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

B1 term

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

Bio

GES Bio Rifle

Fires sticky goo. Hold secondary to charge a big blob that bursts into smaller ones.

Weapons & moves Key 3 See also Spam

C1 term

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

Combo

Shock Combo

Hit your own shock ball with the beam for a massive explosion.

D2 terms

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

Deemer

Redeemer

Nuclear missile with a huge blast radius – yourself included. With secondary fire you steer it, while your body stands there unprotected.

Weapons & moves Key 0 See also Splash

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

Dodge

Double-tap a direction key to dodge sideways. A basic of every fight.

E1 term

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

Enforcer

Enf

Pistol: primary is accurate, secondary ("gangsta" style) fires twice as fast at half the accuracy. Pick up a second one to dual-wield.

Weapons & moves Key 2 See also Hitscan

F2 terms

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

Flak

Flak Cannon

Primary sprays hot shrapnel like a shotgun, secondary lobs a shrapnel grenade. Best at close range.

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

Frag

A kill. Suicide costs you one frag.

G1 term

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

Gib

When a player bursts into pieces. That's where "Instagib" gets its name.

H2 terms

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

Headshot

A shot to the head, usually with the sniper – the announcer calls it out.

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

Hitscan

Weapons that hit instantly with no travel time: Enforcer, Minigun, Sniper and the shock beam. Pure aim.

Weapons & moves See also Spam

I2 terms

Linked directly · www.santitan.de/en/glossar#impact-hammer

Impact Hammer

Hammer

Melee piston: hold primary fire and touch an opponent. Secondary fire deflects projectiles.

Linked directly · www.santitan.de/en/glossar#impact-jump

Impact Jump

Fire the hammer at the ground while jumping for an extra-high jump – at the cost of some health.

M1 term

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

Mini

Minigun

Rapid fire; secondary is twice as fast at half the accuracy and eats ammo.

Weapons & moves Key 7 See also Hitscan

P1 term

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

Pulse

Pulse Gun

Primary fires fast plasma balls, secondary a short-range beam that melts opponents in seconds while you stay on target.

Weapons & moves Key 5 See also Spam

R2 terms

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

Ripper

Razor disks that bounce off walls – aim for the neck to decapitate. Secondary fires explosive disks.

Weapons & moves Key 6 See also Headshot

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

Rockets

Rocket Launcher, RL

Load up to six rockets or grenades and fire them at once. Keep it on a target and it locks on.

S4 terms

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

Shock

Shock Rifle, ASMD

Primary is an instant-hit beam, secondary fires slow energy balls. The name ASMD comes from Unreal.

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

Sniper

Sniper Rifle

Secondary zooms up to 8×. Headshots often kill instantly.

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

Spam

Firing projectiles into chokepoints and corners (flak, rockets, pulse, bio), even without a clear target.

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

Splash

Area damage from explosions – it hurts even when the shot misses.

T3 terms

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

Telefrag

Throw the disc into an opponent and teleport – instant frag.

Weapons & moves See also Trans

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

Trans

Translocator

Primary throws the disc, secondary teleports you to it. Carrying the flag in CTF? You'll drop it. If enemies shot your disc, it's disrupted – teleport anyway and you get gibbed.

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

Trickjump

Jumps that reach shortcuts or hidden spots on a map – often with the hammer, boots or translocator.

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Sources

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

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