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This page defines common terminology for Tradelands along with common acronyms.

Naval Terminology[]

Credit goes to the guys at Tradelands Trello for the ship navel terminology.

Term Definition
Bow (Ship) Front of the vessel
Broadside (ship) One side of a vessel. Can also refer to the firing of multiple side cannons.
Bow Chaser A forward facing gun mounted on the Bow.
Stern Chaser A rear facing gun mounted on the Stern.
Port (ship) Left side of the vessel.
Starboard (ship) Right side of the vessel.
Stern (ship) Rear of the vessel.
Weld/Lock To stick on the ship by pressing Z or by sitting on a cannon.
Unweld/Unlock To un-stick on the ship by not being welded and unseating from a cannon.
Fleet/Armada A group of ships together.
Cannon Fort/Fort A fort at a Spawn island with fixed cannons.

Common Phrases[]

Phrase Meaning
Give me angle!/I need angle!/Angle! Telling the helmer to turn the ship appropriately so that the gunners can shoot
Tag Shoot the ship, either with a chaser cannon, any cannon, or by hurting a member of a ship's crew (commonly used during raiding) to prevent them from combat logging (if they do combat log and you tag them they will be in jail)
Use tilt Aim at far away targets when the ship is tilting down behind you; vice versa for aiming at close targets
Max Tilt Fire at far-away ships when the side of the ship you're on is tilted highest
Hit below Aim a cannon near or below the waterline, because in a recent update this deals 20% more damage to a ship. You will usually want to do this always unless ordered to snipe cannons or crew
Snipe (cannons/crew) Disarm the enemy's cannons or aim to hit the crew with a cannon
Tacker Refers to someone who spam heals by eating the in-game hardtack

General Terminology[]

Term Definition
Doubloons - DB, DBS The name for money used in Tradelands
Mats-Materials Often referring to woods and metals
Ship (Varies) Can be called a ship for a big ship, or boat for a small ship
Whitecrest - WC, wheatcrust Abbreviation for Kingdom of Whitecrest.
Port An island where ships can rest and reload
Verdantine Sovereignty - Verd, VS Shortcut for Verdantine Sovereignty
Blackwind Pirates - Pirates, BW, BWC, Pyrats, Pee Rats, Pie rats, rats Shortcuts for Blackwind, or Blackwind Cove
Verner Expedition - Vern, VE Shortcut for Verner Expedition
Nova Balreska- NB, Nova Bl, Nova Shortcut for Nova Balreska
Nova Balreska Navy - Nova Navy, NBN, Nooba Navy Shortcut for the Nova Balreskan Navy
Hallengard - Hal, Vikings, Hallen, HG, hallen, Hallengay Shortcut for Hallengard
Pirates Pirates are an enemy faction to all teams known, they will often sink your ship and steal your cargo.
Cargo Cargo are boxed items in barrels or crates that you can sell for doubloons
Roundshot - RS Roundshot.
Per Piece - PP The price Per Piece for a material. eg. Iron is about 160pp so one piece of Iron costs 160 Doubloons.
noob, sped, tard, Brazilian A new player
Ship Kit(s) All the wood and metal required to make a boat sold from player to player.

Gameplay Terminology[]

Term Definition
Weld/Lock To stick on the ship by pressing Z or by sitting on a cannon
Unweld/Unlock To unstick on the ship by not being welded and unseating from a cannon
Long Gun - LG Long guns are cannons that shoot far but does lower damage than a carronade
Carronade- Carro Carronades are cannons that shoot at short range but does higher damage than a long gun
Experience - XP Skill points that can be achieved after doing certain things. i.e. sell cargo, mine rocks, chop trees, etc.
Health Points - HP The amount of health a player or ship has. i.e. an Atlas has 18,000 HP.
Non Playable Characters (NPCs) Characters that are not controlled by players. These include shops, mail carriers, and other intractable humanoid characters.


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Ships Level 1 - 5 GoldfishMinnowSparrowLarkHeronKoiStarlingDartPelicanArrowBulletKestrelPheasantFalconMarlin
Ships 6 - 10 OrcaSharkMantaDragonMarauderGooseWidgeonBeaverOtterSerpentFoxStilettoCutlassTyrantBadgerPhoenixSteamfishAtlasAstraeusPrometheusOspreyRetaliatorKrakenPoseidonNeptune
Special Ships Super Steam fishMinnowCladCombat LogTitanGhostship
Tools AxePickaxeTorchSpyglassFishing RodOfficer's SpyglassLantern
Weapons DaggerShort SwordRapierSmallswordStilettoTomahawkSabreBattleaxeCutlass(Sword)
Naval Weapons & Rare Weapons Balreskan LongswordBalreskan WarhammerHallengard Battleaxe • Hallengard Dagger • Whitecrest Halberd
Ranged Weapons Flintlock PistolMusket
Ammunition Round ShotFlintlock Ammunition
Materials Cast IronSteelGunpowderFish OilSteam Engine PartsBlessed Steam Engine Parts
Resources - Wood OakMahoganyElmAshCherryIronwoodEbony Inyolan OakBlood OakGrimewoodAngelwood
Resources - Metals and Ores IronCopperSilverGoldPursteelEmeraldRubyAmethystSapphireSaltCoalElectrosteelIce
Accessories AbsAbs2Blackwind CapeEngineGhost PalHallengard CapeLantern ManNovaB CapeParrotVerdantine CapeVern CapeWhitecrest Cape
Items Loyalty TokensDoubloonsDyeVibrant DyeDull DyeFeatherstone
Consumables ChocolateHardtackProtein ShakeLime JuiceSalt WaterBlue Hardtack
Factions Kingdom of WhitecrestNova BalreskaHallengardBlackwind PiratesInyolaPurshovia FederationBurkelandVerner ExpeditionBalresk
Gameplay WindMerchantsTradelands TerminologyFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ)CargoShip RepairPvP ModeWarehouseTitleTrade RoutesCommandsElectric StormTradelands Roleplay


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