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| | I'm looking to convert ''a lot'' of screenshots and you're responsible for a lot of em. Do you remember if you captured any of the screenshots below? If not, remember where they came from? I would share more, but can only generate 500 at a time! |
| | *[[:Category:Binary Land images|Binary Land Levels]] |
| | *[[:File:Athena NES Stage3a.png|Athena Levels]] |
| | *[[:Category:Bubble Bobble images|Bubble Bobble Levels]] |
| | *[[:Category:Castle Excellent images|Castle Excellent Levels]] |
| | *[[:Category:Chack'n Pop images|Chack'n level Levels]] |
| | *[[:Category:Lode Runner images|Lode Runner Levels]] |
| | *[[:Category:Combat images|Combat Levels]] |
| | Much thanks! [[User:Trig Jegman|Trig]] - 06:20, 19 January 2022 (UTC) |
| | :Hi {{user|Trig Jegman}}. Yeah, I captured a lot of those images personally, especially the single screen games like Combat, Bubble Bobble, Lode Runner, and Chack'n Pop. Other games like Castle Excellent and Athena were done so long ago, I'm not sure I'd be able to locate them again if I tried. I have a tendency to add markup to them in the process of making them consumable for a walkthrough. I know this isn't the most satisfactory answer, but it's the best I have right now. If I somehow conjure up the source for some of the other images, I'll let you know. But I'm more likely to stumble across them accidentally than intentionally. '''[[User:Procyon|<span style="color:red">Pro</span>]][[User talk:Procyon|<span style="color:grey">cyon</span>]]''' 03:01, 21 January 2022 (UTC) |
| | ::Maybe to put this another way, are there any significant examples you can think of where you ''didn't'' self capture them? [[User:Trig Jegman|Trig]] - 04:17, 21 January 2022 (UTC) |
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| As in the star, the raccoon genus, or the release group? -- [[User:Prod|Prod]] 23:51, 10 October 2006 (CDT)
| | == Thanks for the Thanks == |
| :lol, the raccoon genus. If I can't use Procyon, I sometimes use Lotor, or Plotor. ^_^ [[User:Procyon|Procyon]] 07:58, 11 October 2006 (CDT)
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| ::Hey, can you send me an [[Special:Emailuser/Prod|email]], I'd like to discuss something non-SW with you. (You can probably guess what it is from our previous IRC discussion :P) -- [[User:Prod|Prod]] ([[User talk:Prod|Talk]]) 12:54, 2 January 2007 (CST)
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| | No problem! After I finish the RSE guide, I'm going to apply the new templates me and Prod made to the FRLG pages too - Hopefully, it'll decrease the file size for them. Then I'll probably check out the other Pokémon guides to see what they're like, and maybe go onto a different franchise. [[User:Pakuchi|Pakuchi -- ''Someone! Anyone! Respond!'']] 13:54, 1 February 2022 (UTC) |
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| Thanks for the encouragement. And I know é is in the insert box, but when you have to type it a lot it's a pain to have to go down, click on it, go back up, type in a few words, and do it again. Thanks again, though. [[User:Myth|Myth]] 12:13, 1 June 2007 (CDT)
| | ==I need some guidance== |
| | Hi Procyon! Um, honestly I am kind of embarrassed on pinging you about this considering that you are the head of StrategyWiki, but the thing is, I want to ask for guidance from you regarding about some of my guides because recently I have been thinking of something, I want to know what you think and what will be your advice to me regarding about this, this will be somewhat long so I hope you have time to read, also thank you very much for writing on my Talk page along with Prod, so here it is, I've been thinking of this for quite a while now. |
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| | You see, I have these 2 games named Astrobatics and Alien Sky that I made a Stage 2 guide from, and what bothers me is that no matter how much I think of how to improve the guides for these 2 (I can still improve them, in fact 2 more overhauls each but it is not that significant anymore) I can't really think of what more I can provide for these 2 games to make the guides for them Stage 3 eligible, the issue I am thinking about is its levels, or missions as what the games refer, it is some sort of a real time mission |
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| Thanks for the suggestion, Procyon. (*deep breath*) that puts a load of my chest. I'll just stick it where it was then , as it seems the best place to put it to me. And I doubt anyone will have a problem. Thanks again for the encouragement. [[User:Myth|Myth]] 14:07, 7 June 2007 (CDT)
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| | The problem with these missions is that they really can't be described anymore with text + picture, while these games have predictable pacing as what I mentioned in its Walkthrough page, this is a roadblock that I feel like its unnecessary to break through |
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| That's easy, I'm matching the Yellow policy (finally....). -- [[User:Prod|Prod]] ([[User talk:Prod|Talk]]) 20:10, 8 June 2007 (CDT)
| | Explaining these missions "down to the bone" as in referring to where would enemies come in, come out, and all that, just feels like unnecessary information and nobody would basically read it, a good example of a game just like this is '''Sky Force Reloaded''', a game I have also nearly mastered a few months ago, I even have my runs in this game uploaded in my YouTube account and I can provide a sample, and just like these 2 games, Sky Force Reloaded also has the same kind of level, basically real time, it has predictable pacing but the levels are way too complex to be torn apart into text + picture form, if you want to recognize the levels of this game you would rather want to just do a trial and error, train your mind memory and muscle memory until you recognize where will enemies appear since enemy positions and appearances don't change, only drops do. |
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| == Re: correcting new authors ==
| | I have been thinking just now that what if the guides for Astrobatics and Alien Sky are already Stage 3 eligible at this point? I will still have to improve them but I believe once I did, they should be at least Stage 3 eligible, but I am afraid that some people may attempt to dispute its ranking and say that it may miss an information, which is also a big problem on my part because I cannot look for someone who has played these 2 games, finished it completely, and then decide to pay my guide a visit and judge it |
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| You're right, Procyon. I was too harsh on him. I wasn't trying to be, but I was just frustrated. Not that that excuses my comments. I also didn't know he was new (which is why I was harsher on him). I'll go apologize on his talk page. But I do believe that I should leave him a message so he knows what he's doing wrong. Thanks for the comment, though. [[User:Myth|Myth]] 00:26, 10 June 2007 (CDT)
| | Assuming that you gave me a go signal to make these guides Stage 3 eligible, I will take that into mind and once I have finally provided 2 more major overhauls I will upgrade it to Stage 3, then, if I was able to find someone who can read these guides and tell me how it is, if it came out as having a really good review saying that it is comprehensive enough, then I will upgrade it to Stage 4 but this is a process that I won't be able to do in just days unless if I am lucky enough to find one quick. |
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| | I am really sorry for the inconvenience Procyon, I have mentioned you on Discord about this but it seems that you are already not active in there, thank you. [[User:Stormshadow429|Stormshadow429]] ([[User talk:Stormshadow429|talk]]) 07:24, 7 February 2022 (UTC) |
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| Whoa, that layout you did is cool ^_^. I don't think the stage headings are necessary though (35 headings seems a bit much). -- [[User:Prod|Prod]] ([[User talk:Prod|Talk]]) 10:46, 10 June 2007 (CDT)
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| | Yo, I just wanted to say thanks for the heads up on {{t|wip}}. I'll use it when in the middle of major edits from now on. [[User:Pakuchi|Pakuchi -- ''Someone! Anyone! Respond!'']] 13:14, 12 May 2022 (UTC) |
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| #I had no clue that Echelon was the owner of this site
| | Couldn't [[Castle Excellent/Walkthrough]] use template:scrolling map for its page now? Having that giant sprite doesn't seem like it is very helpful. [[User:Trig Jegman|Trig]] - 21:12, 26 June 2022 (UTC) |
| #I was ''not'' trying to "tattle" on Echelon
| | :Thanks for bringing that to my attention, I didn't realize that the file name was repurposed. I went ahead and fixed it without the scrolling map part. Not sure scrolling map would be very effective there, especially considering it's in a spoiler collapse. Could be a good idea, I'm not sure. '''[[User:Procyon|<span style="color:red">Pro</span>]][[User talk:Procyon|<span style="color:grey">cyon</span>]]''' 00:51, 27 June 2022 (UTC) |
| #I was submitting my honest oppinion for the good of Strategy Wiki and was simply stating the rules of the site that were not being followed
| | ::Regardless, better have a usable map than a not-usable map. Thanks for the change. [[User:Trig Jegman|Trig]] - 02:12, 28 June 2022 (UTC) |
| #I really don't see what being the owner of the site has to do with breaking your own rules. If anything, it would be worse to post somehting on your own site that contradicts your own rules.
