This page describes the prior way of adding a monster to the wiki! It will hopefully be replaced with an easier to use template-based way soon.
Ways to add to the 'Monsters' page:
This page will guide you through the process of adding a new monster.
However if you do not feel like doing that - You can just upload an image of the new monster.
If you put the monster name into the name of the image someone will come around and add it for you.
If you want to go the whole nine yards, read through the description as a whole before you start. Then go step by step.
You only need to complete one task of each colour.
Deciding upon and taking a photo:
Before you start you should shoot an image you want to add. I recommend using "Greenshot", but a normal screenshot and cutting it out in paint will do the trick. Give the image a name you will remember. You can name it after the monster/weapon/object, or just copy the file name into your clipboard.
If you do not want to add a photo to your entry, then use the file "Question-mark.jpg" in the next section.
Uploading a photo in the editing screen:
You click on "Photo" in the "add features and media" tab.
You click "Choose..." in the first line of the appearing window.
You find the image you prepared and double click it.
You click add photo in the next window (ignore those options, our goal is just to get the picture uploaded.
You delete the picture on the page (backspace/del), because we do not need it in its raw format.
Uploading a photo from outside the editing screen:
You click "Add a photo" in the "Photo" box in the right column of the map.
You click "Choose..." in the first line of the appearing window.
You find the image you prepared and double click it.
Finding a good location:
Find the location where you want to see the monster in the table.
Once you found the location you want to add the monster, you memorize the monster that appears right before that location.
Then use ctrl+f to easily find this location.
Don't get scared now.
Adding the entry: You have two choices.
- Adding an entry in visual mode (requires some fixing, but let someone with balls do that)
- Adding an entry in source code (AKA going manmode)
Adding an entry in visual mode
You click your cursor into the row BEFORE your desired location for your entry.
You rightclick somewhere in the cell where you cursor is and choose "row - insert after".
You click into the first cell of the new row.
You look to the right side, there is a "Templates" tab.
In the "Templates" tab, there is a puzzle piece with the description "Monster Image"
You click on it.
A window will pop up.
In the first line you enter the name of the picture you just uploaded (include the file extension .png, .jpg, .gif, etc.).
In the third line you enter the name of the monster.
You click OK.
Congratulations, you succeeded. Go tell someone about it. Don't mention you did it in visual mode.
Adding an entry in source code
Every new monster family starts with the lines
| colspan="3"|
===Monster Family Name===
|-
EXPLANATION:
The first line makes the cell span all 3 columns.
The second line is blank to add some distance.
The third line makes the text inside the equals-signs appear in the content box.
The fourth line ends the row of the table.
Every new monster addition looks like this:
|{{Monster Image|YourImage.png|MonsterName}}
|
|
|-
EXPLANATION:
The first line opens a new column(1: Monster Name+Image) with |, then adds the template "Monster Image" with certain definitions inside the brackets, separated by |.
The second line opens a new column(2: Description) with |
The third line is the content for the cell (currently empty)
The fourth line opens a new column(3: May Drop) with |
The fifth line is the content for the cell (currently empty)
The sixth line ends the row of the table.
Go ahead and copy those lines, fill in YourImage and make extensive use of the "Preview" button.
Congratulations, you succeeded. Go tell someone about it.