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#* Also, help clear the pages linking to the template by filling in the missing info. | #* Also, help clear the pages linking to the template by filling in the missing info. | ||
# Record any in-game bugs found here: [[List of bugs (HotA)]] | # Record any in-game bugs found here: [[List of bugs (HotA)]] | ||
== Specific == | == Specific == | ||
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# <span style="color:orange">(IMPEDIMENT: NEEDS HC)</span> Finish updating campaign scenario pages: | # <span style="color:orange">(IMPEDIMENT: NEEDS HC)</span> Finish updating campaign scenario pages: | ||
## Add remaining right-click text to: HC, <s>HotA</s> campaigns | ## Add remaining right-click text to: HC, <s>HotA</s> campaigns | ||
##* This text can either be found in-game or under "regionText" in the json export from FreeHeroes tool | ##* This text can either be found in-game or under "regionText" in the json export from FreeHeroes tool. | ||
## Upload/add remaining campaign maps: HC | ## Upload/add remaining campaign maps: HC | ||
# Go though "Campaign Heroes with a reused portrait" and add all missing info with updated hero template | # Go though "Campaign Heroes with a reused portrait" and add all missing info with updated hero template | ||
#* See list in [[Template:Campaign hero table (reskins)]] | #* See list in [[Template:Campaign hero table (reskins)]]. | ||
#* Status: <s>roe, ab | #* Status: <s>roe, ab,</s> sod (done except for [[Barbarian Brothers]]), hc, hota | ||
==== Standardization ==== | ==== Standardization ==== | ||
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#* <s>Reskins: See list in [[Template:Campaign hero table (reskins)]].</s> | #* <s>Reskins: See list in [[Template:Campaign hero table (reskins)]].</s> | ||
# Go through the campaign scenario stories and add pages/links for every named person/location that does not already have a page. | # Go through the campaign scenario stories and add pages/links for every named person/location that does not already have a page. | ||
#* Status: <s>roe, ab, sod,</s> hc (done through [[ | #* Status: <s>roe, ab, sod,</s> hc, hota (done through [[All Hands on Board!]]) | ||
#* When done, create all the [[Special:WantedPages]]. | #* When done, create all the [[Special:WantedPages]]. | ||
# | # [[Target]] Day 3 event - the letter from Jeddite says it is from the "Barbarians due west". Is this right? Jeddite is with the Dungeon to the east. --[[User:Legate|Legate]] ([[User talk:Legate|talk]]) 20:47, 31 May 2024 (UTC) | ||
# | # [[With Blinders On]]: I am confused. Are Smedth, Lord Amrothal, and Lord Dufus all the same person? --[[User:Legate|Legate]] ([[User talk:Legate|talk]]) 15:25, 5 June 2024 (UTC) | ||
# | #* I would think so. I always assumed Lord Dufus was a little Easter egg with Sandro being snarky and calling Smedth an idiot. Amrothal could be a leftover from an earlier version of the script that they forgot to fix. [[User:MurlocAggroB|MurlocAggroB]] ([[User talk:MurlocAggroB|talk]]) 16:43, 5 June 2024 (UTC) | ||
==== Fix (HIGH priority) ==== | ==== Fix (HIGH priority) ==== | ||
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# [[Beyond the Horizon]] was changed in 1.7.1, the Witch's Hut in the bottom-right corner (guarded by harpy hags, near the purple tent) is now a Seer's Hut, who teaches Earth and Water magic to Henrietta. There are probably other changes. --[[User:Turnam|Turnam]] ([[User talk:Turnam|talk]]) 15:09, 6 June 2024 (UTC) | # [[Beyond the Horizon]] was changed in 1.7.1, the Witch's Hut in the bottom-right corner (guarded by harpy hags, near the purple tent) is now a Seer's Hut, who teaches Earth and Water magic to Henrietta. There are probably other changes. --[[User:Turnam|Turnam]] ([[User talk:Turnam|talk]]) 15:09, 6 June 2024 (UTC) | ||
