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=Official Text=
 
This is what goes '''after''' any UFOpaedia entry on <u>every</u> page that has one. Word for word taken from '''pedia.mt'''.
 
''From: Apocalypse Ufopaedia''
 
The format: italics to denote that it is not part of the text, double-space after the official text, no period at end. eg:
 
Something official text from the in-game UFOpaedia sourced from, word for word, ''pedia.mt'' file NO LINKS WITHIN official text example example example example example.  ''From: Apocalypse Ufopaedia''
 
 
 
 
 
=UFOpaedia Image Format=
 
Making pedia images uniformly.
 
* Cut pedia pic so that left and right edges do not have border colours (white edge typically). Helps to zoom in alot for pixel-perfect cutting. Top and bottom do not have border colours.
 
* Final pic size should be either 329x479 or 329x480. If wildly out from this guide you are not using original pedia pics!
 
* Insert text using '''Reticulan''' fontsize= 34 using an 'almost black' colour (see Pic Erroes, below). Black (R0, G0, B0) cannot be used! To stop having transparent text, use (R5, G5, B5) as the font colour.
 
** (R8, G2, B2) works if you still get transparent text. 
 
* Align text by hand roughly equi-distance from top-left corner. Uppercase and lowercase is the same.
 
* Text too long? Take the grey bar, cut it then resize it 200% height only. Reinsert the new text bar to align with the top corner - no colour should show above with this double height bar. Insert text so that top-gap, middle-gap, and bottom-gap are approximately equal. Doesn't have to be perfect, but just look uniform.
 
* Save file as PNG 256colour (8bit). This is ideal vs quality whereas TrueColour (24bit) gives minimal quality increase at the expense of triple the filesize.
 
* Rename file as Type-Pedia-Name-(Apocalypse).png<br>
 
 
==Pic Errors - Black Colour==
 
If a pic contains a black colour, that part will become transparent! Manually in-filling all black areas of pic with very dark grey could be a fix, but then its not the original pic anymore. This error seems unavoidable.<br>
 
* example of bad pedia pic: https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Brainsucker_Launcher&oldid=114818 <br>
 
* "Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: warning: ....etc." '''is solved'''<br>
 
* Some pics have not been showing up properly since ''forever'' (2006): https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Personal_Teleporter&oldid=13076!
 
* Excessive black area in pic detracts, bucket-fill, 5% similarity really helps.
 
** typical [[Personal_Teleporter|example]]
 
 
 
 
 
== Confusing Wording ==
 
Clarification: "Security Guards" wording should not be used anywhere.
 
 
* Building Security or Guards = note uppercase, these are the generic defence forces (not cultists, gangsters, police or thugs).
 
* Defence Force = any npc (except Corporate Thugs) who appears on a search/raid to defend the building against X-Com or Aliens.<br>
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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Please add your suggestions to this informal page
  
 
==To Do==
 
==To Do==
 
 
'''Pick One!'''
 
'''Pick One!'''
  
===EASY===
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* Turn-based page needs in-fill from someone who uses it. <s>Real-Time page is done.</s>
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* <s>Overspawn walks thru some, demolishes others. List which is which. Add solution to Apoc'd Edits page.</s>
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* <s>Weapon damage types icons added to [[Damage_Modifiers_(Apocalypse)|Damage]] page.</s>
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* <s>Armor page four into one - forgot to list this one, but now its done.</s>
 
* Buildings: combat tactics and general building interesting features text In-fill to each [[Buildings_(Apocalypse)|building page]].
 
* Buildings: combat tactics and general building interesting features text In-fill to each [[Buildings_(Apocalypse)|building page]].
* Keyboard Commands: NEED MORE key-combos although it still is a WIP. Format doesn't matter just yet, just list them for now.
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* Better pics of various plant growths which have an effect of some sort. New pics of all with black background.
* <s>Alien Buildings: UFOpaedia pic for each structure with briefing screen (with text) which shows the target objective.</s> '''DONE'''
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* <s>Bio-Chemistry and Quantum Physics pages: split up the chart into sections to make it easy to search.</s>
* Facility: under-construction facility pic (only two needed: one of 1x1 and one of 2x2 facility) of in-game overhead view at lev3, placed somewhere.
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* Agent Equipment: "UFOpaedia pic + Reticulan fonts" of weapons and ammunition.
* Exotic Artifacts: split into into two pages. One for alien equipment and the other for UFO equipment (armaments and devices) so that each part can be put under its relevant section.
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* <s>Agent Equipment: icon pics of weapons using yellow background. Shows easy comparable scale of item.</s>
* Civilian Vehicles: same format with UFOpaedia pic + Reticulan fonts.
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* <s>Cut Content page: go thru and removed repetative mention of <text in-game: none> and debug also etc. after the equip listing.</s>
* Pics of various pant growths which have an effect of some sort.
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* Use [[Utilities_(Apocalypse)|XME]] to go thru all battlescape segments and list which ones are never used, then add to Cut Content page
 
