Developer Dictionary

Dictionary about names used in the Call of Duty resources

A

• (GSC) API function: GSC engine function implemented in C++
• asset: Resource used by the game

B

• bdiff: Algorithm to patch old data to new data, used in fastfiles.
• Background cache; BG cache: Cached string or hash to reduce the data usage between the client and server (Network constant string version for Treyarch games)

C

• Call of Duty; cod: the game
• Command Buffer; cbuff: Buffer containing commands to send the game
• CDB: Compressed hash data structure
• Cerberus; cer: code name for Black Ops 6
• Client Script Code (CSC): GSC script to run on the client side

D

• Data Definition Language (DDL): Structure definition
• (GSC) Detour: GSC function types detouring the execution of an existing function
• (GSC) Developer block; dev block: Block of code in a GSC script only executed when in dev modes, allows to call dev functions
• (GSC) Developer function; dev function: Function only callable from a dev block and usually stripped from the retail games.

F

• Fast File; ff: Asset archives used in the COD titles

G

• Game Script Code (GSC): COD script
• GSC Object: Compiled gsc script

H

• (Fast File) Handler: System to simulate the loading of a fast file
• Hash: numerical value obtained from a string value

I

• IDC: Script used by IDA
• Infinity Ward; IW: Game dev
• IW1,IW2, ...: Infinity Ward game number 1 (IW1), number 2 (IW2)... Modern Warfare 2019 = IW8

J

• Jupiter; jup: code name for Modern Warfare III (2023)

L

• (GSC) Lazy Link: GSC Script function reference getting the value at runtime to avoid linking issues
• (Fast File) Linker: System to create a fast file
• Localize: Translation data for a text entry
• Lua: Scripting language, used for interface
• Lua Interface; lui: Lua script for interface

N

• Network constant string; net const string; ncs: Cached string or hash to reduce the data usage between the client and server (BG cache version for IW games)

O

• Oodle: Compression library used to compress FF

T

• Treyarch: Game dev
• T1,T2, ...: Treyarch game number 1 (T1), number 2 (T2)... Black Ops 4 = T8

R

• Raw file: Raw asset, usually text

S

• Saturn; sat: code name for Black Ops 7
• Scr String: Cached string id
• Script File: Old Infinity Ward compiled gsc script format
• Script Parse Tree; spt: Treyarch compiled gsc object
• Sledgehammer Games: Game dev
• S1,S2, ..: Sledgehammer Games game number 1 (S1), number 2 (S2)... Vanguard = S4

X

• XFile: fast file
• XFile block: fast file memory type

W

• WNI: Compressed hash data structure