Proposals

General/Ongoing

1. Help clear the Maintenance Reports for unused/broken/wanted items!
2. Check out and verify Did you know?#Unverified claims
3. Look for pages that need help and report them here (e.g. unreadable color scheme, missing info)

Specific

Community Requests

1. Write tips on campaign scenario pages (212.112.111.20)
   • Sometimes there are tips on the main campaign pages under User Commentary. (e.g. Dragon's Blood)

Content: Page Creation/Updating

1. Design a new main page. Save it on [[your user page/main page]] so we can see it. Candidates:
   • Phasma / Makiki
2. Breath Attack could use a diagram of how it works (specifically when attacking straight up or down)
   • I found this, but I have no idea the accuracy or completeness. --Legate (talk) 03:43, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
     • 
3. Obstacle Penalty could use a diagram or explanation of how it works. Is it everything inside the ring wall? Does obstacle penalty disappear when the wall goes down?
4. Map Editor could use a bunch more info or link to a map editor tutorial.
5. Most HotA campaign pages are mostly empty:
   • Devil Sunrise
   • Prisoner of Doom
   • Evenmorn
   • The Shores of Hell
   • The Freedom of the Nix
   • In Search of the Horn
   • Treachery
   • Frontier
   • Heart of Water
   • Horn of the Abyss (campaign scenario)
   • All Hands on Board!
6. Time to add Template:Scenario to all the campaign scenarios!
   • Examples:
     • Filled in page: Homecoming
     • Possible parameter values: Template: ScenarioVars table
   • Instructions:
     1. Copy this to the campaign scenario:

{{scenario
| scenario       = {{PAGENAME}}
| description    = xxx
| underground    = 
| num_play       = 
| size           = 
| source         = 
| victory        = 
| loss           = 
| allies         = 
| enemies        = 
| difficulty     = xxx
| bonus          = 
| carry          = 
| max_lvl        = 
| Cmap           = 
}}

1. • 2. Copy these details from the scenario page and remove their previous sections:
     • Scenario Description
       • read the description to figure out carry= and max_lvl=
     • Allies/Enemies (Colors section)
       • NOTE: Also fill in numplay= (usually, <sum of colors>/1)
     • Bonuses
     3. Copy these details from the campaign page this scenario is a part of:
        • Victory condition
        • Loss condition
        • Size
          • NOTE: A '+' means there IS an underworld (e.g. L+ means size Large with an underworld)
     4. Difficulty must be looked up in-game.
        • NOTE: If not filled in, just leave the 'xxx' for difficulty or the bonuses will not appear.
        • NOTE: Can also be looked up at: https://mightandmagic.fandom.com/wiki/(Scenario Name)
     5. We'll fill in the campaign map and right-click text as part of a second pass.
     6. Go Team!
   • Status:
     • RoE
       • Long Live the Queen - done --Legate (talk) 02:57, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Dungeons and Devils - done --Legate (talk) 03:26, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Spoils of War - done 17:55, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Liberation - done 21:42, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Long Live the King - done 22:01, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Song for the Father - done 17:55, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Seeds of Discontent - done 17:55, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
     • AB
       • Armageddon's Blade (campaign) - done 14:54, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Dragon's Blood - done 14:54, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Dragon Slayer - done 14:54, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Festival of Life -done 14:54, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Playing with Fire - done 20:56, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Foolhardy Waywardness - done 21:15, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
     • SoD
       • New Beginning - done 21:21, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Elixir of Life (campaign) - done 21:20, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Hack and Slash - done 14:54, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Birth of a Barbarian - done 14:54, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Rise of the Necromancer - done --Legate (talk) 14:33, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Unholy Alliance - done 15:36, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Specter of Power - done --Legate (talk) 15:05, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
     • HC
       • Warlords of the Wasteland - done 16:18, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Conquest of the Underworld
       • Masters of the Elements
       • Clash of the Dragons
       • The World Tree
       • The Fiery Moon
       • Revolt of the Beastmasters
       • The Sword of Frost - in progress --Legate (talk) 18:25, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
     • HotA
       • Under the Jolly Roger - done 14:54, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Terror of the Seas - done 14:54, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
       • Horn of the Abyss (campaign) - done 14:54, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

File upload/editing

1. Upload all original (and HotA) images, preserving the names (as they are in the game data). For now we kind of have it started with the category:misc pictures. But it could probably be organized better (maybe call it the game data category instead). Once this is done, anyone who wants can browse these files and turn them into redirects for more appropriate names once a use for them is found in the wiki.
   • Can use grayface tools for extraction. –imahero 06:07, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
2. The pics for Template:Cove unique buildings are a different size from all the other towns' unique buildings. Edit them to match.
3. Add the remaining map files.
   • Notes
     • What is the best way to get map files? Open up the editor and screenshot/crop? Find them somewhere online? --Legate (talk) 20:54, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
     • I don't know how Phasma was doing it but I just make screenshots in the map editor and then realign them all after. When I did that last big one I had to use cheat engine to change the zoom so that I could do it with fewer screenshots. And yes it's entirely possible there's an easier way. Possibly make use of heroesmaps.org/heroes3mapscan. –imahero 21:22, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
     • I do just that: turn off all animations in map editor, take multiple screenshots, delete the unnecessary areas, align them in GIMP, save an original copy, and finally create a small copy for uploading here. I'm doing them over time since they take a while, and I've done all the small and medium maps so far. I'll do some more before the year ends too :) 12:47, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
   • Status
     • RoE: map check/roe
     • AB: map check/ab
     • SoD: map check/sod
     • HotA: map check/hota - in progress
     • Campaigns: map check/campaigns
4. Add the campaign map pictures for each campaign scenario (on the screen where you select the level bonus before the cinematic plays). (Page: e.g. Groundbreaking)
   • Looking for (with the current level colored in and previous levels covered in slashes), not (base pic with nothing colored in)

Backend Maintenance

1. Rename all files to have a shared prefix (instead of a shared postfix, e.g. "Map large A Cold Day in Hell.png" instead of "A Cold Day in Hell map large.png"). This is helpful for use with Special:PrefixIndex (which can be transcluded! (with parameters!))

Template work (advanced)

1. Most of the the conditions should include 'or defeat all enemies'. Investigate and fix Template:Scenario and Template:ScenarioVars table
2. Template:BonusB items don't line up nicely with each other or anything else (See Groundbreaking). Probably an artifact of that kludgey auto-crop I made... --Legate (talk) 03:19, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
   • We can try ripping out the auto-crop (now that we have most/all the pics) and see if this fixes the issue.
3. Add size and underground to map check/campaigns.

Site interface (advanced)

1. Read through the site interface strings and see if anything could be changed to benefit the site.

Notes

• Use <li value="your_number_here"></li> to restart a numeric list if there are breaks in between the numbers (e.g. comments).
• Use "#*" to add a comment to an item without breaking the numbering.
• For discussion surrounding current changes, use Changelog Chat.