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-	==Quest List==	+	=Coding=
-	Quest List pages use two similar templates, [[:Template:Quest]] and [[:Template:Quest2]]. The only difference between them is the colour in the top left corner. Appearance issues are to be addressed in the templates simultaneously. '''If you are unsure what to do with including templates and their effects, take a chunk of code here and try it out in the [[FiestaWiki:Sandbox]]'''.	+	==Templates==
-		+	These are pages that are included using <nowiki>{{TEMPLATENAME}}</nowiki> and can take on a number of variables. Their standalone pages can be accessed at Template:TEMPLATENAME. Each template should have its help section on their standalone page.
-		+
-	This is a sample code for one quest with all attributes:	+
-	<pre>{{Quest	+
-	|Lv=99	+
-	|Name=World Domination	+
-	|NPC1=Wise Old Man	+
-	|NPC2=Your Maker	+
-	|Task=Achieve world domination, and report to your maker.	+
-	|Exp=999,999,999	+
-	|Fame=50,000	+
-	|Money=99gem 99g 999s 999c	+
-	|Item1=Sapphire	+
-	|Item1Nm=50	+
-	|Item2=Ruby	+
-	|Item2Nm=50	+
-	|Choose1=Tasty Meat	+
-	|Choose1Nm=50	+
-	|Choose2=Premium Leather	+
-	|Choose2Nm=50	+
-	|Choose3=Strong Bone	+
-	|Choose3Nm=50	+
-	|Choose4=Shining Spirit Dust	+
-	|Choose4Nm=50	+
-	|Com=Game Over upon completion.	+
-	}}</pre>	+
-		+
-		+
-	When included, it looks like this:	+
-	{{Quest	+
-	|Lv=99	+
-	|Name=World Domination	+
-	|NPC1=Wise Old Man	+
-	|NPC2=Your Maker	+
-	|Task=Achieve world domination, and report to your maker.	+
-	|Exp=999,999,999	+
-	|Fame=50,000	+
-	|Money=99gem 99g 999s 999c	+
-	|Item1=Sapphire	+
-	|Item1Nm=50	+
-	|Item2=Ruby	+
-	|Item2Nm=50	+
-	|Choose1=Tasty Meat	+
-	|Choose1Nm=50	+
-	|Choose2=Premium Leather	+
-	|Choose2Nm=50	+
-	|Choose3=Strong Bone	+
-	|Choose3Nm=50	+
-	|Choose4=Shining Spirit Dust	+
-	|Choose4Nm=50	+
-	|Com=Game Over upon completion.	+
-	}}	+
-		+
-	The alternative template gives this:	+
-	{{Quest2	+
-	|Lv=99	+
-	|Name=World Domination	+
-	|NPC1=Wise Old Man	+
-	|NPC2=Your Maker	+
-	|Task=Achieve world domination, and report to your maker.	+
-	|Exp=999,999,999	+
-	|Fame=50,000	+
-	|Money=99gem 99g 999s 999c	+
-	|Item1=Sapphire	+
-	|Item1Nm=50	+
-	|Item2=Ruby	+
-	|Item2Nm=50	+
-	|Choose1=Tasty Meat	+
-	|Choose1Nm=50	+
-	|Choose2=Premium Leather	+
-	|Choose2Nm=50	+
-	|Choose3=Strong Bone	+
-	|Choose3Nm=50	+
-	|Choose4=Shining Spirit Dust	+
-	|Choose4Nm=50	+
-	|Com=Game Over upon completion.	+
-	}}	+
-		+
-		+
-	Brief explanation of attributes:<br>	+
-	'''Be aware that you must not have '|' in the value of any attribute. When the wiki software interprets the code, this character cuts the line.	+
-		+
-	{| border="1" cellpadding="4" style="font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px solid;"	+
-	|-	+
-	! style="background:#DDDDFF" |Attribute	+
-	! style="background:#DDDDFF" |Use	+
-	! style="background:#DDDDFF" |Comment	+
-	|-	+
-	|colspan="3" align="center" | '''Mandatory attributes (must be provided) '''	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Lv''' || Quest Level || The earliest level at which the quest is available. Use <nowiki>{{Quest1}} for odd levels, {{Quest2}}</nowiki> for even levels	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Name''' || The name of the quest || Name as is in game, however erroneous, however stupid, including capitalisations	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''NPC1''' || Starting NPC || Full name of the NPC	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Task''' || The task at hand || You can use double square brackets to make internal links	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Exp''' || EXP Reward || Use the standard comma separator (,) Enter only the number here	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Fame''' || Fame reward || Enter only the number here	+
-	|-	+
-	|colspan="3" align="center" | '''Optional attributes (omit if blank)'''	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''NPC2''' || Rewarding NPC || If this is the same as '''NPC1''', omit this attribute. Use full name	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Money''' || Monetary reward || Use 's' for silver and 'c' for copper. Leave a blank between the two denominations, but no blank between the value and the unit	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Item1''' || Reward Item 1 || Do not use square brackets - write Xir[3] as Xir(3)	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Item1Nm''' || Number of Item1 || If only one is rewarded, omit this attribute	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Item2''' || Reward Item 2 || Do not use square brackets	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Item2Nm''' || Number of Item1 || If only one is rewarded, omit this attribute	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Choose1''' || Selective Reward 1 || Obviously, if this attribute is set, the Choose2 attribute must also be set. Do not use square brackets	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Choose1Nm''' || Number of Choose1 || If only one is rewarded, omit this attribute	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Choose2''' || Selective Reward 2 || Obviously, if this attribute is set, the Choose1 attribute must also be set. Do not use square brackets	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Choose2Nm''' || Number of Choose2 || If only one is rewarded, omit this attribute	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Choose3''' || Selective Reward 3 || Obviously, if this attribute is set, Choose1 and Choose2 attributes must also be set. Do not use square brackets	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Choose3Nm''' || Number of Choose3 || If only one is rewarded, omit this attribute	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Choose4''' || Selective Reward 4 || Obviously, if this attribute is set, Choose1, Choose2 and Choose3 attributes must also be set. Do not use square brackets	+
-	|-	+
-	|'''Choose4Nm''' || Number of Choose4 || If only one is rewarded, omit this attribute	+
-	|}	+

