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There are many, many things to be done on this wiki to make it better. Mark incomplete pages or pages needing work with Category:Unfinished pages or use Template:UC to make our job a bit easier.

If you want to suggest something that needs to be done, sign your post! - Zesty (talk)

Wiki consistency

Time to elaborate (or duplicate) Policies and Formatting guidelines. Basics like: Consensus, Edit Warring so that newcomers can learn their way around. Tutorials. Finish the page Help:Templates#Creating_a_template.
Yoshida Keiji(Let's talk )
09:17, 23 September 2017 (UTC)
Pages should start using Template:Define and Template:Infobox/Thing.
Pages should stop using the outdated Template:Infobox main
Need a plant template sub category for Template:Infobox/Thing

Outdated pages and pages under construction

Could admins also please clean up any unnecessary pages in these two categories?

Outdated

Under Construction

No pages currently marked 'Under Construction'.

List

Needs to be done list: (Feel free to do these if you know how!) (italic = minor, bold = major)

Guides: Most of the guides here need more people working on them. PigeonGuru (talk) 13:53, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
- We need better guides for the 2 other starter scenarios. It's best that someone more experienced with these scenarios start them off and add content to them. PigeonGuru, Strategist ( talk | contribs ) 12:07, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
Defs: Def elements might be something useful to add in for technical reference/modder wannabes. This stuff is being constantly revised and constructed upon, so it's your choice whether to make it its own page or to integrate it as part of another page (e.g. Colonist). I've only covered a small amount of defs (see Category:Defs for a list), and that was a year ago. Longbyte1 (talk) 05:05, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
Need a better way to display data on tables without having to update the tables themselves. What's the best way to pull stats and stuff from pages to a table on another page? Zesty (talk)
- I started a short how-to on properties and queries on my user page. Does that help? --Khaim (talk) 21:42, 15 September 2016 (UTC)
There's a problem in Stone blocks page as it lists Jade incorrectly.
- I took a look at this and could do it, but still mulling it over. Here's what I'm thinking (Jimyoda (talk) 18:45, 29 September 2017 (UTC)):
  - Change the Template:Stone Blocks to Template:Stone. Edit the contents accordingly.
  - Jade and all stone blocks will display 'Type' in the infobox as 'Material - Stone'. The six pages will show categories at the bottom as Material | Stone.
  - For each of the five pages of stone blocks, tag them with category 'Stone Blocks'. Those pages will show categories at the bottom as Material | Stone | Stone Blocks.
  - Without any further changes, the 'Stone blocks' pages will list only actual stone blocks.
  - Optionally a new page (called Stone) could be made that lists Jade and its sister stone block materials.
  - I'll watch for comments here, for at least two days, before trying these changes. Jimyoda (talk) 18:45, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
- I would classify it as a new category: Precious, since Jade doesn't feel quite like stone. PigeonGuru, Strategist ( talk | contribs | assist ) 00:20, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
- The game categorizes three types of materials: woody, metallic, and stony. The game classifies jade as stony, so it actually is stone. Jimyoda (talk) 21:39, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

Updates needed for Alpha 17

Same as before: a list of all changes from alpha 17 that need to be added to their respective pages. Don't forget to <strike> ~~strikethough~~ </strike> (or <s> ~~strikethrough~~ </s>) any items you see are completed and sign them with ~~~~. Nitrodev (talk) 09:12, 25 May 2017 (UTC)

Modding

Since the contents of this section are a bit harder to document and not as relevant to the majority of people visiting the wiki, i will put a collapse here for the time being.

Modders can now add “def modifiers” which, instead of replacing a whole def, change specific fields of that def. This allows multiple mods to change the same def without wiping each others’ changes (unless they change the same field, of course).
Information on how to use def modifiers is in this forum thread: [https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=32735.0]
Various enums are now defs so modders can add new ones (TrainableIntelligence , DamageArmorCategory, ImpactSoundType, ReservationLayer, BillRepeatMode, PrisonerInteractionMode, FleshType).
GUI tables (like most of the main tabs along the bottom of the screen) are now defined by data, making it easier to add, rearrange, sort, and change columns on the UI.
Increasing skill relevance
Mining skill reworked: Steeper speed penalty for low skill. Mining yield is now slightly dependent on mining skill.
Work tab boxes are easier to identify skill level for visually.

