Glossary

Accessory

The fourth loadout slot, for items like the Pet Rock.

Afterburn

Damage over time from the Flamethrower.

Class

A loadout you build yourself: four items and a split of 10 spec points, plus your look. There are no fixed classes. See Classes.

Console

The developer console, opened with F1. See Developer console.

Cost

The spec points an item needs. See Classes#Items cost points.

Falloff

Damage lost over distance. See Damage#Range falloff.

Hitscan

A weapon that hits the instant you fire.

Interpolation

Drawing other players slightly in the past so they move smoothly. See Netcode.

Knockback

The push from explosions and some melee hits. See Movement.

Lag compensation

The server rewinding players to check your shot against what you saw. See Netcode.

Materials

What the Struction Console spends on buildings and the Hammerench on repairs. You carry up to 200.

Payload

The cart in the Payload mode.

Pick, power, support

The three spec axes: speed, health and regeneration.

Ping

Round trip time to the server.

Prediction

Your game showing your own actions before the server confirms them.

Rollback

A payload cart rolling back when nobody pushes it.

Spec triangle

Where you split your 10 spec points between Pick, Power and Support. See Classes#The spec triangle.

Spawn room

Your team's protected room. See Spawn rooms.

Tick

One step of the server's simulation, 60 a second.