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* <s>Alien Ship Technology: Propulsion, Energy, Control pages need alot of work finishing. Better pics</s>
===MEDIUM===
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* Base Locations: add percentage frequency to each layout shown, of getting a particular building for each difficulty.
* Agent Equipment: UFOpaedia new-version aka "UFOpaedia pic + Reticulan fonts" (no thumbnail error) pics to right of boxed official text for each page (gun and ammo). Consider UFOpaedia text for ammuntion as well.  
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* Better pics (black background + resize 200%) all unit 360deg. collage
* Vehicles: Quicklinks box needs mini-pics of engines (from somewhere within a pck file).
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* Cityscape and Tactical pages: pics with pink arrows and boxed text pointing to buttons could use a more thorough explaination.
* Agent Medals: Rewrite whole page removing boxed parts to be same format as other pages.
 
* Incendiary: Add an explaination somewhere about it. Either expand Damage Modifier page or within title page of Agent Equipment.
 
* <s>Tactics Page Links: fix each page with proper "previous: the page", "next: the page", "home: the tactics title" etc. links to make reading more fluid.</s> '''DONE'''
 
 
 
===HARD===
 
* Infiltration Force Combined: Gather all information on each UFO's alien loadout and make a chart which combines them. Add it to: "infiltration page" or "title page of UFO craft" or "UFO incursions page" or its own seperate page.
 
* Alien Ship Technology: Propulsion, Energy, Control pages need alot of work. UFOpaedia pic and in-game battlescape pics of each type eg: egg of fuel energy + bone barrier. eg: 4-aspect pic of control pedestal. eg:  <there are no propulsion-things!>
 
* Battlescape Tactics: remove "Building Bombing" section from here and make a new page with in-depth info about cityscape style 'missions' so that battlescape stuff isn't mixed with cityscape-only stuff AND move "Illegal Flyer" newly added text from summary page to its own page (and expand it with info derived from Apoc'd).
 
* <s>Orange Pad Timers: I've worked out so far (SH, Food chamber) that an alien spawns in -minimum- every 35secs ...but not uniformly. If somethin busy is happening then the spawn does not happen. Busy? Using alot of mind control on Sectoids and could manually delay a spawn 'at best' for 7minutes. So... TODO? '''1'''.Check spawn times for each alien building. '''2'''. Check spawn timer for each difficulty. </s> '''DONE'''
 
 
 
===EDITED SOLUTIONS===
 
* Base Defence: (a base with all facs and allowing the hostiles to explore, edited with Apoc'd) find out where/what/why base invaders goto when in your base.
 
  
  
Please add your suggestions!
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[[Category: Apocalypse]]

Latest revision as of 23:01, 3 December 2023


Please add your suggestions to this informal page

To Do

Pick One!

  • Turn-based page needs in-fill from someone who uses it. Real-Time page is done.
  • Overspawn walks thru some, demolishes others. List which is which. Add solution to Apoc'd Edits page.
  • Weapon damage types icons added to Damage page.
  • Armor page four into one - forgot to list this one, but now its done.
  • Buildings: combat tactics and general building interesting features text In-fill to each building page.
  • Better pics of various plant growths which have an effect of some sort. New pics of all with black background.
  • Bio-Chemistry and Quantum Physics pages: split up the chart into sections to make it easy to search.
  • Agent Equipment: "UFOpaedia pic + Reticulan fonts" of weapons and ammunition.
  • Agent Equipment: icon pics of weapons using yellow background. Shows easy comparable scale of item.
  • Cut Content page: go thru and removed repetative mention of <text in-game: none> and debug also etc. after the equip listing.
  • Use XME to go thru all battlescape segments and list which ones are never used, then add to Cut Content page
  • Alien Ship Technology: Propulsion, Energy, Control pages need alot of work finishing. Better pics
  • Base Locations: add percentage frequency to each layout shown, of getting a particular building for each difficulty.
  • Better pics (black background + resize 200%) all unit 360deg. collage
  • Cityscape and Tactical pages: pics with pink arrows and boxed text pointing to buttons could use a more thorough explaination.