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| #I don't see how submitting my honest oppinion about the rules of the site being followed and such is "immature" or "Unprofessional"
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| ::I think you took my comments the wrong way, Procyon. I didn't want you to leave me alone or anything like that. I just honestly thought that I was being helpful. And as far as editting a talk page, I never said I was going to do anything like that. The whole point of this was a question regarding the link to a website on a talk page. And as far as where I got the idea that it was against the rules to link a site to your talk page, it might be for Wikipedia... Anyways, sorry if I sounded rude or confusing to you. Obviously it is fine to link a site to your talk page as long as it isn't major (and I guess if you're the owner it's fine). So thank you for the help and sorry again. I really don't know where this long thing got started in the first place. [[User:Myth|Myth]] 00:08, 12 June 2007 (CDT)
| | Ok I’ll try to check before I submit any edits[[User:Sclera1|Sclera1]] ([[User talk:Sclera1|talk]]) 02:35, 7 July 2022 (UTC) |
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| ==Big Brain Academy== | | == Question == |
| Hi, I've just been updating the Big Brain Academy guide. I think it was me who did most of it under a different name a long while back but I can't remember. Anyway I've made it a bit better adding pictures and more navigation. It is a hard game to write about as there is very little in the game but I've tried to cover every single aspect of the game!
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| | Hi i was wondering, would you prefer when writing an article (e.g. enemies guide), if i had to make a quick change and I didn’t have the time to go through an entire thing at once, would you prefer me to initially either list them as headers that are empty underneath or list them in dots points (in case) and then expand on them when i have the chance? Thank you [[User:Sclera1|Sclera1]] ([[User talk:Sclera1|talk]]) 06:28, 9 July 2022 (UTC) |
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| ::Lol, actually I didn't know that anyone could "review" any guide by giving it a 4 (or 1, 2, 3)! Anyway I think that it's 3 Yes's to the questions. Like I said it is a very simple game and I do think my parents could pick up and play it after reading the guide! So I'm going to give it a four. Thanks again. [[User:Poiuytre|Poiuytre]] 10:19, 15 June 2007 (CDT) | | ==It's out of scope== |
| | [[User:MrNemesis/sandbox]] covers an out of scope game: [https://fantendo.fandom.com/wiki/Extreme_Cross#Initial_Roster Fandom Nintendo Page for Extreme Cross]. [[User:Trig Jegman|Trig]] - 16:53, 11 July 2022 (UTC) |
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| | Couldn't see what the page contained but I found some things that *might* have been the game? |
| | *[https://farawaytimes.itch.io/kikai Kikai by Far Away Times] |
| | *[https://www.indiedb.com/games/kikai This thing on IndieDB] |
| | *[https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/hisui-no-kikai Hisui No Kikai on Metacritic]; came out this year |
| | *[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pasogo/295008-kikai-haouden-gendai-hen Kikai Haouden Gendai Hen, a board game] |
| | *[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/917289-kikai-shikake-no-kan Kikai Shikake No Kan, appears to be an NSFW game? couldn't find more besides gameFAQs] |
| | Maybe this helps find if this was a legitimate game or not. Worst to worst, maybe we don't have one of these games and it can be added instead. [[User:Trig Jegman|Trig]] - 02:24, 22 August 2022 (UTC) |
| | :I appreciate you digging in to see if there was any real world examples of a game named Kikai. None of these seem to relate to the content that the user added, so it's difficult to determine whether the user's content was based on a real game in development, or more of a fantasy wish-list game. I'm not going to worry much about it though. '''[[User:Procyon|<span style="color:red">Pro</span>]][[User talk:Procyon|<span style="color:grey">cyon</span>]]''' 17:45, 23 August 2022 (UTC) |
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| ok Procyon, my exams are done and i can edit these pages better. what exactly do you want me to do?[[User:Halosonic|Halosonic]] 12:16, 15 June 2007 (CDT)
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| | Procyon, I need your help, there is a lot of enemies in the New Zealand Story, And the art program I use can only hold 700 pixels and will get the picture blurry, Can you help me please. Also can you make all the character sprites what yo did to that Pac-Man Sprites it looks more cool. |
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| Yo 'sup Procyon. Thanks for taking the time to check my progress on the Tekken 3 Movelist. I want you to know that its not that I find the format daunting but its more like I dont get enough net time to perform major editing. Hence the help requests. I am from Trinidad, an island in the Caribbean, and my only access to free net is through my phone line using my neighbour's laptop.(I no longer have a cpu of my own as it was damaged. I intend to build one but I'm waiting for the finances). Its very hard to work on the net while there's the bugging in your mind of an emergency call. So basically I only get about half an hour for the max, about twice a week, with an average speed of 40 kbps. Anyways I know I will get the hang of the formatting when I analyze your examples and get enough exposure. (Don't mind the good english for internet talk as its my style. I hate most shorthand) Talk to you later, got to go. I only got 15 mins. By the way, the formatting style is great and we dont need to do anything anytime soon. Thanks. Laterz. --{{unsigned|King2}}
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| == Re: Pokemon mini games == | | == TY for work on the Mighty Bomb Jack page == |
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| Hi Garrett. I noticed that you added the list of Pokemon mini games to the Category. I wasn't sure if we were going to cover them or not. I have all of them (well, most of them as cartridges, even the Japanese ones, and the rest of them as ROMs). Do you have any of them? Maybe we could work together on some of the guides. Let me know :) [[User:Procyon|Procyon]] ([[User talk:Procyon|Talk]]) 09:20, 21 June 2007 (CDT)
| | Hey. Just wanted to say thank you for all the work you did on the Mighty Bomb Jack page. I recently discovered it while trying to make a full game map. All I came for was the images of all the rooms so I could layer them together in a GIMP project... but then I noticed that crazy shortcut from 5 to 11! Turns out it saves time in speedruns compared to warping between the Palace Rooms. It helped me recently get World Record! |
| :Since it's media-based that makes it a system, so I think it should definitely be covered here despite being so obscure. As for the games my experience with them is very limited, so I don't know that I could write all that much about them. I've started a rough guide for [[Pokémon Breeder]], but since I don't understand Japanese (at all) it's based entirely on trial and error. I've played several of the games but, ironically, it's the ones that are only in Japanese that interest me the most. :P [[User:Garrett|Garrett]]<sup>[[User talk:Garrett|Talk]]</sup> 18:41, 21 June 2007 (CDT)
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| | I was hoping you could tell me where you found that trick. Seems crazy to think someone could discover it by accident. Did you do a code disassembly or was it in some sort of Nintendo Power or old school strategy guide? [[User:SpaceColonizer|SpaceColonizer]] ([[User talk:SpaceColonizer|talk]]) 19:33, 21 August 2023 (UTC) |
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| How do you see how many edits you've done, anyway? [[User:Myth|Myth]] 16:37, 22 June 2007 (CDT)