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Revision as of 16:25, 5 August 2008

View relevant sections for editing help specific to that section.

Contents 1 Formatting standard 1.1 Tables 1.2 Spacing 1.2.1 The space 1.2.2 The line break 1.3 Conformity: Case studies 1.3.1 Hard-returns 2 Page guidelines 2.1 Monster Drops 2.1.1 Materials 2.1.2 Quest Items 2.1.3 Other 2.2 Monster pages 2.2.1 Tagging 2.2.2 Page structure 2.2.3 Sample layout 3 Coding 3.1 Templates

Formatting standard

Tables

Use the formatting below for tables. Cellpadding and background colours should be changed to suit the occasion.

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px solid;"
|- style="background:#cccccc"
| 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6
|-
| 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 12
|-
|}

1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12

Spacing

Spacing is an important aspect of visual presentations. In order to make the Wiki a convenient source of information, it is crucial that its pages are presented in a concise and neat way. Clutters of information should be avoided, and a streamlined page layout should be the aim in mind.

Here are the tools that help create space:

The space

This is the basic space maker. Keep spacing regular!

• Separate words with a single space
• Follow every punctuation with a single space
• A hyphen (-) should have two spaces, one on each side
• Separate a word and the following group of words in parentheses (things in brackets like this chunk) with a space
• If you left X number of spacing between two items A and B, and there comes later C and D, and E and F, in similar context, do leave X number of spacing between the latter two too!

The line break

This is another very useful tool which needs a little understanding

• A single hard-return makes no difference in the processed page - it only aids in editing the code by separating chunks of stuff. Two consecutive hard-returns places text above and below them into two consecutive paragraphs (<p> </p>). Some hard-returns are used to aid editing, typically such that a list of items appear as a list (but only in the code view: example here) so while editing, do not double up the hard-returns if it has not been done for the rest of the page
• If you desire a SINGLE hard-return in the processed page, the ONLY way to achieve that is by simply using a <br> in the coding!
• Separation of headers and subheaders and subsubheaders...
  • Leave two empty lines before the headers that have a horizontal divider beneath them (that means, these two: =HEADER= and ==SUBHEADER==) This is so that the page appears to be in sections, as the default spacing is too narrow if an extra hard-return is not inplemented
  • Leave one or no empty lines at all for all the rest of them (that means, these: ===SUBSUBHEADER===, ====SUBSUBSUBHEADER==== etc.) This is simply because these headers are small, have no horizontal divider beneath them, and do not need the extra line-break to section them.