Misc Changes

~~New graphics for some floor types and things (stone floors, stone chunks, etc).~~ Graphics are up to date. Nitrodev (talk) 07:56, 22 October 2017 (UTC)
~~Rebalanced the beauty system to be much more dependent on art; random furniture has less or no beauty effect.~~ DONE Nitrodev (talk) 08:01, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

Updates needed for Alpha 16

Same as was done for alpha 15: a list of all changes from alpha 16 that need to be added to their respective pages. Don't forget to <strike> ~~strikethough~~ </strike> (or <s> ~~strikethrough~~ </s>)any items you complete and sign them with ~~~~. Nitrodev (talk) 14:43, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

Miscellaneous Changes

UI can now be scaled to arbitrary scaling factors, for players who play in really high resolution.
New translation tool gives a readout of exactly what translation data remains to be written and what data is unused.

Updates from Previous Alphas

This is the list of changes from the Alpha 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 blog posts, for purposes of checking off items.

Basics and Concepts

Bills

~~[9a] Reworked the ‘do until you have X’ option on bills; it now works for more bills and shows the number you currently have.~~ DONE. ~ Jimyoda (talk) 01:33, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
~~[10a] You can now set a minimum skill level on bills.~~ DONE. ~ Jimyoda (talk) 01:33, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
~~[11b] Smelt slag recipe can use do until you have X.~~ No documentation needed. ~ Jimyoda (talk) 01:33, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

