Q: What do all these strange acronyms and abbreviations mean?

A: Their meanings are as follows:

• 1.13: See JA2 v1.13.
• 100AP System: A new version of the "Action Point" system that replaced the old 25AP's. There are threads explaining how to switch between the two.
• A.I.M.: Association of International Mercenaries 
• AFS: Arulco Folding Stock (see Mods and projects).
• AIMNAS: Smeagol's Alpha Item mod (see Mods and projects).
• AR: Assault Rifle (1); Arulco Revisited mod by JAsmine & Beka (2) (see Mods and projects).
• ARSP: All Resolution Support Project. (see Mods and projects).
• BR/BR's: Bobby Ray's.
• DCA: Drassen Counter Attack (a feature turned off in Vanilla, Deidranna seeks revenge with an iron fist!).
• Dbb/Cosplay: See IoV.
• DL: Deidranna Lives! (mod for JA2). (see Mods and projects).
• EDB: Enhanced description box (created by Headrock, it offers a lot more detail on weapons and items in game, now part of the main SVN download).
• FFF: Fight For Freedom (see Mods and projects).
• GL: Grenade Launcher.
• HoA: Horn of Africa (see Mods and projects).
• HAM: Headrock's assorted mods, a collection of changes that deals with suppression tactics and a whole range of other optional adjustments (see Mods and projects).
• IoV: Instruments of Violence (extensive item mod); old name: Dbb/Cosplay. (see Mods and projects).
• INI Editor: A tool that comes with 1.13 which can be used to alter most aspects of gameplay, from how often it rains to the amount of cash you start with.
• JA2 v1.13: The backbone for countless mods, a version of the game made by JA fans for JA fans. Contains very customizable game editors and many fixes/improvements.
• L2: Legion 2 (see Mods and projects).
• LBE: Load bearing equipment (Used in conjunction with NIV).
• MAM: MJOne's Ammunition Mod (see Mods and projects).
• MFM: Militia Factions Mod (see Mods and projects).
• MP: Machine pistol (1); Multiplayer (2).
• MPSVN: Multi-Player Sub Version.
• NAS: New Attachment System
• NCTH: New Chance To Hit system (see Mods and projects).
• NGAP: New Gun Attachment Points.
• NIV: New inventory system (see Mods and projects).
• NSGI: New Starting Gear Interface.
• OCTH: Old Chance To Hit system.
• OIV: Old inventory (classic JA inventory).
• PCM: Playable Characters Mod (see Mods and projects).
• Possum Dbb: A version of Dbb altered by Old Possum.
• Proedit: A tool that comes with 1.13 to edit the Prof.dat, this allows you to change every aspect of every character ingame.
• Prof.Dat: The file that contains all the info about every character in JA 2.
• RR: Renegade Republic (see Mods and projects).
• S.T.O.M.P.: Sandro's Traits and Other Modifications Project (see Mods and projects).
• SCI: Single Click Installer.
• SMP: Stable Modding Platform
• SVN: Subversion.
• UB: Unfinished Business (official add-on for JA 2). (see Mods and projects).
• UC: Urban Chaos (mod for JA2). (see Mods and projects).
• UDB: Ultra Description box (even more details for items).
• Vanilla: Original unmodded version of JA 2.
• WF6.06: Wildfire/1.13 Hybrid.
• XML Editor: A tool that comes with 1.13 that allows you to alter items/enemy gun choices and much more.