Conformity: Case studies

It is important that similar pages both look and function similarly in order to preserve the holistic nature of the Wiki as an encyclopaedic reference. These are some typical edit faults that show up every now and then.

Hard-returns

A hard return is the character that is input when the Enter key is pressed. In the Wiki, one hard-return character amounts to nothing at all in the processed page; two hard-returns separate the two chunks of text above and below them by enclosing them in two paragraphs (<p> </p>). In effect, one hard-return merely helps with organising the code, while two of them make a difference in the appearance of the page.

Irregular spacing between items: This is an example of an extra hard-return inserted by an anonymous user between two Quest templates. The result is that there are gaps between certain entries, while the rest of them do not have any gap.

Page guidelines

This section deals with the style of editing in various pages. This is to ensure conformity amongst similar pages. You can read FiestaWiki:Templates about templates, which are very commonly used in these pages.

Monster Drops

Template:Drop has details on its usage.

Please read the following guidelines to ensure that edits from different contributors conform.

Materials

These cells should have values LQ, Norm, HQ, and/or HQ+. If more than one grade is dropped, use comma with a spacing (, ) to separate the two.

Quest Items

Use in-game spelling. Separate entries using the <br> tag. Do not hotlink item names.

Other

Write the generic item name here. For example, any kind of Silver Ring should be entered as Silver Ring. For green weapons, shields, and armors, omit the prefix/suffix of the item name. It is clear that the equipment dropped will be green, so they are unnecessary.

In the list, arrange it so that the Return Scrolls come first, followed by any supplementary materials (eg. ores, gemstones, or jellies), then the metal lumps, and finally equipments.

Do not hotlink item names.

Monster pages

Monster pages are articles whose titles are the names of monsters found in the game. All spelling strictly adhere to the in-game spelling, which can be found in the list at Monster Index. Please edit these pages following the guideline below. You can find the pages that need attention either by looking at, or by following the red links in Monster Index.

Tagging

• Stub: Use template {{Stub}} to tag a stub. This should be placed above everything else, on its own line. Pages that do not have a completed Stats section or a completed See also section should be tagged as a Stub.
• No monster picture: Use template {{Needimg}} to tag these pages. This should be place above everything else like {{Stub}}. These two can be placed on the same line. Pages that do not have the representative pictures (see below) of the monsters should be tagged by this.

Page structure

View example
Each monster page should have the following, in the same order:

• Monster picture - [[Img:Monster_Name.jpg|thumb|right|A Monster]]. Details below.
• 'Stats' subsection - Use Template:Monstats in this section. View the template for details.
• An 'Other' subsection - This can be omitted if there isn't any other useful information related to the monster.
• 'See also' subsection - This is where templates for monster location, monster type, and monster grade are used. See below.

Monster picture: This should be of a small size like the one in the example. It should also be against a dark background if possible. Please, name the file in a systematic way. It should bear the same name as the monster, plus an extension in lowercase.
Stats: This is simple enough. Level and HP can be found in Monster Index. The Grade, Type, and Location attributes can be found by viewing What links here in the toolbox to the left of the page. You should click on '500' in the choices for View. Inspect the list for 'Template: _____' entries, and you will have a clear idea of what type and grade the monster is of, and also all occurances of it location wise. This information will also be needed later for the 'See also' section.
Other: This is where other information on the monster goes. In the example page, this section contains Drop information.
See also: This section should have the link [[Monsters]], followed by the relevant templates. You should already know what these templates should be. Arrange them so that Location comes first, then Type, then Grade. There is no need to place a [[Category:Monsters]] tag here anymore - it is now embedded in Template:Monstats.

Sample layout

Use this to fill out new pages if you wish. The following code template is exhaustive, so remove any unused or irrelevant items.

{{Stub}}{{Needimg}}
[[Img:|thumb|right|]]
==Stats==
{{Monstats
|Lv=
|HP=
|Agg=
|Map1=
|Map2=
|Map3=
|Map4=
|Map5=
|Lic=
|Grade=
|Type=
}}

==Other==


==See also==
[[Monsters]]

{{MAP1 Monsters}}
{{MAP2 Monsters}}
{{MAP3 Monsters}}
{{MAP4 Monsters}}
{{MAP5 Monsters}}
{{TYPE}}
{{GRADE Monster}}

Coding

Templates

These are pages that are included using {{TEMPLATENAME}} and can take on a number of variables. Their standalone pages can be accessed at Template:TEMPLATENAME. Each template should have its help section on their standalone page.