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Game-play Related:


Aggression - See Aggro

Aggro - The amount of interest zombies show in you, and the numbers and ferocity in which they attack. Aggro is increased by opening your inventory, firing guns, and using blunt weapons.

Behemoth - See Big Red. The boss monsters of the "Night One" and "Night Two" Demos were officially called Behemoths, so the community of Dead Frontier adapted the name and now it's commonly used for the "Big Red" boss monster. It is an enormous boss that is very difficult to kill and appears when aggro is at the maximum.

Big Red - An enormous boss monster, which appears very rarely in random parts of the Inner City and leaves a Searchable Body when defeated. However, this is outweighed by the fact that the Big Red, or "Behemoth" as it gets commonly called, is very fast and strong, often killing dedicated Zombie Hunters with a single arm swing. Additionally, it raises the area Aggression to the maximum, calling hordes of zombies to join it's future meal, and it announces itself with earthshaking footsteps.

Death Row - Name given to any place with extreme drops and zombie difficulty. So named because back on the first map, the most dangerous area in the game was two parallel streets. -Kazuhiro

The End - See Death Row


G - Short for Ghoul

Ghoul - Another name for zombies. Originally, ghouls was a term for Monsters, which are probably stronger than the common zombie, however more interested in eating corpses than the Living Dead or Humans.

Greens - Mid-level boss zombies that always have weapons or armor on their searchable corpse. Their green color gives then their simple nickname.

Gremlins - See Greens

Grinding - Going into the Inner City with the intent of gaining a large amount of experience by training for a long time without stopping. -Rustysporkman

Living Dead - See Undead / Zombies


Monster - Anything that resides in the Inner City of Fairview, is very aggressive and not alive anymore is considered a Monster. This is a more general term for all enemies in Dead Frontier, as there are not only Zombies but also Mutations to hunt and deal with during Outpost Raids.

PvP - Player versus Player combat. The act of engaging in battle with another player character.

Pwn Zone - See Death Row

Shambler - See Zed

Undead - All beings which are not able to live within normal circumstances anymore, but still carry on hunting living beings, are considered undead. The classic Undead beings include Zombies as well as other beasts (Skeletons, Ghosts, etc.), and can be clearly distinguished from living beings, by checking if any of their vital organs stopped working, while the Undead are still moving and aggressive.


Z - Short for Zombie

Zack - See Zed

Zed - Slang Term for Zombies


Zombie - Zombies are reanimated corpses, which are either driven by the N4 Virus' desire to spread or by the only and most basic instinct left in their dead brains: hunger. Other strange beings like the Behemoth or the Long-Armed Zombies are often mixed up with the common zombies in the Inner City. However, even though they may look similar, they are not "real" zombies. Since flesh dies within a few days, it can't mutate to such a degree when dead, so these Mutations are probably caused by a rare and unknown side effect of the N4 Virus. However, all of these "zombies" have one thing in common, they are very dangerous, aggressive, and deadly enemies.

List of Slang Terms for Zombies: Zed, Zack, Z, Ghouls, Shamblers, Undead, Living Dead

Zombie Genre Terminology:

George A. Romero - considered father of the modern zombie genre, and director of the zombie films Night of the Living Dead, The Land of the Dead,Dawn of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, and Day of the Dead.

Rage- Fictional blood-borne pathogen from the British film 28 Days Later that causes victims to go insane and kill others.

Reanimate - To cause something inactive (like a corpse) to become active again (a zombie).

The Rising - Book written by Brian Keene about demon-infested intelligent zombies and their attempts to exterminate humanity.

Solanum- zombie disease in the Zombie Survival Guide. It is also a potato disease that causes them to shrivel and turn grey.

T-Virus- Fictional pathogen that causes zombies in the Resident Evil universe

World War Z - The sequel to the Zombie Survival Guide, consisting of interviews with surviving humans.

Zombie Survival Guide (ZSG) - A book about surviving zombie attacks, written by Max Brooks, the son of Mel Brooks.



