Contributor Guide

Contributing to Wiki

The wiki is open for all Virtuverse players to contribute data such as creatures, items, etc. This document serves as guidance for wiki contributors to make use of the current system placed to automate data entry and retrieval.

How to contribute

First, you will need to create an account for this wiki if you haven't. Next, login with your account and follow the guides below to add / edit.

Creatures

• Please check whether the creature is already added in Creatures List.
• If it is not added yet, click on the + button to add them (or through Data:CreatureForm)
• Fill the required fields and click Submit too add the entry
• You can check that your entry is already added through the Creatures list.
• To create a personalized page of the creature, click the creature's name on the Creatures list. You can also access it through the form you used to add the entry.
• If the personalized page is not created yet, click Create button on the top right page of the page.
• You will be brought to the editing page. Note that the editor page will already be populated with template. This template is used to automatically retrieve and display creature data that you have entered before.
  • DO NOT edit the content of the template (the ones with <shtml> tags).
  • You can add backstory, tips to kill, new section, or move the shtml tags anywhere you want, but do not change its content.
• Click Save to add the page. The system will automatically populate the creature's data

Items

• Items here refer to all kinds of in-game obtainable items, such as weapons, armor parts, quest items, mineable resources, etc.
• Please check whether the item is already added in Items List. There are also categorized lists such as Weapons, Armors, and Tools
• If it is not added yet, click on the + button to add them (or through Data:ItemForm)
• Pick the item's type. An additional form will show up depending on the selected type.
• Fill the required fields and click Submit to create the entry.
• To create a personalized page of the item, click the item name on the Items list. You can also access it through the form you used to add the entry.
  • DO NOT edit the content of the template (the ones with <shtml> tags).
  • You can add additional information on how to obtain it, historical information, new section, or move the shtml tags anywhere you want, but do not change its content.
• Click Save to add the page. The system will automatically populate the item's data

NPC

• Please check whether the NPC is already added in NPC List.
• If it is not added yet, click on the + button to add them (or through NPCForm)
• Fill the required fields and click Submit too add the entry
• You can check that your entry is already added through the NPC list.
• To create a personalized page of the NPC, click the npc's name on the NPC list. You can also access it through the form you used to add the entry.
• If the personalized page is not created yet, click Create button on the top right page of the page.
• You will be brought to the editing page. Note that the editor page will already be populated with template. This template is used to automatically retrieve and display creature data that you have entered before.
  • DO NOT edit the content of the template (the ones with <shtml> tags).
  • You can add backstory, npc's precise location, new section, or move the shtml tags anywhere you want, but do not change its content.
• Click Save to add the page. The system will automatically populate the NPC's data

Quests

• Each Quest can be connected to a certain NPC (The quest giver). Please check if the NPC for this quest is already added through NPC list.
• Next, check whether the Quest is already added in Quests List.
• If it is not added yet, click on the + button to add them (or through QuestForm)
• Fill the required fields and click Submit too add the entry
• You can check that your entry is already added through the Quests list.
• To create a personalized page of the Quest, click the npc's name on the Quests list. You can also access it through the form you used to add the entry.
• If the personalized page is not created yet, click Create button on the top right page of the page.
• You will be brought to the editing page. Note that the editor page will already be populated with template. This template is used to automatically retrieve and display creature data that you have entered before.
  • DO NOT edit the content of the template (the ones with <shtml> tags).
  • You can add tips to finish the quest, new section, or move the shtml tags anywhere you want, but do not change its content.
• Click Save to add the page. The system will automatically populate the Quest's data

Loot Tables

• Check first if the items / creatures for the loot table already exist.
• Loot tables can be accessed through links on every row in Items list of Creatures list. The links will either be [Loot] or [Looter]
• The [Looter] link will show the loot table of the given item against the list of creatures. The [Loot] link will show the given creature's loot against the list of items
• In the loot form, add the item/creature on the left list to the right to assign which item/creature loots/is looted by which item/creature. If you are editing loot table for an item, the left list will contain the list of creatures, and vice versa
• If you want to disable a certain loot entry, put Invalid on the rarity dropdown
• Click Submit to submit the changes
• The loot tables can be seen in the personalized pages of the given item / creature

Additional Notes

Note that the game itself is not released and is still in development phase. As such, there will be missing parameters / properties that should have been there in the forms. We are updating them as we receive new information from playtest during the game's development phases.

Deletion is not allowed for contributors. If you need to have an entry deleted, please inform the wiki devs through Virtuverse's Discord.