| | :That information was sourced from a Japanese guide. I don't recall which one, it was a long time ago. '''[[User:Procyon|<span style="color:red">Pro</span>]][[User talk:Procyon|<span style="color:grey">cyon</span>]]''' 00:55, 22 August 2023 (UTC) |
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| ==[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]] help== | | ==Mother 1+2 Box== |
| Hey Proc, can you give me any better suggestions for cleaning up G/S/C. Mainly with the tables, my try is on [[Pokémon Gold and Silver/Route 29|this page]], also, where do you get encounter rates from, mine are from bulbapedia and I'm a bit worried about accuracy. Thanks in advance.--[[User:Rocky|Rocky]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://strategywiki.org/wiki/User:Rocky http://media.strategywiki.org/images/thumb/7/78/Rally-X_Rock.png/25px-Rally-X_Rock.png]</span> <sup>([[User_Talk:Rocky|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Rocky|Contributions]])</sup> 05:19, 23 June 2007 (CDT)
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| | Thanks for bringing the file size to my attention. Do you think I could compress the existing file? I can't find any other good scans for the Mother 1+2 box online. Thanks for your time. [[User:GamingBound|GamingBound]] ([[User talk:GamingBound|talk]]) 19:46, 15 February 2024 (UTC) |
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| :Looks excellent, got any ideas about how to do the table trainers . I'm happy to transfer that to all the pages, sprites are [[Pokémon Gold and Silver/Types of Trainers]], thanks so much.--[[User:Rocky|Rocky]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://strategywiki.org/wiki/User:Rocky http://media.strategywiki.org/images/thumb/7/78/Rally-X_Rock.png/25px-Rally-X_Rock.png]</span> <sup>([[User_Talk:Rocky|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Rocky|Contributions]])</sup> 13:56, 23 June 2007 (CDT)
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| | Thanks for letting me know about the magazine scans. I will delete them shortly. (Edit: Actually, I can't delete them. I'll leave that up to you. Here are the pages I provided magazine pics to: Zelda, Zelda II, Mega Man 2, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, R.C. Pro-Am, Track and Field II, TMNT, and Castlevania II.)[[User:GamingBound|GamingBound]] ([[User talk:GamingBound|talk]]) 21:39, 15 February 2024 (UTC) |
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| Honestly Procyon, what you said was kind of rude, and I don't really see what my age or maturity has to do with asking someone to move the Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Guide out of the Sparse section! I really don't get what you mean. Am I immature just because I don't know how everything works on SW? I've only been here like one month, and I've progressed considerably since I started. Please explain what you mean. [[User:Myth|Myth]] 12:40, 23 June 2007 (CDT)
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| I saw your RB message on the Community Issues page and I thought I'd recommend upgrading to Firefox 2. It has a built in Spell check function which I find ''extremely'' useful when making message board posts and working on here. It's still pretty new so sometimes it doesn't recognize things as real words, but overall it's incredibly useful. I'd also like to say nice work on it as I was using that guide the other day.--[[User:IsaacGS|IsaacGS]] 23:54, 24 June 2007 (CDT)
| | Hey....sorry about the callousness for my last message. I felt very frustrated and irritant at the time, so forgive the snarky-ness inherent in the message. I thank you for taking the time to respond to my queries, and I truly respect and appreciate everything you guys do here on this wiki (despite what my desires for it were). I hope we can part (and possibly meet again if I come back) on good terms. All my thanks, [[User:GamingBound|GamingBound]] ([[User talk:GamingBound|talk]]) 19:54, 7 March 2024 (UTC) |
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| Hey Proc, I've heard that you can walk up the mountain next to item B on [[:Image:Pokemon RB UnknownDungeon B1.png|this map]] by walking up from the bottom of the mountain? I think I tried ages ago and it worked, is this notable?--[[User:Rocky|Rocky]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://strategywiki.org/wiki/User:Rocky http://media.strategywiki.org/images/thumb/7/78/Rally-X_Rock.png/25px-Rally-X_Rock.png]</span> <sup>([[User_Talk:Rocky|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Rocky|Contributions]])</sup> 01:41, 25 June 2007 (CDT) | |
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| Thanks Proc, for all the times you badgered me to become a better person. I'm gracious of your support for my request for adminship; you're like one of the SW gurus, I don't even know how to say thank you beyond thank you thank you thank you! --[[User:Notmyhandle|Notmyhandle]] ([[User talk:Notmyhandle|talk]] <small>•</small> [[Special:Contributions/Notmyhandle|contribs]]) 18:52, 29 June 2007 (CDT)
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| I put that note there for the main reason that there really was no content that could go there, as far as I can see. But that's just my opinion. And you're right, I should have just blanked the page and put a note saying that a walkthrough was coming soon or I could have put a "stub" template there as well. I'm sorry if I came off as being whiny or reluctant to do something myself, which was not my intention at all but it obviously came out that way to several people. Once again, I'm sorry for how I handled the situation and thank you very much for letting me know. [[User:Myth|Myth]] 23:38, 1 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :Also Procyon, I'm sorry it took so long for me to respond to your comments and look over the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon/Walkthrough discussion page. I haven't been on my computer for a couple days, so I obviously couldn't explain my intent quickly enough. [[User:Myth|Myth]] 23:44, 1 July 2007 (CDT)
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| ::I understand that there are ''definitely'' not-so-fun parts of guides, but also a lot of fun ones. Obviously, getting other people to understand your point of view is not-so-fun. But actually doing it is definitely fun. Thanks for understanding me, Procyon and I hope to complete as much of the guide as I can! ^_^ [[User:Myth|Myth]] ([[User talk:Myth|talk]]) 11:46, 2 July 2007 (CDT)
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| == Limiting Personal Edits ==
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| I totally understand what you mean, and I'll be happy to comply. BTW, did you mean 10 edits to my user page per day, or in general? Thanks. [[User:Myth|Myth]] ([[User talk:Myth|talk]]) 14:54, 2 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :I'm getting better with the Edit Summary, but I still forget sometimes... But I definitely don't do 10 edits to 10 different sections ^_^ [[User:Myth|Myth]] ([[User talk:Myth|talk]]) 15:13, 2 July 2007 (CDT)
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| == Pac-Man Fever ==
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| I'd recommend creating a template that goes on all the pac man fever pages rather than making a cat. The album goes slightly outside of our scope. I'd also recommend an archive ;). -- [[User:Prod|Prod]] ([[User talk:Prod|Talk]]) 21:41, 2 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :Check the bottom of [[:Category:Pac-Man Fever (album)]]. It will need to be slightly customized due to the link in the header, though I'd prefer we made something from scratch rather than modifying the current template. -- [[User:Prod|Prod]] ([[User talk:Prod|Talk]]) 22:35, 2 July 2007 (CDT)
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| == Bad images==
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| Sorry about the pictures. if there is anything else i need to do just let me know.
