Help:Glossary

This page serves as a glossary for terms and phrases used in the Starship Simulator wiki.

Construction

• Bow: The front of the ship.
• Bulkhead: The doors and walls of a ship.
• Corridor: A long room, usually connecting between rooms or from ring to ring.
• Deck: The floor on a starship. The ceiling is called the overhead deck. Each storey is also referred to as a deck and is designated a letter or number to help navigation.
• Framework: The metalwork and points used to construct the starship.
• Hull: The outer shell and plating of the ship.
• Keel: The bottom of the ship.
• Ring: The circular corridors on the starship decks, usually surrounding the central rooms.
• Stern: The rear of the ship.
• Tack: The small writing used to designate wall panels, often used to locate systems behind panels.

Development

• Blueprint: The Blueprint Visual Scripting system in Unreal Engine is a complete gameplay scripting system based on the concept of using a node-based interface to create gameplay elements from within Unreal Editor.
• CAD: Computer-Aided Design software, is a tool used to create and modify 2D and 3D digital models for engineering projects.
• Sketchup: The CAD software used to create starship models in Starship Simulator.
• Unreal: Unreal 5 is the engine being used to build Starship Simulator.

Directions

• Aft: Toward the back side of the vessel, towards the stern.
• Dorsal: Toward the top of the vessel.
• Forward: Toward the front side of the vessel, towards the bow.
• Inboard: Toward the side of the room closer to the vessel's centre.
• Outboard: Toward the side of the room closer to the hull.
• Port: Toward the left part of the ship.
• Starboard: Toward the right part of the ship.
• Ventral: Toward the keel of the ship

Personnel

• Admiral: A high ranking official in the UNSF, serving as a flag officer.
• Ambassador: A political and diplomatic envoy, often representing a political faction.
• Cadet: An student in the process of becoming an officer.
• Captain: Responsible for the whole conduct and good government of the ship. The ships company of crew and officers are commanded by the captain.
• Civilian: A non-enlisted member of crew who is not a member of the United Nations Space Fleet.
• Commander: A senior commissioned officer of crew, usually the Executive Officer or officer in charge of a specific group or task. On a starship, they report directly to the captain.
• Commissioned Officer: A position of authority within the UNSF.
• Enlisted: Any member of the UNSF with a rank below that of an officer.
• Ensign: The lowest rank of the junior officers. Most cadets are granted the rank of ensign upon completion of the officer training program.
• Lieutenant: The highest rank of the junior officers, usually granted to officers whose duties include the oversight of other crewmembers.
• Lieutenant Commander: A senior commissioned officer, serving as a junior level commander. They are often assigned as department heads and report directly to the executive officer.

Piloting

• Pitch: The vertical rotation of a ship.
• Roll: A rotation around the axis running from the nose to the tail of the vehicle
• Yaw: The horizontal rotation of a ship.