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 If you want to suggest something that needs to be done, '''sign your post!''' - [[User:Zesty|Zesty]] ([[User talk:Zesty|talk]])
-==Wiki consistency==
-* Probably time to come up with some wiki standards, a tutorial.
+== Wiki consistency ==
+* Time to elaborate (or duplicate) Policies and Formatting guidelines. Basics like: Consensus, Edit Warring so that newcomers can learn their way around. Tutorials. Finish the page [[Help:Templates#Creating_a_template]]. <div style="background:gold">[[File:LongRangeMineralScanner.png|25px]]<span style="color:navy">[[User:Yoshida Keiji|'''Yoshida Keiji''']]</span>([[User_talk:Yoshida_Keiji|Let's talk]][[File:beer b.png|25px]])[[File:LongRangeMineralScanner.png|25px]]</div> 09:17, 23 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Pages should start using [[Template:Define]] and [[Template:Infobox/Thing]].
 * Pages should stop using the outdated [[Template:Infobox main]]
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 *'''Guides''': Most of the guides here need more people working on them. [[User:PigeonGuru|PigeonGuru]] ([[User talk:PigeonGuru|talk]]) 13:53, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
-**We are missing guides for the 2 other starter scenarios. It's best that someone more experienced with these scenarios start them off and add content to them.[[User:PigeonGuru|PigeonGuru]] ([[User talk:PigeonGuru|talk]]) 13:53, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
+**We need better guides for the 2 other starter scenarios. It's best that someone more experienced with these scenarios start them off and add content to them. '''[[User:PigeonGuru|PigeonGuru]]''', Strategist  ( [[User_talk:PigeonGuru|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/PigeonGuru|contribs]] ) 12:07, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
-**From what I've seem many of the entries are completed. [[User:PigeonGuru|PigeonGuru]] ([[User talk:PigeonGuru|talk]]) 07:30, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
-*''Wiki Consistency'': Some pages are not consistent with the current wiki's style. Find and update those pages.
 *'''Defs''': Def elements might be something useful to add in for technical reference/modder wannabes. This stuff is being constantly revised and constructed upon, so it's your choice whether to make it its own page or to integrate it as part of another page (e.g. [[Colonist]]). I've only covered a small amount of defs (see [[:Category:Defs]] for a list), and that was ''a year ago''. [[User:Longbyte1|Longbyte1]] ([[User talk:Longbyte1|talk]]) 05:05, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
-*''Wiki Icon'': The 'O' icon needs updating to the one in the left nav or the one fomr the new logo [[User:elStrages|elStrages]]
-*''Updated Wiki Navigation''(Right side complete): I am in the process of adding navigation to the top of each page, It came about from the poor navigation bog at the bottom of the Architect page. [[User:elStrages|elStrages]]
-*''Organs and Implants'': Needs a page either in items or in the health tab. '''Place feedback bellow on ideas''' DONE, except for some regular body parts, Eye, Arm, Leg. (see [[Medical Items]] by [[User:Crystalline Cat|Crystalline Cat]]) ~ [[User:Jimyoda|Jimyoda]] ([[User talk:Jimyoda|talk]]) 16:15, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
-** Please note that pages for human body parts (i.e. Bionic arm) list a subtype of 'body part'. A page for 'Body part' doesn't currently exist. This term in this context infers <em>human body part</em>. However, a page named as 'Body part' should be written to either include or disambiguate from body parts of all pawns, including animals and mechanoids. And one detail to consider is whether to name the page as 'Body part' or 'Body part<em>s</em>'. One other relevant note, there is a page 'Table of human body parts'. ~ [[User:Jimyoda|Jimyoda]] ([[User talk:Jimyoda|talk]]) 16:15, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Need a better way to display data on tables without having to update the tables themselves. What's the best way to pull stats and stuff from pages to a table on another page? [[User:Zesty|Zesty]] ([[User talk:Zesty|talk]])
 ** I started a short how-to on properties and queries on my  [[User:Khaim|user page]]. Does that help? --[[User:Khaim|Khaim]] ([[User talk:Khaim|talk]]) 21:42, 15 September 2016 (UTC)
+* ''There's a problem in [[Stone blocks]] page as it lists Jade incorrectly.''
+** I took a look at this and could do it, but still mulling it over. Here's what I'm thinking ([[User:Jimyoda|Jimyoda]] ([[User talk:Jimyoda|talk]]) 18:45, 29 September 2017 (UTC)):
+*** Change the Template:Stone Blocks to Template:Stone. Edit the contents accordingly.
+*** Jade and all stone blocks will display 'Type' in the infobox as 'Material - Stone'. The six pages will show categories at the bottom as Material | Stone.
+*** For each of the five pages of stone blocks, tag them with category 'Stone Blocks'. Those pages will show categories at the bottom as Material | Stone | Stone Blocks.
+*** Without any further changes, the 'Stone blocks' pages will list only actual stone blocks.
+*** Optionally a new page (called Stone) could be made that lists Jade and its sister stone block materials.
+*** I'll watch for comments here, for at least two days, before trying these changes. [[User:Jimyoda|Jimyoda]] ([[User talk:Jimyoda|talk]]) 18:45, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
+** I would classify it as a new category: Precious, since Jade doesn't feel quite like stone. '''[[User:PigeonGuru|PigeonGuru]]''', Strategist  ( [[User_talk:PigeonGuru|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/PigeonGuru|contribs]] | [[Guides|assist]] ) 00:20, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
+** The game categorizes three types of materials: woody, metallic, and stony. The game classifies jade as stony, so it actually is stone. [[User:Jimyoda|Jimyoda]] ([[User talk:Jimyoda|talk]]) 21:39, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
 ==Updates needed for Alpha 17==