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| [[User:Campfish91|Campfish91]] 22:14, 3 July 2007 (CDT)
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| == Pyro maniac ==
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| Hey Procyon. I think you were a bit harsh on Pyro maniac [[User talk:Pyro maniac#Writing style|here]] — he's probably quite young, and is certainly contributing in good faith. Maybe you could've been more encouraging? Anyway, good job on blocking that vandal (second one in two days, meh :-( ), and get on IRC more! --[[User:DrBob|DrBob]] ([[User_talk:DrBob|Talk]]) 08:41, 6 July 2007 (CDT)
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| : I'm just guessing his age from his writing style and enthusiasm. I know you were acting in good faith (as always), I just thought it would be better to be a little kinder. I'm not asking you to come on from work, but couldn't you come on IRC from home (or am I just not on IRC when you're at home? :-P ). --[[User:DrBob|DrBob]] ([[User_talk:DrBob|Talk]]) 11:38, 6 July 2007 (CDT)
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| == [[:Image:LoZLttP Hyrule Castle.png]] ==
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| How did you make that map? It's sweet! --[[User:Notmyhandle|Notmyhandle]] ([[User talk:Notmyhandle|talk]] <small>•</small> [[Special:Contributions/Notmyhandle|contribs]]) 13:11, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :Ah. Well I really like it. For one, the base image is unpixelated so it looks like it's high quality ya know. For some reason the colors strike me. Then the border makes it look really good and yeah, the fairy circle you put on there is an awesome way to label things with symbols. Shouldn't the sewer access hole be noted (or is that on another map for another section of the guide?)? When you get around to it, you should do a map like this for the various Chris Houlihan paths people can take (I'm thinking one map, two different colored tracks like Tron to denote where to go). --[[User:Notmyhandle|Notmyhandle]] ([[User talk:Notmyhandle|talk]] <small>•</small> [[Special:Contributions/Notmyhandle|contribs]]) 13:34, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
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| == [[:Image:LoZLttP Secret Passage.png]] ==
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| I see you beat me to it, good job ;). However, the chest in the second room contains a blue rupee, not the lantern. Are you finding all of these images online or are you splicing screens together? --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 14:29, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :Oh, and if you want a larger, less fuzzy version, just let me know and I'll upload it (I still have the second room saved on my hard drive, just have to splice the first, plus I go for transparency around the border instead of the purple stuff). --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 14:31, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
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| ::I only use 800x600 at work. Not everyone has as good of eyes as you. I agree, I think 1024x768 at least sets the pages to an organizable state, but for people like my boss, they use smaller resolutions. --[[User:Notmyhandle|Notmyhandle]] ([[User talk:Notmyhandle|talk]] <small>•</small> [[Special:Contributions/Notmyhandle|contribs]]) 14:46, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :::I've got the game for GBA and it's a rupee if you got the lamp from your house. Otherwise it's the lamp--[[User:Rocky|Rocky]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://strategywiki.org/wiki/User:Rocky http://media.strategywiki.org/images/thumb/7/78/Rally-X_Rock.png/25px-Rally-X_Rock.png]</span> <sup>([[User_Talk:Rocky|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Rocky|Contributions]])</sup> 14:49, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
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| Are there any ''other'' comments about that page, besides the lamp/rupee chest? Just want to get a feel for how you guys think it's coming along. I'm working on the Castle and Sewer maps now. That page is going to be long by the time it's done. [[User:Procyon|Procyon]] ([[User talk:Procyon|Talk]]) 14:52, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :Yeah, can you note that the passage is one of the only ways to get into Chris Houlihan's room if you go down the hole fast enough. See [http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-2639201067807842501&q=Link+to+the+past+room+videoplay&total=68&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0 this video]--[[User:Rocky|Rocky]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://strategywiki.org/wiki/User:Rocky http://media.strategywiki.org/images/thumb/7/78/Rally-X_Rock.png/25px-Rally-X_Rock.png]</span> <sup>([[User_Talk:Rocky|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Rocky|Contributions]])</sup> 15:00, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
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| ::Rocky, we all know about the CH room, there's already a page for it. Yeah it's lookin great so far Proc. All the images you, Skizz baby and Garrett have been contributing are helping a lot. Um, if you could remake the sewer image showing the lamp above the chest and use the little circle thing you did for the fairie in the hyrule castle map pic, I think it would look a lot better since it would denote the lamp being an identifier and not an actual part of the map... --[[User:Notmyhandle|Notmyhandle]] ([[User talk:Notmyhandle|talk]] <small>•</small> [[Special:Contributions/Notmyhandle|contribs]]) 15:09, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :::I've uploaded a larger version of the map [[:Image:LoZLttP_Secret_Passage_2.png|here]] for you to modify/use if you want to. It will obviously need to be scaled down on the page itself, but it'll allow you to put the yellow circle in an unobtrusive location and such. The map is missing the Uncle, but that shouldn't really be a problem. Do whatever you want with it ^_^ --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 16:01, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
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| == Third person for ALttP ==
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| I know you're basing this on the Nintendo Player's Guide (which I still think is debatable) but I should point out that its writing style is completely inappropriate. How-to material is expected to be written in the present tense and use the second person in order to relate directly to the reader's ''current'' needs; using the preterite tense and third person words for how-to material keeps readers clearly distanced from the author(s), and is arguably presumptuous. The Player's Guide is also riddled with minor errors (Hyrulian instead of Hyrulean, Link's Cottage instead of Link's House, etc.) which would have to be picked out. I'd rather you rewrite this in the manner of the Pokémon RBY guide, which is worded really well and perfectly fits the expectations of how-to material. If that's your intention that's great, I just wanted you to know what I think before you go very far down the current path. [[User:Garrett|Garrett]]<sup>[[User talk:Garrett|Talk]]</sup> 18:01, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
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| == watermark? ==
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| Do you think we should put a watermark on our images? I found that using [[:Image:Sw 1337.png]] at 35% opacity seems to work the best. --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 10:16, 11 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :We are trying to make freely licenced guides so I think this may go against our message, anyway, one of the server overlords might be able to put into all of the images at once with a tweak to the software or something.--[[User:Rocky|Rocky]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://strategywiki.org/wiki/User:Rocky http://media.strategywiki.org/images/thumb/7/78/Rally-X_Rock.png/25px-Rally-X_Rock.png]</span> <sup>([[User_Talk:Rocky|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Rocky|Contributions]])</sup> 10:21, 11 July 2007 (CDT)
