Hetagame Archive: Manual of Style Policy

*If you want see the main policy, see Hetagame Archive: Community Policy.*

The **Hetagames Archive: Style Manual** is the guide for the style of all articles and content on the Hetagames Archive Wiki. It is for both new and existing users and it is to aid them in how every articles formatting and layout should look.

**Should something else be added? Contact Babysmurfrocks, MapleSweater, or MsEirtaku for any additions or questions.**

## General

* This is an English language wiki so all pages should be created and filled out in this language.
* Every game page should have links back to the creator(s) and (if available) original game page. If links have been taken down by the Dev we will be respecting their wishes and **NOT** reposting any links to downloads of their game. If you happen to find links on your own please do not redistribute them through this wiki.

## Templates

### Notice

We have a collection of Notice templates that may be used on various pages of the wiki if it needs be. Please use the tabber to view the different notice templates currently available at this time.

* Stub
* Spoilers
* Jamgame
* CleanUp

This template should be used if the page is lacking the information it needs.

This template should be used on the characters, galleries, and summaries sections of game pages due to them potentially containing information that could spoil the game for others.

This template should be included in the trivia section of game pages if said games were made for a game jam.

 This template's use will only be mostly used by the admins if we feel a game page is not in line with the style and needs to be reformatted to fit as such.
### Game Page Templates

Each game page will be formatted accordingly with the GameTabber template that includes subpages of the main game page. The tabber below shows what should be included on the main page and each subpage.

For a complete example please see: Guidebooks

* General
* Characters
* History
* Gallery
* Summaries

 **Status** | Complete

This is the general section of the game and should include the basic information of the game such as the title of the game, universe it takes place in (Humanverse, Nationverse, etc.) and the creators of the game for example. This section of the game page should be laid out as such:

## Game Warnings

(This should include ALL game warnings that the game includes on the main game page (ie. Swearing, Blood, Sexual Themes).)

## Promotional Material

(This section can include anything that promotes the game whether it be a video trailer or art by the creator.)

## Trivia

(This section can include any fun facts about the game along with including the Game Jam template if the game was made for a game jam)

## Links

(This section should include links back to the creator(s) page along with a link to the original game page or download (ie. Deviantart, Tumblr, GameJolt, etc.) if it's available.

This is one of the subpages that should include the spoiler template!

## Main Characters

(This section should include all main characters of the game. No matter whether they're the protagonist, deuteragonist, or antagonist, if they play a significant role they likely fall under this category.)

## Side Characters

(This section should include any other character in the game that don't have a huge impact of the game's story or game play and/or just have a small set of lines.)

### Mentioned characters

(This section should include characters that may have been mentioned but don't actually appear in the game at any time.)

This subpage should include a table that shows what current version the game is on if this information is available. Below is an example how the table should be used

This is one of the subpages that should include the spoilers template! You can make a gallery by editing the page and hitting the insert drop down menu and finding gallery. You can upload images by locating the media option in the editing taskbar or uploading through the Image Activity page.

## Pre-production

(This gallery section should include images, such as concept art, before the game was made.)

## Development

(This gallery section should include images that show game development (ie. Preview screenshots, art wips, memes, etc.) by the creators.)

## In-Game Screenshots

(This gallery section should include images from the game itself! There's no current limit to how many images can be posted but please don't overhaul the page.)

This is one of the subpages that should include the spoilers templates!
(This section should include the basic gameplay and plot of the game and should separate each chapter of the game by headings to make it easier for users to navigate. If the game only has one chapter then users should breakdown the game into sections rather than chapters. Users should also use the collapsable button to hide the chapter portions of the game to free users of being spoiled.)
Example:

**To view the rest of the page click the "Show Summary" button. Spoilers ahead proceed at your own risk!**

## Categories

Each game page should have the appropriate categories and be added and remove if a game's status has changed (ie. In-progress -> Completed). The categories will expand upon the creation of more pages over time and we will do our best to keep it updated through here.

The current list of categories is as followed:

Please note that every page and subpage of each game should be marked with that game title as a category (ie. All of Guidebooks' pages are marked with the category Guidebooks.)

### Engine

* RPG Maker XP
* RPG Maker VX
* RPG Maker VX Ace
* RPG Maker MV
* RPG Maker MZ
* Flash
* Ren'Py
* Other
* Unknown

### Status

* Abandoned Games
* Completed Games
* Demo
* On-Hiatus
* In-Progress
* Unreleased

### Game Jams

* Kyokoon Hetalia Game Jam (2017)
* Renderwing Game Jam (2017)
* SketchyTomatoes (2018)
* Hetalove Game Jam (2018)
* Milk Silk Game Jam (2018)
* Sugar Bowl Game Jam (2020)
* Pick Your Poison Game Jam (2020)
* Himaruya's AUs Jam (2021)
* Songtalia Game Jam (2022)
* Unlikely Heroes Jam (2022)
* Bobbing for Apples Jam (2022)
* Hetaphobia Game Jam (2023)

### Misc.

* Game Jam Games
* 2p
* Nyo
* Ship Games
* OC
* Y/N
* Language (English, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Indonesian)
* Characters
* History
* Images
* Summaries
* Stub (Pages will automatically be marked if the Stub template is used)

## Sub Categories

These categories will be placed within already existing categories to help with organization for the top navigation or other means.

* Engines