Definitions

A list of definitions used in the wxlauncher wiki

MOD

A MOD (short for modification) is a collection of one or more additions to the original game. While some mods add very little to the game (like a highly detailed skin for a ship) others can almost be considered TCs, adding a new and original story, new ship models, new characters and settings, providing a totally different game experience for the player

Check the MOD database on the Freespace Wiki for various mods (campaigns, effects, etc).

modshortname

The name of the folder that contains the mod. Used to identify mods internally and used in the mod.ini file.

TC

A Total Conversion. This implies that all of the content shipped by the TC is original and does not contain any content from the original [FreeSpace 2](Freespace 2) game content. A TC can stand alone and should stand alone from the normal FreeSpace 2 install location and does not require the player to purchase FreeSpace 2 to play.

For the purposes of the launcher FreeSpace 2 itself is no different than the TC's.