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| == imagemapping each room ==
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| yeah, that would be doable, it would just be a bit of a pain. If you want to see what the wikicode looks like for that, check out [http://strategywiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time/Maps/Overworld&action=edit this page]. Well, sort of similar. What I would do is make the room labels jump to that particular room and have the rest go to the larger map, so I would be using rect instead of poly. Unless, of course, you have a different idea of how it should all be linked. --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 10:25, 11 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :Half of my reply on this page, and half on my talk page... I need to get a bit more with it today. Anyways, you need to make the room numbers H4s or H5s instead of bolded text. The imagemapping won't jump to them otherwise. To prevent all that stuff from making the ToC too large, just do the following: <nowiki><div class="toclimit-3">__TOC__</div></nowiki>. That'll prevent anything less than an H3 from appearing on the ToC. --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 10:35, 11 July 2007 (CDT)
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| ::nvm, I guess you don't have a ToC :P. Regardless, now you know how to restrict them. Oh, and a big help would be if you could figure out the co-ordinates of the top-left and bottom-right points of those labels, as I need to know that in order to imagemap them. --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 10:38, 11 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :::They need to be headings because I was thinking of linking the labels to that section , so its kind of like an image ToC instead of a text ToC. You click on 1F and it takes you to the strategy for room 1F. However, I would like to know how large the boxes are generally (width and height in pixels) of the original image (the one on the image page), I can find out the coordinates by myself, but if I know how large they are, it saves me a lot of work. Here's how I was planning on doing the code:
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| :::{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 11:22, 11 July 2007 (CDT)
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| ::::If you want, you can use [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~dapete/ImageMapEdit/ImageMapEdit.html?en this tool] to get the co-ordinates.--[[User:Rocky|Rocky]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://strategywiki.org/wiki/User:Rocky http://media.strategywiki.org/images/thumb/7/78/Rally-X_Rock.png/25px-Rally-X_Rock.png]</span> <sup>([[User_Talk:Rocky|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Rocky|Contributions]])</sup> 11:33, 11 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :::::Thanks for the link Rocky ^_^! @Procyon: Ok, test it out with the first floor map [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Eastern Palace|here]]. I got Dan to update our extension so it has more functionality (for example, it now works with sections and external links). --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 13:45, 11 July 2007 (CDT)
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| I couldn't find what the object that controls the edit tabs was called (I'm guessing it's in a php file, not a css file), so I created a workaround--{{t|Anchor}}. I've implemented it in the Eastern Palace page, so what do you think of it? --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 18:27, 11 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :I've located the class that controls the edit section tabs (it's called "editsection", ain't that creative :P), and have made a bit of css that will hide them when enclosed in a span (css viewable [[User:Ryan Schmidt/BlueCloud.css|here]]). Don't know what we could use it for anymore, but it's there just in case. If you put it into your css, check out the [[StrategyWiki:Sandbox|sandbox]] to see it in action. --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 16:29, 12 July 2007 (CDT)
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| == Exed Exes ==
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| Well, I hope I didn't embarrass you too much with my corrections; of course that was not my intention. I think it is actually possible to make round-by-round strategy for EE like, shoot this to get this, watch out for these guys coming from the sides, etc. (Did you break 1 million yet? I am stuck at around 900,000.) I would like to know, what are your sources for the names? Did you go from the Famicom manual? The names used in Capcom Classics Collection are somewhat different. As for your other question, I would have to say I am fairly knowledgeable about Ghosts 'n' Goblins, having just finished both loops on one life. (I did take some hits though.) Maybe someday I will make a guide for it. That game is not as random as a lot of people think! [[User:doctorx0079|doctorx0079]] 01:56, 20 July 2007 (EDT)
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| == To anyone Re: today's meeting ==
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| I am running a little bit behind,the car dealership took forever :(
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| I am sending this out over my wife's iPhone. We are returning now and it will take around an hour to get back. I will sign on ASAP. Sorry :( [[User:Procyon|Procyon]] ([[User talk:Procyon|Talk]]) 11:54, 21 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :And now to make matters worse, we're stuck in traffic >_<; I hope that someone reads this and can let Echelon know. [[User:Procyon|Procyon]] ([[User talk:Procyon|Talk]]) 12:23, 21 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :: I'll let Ech know as soon as he enter IRC.--'''[[User:Dukeruckley|<font color="blue">Duke</font>]][[User_talk:Dukeruckley|<font color="red">Ruckley</font>]]''' 12:30, 21 July 2007 (CDT)
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| :::Who do you think we are? It's not like we're patrolling RC all day...wait...I mean... $*%&#$ NO CARRIER -- [[User:Prod|Prod]] ([[User talk:Prod|Talk]]) 13:01, 21 July 2007 (CDT)
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| ::::Thank you so much guys. I'm about 15 minutes from home now. I feel terrible about this.[[User:Procyon|Procyon]] ([[User talk:Procyon|Talk]]) 13:08, 21 July 2007 (CDT)
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| ::::: Slowpoke! (I'm kidding, you know. :P) <span style="border: 1px solid #888; padding: 1px">'''[[User:Echelon|echelon]]<sub>[[User_talk:Echelon|talk]]</sub>'''</span> 13:17, 21 July 2007 (CDT)
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| == :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) ==
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| There were 351 there (yes, I counted). So, the 9 in the title brings that up to a nice even 360. So good job! Here's another entourage for you:<br /><nowiki>
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| I do believe that takes it up to 500. So great work, and I hope to see more of it (who knows, you might just get a few more smileys ^_^ <- that one doesn't count as it is not like the rest :P (and neither does this one))! --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 22:38, 23 July 2007 (CDT)
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| == Thanks ==
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| Well i the problem was that i didn't realised the 4 buttons on top of the edit box was to placed infobox in the pages and i thought you needed to type in the templates an as for you starting the article i allready know how to start articles from other wikis well thanks anyway as i allready put in the passwords subarticle in [[User:Richardson j|Richardson j]] 22:14, 30 July 2007 (CDT)
