx - DJav -
Dragon Javelin, an item commonly mass crafted for its Money Making potential - DL -
Diamond Luck, usually suffixed with the "Tx" notation. DL T4 would stand for 
Diamond Luck Potion IV - FEZ -
Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs - Signet or Signet Ring -
Aorpheat's Signet Ring
Prefixes
- (S) - Silver trimmed: an upgrade to base game untrimmed melee armor
- (G) - Gold trimmed: an upgrade to base game (S) melee armor. Adds DR.
- (U) - Upgraded: an upgrade to ranged armor
- (I) - Iridium trimmed: an upgrade to TotH untrimmed melee armor
- (P) - Palladium trimmed: an upgrade to TotH (I) melee armor
- (B) - Barrier: an upgrade available for some base game and AoD armor
- (C) - Crystal: an upgrade available for some (B) gear
Suffixes
- (u) - unstrung: a bow that needs a string
- (m) - Unholy Mark: applies Mark stacks in combat and grants access to Unholy Prayers
- (a)/(b) - the two halves of Aorpheat's Signet Ring
Enhancement Slots
- L - Left (1 / Circle)
- M - Middle (2 / Triangle)
- R - Right (3 / Square)
Weapons and Shields
- Ancients - Ancient Magicks
- DFS -
Dragonfire Shield - ELS -
Earth Layered Shield - CB -
Cloudburst Staff - DSD -
Darksteel Dagger - TE -
Twin Exiles or Tidal Edge - OS - Ocean Song
- SS -
Stormsnap or 
Sandstorm Ring - TGS -
Terran Godsword - RGS -
Ragnar Godsword
