Editing Reference

This page is a resource and reference for users editing this wiki, and especially creating pages or uploading files.

Image Standardization

 * All filenames with spaces or hyphens in them should parse them as underscores.
 * Chroma images should follow the filename template of Color.png. For example, Blue.png has the filename of Blue.png.
 * Creature images should follow the filename template of Creature_Stage.png if Baby or Juvenile, and Creature_Stage_Color.png if Adult. Examples:
 * Knutte_Baby.png -> Knutte_Baby.png
 * Knutte_Juvenile.png -> Knutte_Juvenile.png
 * Knutte_Adult_Blue.png -> Knutte_Adult_Blue.png'
 * Replace "Juvenile" or "Adult" with "Male" or "Female" if that stage is dimorphic.
 * All item images should follow the filename template of Item_Name.png.
 * NPC images should just be named after the NPC and follow the template of Name.png.
 * In the event of an NPC having multiple images, feel free to append words like "full" for fullbodies, "portrait" for headshots, etc.

Creature Pages

 * All creature pages should follow the example template set by Voidwalker if dimorphic, and Knutte if not.

Delve Pages

 * All delve pages should follow the example template set by Laboratory Depths.

Sector Pages

 * All Sector pages should follow the example template set by Forested Laboratory.

NPC Pages

 * All NPC pages should follow the example template set by Chanti Faust.

Mechanical Pages

 * Pages which describe the game's core mechanics and systems. There is no set template for these; organize them however makes sense.

Templates

 * All infoboxes should roughly follow the style and aesthetic of Template:Infobox Creature. Ask a wiki admin for help if you need it.
 * All notice templates should follow the code of Template:Spoiler, replacing only the image and text.

Categories

 * All of a page's categories should be listed alphabetically at the bottom of the page.
 * Template:WIP automatically adds Category:WIP Pages to a page it is placed on, and it will appear before the other categories.
 * The following qualities of creatures should be categorized:
 * Always add Category:Creatures.
 * If the creature was released in the relevant time period, add Category:Alpha Releases or Category:Beta Releases.
 * Alpha is defined as the period of time where only Wymsical was registered on the site, before beta testing started. This was before December 31, 2019.
 * Beta is defined as the period of time in which the closed beta took place. This was between January 1, 2020 to February 13, 2021.
 * Add any categories matching the Rarity, Sector, Grouping, and Delves relevant to the creature. Do not pluralize the category name (eg use Category:Common instead of Category:Commons).
 * Add a category for the creature's artist.
 * NPC pages should have Category:NPCs. If they are members of the IA, they should have Category:Intergalactic Alliance. Categories for the general areas they can be found in should be included, such as Category:Headquarters. Include their artist category.
 * Sector pages should have Category:Sectors, Category:Locations, and their Sector category.
 * Subsector pages should match their parent Sector, replacing the foremost category with Category:Subsectors.
 * Delve pages should have Category:Delves, and either Category:Regular Delves or Category:Limited Run Delves depending on its type. Category:Locations should be included, as well as a category for their Sector.
 * Non-sector location pages should have Category:Locations and, if applicable, a category for their general area such as Headquarters.
 * Mechanical pages should have Category:Mechanics.
 * Pages relating to the wiki more than to Protochroma should have Category:Meta.
 * Pages acting as a user reference or directory should have Category:Reference.
 * All pages containing a template that can be called in another page (such as Template:Infobox Creature) should have Category:Templates.

Notices

 * Notices are templates; therefore, they can be added to a page with double curly brackets. Add notices to the start of the page, before content and infoboxes.
 * Example: add Template:WIP with  .
 * Add Template:WIP to pages that are incomplete, or need additional information.
 * Use your judgement for Template:Spoiler. Because this is a wiki, most pages will spoil information, therefore it doesn't make sense to add to all pages. Add the template to pages with newly-released content, or which are likely to include said content, such as Creature List.