User:Wheatley1001
I have been playing Barotrauma since the 26th of June, 2020. I have been a wiki editor since 28th of April, 2022. I've built four submarines, have three in development, and have another three concepts to develop.
My discord is Wheatley1001#9363 if you have questions about my edits. I work incredibly closely with FrINge weAver#8089 regarding all things Barotrauma, on the Wiki and in the game. On the 26th of May, 2022, we solved the ARG. I started the ARG at around 10am, and we finished it at 11pm on the same day.
I focus on the creature pages of the wiki. Additionally I focus on pages which are stubs or out of date, and I also focus on maintaining consistency across the wiki pages. My recorded edits on this page go from "oldest -> most recent"; with the most recent edits being the ones at the bottom of the list.
The Rules of Consistency
As my efforts of reformatting all the wiki pages into a single constant continue, I've noticed ever increasing exceptions that should be addressed. To ensure I don't forget, and to provide aid to anyone who happens upon this page and is interested in reformatting whilst remaining consistent, I have compiled all of the rules I have worked to when reformatting and creating new pages. Please do your best to stick to them, or ask me about situations in which you think the rules don't apply!
Page Layouts
Creatures
Creatures must follow a simple layout in the following order:
1)Short, simple description of the creature.
2)Description: a detailed visual and behavioral description of the creature.
3)In-game: a detailed description of how the creature acts in the game. Do not describe how it looks, as that should have been done in the previous section.
4)Combat strategies: this is where you describe the many (or limited) methods of which a player would be able to combat this creature in the most effective way. Don't write a meta guide or something super sweaty, write the general methods used to fight the creature. Don't be afraid to add fun methods as well, so long as you have at least one serious method of fighting the creature!
5)Attacks: this is where the attack values of the creature go. These should be included in the infobox template (see Moloch source for reference).
6)Defense: this is where the defense values of the creature go. These should be included in the infobox template (see Moloch source for reference). Add "creature limb image" below the defense values to help people identify where the defense values are specifically.
7)Trivia: this is where you include fun facts or interesting points about the creature, whether this is a simple note stating when the creature was introduced to the game or a note of a creature which may have inspired the design.
8)Media: this is where you include the image and sound files for the creature. Images ALWAYS come first, then audio! Be sure to include descriptions for images and notes for audio so the person reading knows what their focus should be directed towards.
Dimensions
Image Files
Image files are a unique situation as there are, as of writing, six situations in which the dimensions change. These situations are: horizontal images, vertical images, square images, creature damage modifiers (see Latcher page for reference), large horizontal images (see Bunks for reference), and large square images. I will detail the dimensions for each type below.
Horizontal images: widths=280 heights=200
Vertical images: widths=200 heights=280
Square images: widths=200 heights=200
Creature Limb images: image size=800px. Don't format these in the style of a gallery, just slap the image in as it is.
Large horizontal images: widths=800 heights=300
Large square images: widths=400 heights=400
GIFs
GIFs are a different subject to tackle. They will only work if they are given a gallery with the exact dimensions that they were made in. This can cause some issues relating to consistency, since going through each GIF individually and remaking them to a specific standard is quite a large task. For the future, however, here are the dimensions you should aim to achieve when creating your GIF to avoid someone (probably me) going through and recreating it in a different form factor.
GIFs: widths=280 heights=200
Audio Files
Audio files must be formatted in the following dimensions: widths=200 heights=100
Pages I've worked on:
Pages I've Created
-Latcher
-Alien Button
Major Changes
-Terms of Service (To Be Confirmed/Awaiting Review)
-Crawler Broodmother - Added audio, added trivia, added layout format, added gallery, added damage values, added in-game behaviour, added description
-Giant Spineling - Added missing audio, added trivia, added layout format, added damage values, added gallery, added armour values, added in-game behaviour, added description
-Crawler Egg - Added gallery, added images, added damage values, expanded acquisition, added description, added info box
-Mudraptor Shell - Updated information, added gallery, added trivia
-Moloch Shell Fragment - Updated information, added gallery, added trivia
-Reformatted the old gallery sections of every creature page to the new "Media" section. This change was made on the 20th of May, 2022
-Reformatted the old media dimensions of every creature page. This change was made on the 20th of May, 2022
-Reformatted the media dimensions of every installation page. This change was made on the 20th of May, 2022
-Reformatted the media dimensions of every gear page. Also added stub notes to pages missing media content where appropriate. This change was made on the 20th of May, 2022.