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| == MMX Formatting ==
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| Hey, I was just wondering what you think of the new style of formatting I applied to the MMX walkthrough, shown here [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Mega_Man_X/Chill_Penguin]. Does it look better now? Any suggestions or tips? Thanks. --[[User:Antaios|Antaios]] 14:39, 3 August 2007 (CDT)
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| :It looks much better now, thanks for the suggestions and fixes! --[[User:Antaios|Antaios]] 19:32, 3 August 2007 (CDT)
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| == {{tl|Zelda3Enemy}} ==
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| Don't know if this was intentional or not, but the level 3 sword and the magic hammer use the same parameter (5). Also, it might make sense to arrange the parameters as they appear vertically on the table (so image=1, hp=2, sword=3, etc.) and/or give the option for named parameters, like <nowiki>{{{hp|{{{2}}}}}}</nowiki>. --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 09:06, 4 August 2007 (CDT)
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| == Wikify ==
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| Hey, I was just going through the (now huge because of me :/) list of [[Category:Pages needing wikification]] and I noticed [[Pac-Land]] and [[Millipede]] were there. I think it just needs the toc transcluded to match your formatting. Could you please look at it (or come on IRC and tell me what to do). -- [[User:Prod|Prod]] ([[User talk:Prod|Talk]]) 20:33, 5 August 2007 (CDT)
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| == Test edits ==
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| You may want to check out {{tl|test}}, its a boilerplate for telling people to use the sandbox for test edits. Of course, if the page was deleted, it might be best to write a custom one, as you did. --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 09:04, 8 August 2007 (CDT)
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| == Do you ever stop? ==
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| I mean, seriously. You're on another guide already? Slow down! Take a holiday, for your own health, please!
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| Either that, or get on IRC sometimes. :-P --[[User:DrBob|DrBob]] ([[User_talk:DrBob|Talk]]) 14:47, 15 August 2007 (CDT)
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| == Thanks ==
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| Thanks, didn't think anything good would come out of that ^_^. Oh, and I fixed the gap by adding cellspacing="0" into the table header. Also, since you managed to get yours working (btw, the variables only work on the page that they are defined on, you can't make them go across pages), do you mind helping me figure out why my code isn't working (it's making a perpetual white border, when it should be #DADADA (or #D5D5D5 tomorrow). --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 15:40, 16 August 2007 (CDT)
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| :The [[Template talk:VFG/Time/Code|talk page]] has readable code that you can look at while trying to figure out what the 1-line code does :) --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 16:09, 16 August 2007 (CDT)
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| ::I had leap years so that I could be as accurate as possible, but I guess that it doesn't really matter if the color is a day off every four years. Thanks for agreeing to do this (I have no idea how to debug a markup language when it's being utilized as a programming language :| ) --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 16:22, 16 August 2007 (CDT)
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| I didn't want to create a new thread about "thanks," but hey! The movelist update is awesome! There's one little thing you need to program in and that's alternating between two images on rows that use [[Image:Arcade-Max.png]]. On gray ones it shows up with a white box around it, so what do you suggest? Transparent? Two images? --{{User:Notmyhandle/Sig}} 18:42, 16 August 2007 (CDT)
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| == Main Page DPLs ==
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| I put the refresh link there because I enabled the parser cache for the DPLs on the Main Page (aka, it takes results from the cache wherever it can so it reduces server load). The refresh link purged the page for people that wanted more accurate results, as the data is now mostly cached. I've also implemented the caching option on {{tl|system}}, so the majority of our DPLs now use the cache (which should reduce server load immensely). Granted, the refresh link could be smaller and less easily noticeable, but it probably should be there. --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 22:15, 17 August 2007 (CDT)
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| == LttP ==
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| I've almost finished reading the fourth and final column in the ToC, but I've got to go out for the rest of the day now, and so I'll leave [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Palace of the Four Sword]] un-proofread for the moment. Of the rest of the pages, I noticed a couple which still have stub or cleanup tags attached. You might want to take a look at them:
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| * [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Cheats]]
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| * [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Glitches]]
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| Additionally, the [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Items]] page still has a WIP tag from when I mentioned it before. --{{:User:DrBob/b}} 05:34, 18 August 2007 (CDT)
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| :I've found loads of Glitch videos on YouTube, can I link them in the glitch page or not?--[[User:Rocky|Rocky]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://strategywiki.org/wiki/User:Rocky http://media.strategywiki.org/images/thumb/7/78/Rally-X_Rock.png/25px-Rally-X_Rock.png]</span> <sup>([[User_Talk:Rocky|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Rocky|Contributions]])</sup> 07:34, 18 August 2007 (CDT)
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| : I've now completely finished proofreading LttP, and apart from the pages I've linked above, I think it's certainly worthy of featured status. You've done yourself proud, Procyon. :-) --{{:User:DrBob/b}} 04:37, 19 August 2007 (CDT)
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| ==Archive==
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| You may want to consider archiving your talk page, it's getting pretty large. Feel free to remove this comment, and sorry that I couldn't make it onto IRC that day, I had literally three minutes to leave you that message before my mom unplugged my computer :(. Do you mind explaining what you were going to say to me? Thanks. --{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig}} 19:29, 18 August 2007 (CDT)
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| ==Thanks for the pointers==
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| *I was going to screen-cap and stitch together all those maps! Thanks for pointing them out.
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| *I did find separated categories for some of the Final Fantasy maps, which is why I started doing the GSC maps (and eventually intended to go back and edit all the maps into subcategories for neatness's sake).
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| -- [[User:DrGaellon|DrGaellon]] 15:17, 20 August 2007 (CDT)
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| : PS, that site with the maps is great, but it seems to be lacking the "dungeon" maps (i.e. the Dark Cave and the Union Cave). Shall I try to screencap and create those maps myself?
