The large variety of terms and vocabulary found in a typical FPS game, such as Unreal Tournament 2004 tends to confuse newbies. This section deals with all terms found in the game.
General
Frag
A point. Awarded for different things depending on which style server you are on. For example a frag in DM (death match) would be awarded for killing anyone else. In Team DM it would be awarded for killing an opponent on the opposite team. In CTF (Capture The Flag) it would be awarded for killing a member of the opposite team or for capturing the opponents flag. Frags are the method of keeping individual scores in Unreal Tournament 2004.
Spawn
When something enters the map. A player spawn, or a weapon spawn, or a vehicle spawn, etc. Where those things spawn is called a spawn point.
Suicide
Killing yourself. Either by jumping into something that kills you (lava, acid, off into space), by shooting yourself or getting hit by your own weapons blast, or by typing /suicide into the console.
Score
Single Player
Ladder
Credits
Change Arena
Challenges
During the single player game, your team may challenge or be challenged by another to a battle, either for credits or a player. If you reject a challenge you have to pay a fee.
Bloodrites
Team A pays to challenge Team B for the ownership of a Team B member. If Team A wins they get that member.
Head-to-Head
Team A challenges the leader of Team B to a one-on-one deathmatch. Each team pays a wager and the winning team gets both.
Gameplay
Killing Sprees
Awards for every 5th kill without dying
- Killing Spree - 5 kills
- Rampage - 10 kills
- Dominating - 15 kills
- Unstoppable - 20 kills
- GODLIKE - 25 kills
- WICKED SICK - 30 kills
Multiple Kills
Awards for building up chains of kills in quick succession (maybe 3-4 seconds apart or less?)
- Double Kill - 2 kills
- Multi Kill - 3 kills
- Mega Kill - 4 kills
- Ultra Kill - 5 kills
- Monster Kill - 6 kills
- Ludicrous Kill - 7 kills
- HOLY S**T - 8+ kills
Headshot
Killing by shooting someone in the head, with either the Lightning Gun or Sniper Rifle. Head shots do more damage than body shots with these weapons, and a single head shot can kill a player even with 100% health.
Flak Monkey
Score 15 frags with the Flak Cannon.
Head Hunter
Score 15 Head shots with the Classic Sniper Rifle.
Team Games
Flag
Ball
Spawn Point
Assault
Objective
Reinforcements
Spawn Point
Trophy
Vehicle Destruction
Onslaught
Power Node
Power Core
Vehicle Awards
Deathmatch Variants
Bottom Feeder
In the Mutant game type, the player at the bottom of the scoreboard is named the Bottom Feeder. Also, sometimes a player is named a Bottom Feeder if they wait in the shadows and pick off anyone who is badly hurt or, again, at the bottom of the scoreboard.
Mutant
Used in the Mutant game type, one player is selected to start as the mutant, having 999 hit points and having their weapon's damage increased. If someone kills the mutant, the person who fires the killing shot becomes the mutant themselves.
Camper
A person who stays in one spot for whatever reason. A person who stays at the opponents spawn points and kills them as they enter the map would be a spawn camper. A person who guards his or her own base/flag/power core would be a camper. Also a person who stays in one place and uses sniper weapons to kill their enemies would also be called a camper. Generally used as a term of derision, although in most cases it is simply a matter of good defense. The opposite of camping would be "Running & Gunning".
Invasion Wave
In Invasion, this is a wave of aliens that attacks the group. The waves, at default, get progressively harder, and there are 16 waves. In an Instant Action invasion, there are only 2 computer controlled players to help.