Sorry shoutwiki. I want to own it.

Okay, it's pretty much ready to go. I'm going to shake off shoutwiki like a bad case of fleas. Their shit was slow and I had limited control over it. Plus there are so many reasons to own your own wiki... ad revenue, control, SEO optimizations... etc.

I am writing off that old wiki data as a loss since I'm too retarded to figure out how to import their XML file. Honestly there wasn't much of value on the wiki anyway, so we can start fresh with version 1. There was a lot of old EQ info in there.

Holy crap am I glad I installed this. Shoutwiki is SO SLOW in comparison.

For the Wiki instead of the default


{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Properties
! Values
|-
| ?
| ?
|}


Can we instead get
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Properties
! Values
|-
|Slot
|[[]]
|-
|Type
|
|-
|Requirement
|
|-
|Armor
| +
|-
|}

Or Better Yet

[[File:]]
[[File:]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Properties
! Values
|-
| Slot
| [[]]
|-
| Type
|
|-
| Required Level
|
|-
| Dropped By
|
|-
| Location
| [[]]
|-
| Armor
| +
|-
|}

I think we should definitely list level requirements and weight on each item's page as a property.

I'm also considering we should convert them to mediawiki categories. Like so:

https://nevergrind.com/wiki/index.php?t ... egory:Neck

I just added [[Category:Neck]] to the bottom of all neck items and then you can go to a page where all normal quality neck items are. The benefit of this is then there would be a link at the bottom of every neck item's page where they can reference all neck items:

https://nevergrind.com/wiki/index.php?t ... data_Relic

Thoughts?

This design also allows a cool category page:

https://nevergrind.com/wiki/index.php?t ... Categories

Btw, wiki protip: Shift+Alt+s for saving an article. Such fast!

TIL: This is how you link to a category page: [[:Category:Neck|Neck]] before the bracket is the page link. After the bracket is the name shown for the link.

Hm, maybe instead of re-inventing the wheel here, I'll just add these categories to all of these existing pages. That way people can opt to browse via the categories. It's kind of nice to have the armor/req level on those armor tables for fast browsing.

I wish there was a fast way to edit an article. I hate clicking Edit every time.

Figured it out. alt+shift+e... nice!!!

Kind of a fire hydrant of updates here, but it is what it is. I'm going to put ALL helmets in the same category. Regardless of quality. I think this may be helpful for some. That way they can link to normal, exceptional, elite helmets all on one page. I think this is the way to go.

Hah, Yeah I was thinking the same thing. I've been not adding the categories as we go along but I have been doing [[Boots]] which should link to the Wiki Boots page directly once it gets added. I need to find a way to make something like an excel entry script that you enter the item stats and it prints out the wiki code for you. That would be EXTREMELY helpful and time saving right now with as many items as I keep adding.

Yeah, I don't see any way of getting around adding the property names manually all the time.

Just realized Alt+S will save, also. And causes less hand cramping. lol

Nice to Know

Whoa. Alt+S works in the forums, too. Euphoria!

Is there anyway I could get a list of all potential modifiers?

And not in Firefox

It's not too late to swap to Chrome lol. I made the change a few months ago.

attack
physicalDamage
poisonDamage
magicDamage
lightningDamage
coldDamage
fireDamage
enhancedDamage
enhancedArmor
mp
magicFind
resistPoison
resistMagic
resistLightning
resistCold
resistFire
allResist
oneHandSlash
twoHandSlash
oneHandBlunt
twoHandBlunt
piercing
handtohand
offense
dualWield
doubleAttack
defense
dodge
parry
riposte
alteration
evocation
conjuration
abjuration
channeling
allSkills
hpKill
mpKill
enhancePhysical

str
sta
agi
dex
intel
wis
cha
allStats
hp
hpRegen
mpRegen
critChance
critDamage
ias
phyMit
magMit
goldFind
expFind
haste
globalHaste
castingHaste
thorns
weight
runSpeed
stun
fear
cold
silence
leech
wraith
absorbPoison
absorbMagic
absorbLightning
absorbCold
absorbFire
enhancePoison
enhanceMagic
enhanceLightning
enhanceCold
enhanceFire
enhancePhysical
enhanceAll

Or this: http://nevergrind.com/wiki/index.php?ti ... Properties

The problem with the "dropped by" field is that could be misleading. It depends on monster level and nothing else. A lot of action RPGs work this way.

Yeah, but I would argue it would give someone looking for set pieces a place to farm to potentially find the item.

Working on an excel sheet macro to see if I can get this to work.

Edit, working on javascript instead now.