 Same as before: a list of all changes from alpha 17 that need to be added to their respective pages. Don't forget to <nowiki><strike></nowiki> <strike>strikethough</strike> <nowiki></strike></nowiki> (or <nowiki><s></nowiki> <s>strikethrough</s> <nowiki></s></nowiki>) any items you see are completed and sign them with '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Signatures <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>]'''. [[User:Nitrodev|Nitrodev]] ([[User talk:Nitrodev|talk]]) 09:12, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
-=== World quests ===
-*<s>New “site parts” world site generation system. It allows assembling together a world destination from several ‘parts’. Mixing and matching will allow us to create a huge number of combinations.</s>
-**Not really relevant to the basegame- this is relevant to modders only. [[User:PigeonGuru|PigeonGuru]] ([[User talk:PigeonGuru|talk]]) 09:27, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
-=== Other new stuff ===
-*Bills can now be temporarily paused when satisfied, until automatically reactivated at a lower level. This reduces the need for pawns to repeatedly return to the work bench each time the count falls just one below the target count.
 === Modding ===
-Since the contents of this section are a bit harder to document and no as relevant to the majority of people visiting the wiki, i will put a collapse here for the time being.
+Since the contents of this section are a bit harder to document and not as relevant to the majority of people visiting the wiki, i will put a collapse here for the time being.
 {{Collapse|
 *Modders can now add “def modifiers” which, instead of replacing a whole def, change specific fields of that def. This allows multiple mods to change the same def without wiping each others’ changes (unless they change the same field, of course).
-*Information on how to use def modifiers is in this forum thread: https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=32735.0
+*Information on how to use def modifiers is in this forum thread: [[https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=32735.0 https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=32735.0]]
 *Various enums are now defs so modders can add new ones (TrainableIntelligence , DamageArmorCategory, ImpactSoundType, ReservationLayer, BillRepeatMode, PrisonerInteractionMode, FleshType).
 *GUI tables (like most of the main tabs along the bottom of the screen) are now defined by data, making it easier to add, rearrange, sort, and change columns on the UI.
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 *Work tab boxes are easier to identify skill level for visually.
 }}
-=== AI ===
-*AI has more intelligent ranged shot target selection with random elements. Harder to exploit, and looks less dumb, doesn’t shoot at chickens as much.
-*Raider with mega-weapons will now avoid friendly fire
-*Added a new state to caravan lord job, “bloody exit”, which makes the exit individually, as aggressively as possible. This makes it a bit hard to rob caravans.
 === Misc Changes ===
 {{Collapse|
-*Plants now have different graphics when they are harvestable – you can see the berries/cotton/corn on the plant ready to be taken.
+*<s>New graphics for some floor types and things (stone floors, stone chunks, etc).</s> Graphics are up to date. [[User:Nitrodev|Nitrodev]] ([[User talk:Nitrodev|talk]]) 07:56, 22 October 2017 (UTC)
-*Drugs are now slower to produce, slower to grow, and heavier.
+*<s>Rebalanced the beauty system to be much more dependent on art; random furniture has less or no beauty effect.</s> DONE [[User:Nitrodev|Nitrodev]] ([[User talk:Nitrodev|talk]]) 08:01, 22 October 2017 (UTC)
-*Integrated incidents (ambush, manhunters, etc) better with caravans and temporary maps. Incidents can now target both of these, and the story state (incident cooldowns, etc) is passed back and forth between a caravan and its map to maintain continuity.
-*Plant generation algorithm for map start reworked to generate plants in more interesting patterns, with denser areas and more clear areas interspersed, and groves of trees in sparse biomes.
-*New graphics for some floor types and things (stone floors, stone chunks, etc).
-*<s>Made crop growing cycles significantly longer, especially for long-cycle plants like corn.</s> Plant growth times updated by someone else in [[Plants]] page. [[User:PigeonGuru|PigeonGuru]] ([[User talk:PigeonGuru|talk]]) 12:58, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
-*Small items like gold and silver are now 10x smaller, not 20x, so it’s more feasible to build things from them.
-*Other bases regenerate their trade stock less often.
-*<s>Changed flammability for fur and leather to 100%, and for meat to 50%.</s> [[User:Nitrodev|Nitrodev]] ([[User talk:Nitrodev|talk]]) 18:13, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
-*Rebalanced all trader stock generation.
-*Traders will generate with fewer extreme quality items.
-*Pawns missing heads will have visually missing heads.
-*It’s no longer possible to create a settlement directly adjacent to an existing settlement.
-*Redesigned how capacities are calculated from body part efficiencies with an entirely new collection of algorithms, to stop various nonsensical cases and simplify how health conditions can affect the body.
-*Gear tab now displays item stack masses.
-*Caravans now generate a lot tougher.
-*Redesigned stats so that in almost all cases, high numbers are better.
-*Rebalanced the beauty system to be much more dependent on art; random furniture has less or no beauty effect.
 }}
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 ==== Bills ====
-* [9a] Reworked the ‘do until you have X’ option on bills; it now works for more bills and shows the number you currently have.
+*<s> [9a] Reworked the ‘do until you have X’ option on bills; it now works for more bills and shows the number you currently have.</s> DONE. ~ [[User:Jimyoda|Jimyoda]] ([[User talk:Jimyoda|talk]]) 01:33, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
-* [10a] You can now set a minimum skill level on bills.
+*<s> [10a] You can now set a minimum skill level on bills.</s> DONE. ~ [[User:Jimyoda|Jimyoda]] ([[User talk:Jimyoda|talk]]) 01:33, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
-* [11b] Smelt slag recipe can use do until you have X.
+*<s> [11b] Smelt slag recipe can use do until you have X.</s> No documentation needed. ~ [[User:Jimyoda|Jimyoda]] ([[User talk:Jimyoda|talk]]) 01:33, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
 === Game Objects ===