Dead Frontier Universal Terminology:

AdminPwn - See Neil Yates

Credits - A form of wealth that allows a person to purchase in-game items in exchange for real money used to develop the game and pay Neil for his work.

Neil Yates - Founder and programmer of Dead Frontier. He resides in the UK with his wife, to whom the first outpost is named after.

Nerf - Any update that lowers the effectiveness of an aspect of a game. An example of nerfing would be lowering the damage absorption of Armor. -Rustysporkman

Pwn - See Neil Yates

Services - Tasks that can be completed by certain classes in exchange for trade items or money.



Forum Terminology:

Ban - To block a user from the website. The time period, ranging from a few days to forever, depends on the offense.

Flame - A personal attack on another user.

Flamewar - A prolonged exchange of personal attacks.

Mod - See Moderators

Mod Squad - The full staff of Moderators on Dead Frontier

Moderators - Users assigned to delete spam, enforce forum rules, and on rare occasions; block users from the website.

Spam - Pointless or purposely off-topic messages. Example: utqwdstd82356402sdn sbr455m0nk3Y, or GO CHUCK NORRIS!

Troll - One who tries to ignite an argument or fight.



Firearm and Military Terminology:

Assault Rifle - A select fire rifle or carbine with muzzle energies between a pistol and a rifle. Is the usual weapon for modern armies. -darkmaster923

Autoloader - See Semi-automatic

Bolt Action - A firearm that requires the user to clear the chamber and load another round by hand each time a shot is fired.

Burst fire - A feature for firearms that allows two or three shots to be fired every time the trigger is pulled.

Carbine - A short, lightweight rifle firing handgun ammunition that is used for defense and as a weapon for non-combat personnel.

Cartridge - See Magazine

Clip - A thin metal object that holds a few rounds together for easy reloading, or in place of a magazine in older firearms such as the M1 Garand.

Fully Automatic - A firearm with which shots are fired as long as the trigger is held, until the magazine is empty.

Handgun - A small, handheld firearm used as a backup weapon.

Lever Action - See Bolt Action

Magazine - A metal or plastic container that feeds rounds into the gun.

Marksman - An infantryman armed with a scoped rifle who specializes in picking off targets at short to medium ranges. Commonly used weapons are M14s, Custom M16s, and scoped issue rifles.

Pump Action - See Bolt Action

Reload - 1. To place more rounds in the rifle.

2. To pack used brass with gunpowder and lead for reuse. It can extensively increase supplies, as quality brass can be reloaded as many as a dozen times.

Revolver - A weapon of 19th century design that uses a spinning device that contains the ammunition.

Round - Ammunition consisting of a metal case packed with explosive material and a chunk of lead or similar substance at the end. When fired, the chunk exits the brass and is propelled into the target by the explosion.

Semi-automatic - A firearm with which one shot can be fired with each trigger pull until the magazine is empty.

Shotgun - A weapon firing a scatter of metal shrapnel, devastating at close ranges.

Sniper - An individual who works with a spotter to take down targets at extreme distances, typically armed with a bolt action match rifle and schooled in the arts of stealth and concealment.

Suppressive Fire - Otherwise known as "spray and pray." Used to keep hostiles under cover and unable to fire back while an ally performs an action that would otherwise expose him to enemy fire.

Suppressor - A device that when fitted on the end of a gun barrel, drastically reduces noise and flash levels.

Trench Warfare - Battle system mainly used in World War I that utilized Trenches. Battlefields were static, and fighting was nearly non-stop.



Melee Weapon Terminology:

Blade - A sharpened bit of metal used to slice through flesh.

Blunt weapon - A club-like device used to smash an opponent.

Chainsaw - an industrial tool with a spinning saw blade that slices through trees and limbs with ease, although very messy, heavy, and dangerous.

Grip - The part of a melee weapon used as a hand grip.
provide a boost in stats when equipped (but not necessarily wielded)