-Reformatted the media dimensions of every item page. Also added stub notes to pages where appropriate. This change was completed on the 4th of June, 2022.
Minor Changes
-Harpoon Gun - Trivia (grammar fixes)
-PUCS Suit - Function (spelling fixes)
-Dirty Bomb - Minor grammar edits
-Volatile Compound N - Grammar edits, shifted order of item loading
-SMG - Updated information
-Deadeye Carbine - Added trivia, gallery images, audio clips, updated information, added related talents
-Human - Updated page image, added gallery content
-Hand Cannon - Added gallery
-Bone Thresher - Added gallery images, slightly changed format style
-Mudraptor Egg - Added gallery image (nest)
-Tiger Thresher Egg - Added gallery image (nest)
-Fractal Guardian - Added stub note (04/05/2022). Added description, added additional flavour text, added an image
-Abyss - Added Latcher page to creatures which can spawn in the abyss
-Mudraptor Veteran - Changed format, altered wording for trivia section
-Playing Catchup - Reformatted page
-Husk infection - Added third trivia note
-Genetic Materials - Added trivia regarding console commands
Pages I wish to edit
There are currently 185 problem articles on the Wiki.
-Leucocyte
-Terminal Cells
-Swarm Feeder
-Fractal Guardian
-Mudraptor
-Talents
On the subject of reformatting
Pages that have already transitioned into the new infobox:
Mudraptor, Moloch, Latcher, Black Moloch*
Transition has started*
Sandbox Area
Note: Mostly focused on the content of the page rather than style. Styling will come if content gets approved.
Aimed improvements/outcomes for the page:
1) Add content
2) Show the Terms of Service page more commonly; do not hide it in the account request page
3) Comply with legal terms and protect everyone involved
Terms of Service Page
Introduction (custom made)
Welcome to the Terms of Service page for the Barotrauma Official Wiki. Here you will find information regarding Copyrights, User Accounts, and our Conditions of Use. If you have any further questions, please contact (PERSON).
Conditions of Use (custom made)
Editors on the Wiki must follow strict guidelines (attach hyperlink). Outside of our guidelines, there are several rules in place to protect our users. Violating copyright law, posting inappropriate content, or engaging in harassment of users are examples of these rules.
(This section should detail rules to follow which, if broken, would result in account termination. Go into more detail obviously).
Copyright (taken from the Wiki Guidelines page)
This wiki is owned by the Barotrauma developer team but largely maintained by volunteers. If you have a question about the wiki, please get in touch with either the editor actives or the developers.
About to reuse some of the content of this wiki? You may. The texts of the wiki are available under a Creative Commons licence, specifically Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported, and you may redistribute them accordingly. The licence is not, however, applied to all images on the wiki, as images taken from the game typically fall under the game’s copyright. Therefore if you reuse our images, please mark them as copyrighted:
"Content is available under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted.
Game content and materials are copyright of Undertow Games, FakeFish Ltd. and Daedalic Entertainment GmbH. All rights reserved.
This wiki is hosted by the developer but maintained by the Barotrauma community."
Intellectual Property (custom made)
All copyrights, trade marks, and in-game images, are owned by (PEOPLE WHO OWN LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE IP. I don't want to make a claim to ownership that I'm not certain about).
Privacy Policy - How We Handle Your Data (custom made)
(This is here by legal requirement. Talk about UK GDPR or EU GDPR guidance and any other laws which protect the information of users)
User Accounts (custom made)
Any user can request an account to be made using the link here (attach hyperlink). Once a request has been submitted, it will be reviewed and either rejected or accepted. Once a user's account is accepted, they can edit pages on the Wiki providing they follow our Guidelines (attach hyperlink). All edits made by the user are of the responsibility of the user, but owned by (INSERT COMPANIES HERE).
Account Termination Policy (custom made)
User accounts can be terminated by our administrative team if they are found to be in violation of our Conditions of Use. In the event of an account being terminated which contributed to the Wiki, their contributions will go under review. The terminated user cannot recall their contributions. Any material in violation of our terms of service or local law will be removed immediately. Terminated accounts will be unable to create a new account.
