Contributor's Guide/Character Edits

## Making a new character page

Substitute CHARACTERNAME for the character's actual name, as it appears in-game (use the name that appears in the "Characters" main menu, not the name that appears within research journals, if those two names differ).

1. Go to `https://blacksurvival.gamepedia.com/CHARACTERNAME` and click "create this page"
2. Go to the 2nd-newest character's page --> "edit source" --> copy/paste everything into the new character's page
3. Change all the text so that it fits with the new character

This will create the main page with the wrong images or missing images. All the other subpages will be blank. Upload the necessary image files (transparent , and put links into the "Edit Source" space as needed.

* Ask the current GM for character and skin transparents. If this is not possible, clean it from the announcement image.
* Screenshot skill images from the initial announcement image
	+ **PVE Skills** use the PVE Skill Template. Combat and Passive PVE Skills use the same template but use different parameters. Within the Combat/Passive sections, not every parameter is used depending on the number of skill events
	+ Ability skills should be displayed as in-game, and the order of skills variations should be Character Skills, Status Effects, Character Team Skills, and Character PVE Skills
	+ Status effects should not be included if it does not exist for the character's skill

* Create the Research Journal image (seen in Characters) using the template in the translation server

To add info to the other tabs, you'll go to:

* Add In-Game Tips: `https://blacksurvival.gamepedia.com/CHARACTERNAME/Playstyle_Tips`

* Add Trivia from Blog posts: `https://blacksurvival.gamepedia.com/CHARACTERNAME/Trivia`: Avoid adding trivia from locked research journals.

* Add Basic Profile Only, Research Journal Requirements for other quests: `https://blacksurvival.gamepedia.com/CHARACTERNAME/Research_Journals`: We cannot post the texts of the other research journals.

* Gallery (ALL Image/Audio/Video files, includes files already on main page): `https://blacksurvival.gamepedia.com/CHARACTERNAME/Voice`

### Other tasks for new characters

* If you have admin permissions, edit this part of the front page.
* Go to Characters and add the new character to the "playable characters" and "test subject table" sections.
	+ Every time a new character is added, some of the other characters get a permanent discount. Remember to edit those characters' prices, both in the "test subject table" and on their character pages.
* Go to Template:Character\_Navbox and add the new character to the appropriate rows.
* Skins will automatically update once you put the skins data into the Skins templates on the first tab of the character's page. If the results are not appearing, it may be due to one of two things:
	+ In the top bar, go to "More" --> "Purge" (this will force the page to refresh to the newest possible version of the page. It does not remove any data from the page). This will usually resolve the issue.
	+ If some skins still are not appearing, it's possible that one of the queries on Skins has hit the limit of 100 results. Go to "Edit Source" and move 1-2 characters from the first query to the second query (or from the second query to the third query).
* Skills will automatically update once you make the edits on the first tab of the character's page.

## Changes to existing characters

* Mastery changes: Edit both the character page and Template:Character\_Navbox.
* Skills changes: Edit the skills section of the main tab as needed.
* Stats changes: Edit the stats section of the main tab as needed. Remember to edit all 5 tables.

The following can be found on a Character's Statistics section:

* Masteries (all)
* 5★ Character Stats (level 1 and level 18) with growth levels
	+ attackLevel, armorLevel, HPLevel and staminaLevel is included
	+ Growth levels (attackGrowth, armorGrowth, HPGrowth, staminaGrowth) is a column that counts the growth from level 1 to level 18 stats for 1-4★.

Growth levels are calculated by subtracting level 1 stats from level 18, and then dividing by 17 (number of level ups).
* Comparison Table (level 1 and level 18) against all Characters
* 1-4★ Character Stats (level 1 and level 18) with growth levels

An example of the 1★ code is the following

```
{{Character Stats
}}

```