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| -- <span style="background-color: #bbbbff;">[[User:DrGaellon|DrGaellon]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">([[User talk:DrGaellon|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/DrGaellon|contribs]])</span></span> 17:35, 20 August 2007 (CDT)
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| ::That's some neat software! Thanks for another great tip. Looking forward to working with you on moving this guide to the same quality as RBY. -- <span style="background-color: #bbbbff;">[[User:DrGaellon|DrGaellon]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">([[User talk:DrGaellon|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/DrGaellon|contribs]])</span></span> 18:25, 20 August 2007 (CDT)
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| *Where do you get your percentages for the encounter tables? I'm looking at the data in GoldMap, and by my math, if I'm analyzing what I'm seeing correctly, your data's way off. For instance, Route 30 Day in Silver, GoldMap shows one Ledyba, 2 Weedles, 1 Kakuna and 3 Pidgeys, so I make the percentages 14%, 29%, 14% and 43% - you have 25/50/10/15... so where DID you get your numbers? -- <span style="background-color: #bbbbff;">[[User:DrGaellon|DrGaellon]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">([[User talk:DrGaellon|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/DrGaellon|contribs]])</span></span> 19:40, 20 August 2007 (CDT)
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| :*The only thing I've noticed is that GoldMap doesn't read the .gbc file for Crystal, so you can only use it for Gold and Silver. :( -- <span style="background-color: #bbbbff;">[[User:DrGaellon|DrGaellon]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">([[User talk:DrGaellon|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/DrGaellon|contribs]])</span></span> 11:59, 21 August 2007 (CDT)
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| == SMB, SMB2, SMB3 ==
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| I see you created images for each level of [[Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan)|Super Mario Bros. 2]] to be consistent with [[Super Mario Bros.]]. Next, are you going to do [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]?? If not, please explain why. [[User:SMB3 fan|SMB3 fan]] 17:11, 20 August 2007 (CDT)
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| == Screencapping Pokémon ==
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| I'm playing my way through Crystal right now; I certainly wouldn't mind doing screencaps as I go. What sorts of things should I be capping?
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| BTW, do you know of a GB emulator for Windows which includes Link Cable emulation? The one I'm using (VisualBoyAdvanced) doesn't, so some of the Pokémon are simply unavailable to me. -- <span style="background-color: #bbbbff;">[[User:DrGaellon|DrGaellon]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">([[User talk:DrGaellon|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/DrGaellon|contribs]])</span></span> 16:43, 21 August 2007 (CDT)
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| :I will be happy to go back and screencap RBY after finishing GSC. Capping GSC has to lag behind you writing the pages, but since I'm playing it as we go...
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| :<strike>Actually, I'm going to start capping from the point where I am currently saved; I'll go back and screencap the beginning after we get to the end. (I like my team too much to start over at this point! <g>)</strike> KiGB doesn't use the same save format as VBA, so if I'm going to switch software, I '''have''' to start over. -- <span style="background-color: #bbbbff;">[[User:DrGaellon|DrGaellon]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">([[User talk:DrGaellon|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/DrGaellon|contribs]])</span></span> 19:49, 21 August 2007 (CDT)
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| ::I didn't HAVE to start over; I could have kept going with VBA! :) I've downloaded or saved all the maps, so as I'm working my way through, I'll upload them as I get to each page. I cropped any excess framing, and shrunk most of them down so the larger dimension is 640px (except the Route maps, which are awfully big to shrink that much).
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| ::KiGB is saving screen caps as PCX files; is that OK for SW, or should I convert them to PNG or JPG? -- <span style="background-color: #bbbbff;">[[User:DrGaellon|DrGaellon]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">([[User talk:DrGaellon|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/DrGaellon|contribs]])</span></span> 20:29, 21 August 2007 (CDT)
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| :::Converting to PNG is easy enough; I have Adobe PhotoShop on my desktop box. Unfortunately, the caps are 160x144 - that's awfully small, but there's nothing to be done about it, I think. VBA caps as PNG, but they're the same size.
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| :::Re: maps. Do you want me to recapture the maps at full size, or can I go ahead and use the ones I shrank? It's not a big deal to recapture them, if you'd prefer. Also, I think there are subtle differences between the maps of Kanto in GSC and the original maps in RBY; should I recapture all the Kanto maps on the Gold ROM, or just use the ones that were already uploaded for RBY?
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| :::Having someone else to work with on a project like this makes it much more fun, and much easier. I don't IRC anymore, but I can be found on AIM and Yahoo Messenger with the same UserID I used here. I'm also on MSN, but since that's an email addy, I prefer not to share it. --<span style="background-color: #bbbbff;">[[User:DrGaellon|DrGaellon]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">([[User talk:DrGaellon|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/DrGaellon|contribs]])</span></span> 21:02, 21 August 2007 (CDT)
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| ::::I was able to expand the screen caps in APS to 320x288 with no blur, so that's good. The Kanto maps are all B&W, and there are some differences, so I recapped all the Kanto maps in color off the Gold ROM. Is there a resource where I can find small images of the various sprites (people, berry trees, Poké balls, etc) to drop onto the maps as part of the walkthrough? (I think the Gym maps look much better if you can see where the trainers are on the map, for instance.) Is there a way to bulk-upload these (like FTP) or do I have to upload them one by one? --<span style="background-color: #bbbbff;">[[User:DrGaellon|DrGaellon]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">([[User talk:DrGaellon|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/DrGaellon|contribs]])</span></span> 10:59, 22 August 2007 (CDT)
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| Where are [[Penta]] and [[Route X]] supposed to lead? -- [[User:Prod|Prod]] ([[User talk:Prod|Talk]]) 10:33, 25 August 2007 (CDT)
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| I am neither GiMP-skilled enough nor artistically skilled enough to clean up this image. It's blurry, a bit out of focus and rather washed-out in color compared to the other sprites we have. There is no usable sprite of him on that resource you sent me to. Can you, or one of the other techies and/or artsy-types, clean him up a bit? --<span style="background-color: #bbbbff;">[[User:DrGaellon|DrGaellon]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">([[User talk:DrGaellon|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/DrGaellon|contribs]])</span></span> 16:26, 25 August 2007 (CDT)
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Sourcing[edit]
I'm looking to convert a lot of screenshots and you're responsible for a lot of em. Do you remember if you captured any of the screenshots below? If not, remember where they came from? I would share more, but can only generate 500 at a time!
Much thanks! Trig - 06:20, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Trig Jegman (talk · contribs). Yeah, I captured a lot of those images personally, especially the single screen games like Combat, Bubble Bobble, Lode Runner, and Chack'n Pop. Other games like Castle Excellent and Athena were done so long ago, I'm not sure I'd be able to locate them again if I tried. I have a tendency to add markup to them in the process of making them consumable for a walkthrough. I know this isn't the most satisfactory answer, but it's the best I have right now. If I somehow conjure up the source for some of the other images, I'll let you know. But I'm more likely to stumble across them accidentally than intentionally. Procyon 03:01, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
- Maybe to put this another way, are there any significant examples you can think of where you didn't self capture them? Trig - 04:17, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for the Thanks[edit]
Hey Procyon,
No problem! After I finish the RSE guide, I'm going to apply the new templates me and Prod made to the FRLG pages too - Hopefully, it'll decrease the file size for them. Then I'll probably check out the other Pokémon guides to see what they're like, and maybe go onto a different franchise. Pakuchi -- Someone! Anyone! Respond! 13:54, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
I need some guidance[edit]
Hi Procyon! Um, honestly I am kind of embarrassed on pinging you about this considering that you are the head of StrategyWiki, but the thing is, I want to ask for guidance from you regarding about some of my guides because recently I have been thinking of something, I want to know what you think and what will be your advice to me regarding about this, this will be somewhat long so I hope you have time to read, also thank you very much for writing on my Talk page along with Prod, so here it is, I've been thinking of this for quite a while now.
