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== Kit and Item Nomenclature == | == Kit and Item Nomenclature == | ||
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In an earlier attempt to alleviate the problem of inconsistently named pages, I reorganized the [[Main Page]] to harmonize its links with the in-game names of items, then created page-redirects to bounce each link to the appropriate (often incorrectly named) content page. This is only a band-aid over an open wound. To heal, content must be moved from their incorrectly named pages to replace the correctly named redirect pages. | In an earlier attempt to alleviate the problem of inconsistently named pages, I reorganized the [[Main Page]] to harmonize its links with the in-game names of items, then created page-redirects to bounce each link to the appropriate (often incorrectly named) content page. This is only a band-aid over an open wound. To heal, content must be moved from their incorrectly named pages to replace the correctly named redirect pages. | ||
| − | The schema I used for the Main Page links is "«ItemName»" for items not created from kits. and "Kit («KitName») «ItemName»" for those that are, with the sole exception of "«Kit () «ItemName»" used when kit and variant names were similar enough to seem redundant to include both. Similarly, any new pages I created used the same naming schema minus the "«Kit () «ItemName»" contraction. I also adopted the "Guide («ItemName»)" or "Guide («SubjectName»)" for community-authored (opposed to user-authored) guides. (See [[Guide (Airlock)]] and [[Guide (Farming)]]) | + | The schema I used for the Main Page links is "«ItemName»" for items not created from kits. and "Kit («KitName») «ItemName»" for those that are, with the sole exception of "«Kit () «ItemName»" used when kit and variant names were similar enough to seem redundant to include both. Similarly, any new pages I created used the same naming schema minus the "«Kit () «ItemName»" contraction. (See "[[Kit (Atmospherics) Air Conditioner]]") I also adopted the "Guide («ItemName»)" or "Guide («SubjectName»)" for community-authored (opposed to user-authored) guides. (See [[Guide (Airlock)]] and [[Guide (Farming)]]) |
I devised the above naming schema for the Main Page links with two goals in mind: | I devised the above naming schema for the Main Page links with two goals in mind: | ||
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For the Main Page reorganization, I made an assumption that I am now concerned is incorrect, that assumption being it might be possible for two different kits to produce two different variants that share the same name. | For the Main Page reorganization, I made an assumption that I am now concerned is incorrect, that assumption being it might be possible for two different kits to produce two different variants that share the same name. | ||
| − | * If the '''assumption is true''', then keeping future updates or mod's in mind, it is necessary to prevent page-name collisions by prepending the kit's name. (Example: the current pipe-based "[[Kit (Gas Mixer) Gas Mixer]]" vs. a future mod-provided "Kit (Advance Atmospherics) Gas Mixer", | + | * If the '''assumption is true''', then keeping future updates or mod's in mind, it is necessary to prevent page-name collisions by prepending the kit's name. (Example: the current pipe-based "[[Kit (Gas Mixer) Gas Mixer]]" vs. a future mod-provided "Kit (Advance Atmospherics) Gas Mixer", a Electrolyzer/Filtration sized device that will take several input gases and mix them to order consistently regardless of input temperatures or pressures) |
* If the '''assumption is false''', then every item must have a unique name and therefore will reside on a matching uniquely named wiki page, no kit-name prepending required. | * If the '''assumption is false''', then every item must have a unique name and therefore will reside on a matching uniquely named wiki page, no kit-name prepending required. | ||
It seems to me now that the game has been constructed such that every item must have a unique name. I will try to confirm this with someone in authority on Stationeers' Discord. If confirmed, I will accept responsibility for the mistake and make the necessary corrections to the Main Page and the redirects it depends upon. Thus, pages like "[[Kit (Atmospherics) Air Conditioner]]" will become simply "[[Air Conditioner]]". | It seems to me now that the game has been constructed such that every item must have a unique name. I will try to confirm this with someone in authority on Stationeers' Discord. If confirmed, I will accept responsibility for the mistake and make the necessary corrections to the Main Page and the redirects it depends upon. Thus, pages like "[[Kit (Atmospherics) Air Conditioner]]" will become simply "[[Air Conditioner]]". | ||
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== Kit Pages == | == Kit Pages == | ||
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#* Kits that produce multiple variants that are only trivially different from one another do '''not''' require individual pages for those varients. A simple table of characteristics should be enough to guide a player to the appropriate variant. | #* Kits that produce multiple variants that are only trivially different from one another do '''not''' require individual pages for those varients. A simple table of characteristics should be enough to guide a player to the appropriate variant. | ||
#* I agree that [[Kit (Lights)]] is a difficult one. Though [[Kit (Lights) Wall Light|Wall Light]], [[Kit (Lights) Wall Light (Long)|Wall Light (Long)]], [[Kit (Lights) Wall Light (Long Angled)|Wall Light (Long Angled)]] and [[Kit (Lights) Wall Light (Long Wide)|Wall Light (Long Wide)]] are all essentially the same, albeit in size and shape, they are substantially distinct in form and function from [[Kit (Lights) Diode Slide|Diode Slide]] and [[Kit (Lights) Wall Light (Battery)|Wall Light (Battery)]]. Even [[Kit (Lights) LED|LED]] colorization is different enough from other Lights variant to cause confusion for a new player. Therefore, I think it would be wise to give Lights variants three separate pages. One for the common lights, another for the battery variant, and a third for LED. | #* I agree that [[Kit (Lights)]] is a difficult one. Though [[Kit (Lights) Wall Light|Wall Light]], [[Kit (Lights) Wall Light (Long)|Wall Light (Long)]], [[Kit (Lights) Wall Light (Long Angled)|Wall Light (Long Angled)]] and [[Kit (Lights) Wall Light (Long Wide)|Wall Light (Long Wide)]] are all essentially the same, albeit in size and shape, they are substantially distinct in form and function from [[Kit (Lights) Diode Slide|Diode Slide]] and [[Kit (Lights) Wall Light (Battery)|Wall Light (Battery)]]. Even [[Kit (Lights) LED|LED]] colorization is different enough from other Lights variant to cause confusion for a new player. Therefore, I think it would be wise to give Lights variants three separate pages. One for the common lights, another for the battery variant, and a third for LED. | ||
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== IC Scripts == | == IC Scripts == | ||