NoMansSky:Wiki Reference

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Introduction[edit | edit source]

This is a reference for creating new pages on the wiki in regards to No Man's Sky (NMS), as well as, some helpful information around text formatting and available templates.

There are a few necessary steps when creating a new page. No worries, they're easy! It looks like a lot of steps below, but the information is simply providing a lot of detail to ensure clarity. However, before a new page is created, lets ensure the page is being placed within the correct structure. Continue below...

Where to Create Pages[edit | edit source]

It's important to create pages with the correct URL structure to help maintain organization of the content.
The first item that all No Man's Sky URL structures will begin with is the Namespace. Namespaces separate content and data structures on the wiki, and the NMS: namespace designates pages as No Man's Sky content. Thus, all pages created for NMS should be created within the No Man's Sky Namespace : wiki.step-project.com/NMS:.


Next, users should determine the type of content that is being added. Is it a tutorial? A modding tool? A game file ? Something else?

  • Tutorials should use the following URL structure:
    wiki.step-project.com/NMS:Tutorials/PageName
  • Modding Tools should use the following URL structure:
    wiki.step-project.com/NMS:Modding_Tools/PageName
  • Game Structure should use the following URL structure:
    wiki.step-project.com/NMS:Game_Structure/PageName


All content that doesn't fit into a specified structure above, can use the following:

wiki.step-project.com/NMS:PageName
This content can remain or be moved (sorted) later, when necessary.

Creating a New Page[edit | edit source]

To create a new page:

  1. Copy and paste one of the URL structures from above
  2. Change PageName to the name of page being added (must be unique/can't already exist), and hit Enter/Return on your keyboard.
  3. Users will be presented with a page stating the content doesn't exist and a couple options. Select, the edit this page link.
  4. Users will be taken to the editor for content creation.


Once at the editor, there are a few things that must be included for the NMS theme to work correctly.
Here is the template for a standard page that you can copy/paste in the editor of your new page :

__NOTITLE__
{{NMSPage|contentTitle=PageTitle}}
[[Category:No Man's Sky]][[Category:NMS-Tutorial]]
{{TOC_right}}
== HeaderText ==

Page content here...

{{NMSPageClose}}

Here are more informations about each line :

  • Magic Words : __NOTITLE__ & __NOTOC__ control specific wiki features. See Side Notes.
  • NMSPAge Opening Template : This places the top half of the theme. The contentTitle value is the title of the page, placed in the themed header at the top. If no value is provided, PageName Magic Word will be used.
  • Categories : Add appropriated categories so that page will be sorted for users. The No Man's Sky category should always be added, then followed by the appropriate sub-categories. See the Category Reference for a list a available categories.
  • Table of Contents (TOC) : If the TOC isn't desired, skip this step and ensure the __NOTOC__ Magic Word is included, see Side Notes.
  • Content : Your content. It is highly recommended to begin any content with a level two heading: == HeaderText ==
  • NMSPageClose Closing template : This places the bottom half of the theme. Without it, the theme would be broken.

Content Formatting[edit | edit source]

For the whole rules you can use to format your page, please check This Content Formatting page


Sometimes the wiki will parse text into code that isn't desired to be parsed. This can be overcome a few different ways.

  1. Use <nowiki></nowiki> tags.
    nowiki tags will tell the parser to output whatever is between the tags as plain text. This is handy to print out markup on the page.
    Example: <nowiki><div style="color:#EEE;">My text is colored #EEE!</div></nowiki>
    Result: <div style="color:#EEE;">My text is colored #EEE!</div>
  2. Use <code>TextHere</code> tags.
    Code tags will envelop text within preformatted text.
    Example: <code>TextHere</code>
    Result: TextHere
  3. Use <pre></pre> tags.
    Preformatted tags will block out the text between them on the page, exactly as inputted (including spacing).
    Result:
            <Property value="TkSceneNodeAttributeData.xml">
              <Property name="Name" value="MATERIAL" />
              <Property name="AltID" value="" />
              <Property name="Value" value="MATERIALS/LIGHT.MATERIAL.MBIN" />
            </Property>


For links, you can link subtitles directly.
All you have to do is adding # to your page url and the exact name of the subtitle (check Uppercases !), replacing spaces with _
IE : To access home page Getting Started section, simply add #Getting_Started to home page url.

Useful Templates[edit | edit source]

Images[edit | edit source]

Images can be included in a multitude of way. For all the default options see this document. Else, users can include them with a template that creates a stylized instance of an image on the page. This template is explained below:

GallerySimple
Code: {{GallerySimple|id=galleryID|width=250|img=(Image:UploadedImage) or (ImageURL)|caption=UserText}} {{clear}}


This template has several parameters that can be set. See this page to learn what they are and what they accept.

The img parameter accepts URLs (use "direct links"), however, it's recommended to upload the images to the wiki. To do so:
  1. On the top navigation bar, hover over TOOLBOX and select [UPLOAD FILE].
  2. Once uploaded, use the image name from the browser's address bar (e.g. wiki.step-project.com/File:Explorer_2017-08-17_15-49-40.png )
Example code for an Uploaded Image:
{{GallerySimple|id=ImageSet1|width=144|img=Image:Explorer_2017-08-17_15-49-40.png|caption=Do this now!}} {{clear}}
Example code for an URL:
{{GallerySimple|id=ImageSet1|width=144|img=https://i.postimg.cc/4yR0dMSR/SWTOR-Guide-Logo.png|caption=Star Wars!<br>wait...wrong wiki...}} {{clear}}

Custom Tags[edit | edit source]

This template creates stylized, superscript text. Its use varies.

Code: {{CustomTag|color=ColorHere|tag=UserTextHere}}
The color variable accepts any CSS-accepted value (e.g. #FFF, #FFFFFF, white, RGB(255,255,255)


Exemples

This is some info Info!

Code: {{CustomTag|color=RGB(255,255,255)|tag=Info!}}

How about a warning next time! Warning

Code: {{CustomTag|color=red|tag=Warning}}

Is this thing new or old? New!

Code: {{CustomTag|color=#b1a9f1|tag=New!}}

Lists[edit | edit source]

You can use at least 2 kind of lists :

Dots
If you want a list where each line is preceded with a dot, use a * before your lines :
Code: * first line
Code: * second line
  • first line
  • second line


Numbers
To make each line preceded with an incremented number, use a # before your lines
Code: # first line
Code: # second line
  1. first line
  2. second line

Notices[edit | edit source]

There are two templates here. Both display notice blocks on page.
The Notice Small displays a smaller notice and can be used in lists.
The Notice template will display a large notice centered on the page.

Notice Small
Code: {{Notice Small|text=UserTextHere}}

Template:Notice Small


Notice
Code: {{Notice|text=UserTextHere}}

Template:Notice

Warnings[edit | edit source]

For very important notices, you can use either of the 2 warning templates

Warning Small
Code: {{Warning Small|text=UserTextHere}}

Template:Warning Small


Warning
Code: {{Warning|text=UserTextHere}}

Template:Warning

Template:NMSPageClose