You see, I have these 2 games named Astrobatics and Alien Sky that I made a Stage 2 guide from, and what bothers me is that no matter how much I think of how to improve the guides for these 2 (I can still improve them, in fact 2 more overhauls each but it is not that significant anymore) I can't really think of what more I can provide for these 2 games to make the guides for them Stage 3 eligible, the issue I am thinking about is its levels, or missions as what the games refer, it is some sort of a real time mission
Here are some samples of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRzhucERGqE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7X_VzuQG14
The problem with these missions is that they really can't be described anymore with text + picture, while these games have predictable pacing as what I mentioned in its Walkthrough page, this is a roadblock that I feel like its unnecessary to break through
Explaining these missions "down to the bone" as in referring to where would enemies come in, come out, and all that, just feels like unnecessary information and nobody would basically read it, a good example of a game just like this is Sky Force Reloaded, a game I have also nearly mastered a few months ago, I even have my runs in this game uploaded in my YouTube account and I can provide a sample, and just like these 2 games, Sky Force Reloaded also has the same kind of level, basically real time, it has predictable pacing but the levels are way too complex to be torn apart into text + picture form, if you want to recognize the levels of this game you would rather want to just do a trial and error, train your mind memory and muscle memory until you recognize where will enemies appear since enemy positions and appearances don't change, only drops do.
I have been thinking just now that what if the guides for Astrobatics and Alien Sky are already Stage 3 eligible at this point? I will still have to improve them but I believe once I did, they should be at least Stage 3 eligible, but I am afraid that some people may attempt to dispute its ranking and say that it may miss an information, which is also a big problem on my part because I cannot look for someone who has played these 2 games, finished it completely, and then decide to pay my guide a visit and judge it
Assuming that you gave me a go signal to make these guides Stage 3 eligible, I will take that into mind and once I have finally provided 2 more major overhauls I will upgrade it to Stage 3, then, if I was able to find someone who can read these guides and tell me how it is, if it came out as having a really good review saying that it is comprehensive enough, then I will upgrade it to Stage 4 but this is a process that I won't be able to do in just days unless if I am lucky enough to find one quick.
I am really sorry for the inconvenience Procyon, I have mentioned you on Discord about this but it seems that you are already not active in there, thank you. Stormshadow429 (talk) 07:24, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads up[edit]
Yo, I just wanted to say thanks for the heads up on {{wip}}. I'll use it when in the middle of major edits from now on. Pakuchi -- Someone! Anyone! Respond! 13:14, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
Make Betterer[edit]
Couldn't Castle Excellent/Walkthrough use template:scrolling map for its page now? Having that giant sprite doesn't seem like it is very helpful. Trig - 21:12, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for bringing that to my attention, I didn't realize that the file name was repurposed. I went ahead and fixed it without the scrolling map part. Not sure scrolling map would be very effective there, especially considering it's in a spoiler collapse. Could be a good idea, I'm not sure. Procyon 00:51, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
- Regardless, better have a usable map than a not-usable map. Thanks for the change. Trig - 02:12, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
Re message[edit]
Ok I’ll try to check before I submit any editsSclera1 (talk) 02:35, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
Question[edit]
Hi i was wondering, would you prefer when writing an article (e.g. enemies guide), if i had to make a quick change and I didn’t have the time to go through an entire thing at once, would you prefer me to initially either list them as headers that are empty underneath or list them in dots points (in case) and then expand on them when i have the chance? Thank you Sclera1 (talk) 06:28, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
It's out of scope[edit]
User:MrNemesis/sandbox covers an out of scope game: Fandom Nintendo Page for Extreme Cross. Trig - 16:53, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
Couldn't see what the page contained but I found some things that *might* have been the game?
Maybe this helps find if this was a legitimate game or not. Worst to worst, maybe we don't have one of these games and it can be added instead. Trig - 02:24, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
- I appreciate you digging in to see if there was any real world examples of a game named Kikai. None of these seem to relate to the content that the user added, so it's difficult to determine whether the user's content was based on a real game in development, or more of a fantasy wish-list game. I'm not going to worry much about it though. Procyon 17:45, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
I need help on the New Zealand Story Enemies[edit]
Procyon, I need your help, there is a lot of enemies in the New Zealand Story, And the art program I use can only hold 700 pixels and will get the picture blurry, Can you help me please. Also can you make all the character sprites what yo did to that Pac-Man Sprites it looks more cool.
By Game Player500
TY for work on the Mighty Bomb Jack page[edit]
Hey. Just wanted to say thank you for all the work you did on the Mighty Bomb Jack page. I recently discovered it while trying to make a full game map. All I came for was the images of all the rooms so I could layer them together in a GIMP project... but then I noticed that crazy shortcut from 5 to 11! Turns out it saves time in speedruns compared to warping between the Palace Rooms. It helped me recently get World Record!
I was hoping you could tell me where you found that trick. Seems crazy to think someone could discover it by accident. Did you do a code disassembly or was it in some sort of Nintendo Power or old school strategy guide? SpaceColonizer (talk) 19:33, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- That information was sourced from a Japanese guide. I don't recall which one, it was a long time ago. Procyon 00:55, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Mother 1+2 Box[edit]
Thanks for bringing the file size to my attention. Do you think I could compress the existing file? I can't find any other good scans for the Mother 1+2 box online. Thanks for your time. GamingBound (talk) 19:46, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
Magazine pages[edit]
Thanks for letting me know about the magazine scans. I will delete them shortly. (Edit: Actually, I can't delete them. I'll leave that up to you. Here are the pages I provided magazine pics to: Zelda, Zelda II, Mega Man 2, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, R.C. Pro-Am, Track and Field II, TMNT, and Castlevania II.)GamingBound (talk) 21:39, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
Zelda II Box[edit]
Hello! Could you please find a way to fix the file for the Zelda II: The Adventure of Link box? I am not sure of how to properly downscale it so its file size isn't so big. Thank you. GamingBound (talk) 00:08, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Bye Bye![edit]
Hey....sorry about the callousness for my last message. I felt very frustrated and irritant at the time, so forgive the snarky-ness inherent in the message. I thank you for taking the time to respond to my queries, and I truly respect and appreciate everything you guys do here on this wiki (despite what my desires for it were). I hope we can part (and possibly meet again if I come back) on good terms. All my thanks, GamingBound (talk) 19:54, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
