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Advisors are experts (in their respective fields) whose job is to offer advice regarding everything from city planning to world domination.
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
Attacking an unaware opponent from behind; this often gives the attacker the first strike or some other combat advantage.
Players can design a base or dungeon for their characters to inhabit.
A philosophical and religious system based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.
Often used as a catch-all term for any game's main story-driven mode of play, campaign mode usually refers to a linear sequence of levels with a continuous story and a definite conclusion, playable single-player and sometimes co-operatively.
CTRL 1-9 = CTRL Group. Crucial to battlefield success, using Control Groups in most RTS games allows one to better manage ones forces.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
Any weapon that shoots laser and plasma beams or energy bolts rather than conventional bullets.
A staple in both the real-time and turn-based strategy genres, Fog of War simulates the unknowns of the battlefield by covering areas of the map, to be progressively revealed by the player.
In the Dune universe, the Fremen are a group of people that inhabit the planet Arrakis. They are superb warriors and are the only people able to survive the harsh environment of Arrakis.
FMVs are pre-rendered videos used in place of real-time graphics. Using FMV was an attempt to make videogames look "more like movies", sometimes with CGI animation and others with live-action actors speaking directly to players. The downside is that FMV requires a lot of disk space, and live-action FMV in particular can look terrible by comparison.
The Galactic Empire was the galactic government established by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in the Star Wars Universe.
The Galactic Federation is a galaxy-wide government of the Metroid series. Its importance in the Metroid storyline has increased as the series as progressed.
Galaxy at War helps to determine the ending players see at the end of Mass Effect 3. The Galaxy at War rating can be improved by playing Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, Mass Effect: Infiltrator, or using the Mass Effect Datapad App.
It is believed that Frank Herbert's Dune books were the first to popularize the concept of a giant worm that is capable of devouring a person whole without even noticing it.
A guild is a group of people who are expert at a skill or task and have banded together for ease of employment. In games guilds take many forms, from massive societies of real people in MMOs, to simple places to level up and receive quests in most RPG's
A three dimensional image or transmission commonly used in science fiction. May or may not be interacted with.
Hotkeys allow advanced players to map game functions to a single button on a keyboard for quick and easy access.
House Atreides, of the water planet Caladan, is a powerful noble family. They are constantly at odds with house Harkonnen.
House Corrino is the ruling house in Frank Herbert's Dune books. Its elite warriors, the Sardaukar, are well-known for their efficiency and loyalty to the emperor.
House Harkonnen is a powerful noble family in Frank Herbert's Dune books.
House Ordos is a powerful organization created specifically for Westwood Studios' Dune games.
Islam is a monotheistic religion articulated by the Qur'an. A text considered by its adherents to be the word of God given to Muhammad, considered by the Muslims to be the last prophet of God.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
Cutscenes involving real actors on a set or in front of a chroma key screen.
Micromanagement is the act of increasing the efficiency and longevity of units during a battle, or managing equipment, statistics and abilities on an obsessive level.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
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