Wiki Style Guide

Do you want to contribute to the Age of the Ring Mod Wiki? If so, please check the tips written here in this style guide.

* If you are unsure about formatting or how to use the infobox and quote templates, use existing pages as templates.
* Stay on topic and stay to the point. For descriptions of the page subject, keep it focused on the lore background. Focus primarily on the books whenever possible, otherwise use AotR canon and the films when suitable. These sections are mainly for flavour. You don’t need to retell the entire story of Aragorn’s life here.
* Keep strategy sections concise and focused. Focus on various utilities of the subject, comparisons and other considerations. Specific unit vs unit interactions aren’t required but more general unit type interactions would be fine.
	+ For example, a strategy section on the Lamedon Clansmen might consider their basic uses, ways in which they can be supported in the early game with Forlong, and ways that they can be used in later stages of the game instead of Anórien Soldiers by using Sworn Allegiance and Dol Amroth.
	+ A strategy section on Olog-hai would consider their basic uses, support methods (e.g. with Mollok), when they might be used with the other troll units, and dangers to look out for (e.g. enemy pikemen and upgraded archers).
	+ A strategy section for a building would give a general overview of what it offers and, in the case of buildings with abilities, how best to use these abilities.
* If you’re referencing a concept that has its own page, make sure to link that page.
* If there isn’t much to say, then you don’t need to drag it out. This isn’t an essay where you need to reach a necessary word count. Minimise repetition.
* For portraits:
	+ Find the image file in the mod (most portraits can be found in the “\art\compiledtextures\he” and “\art\compiledtextures\up” texture folders)
	+ Open the image file in an image editor
	+ Ensure the alpha channel is hidden, otherwise the corner of the portrait will be transparent
	+ Crop the portrait out of the image file and paste it onto a 192x192 canvas
	+ Save as a png
* For in-game screenshots:
	+ Ultra High graphical settings with shadows enabled
	+ Zoom in so the details can be seen
	+ Use F9 to hide the UI
	+ To hide the veterancy pips, make a back up of the "gamedata.ini" file in "data/ini/object". Replace "VeterancyPipDrawObjectFilter = ANY" with "VeterancyPipDrawObjectFilter = NONE"
	+ Keep the focus on the subject of the image. Don’t clutter it without other units etc. Try to keep backgrounds linked to the subject.
	+ Generally, images would have the subject in its base form, followed by upgrades (different stages of upgrades in the case of buildings), and then any different formations they may have.
* Make sure to include categories on the pages you create to help link the wiki together and improve organisation. Categories can be added at the bottom of each page. For Adventure Maps, use the name of the Adventure Map as the faction (e.g. “Adventure: Shadow and Flame”, “Adventure: Angmar”, “Adventure: Durin’s Folk”). Please make sure that the names are spelt correctly as even minor differences can lead to different pages (so “Lothlórien‏‎” instead of “Lothlorien” or “Rhûn” instead of “Rhun”). Pages should generally use the categories listed below (replace the contents of [] with the appropriate information). If in doubt, check existing pages for comparison.
	+ Unit categories would generally include "Units", "[Faction]", "[Faction] Units", "[Type of Unit]", "[Race]"
	+ Hero categories would generally include "Hero", "[Faction]", "[Faction] Hero", "[Race]"
	+ Building categories would generally include "Building", "[Faction]", "[Faction] Building", "[Type of building]"
	+ For anything that is summoned, include "Summoned" and "Summoned [Unit/Hero/Building]" along with the categories for the appropriate faction.