I've been trying to figure out how to create a page for creatures, but I can't seem to figure out which style of info box to use! I've looked at several, and even tried to make one (creaturebox) but have been unsuccessful thus far. I am very new to the wiki language and my skills include copy & paste from other pages and editing existing material. Creating a new template is a bit above my level of wiki knowledge.
I have attempted to create an info box that reflects what I believe to be vital information to be included in a creature box. This attempt was the Black Hyena Assassin.
Name (large bold)
Ceature Image
Race Faction (if applicable)
Hostile (yes or no)
Level Difficulty
Money (displated in min - max format)
Drops (item drops)
Related Quests (descending list of quests this creature is involved in)
I haven't been able to figure out how to include the picture in the table just yet. If somebody could create a true template for this I would be forever greateful and will make good use of it.
Are you having problems with linking images, or creating templates?
If you just need to post an image:
1) type [[
2) type the name of your pic File:Black Hyena Assassin.png
3) type ]] to close the link
The full link will look like this: [[File:Black Hyena Assassin.png]]
If you need help with actual templates, then it can get more complicated. Perhaps I'll be able to make one later.
--IcecreamKitten 03:41, March 11, 2010 (UTC)
Ahh, got the image to display, though it kinda screws up the info box =/ If you could create a template that would be wonderful! I tried looking at the questbox template and basing the creaturebox template off of that, but I didn;t have enough knowledge of wiki to get it to do what I was trying for. If you are skilled with wiki knowledge, that may bee a good starter to work off of.
Jaserak 03:47, March 11, 2010 (UTC)
I fixed the layout for now. It screwed the table because the image was placed in the first column, so it stretched the table :) I made the table cell occupy two columns by using colspan="2" command.
I also reduced the size of the pic to 300 pixels, to fit the table
IcecreamKitten 04:03, March 11, 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, that looks much better. Since this guy will be the guinea pig of sorts, I've added some flavor text to get an over-all feeling for what other creature pages will look like. It would be nice to have a generic template to copy and edit for future creatures. I love to catalog things, so I know I'll be using it a lot!
Jaserak 04:13, March 11, 2010 (UTC)
I created the following mini-template, which is not a true template but it will do the job (the real stuff is a bit too complicated for my skillz right now...)
Copy the following: {{subst:MonsterInfo}} into the monster page you are making, and save the page.
Now edit the page, you will see it has created the following table:
| |||
| Monster Name | |||
| Race | Race Name | ||
| Hostile | Yes/No | ||
| Level | minimum-maximum | ||
| Difficulty | Solo/Raid | ||
| Money | ? - ?
| ||
| Drops | List Items | ||
| Related Quests | Quest links | ||
Just replace the text where appropriate and save again. I think it'll do for the time being :)
--IcecreamKitten 10:23, March 11, 2010 (UTC)
I created a full template, Template:Monsterbox. It should be better now.
You can see the result in your assassin page. If you want to edit some value, click the "Source" button and edit the variables.
--IcecreamKitten 17:46, March 13, 2010 (UTC)