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  1. The first occurrence of the article title (or a variant thereof, e.g. plural) in the article itself must be in bold. For example, in the article for Ensign Zihr, the beginning reads: "Ensign Zihr is...".

Article Naming

The folowing naming conventions must be observed when naming certain articles:

Article Type Prefix Example
NPCs (non-player characters) (None) /wiki/Golos Vell
Items (None) /wiki/Firearms Engineering Mk II
Missions Mission:(space) /wiki/Mission: Azure Blues
Equipment Equipment:(space) /wiki/Equipment: Pollyalloy Weave Mk VIII
(Must also be placed within category "Body Armor" because the equipment name is preceded by that phrase within the game.)
Kits Kit:(space) /wiki/Kit: Firearms Engineering Mk II
(Must also be placed within category "Engineering Kits" because the kit name is preceded by "Engineering Kit" in the game.)
Weapons Weapon:(space) /wiki/Weapon: Arcwave MK VIII
(Must also be placed within category "Disruptor Bolt Assault Weapons", because the weapon name is preceded by that phrase within the game.)

Article Linking

For the following article types, the corresponding template must be used when linking to it:

Article Type Template Example
NPCs (non-player characters) (None) [[Malcolm Sissel]]
Items (None) [[Firearms Engineering Mk II]]
Missions {{mission}} {{mission|Azure Blues}}
Equipment {{equipment}} {{equipment|Body Armor|Energy Dampening Mk II|common}}
Kits {{kit}} {{kit|Engineering Kit|Firearms Engineering Mk II|uncommon}}
Weapons {{weapon}} {{weapon|Disruptor Bolt Assault Weapon|Arcwave Mk VIII|uncommon}}

Item InfoBoxes

EngineeringKit FirearmsEngineeringMkII

Sample in-game info box.

Like in the game, and as can be seen in the screenshot to the right, each item within the game has a specially formatted information box. This convention must be observed on this wiki as well; all items will have a corresponding info box. Here is what you should do:

  1. Navigate to a new article titled Infobox: Name of Item. Add the InfoBox code in this page. A quick style and formatting tutorial is below.
  2. On the item page, add {{{iteminfobox|Name of Item}}} to the top. "Name of Item" must match with the above step.

For example, in the article [Engineering Kit Firearms Engineering Mk II], the following would appear at the top of the article, to insert its InfoBox:

{{iteminfobox|Firearms Engineering Mk II}}

This would then call up Infobox: Personal Shield Mk II, where you must then enter the proper formatting, as illustrated directly below.

Item InfoBox Formatting

  • In the example above, the title is in a narrow green font, since the item is Uncommon. To specify the infobox title, use the following template:
{{it|Engineering Kit - Firearms Engineering Mk II|uncommon}}

The it template (which stands for "'Item Title") specifies the correct font and size for the title, and the uncommon parameter formats the color for the corresponding rarity. Only use uncommon, common, epic, and rare for the second parameter (or omit it altogether for common items).

  • For the text directly below the title, "Uncommon Kit", use the following formatting:
{{r|Uncommon Kit|uncommon}}

The uncommon parameter again colors it green for being an Uncommon item. You can omit this as well for Common items. Use this for any text where the entire line must be displayed in the corresponding rarity color.

  • For text that is light aqua, use the following template:
{{blue|KDF Engineer, Starfleet Engineer}}
  • For subtitle text (such as "Quick Fix 1" and "Expose Attack" in the example above), use the following template:
{{st|Quick Fix 1}}

and

{{st|Expose Attack|yellow}}

When the subtitle is green, you can omit the second color parameter.

  • If there is a label for a required rank for item usage, specify it like so:
{{rank|Captain}}

This will automatically right-align and color the text, as it is formatted in the game's item information boxes.

  • To indent text as shown above, use regular wiki formatting:
:24 Hit Points to Fabrications
:25% chance: to self: AICommand
:...

This can be nested to indent on more than one level, like so:

:...
:to target: Applies <span class="blue">Quick Fix Applied</span> for 12 sec
::Removes up to 1 effects
:+9% All Damage strength to Ranged Weapons for 12 sec
:...
  • Finally, for the cost of the item, use the following template:
{{c|2,285|EC}}

The EC specifies the currency as EC, or "Energy Credits", and uses the corresponding currency icon.

  • To view an example of how the above info box would be formatted in its entirety, please visit: Example: Item InfoBox Formatting.
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