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Extreme violence pertains to excessive amounts of blood, gore, or violent acts. These include decapitation, mutilation, dismemberment, amputation, defenestration, disembowelment, torture and much more.
Fairly weak enemies (not specific characters) that go down in a couple shots or swings, but will keep coming in droves.
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.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
Greater Daemons are demonic entities and the main representatives of the four chaos gods in the Warhammer universe.
The Grey Knights are the legendary chapter 666. They specialize in destroying the physical manifestations of Chaos, Daemons.
An numeral indication of how much damage a character can sustain. The loss of all hit points results in the death of the character or another penalty.
Warhammer 40k faction. A more traditional military made of volunteered citizens trained in warfare, the Guardsmen are the basic infantry of the Human Imperium.
Warhammer 40k alien race, part of the Tau empire.
In real time strategy games, Macromanagement or "macro" is a loose term used to describe the ability to produce units.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
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.
The mental and emotional condition (confidence, doubt) of an individual or group with regard to the function or tasks at hand.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
The Necrons are soulless metal warriors, awakening from a long slumber in their ancient tombs. They serve the C'tan, ancient gods that feed on the energy of the living.
The goddamn bugs whacked us, Johnny.
Orcs/Orks/Orques are a fictional race of tough humanlike creatures, often with green or black skin, originally coming from the Saxon word for the Normans during the invasion, meaning demon or foreigner.
An ability that doesn't require input from the player to be used.
The ability to automatically assign fresh troops to a designated location.
The act of acquiring resources for the purpose of building structures and/or unit construction. Resource gathering is a staple of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre.
Some games bought at physical stores and online retailers can be activated on Steam using its CD key. Some come with compulsory Steam activation, while for others it is optional.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
Rocket artillery is any platform, and it's own rocket ordinance, designed to fire with some accuracy towards a distant enemy. The distance involved usually means they must be fired indirectly.
Scaleform is a software development kit used to integrate Flash based user interfaces with game engines.
Scouts explore new terrain, providing their leaders with strategic advantages. Low armor. High mobility.
Shift Queuing is the act of Queuing up a sequence of actions in an RTS by holding the Shift key and selecting multiple actions/movements in sequence, which are then carried out in order. This is done to maximize efficiency while minimizing Micromanagement and allowing the player to focus his attention on combat or other important things.
The Sisters of Battle, or the Orders Militant, are a part of the religious group of females known as the Adepta Sororitas. They are often called in to aid the Inquisition's Ordo Hereticus in their duties.
Skirmish modes are found mainly in strategy games. They involve playing multiplayer game modes against AI opponents.
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