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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==
* '''12B''' - A self-enforced challenge mode where the player sticks with the initial 12 bank spaces and never purchases more
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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 Acronyms==
* '''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
* '''DPS''' - [[Combat#Damage_Per_Hit.2C_Average_Hit.2C_and_Damage_Per_Second|Damage per Second]]
* '''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)
* '''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
* '''MXP''' - {{Icon|Mastery}} Experience
* '''AXP''' - {{ItA}} Abyssal XP
* '''PXP''' or '''Pool XP''' - [[Mastery#The Mastery Pool|Mastery Pool]] Experience
 
===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==
* '''RC''' - {{Skill|Runecrafting}}
* '''FM''' - {{Skill|Firemaking}}
* '''WC''' - {{Skill|Woodcutting}}
* '''HP''' - {{Skill|Hitpoints}}
 
==Game Modes==
* '''12B''' - [[Game Mode#12 Bank Slots (12B)|12 Bank Slots]], a community-created [[Game Mode]] where the player sticks with the initial 12 bank slots and never acquires more
* '''HC''' - {{Icon|Hardcore|Hardcore Mode}}
* '''HCCO''' - [[Game Mode#Hardcore Combat Only (HCCO)|Hardcore Combat Only]], a community-created [[Game Mode]] in which the player attempts to progress as far as possible in {{Icon|Hardcore|Hardcore Mode}} without using any non-combat skills
* '''Maso''' - [[Masochism]], a community-created [[Game Mode]]
 
==Monsters and Dungeons==
* '''BH''' - {{MonsterIcon|Bounty Hunter}}
* '''DD''' - {{ZoneIcon|Dragons Den}}
* '''VC''' - {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}}
* '''AGD''' - {{ZoneIcon|Air God Dungeon}}
* '''AGD''' - {{ZoneIcon|Air God Dungeon}}
* '''Ancients''' - [[Magic#Ancient_Magicks|Ancient Magicks]]
* '''WGD''' - {{ZoneIcon|Water God Dungeon}}
* '''EGD''' - {{ZoneIcon|Earth God Dungeon}}
* '''FGD''' - {{ZoneIcon|Fire God Dungeon}}
* '''ITM''' - {{ZoneIcon|Into the Mist}}
* '''ID''' or '''IDE''' - {{ZoneIcon|Impending Darkness Event}}
* '''UW''' - {{ZoneIcon|Unhallowed Wasteland}}
 
==Equipment==
* '''ARoM''' - {{ItemIcon|Ancient Ring of Mastery}}
* '''ARoM''' - {{ItemIcon|Ancient Ring of Mastery}}
* '''ARoS''' - {{ItemIcon|Ancient Ring of Skills}}
* '''ARoS''' - {{ItemIcon|Ancient Ring of Skills}}
* '''BH''' - {{MonsterIcon|Bounty Hunter}}
* '''CCI''' - {{ItemIcon|Clue Chasers Insignia}}
* '''Crown''' - {{ItemIcon|Crown of Rhaelyx}}
* '''Crown''' - {{ItemIcon|Crown of Rhaelyx}}
* '''DD''' - {{ZoneIcon|Dragons Den}}
* '''DJav''' - {{ItemIcon|Dragon Javelin}}, an item commonly mass crafted for its [[Money Making]] potential
* '''DL''' - {{ItemIcon|Diamond Luck Potion|Diamond Luck}}, usually suffixed with the "Tx" notation. DL T4 would stand for {{ItemIcon|Diamond Luck Potion IV}}
* '''FEZ''' - {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}
* '''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==
* '''Ancients''' - [[Magic#Ancient_Magicks|Ancient Magicks]]
* '''DFS''' - {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}
* '''DFS''' - {{ItemIcon|Dragonfire Shield}}
* '''DL''' - Stands for "Diamond Luck", usually suffixed with the "Tx" notation. DL T4 would stand for {{ItemIcon|Diamond Luck Potion IV}}
* '''DR''' - tands for "Damage Reduction", more information is available on [[Combat#Damage Reduction|Damage Reduction]]
* '''Eli''' - {{ItemIcon|Book of Eli}}
* '''ELS''' - {{ItemIcon|Earth Layered Shield}}
* '''ELS''' - {{ItemIcon|Earth Layered Shield}}
* '''EGD''' - {{ZoneIcon|Earth God Dungeon}}
* '''CB''' - {{ItemIcon|Cloudburst Staff}}
* '''FEZ''' - {{ItemIcon|Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs}}
* '''DSD''' - {{ItemIcon|Darksteel Dagger}}
* '''FGD''' - {{ZoneIcon|Fire God Dungeon}}
* '''TE''' - {{ItemIcon|Twin Exiles}} or {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge}}
* '''FM''' - {{Skill|Firemaking}}
* '''OS''' - {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}}
* '''HC''' - {{Icon|Hardcore|Hardcore Mode}}
* '''SS''' - {{ItemIcon|Stormsnap}} or {{ItemIcon|Sandstorm Ring}}
* '''HCCO''' - A self-enforced challenge mode called Hardcore Combat Only, where the player attempts to progress as far as possible in {{Icon|Hardcore|Hardcore Mode}} while not using any non-combat skills
* '''TGS''' - {{ItemIcon|Terran Godsword}}
* '''ITM''' - {{ZoneIcon|Into the Mist}}
* '''Pots''' - Stands for "Potions"
* '''PP''' - Stands for "Prayer points", more information is available on {{Skill|Prayer}}
* '''RGS''' - {{ItemIcon|Ragnar Godsword}}
* '''RGS''' - {{ItemIcon|Ragnar Godsword}}
* '''RC''' - {{Skill|Runecrafting}}
* '''SC''' - Stands for "Slayer coins", more information is available on [[Currency#Slayer_Coins|Slayer Coins]]
* '''Signet''' or '''Signet Ring''' - {{ItemIcon|Aorpheat's Signet Ring}}
* '''Slot''' - Stands for "[[Bank#Bank_Slots|Bank spaces/Bank slots]]"
* '''TGS''' - {{ItemIcon|Terran Godsword}}
* '''Tx''' - Stands for "Tier x", often used for potions (Tier 1, 2, 3 and 4)
* '''T90''' - Stands for "Tier 90" which is referencing the weapons unlocked at lvl 90, currently: {{ItemIcon|Tidal Edge}}, {{ItemIcon|Ocean Song}} and {{ItemIcon|Shockwave}}
* '''WC''' - {{Skill|Woodcutting}}
* '''WGD''' - {{ZoneIcon|Water God Dungeon}}

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 -
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    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
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    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
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    Herblore
  • PP - Prayer Points. More information is available on
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    Prayer
  • SP - Soul Points, used for Abyssal Prayers
  • /t - Per Tick, mainly used in
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    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
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    Shockwave

Experience

  • XP - Experience Points
  • MXP -
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    Mastery
    Experience
  • AXP -
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    Abyssal XP
  • PXP or Pool XP - Mastery Pool Experience

Currency

Expansions

Skills

  • RC -
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    Runecrafting
  • FM -
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    Firemaking
  • WC -
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    Woodcutting
  • HP -
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    Hitpoints

Game Modes

Monsters and Dungeons

Equipment

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