Unreal Tournament · 119 terms

UT glossary

From Amp to Zeroping: what the terms mean in the game, in chat and in the clan.

Often looked up: Amp EFC gg Instagib Netspeed Telefrag

A B D H I L M T W 14 matches in Game modes

A1 term

Linked directly · www.santitan.de/en/glossar#assault

AS

Assault

One team attacks and must complete objectives in order, the other defends. Then sides swap, and the first attack's time is the one to beat.

B1 term

Linked directly · www.santitan.de/en/glossar#bunnytrack

BT

BunnyTrack

Timed jump courses built on CTF: finish the run and cap at the end.

D2 terms

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DM / FFA

Deathmatch, Free for All

Everyone against everyone; most frags wins.

Linked directly · www.santitan.de/en/glossar#domination

DOM

Domination

Capture and hold control points; each point held keeps scoring.

H1 term

Linked directly · www.santitan.de/en/glossar#hardcore

Hardcore

110 % game speed and 50 % more damage – standard on most online servers.

I1 term

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Instagib

iG, iCTF, iDM

Everyone gets the Enhanced Shock Rifle, one hit kills, no weapons or items on the map. Pure aim and movement.

L1 term

Linked directly · www.santitan.de/en/glossar#lms

LMS

Last Man Standing

Everyone has a limited number of lives – the last one standing wins.

M3 terms

Linked directly · www.santitan.de/en/glossar#map-praefix

Map prefix

The start of a map name tells you the mode: DM-, CTF-, AS-, DOM-.

Linked directly · www.santitan.de/en/glossar#monsterhunt

MH

MonsterHunt

Co-op against Unreal's monsters all the way to the map's exit.

Linked directly · www.santitan.de/en/glossar#mutator

Mutator

Rule add-on for a match, e.g. Instagib or Low Gravity.

T3 terms

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TDM

Team Deathmatch

Deathmatch in teams; team frags add up.

Linked directly · www.santitan.de/en/glossar#tactical-ops

TO

Tactical Ops

Standalone tactical mod for UT, similar to Counter-Strike.

Linked directly · www.santitan.de/en/glossar#turbo

Turbo

Faster movement at the same game speed.

W1 term

Linked directly · www.santitan.de/en/glossar#weapon-stay

Weapon Stay

Picked-up weapons stay on the map for everyone else.

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Sources

Values straight from the game

Item values, respawn times and announcer lines come from BotPack.u of UT99 with patch 469. As of 24 Oct 2026.