FC BGS

FC BGS most commonly refers to a combination of abbreviations related to faction control within the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Elite Dangerous. It stands for Faction Control Background Simulation.

• FC - Often refers to a Fleet Carrier, large player-owned ships in Elite Dangerous that serve as mobile bases.
• BGS - Abbreviation for Background Simulation, a complex system within Elite Dangerous that simulates the economic, political, and social states of star systems and factions.

The term "FC BGS" describes the strategic manipulation of the Background Simulation by players, often using their Fleet Carriers as a central element. Players engage in activities such as trading, bounty hunting, combat, exploration, and mission running to influence the state of factions within a system, and ultimately, the controlling faction of that system. The goal is often to expand or protect a player's own faction's influence or to destabilize other factions.