I got this idea from another forum, it's fun. A dictionary for our forum. It 1, helps newbies understand our odd and sometimes abbreviated lingo, and 2, it's fun to contribute to. I'll start it off. Please, post if you have something you would like to add. I can't edit this post for long, but people can read down or a mod can add for us. Spoilers will be put in accordingly.
A:
Adept: A level of villager skill. Higher than trainee but lower than master.
Adviser: A rank obtained on the forums after reaching 50 posts.
Arthur: The mastermind behind LDW.
B:
Bug Tycoon (abbr. BT): It was brought up as a possibility somewhere by a fan. Though LDW has never mentioned anything about it being in the making or even as a possibility, we still imagine what it would be like.
C:
Carla: The executive producer of LDW.
Clothing Hut: A hut, in VV2 and VV3 that can be obtained after fulfilling certain requirements. It allows you to change a villager's clothing at a price of 5,000 tech points.
Consigliere: A title on the forums, obtained after reaching 200 posts.
Collectibles-
An item that children collect in VV2 & VV3 to gain tech points.
D:
Doctor: A skill that a villager can have.
E:
Expert: A rank obtained on the forums after reaching 100 posts.
F:
Fan Fiction (abbr. FanFic):
1. A section of the forums
2. A story pertaining to an LDW game.
Fish Tycoon (abbr. FT): A virtual fish breeding game created by LDW. Also, their first PC creation.
Food bin: the bin where villagers store their food.
G:
Guru: A rank obtained on the forums after reaching 700 posts.
H:
Hut: A structure in VV that allows for higher population.
I:
Isola - The fictional island that the Virtual Villager games, Fish Tycoon and Plant Tycoon take place on.
J:
K:
L:
LadyCFII (abbr. Lady, LadyC, Barbara (OK, techinically that's not an abbreviation): Director of QA and Testing for LDW and the one that keeps the forums running.
Last Day of Work (abbr. LDW): The company that produces our favorite games.
Legend: A rank on the forums obtained after reaching 1200 posts.
Love shack: The fancy hut where villagers "go indoors."
M:
Master:
1. The highest villager skill rank.
2. A rank on the forums obtained after reaching 400 posts.
N:
Newbie: The first rank on the forums.
O:
P:
Plant Tycoon (abbr. PT): The plant breeding simulation game by LDW.
Previews page:
1. A thread on the forums discussing LDW's new game
2. A part of LDW's site where they show their progress on new games.
Q:
R:
Roster of the dead:
in VV3 that lists villagers that have past away a puzzle
S:
Screen Shot: A picture taken of a game that can be posted on the forums.
Senior Uber-Member: A rank on the forums obtained after reaching 1600 posts.
Shark-A fish in VV3 surrounding the reef.
A puzzle in VV3 where you have to make a potion to get rid of the sharks.
Shout Box: A place where forum members can talk to each other
Smileys-To express feeling on the forum by putting a small face with an expression on it such as
Special Title: Specific ranks awarded to specific people for specific things.
Sundial:
A device used in VV3 to see the prince & pincess to complete a puzzle.
T:
Tech Points:
A thing obtained in VV1, VV2, & VV3 used for buying technology.
Trainee:
1. The first skill level a villager can reach.
2. A rank obtained on the forums after reaching 25 posts.
U:
Ultra Hyper-Supra-Member: A rank on the forums obtained after reaching 2500 posts.
V:
Virtual Villagers (abbr. VV): Refers to all Virtual Villagers games.
Virtual Villagers: A New Home (abbr. VV1, VV:ANH): A hit real time village simulation game by LDW with 2 current sequels.
Virtual Villagers: The Lost Children (abbr. VV2, VV:TLC): The sequel to Virtual Villagers.
Virtual Villagers: The Secret City (abbr. VV3, VV:TSC): The third edition of Virtual Villagers.
Virtual Villagers 4 (abbr. VV4): The work in progress fourth edition to the Virtual Villagers series.
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I know it's far from done cuz I do have homework to do, but please contribute, and maybe a mod will be kind enough to edit this and add others' posts.