Glossary


 * AFK : "Away from keyboard", time when the game is running, but the player is not doing anything. Pauses passive Research and Madness gain.
 * Core ocean : Infinite liquid in the bottom layer of some planets.
 * Dungeon : Building or NPC settlement on the surface of the planet, for example: Abandoned House on Garden planets, Hylotl city on Strange Sea planets, USCM penal colony on Atropus planets, etc.
 * EMF : Erchius Mining Facility, optional tier 3 mission. Was requires in vanilla Starbound, but not needed in FU (see STL Drive).
 * Extraction : Use of Extraction Lab, etc. to turn some materials into other materials.
 * FU : Frackin' Universe, massive overhaul mod for Starbound.
 * Incompatible mod : Third-party mod that replaces some Starbound scripts that are necessary for FU to work properly. Do not install such mods (see the list).
 * ITD : Item Transference Device
 * Liquid mixing : Pouring some liquid into another liquid (or onto some block) to get another liquid/block. Can be done in-world (in some lake) or via Liquid Mixer.
 * Missing unlock : Situation when some item has crafting recipe, but it can't be researched/unlocked (is not in any research node, etc.). This can be an mistake, but can also be an old (semi-removed) legacy item that is not intended to be crafted.
 * MM : Matter Manipulator
 * Researching : Learning "how to craft " via research trees.
 * Tech : Movement assistance techs like Physics Field, Phase Sprint, Zero Burst I, etc.
 * RNG : "Randomly generated", can refer to either weapons (that you find in chests) or monsters (that are not predefined unique monsters).
 * Unlock : Something that teaches you "how to craft ". Can be either a node of research trees, or (rarely) picking up some item (e.g. for Red Glowstick, or (rarely) finding a blueprint (usable item that gives you the recipe, e.g. for Stone Bed).