I used to play TW2002 on a MBBS back in '94-96. A few weeks ago my wife happened to find a site with a TW game on it. Since then I have been lurking every TW board I can find and reading up on every article I can get my hands on.

There are alot of "popular" edits out there that I feel everyone knows except me. In the rebangs section I see posts like Elite's for example 4 diffrent edits Sub Zero, Wildstar, Art of War, and Boneyard. On another post I see Paradise edits, and on another they are talking about Iron Men and Wooden ships. Is there a reference guide that I cannot seem to locate, or is there a way I can get educated on which edit is which?

All these edits are made by the sysops...The best way is to find out who made the specific edit an ask them for a copy of settings...Or do a search in this forum alot of time people will post a full list of edits in the forum before they bang the game so people can get a feel for the edits before they start...Another is to go into each game look at the edits and write the ship/planet edits down on paper then the next time that game bangs(even if it on a different server) you will be ready...
Strider

You can download edits at http://www.shipdestroyed.com and http://www.coastgames.com among a few other places.

It's hard to find "descriptions" on those edits, even within the games themselves.