# [[Timeline]]: [[Terror of the Seas]] level 1 ([[Prisoner of Doom]]) mentions on Day 1 that the [[Festival of Life]] is over. | # [[Timeline]]: [[Terror of the Seas]] level 1 ([[Prisoner of Doom]]) mentions on Day 1 that the [[Festival of Life]] is over. | ||
# [[In Search of the Horn]]: Crew Mates @ (51, 106, 1) likely have the wrong message (or they should be nix) | |||
# [[Naming a Nation]]: Is the day 8 event missing a resource cost? | |||
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==== Desired Additions ==== | ==== Desired Additions ==== | ||
# Create a [[Campaign Editor]] page. | # Create a [[Campaign Editor]] page. | ||
#* Include the no-campaign map watercolor paintings (e.g. [[:File:Cmap hota 4.png]]). | #* Include the no-campaign map watercolor paintings (e.g. [[:File:Cmap hota 4.png]]). | ||
# | # Add a page with this info...it is linked in several locations on this wiki. | ||
#* [https://www.celestialheavens.com/homam-iv/jennifer-bullard-lost-manuscript-files?showall{{=}}&start{{=}}3 Jennifer Bullard - Lost manuscript files (Celestial Heavens)] | |||
# Add Maps to location pages (see hierarchy starting at [[Enroth (planet)]]) | |||
#* These maps can be found in the campaign editor. | |||
#* See [[Antagarich]] for an excellent example of an added map! | |||
=== File upload/editing === | === File upload/editing === | ||
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# Add pics of the toolstrip buttons for the [[Map Editor]] and [[Campaign Editor]]. | # Add pics of the toolstrip buttons for the [[Map Editor]] and [[Campaign Editor]]. | ||
# <span style="color:orange">(IMPEDIMENT: NEEDS H4)</span> I think we should add the intro video of Heroes 4 to [[The Reckoning]] with a note. Although this isn't part of Heroes 3, that video is really the final event in the Heroes 3 timeline/story. --[[User:Legate|Legate]] ([[User talk:Legate|talk]]) 14:55, 6 March 2024 (UTC) | # <span style="color:orange">(IMPEDIMENT: NEEDS H4)</span> I think we should add the intro video of Heroes 4 to [[The Reckoning]] with a note. Although this isn't part of Heroes 3, that video is really the final event in the Heroes 3 timeline/story. --[[User:Legate|Legate]] ([[User talk:Legate|talk]]) 14:55, 6 March 2024 (UTC) | ||
# The adventure map sprites for factory creatures (see [[Creatures on adventure map table (HotA)]]) could use some more downtime between animation loops to better match all the other creatures. | |||
# <span style="color:orange">(IMPEDIMENT: Talk to HotA team?)</span> (HIGH priority) Add missing pics for Factory puzzle map to [[Obelisk#Factory]] | # <span style="color:orange">(IMPEDIMENT: Talk to HotA team?)</span> (HIGH priority) Add missing pics for Factory puzzle map to [[Obelisk#Factory]] | ||
# (HIGH priority) Add factory heroes to [[Adventure map hero sprites]] (may just need to rename files/convert to gifs). | # (HIGH priority) Add factory heroes to [[Adventure map hero sprites]] (may just need to rename files/convert to gifs). | ||
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===Template (advanced)=== | ===Template (advanced)=== | ||
# Something seems to have changed...Bonus artifacts for scenarios are smaller than the other bonuses. See [[Template:BonusArt]] --[[User:Legate|Legate]] ([[User talk:Legate|talk]]) 20:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC) | # Something seems to have changed...Bonus artifacts for scenarios are smaller than the other bonuses. See [[Template:BonusArt]] --[[User:Legate|Legate]] ([[User talk:Legate|talk]]) 20:27, 31 May 2024 (UTC) | ||
<span class="mw-customtoggle-LowPri" style="color:blue">'''<big>Low Priority/Backburner</big>'''</span> | <span class="mw-customtoggle-LowPri" style="color:blue">'''<big>Low Priority/Backburner</big>'''</span> | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-LowPri"> | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-LowPri"> | ||
== | ==Specific== | ||
=== Research/Explain game concepts === | === Research/Explain game concepts === | ||
# I think it would be worth adding a page or two about AI behaviour in detail, such as how it affects kiting, etc. -- [[User:Csaros|Csaros]] ([[User talk:Csaros|talk]]) | # I think it would be worth adding a page or two about AI behaviour in detail, such as how it affects kiting, etc. -- [[User:Csaros|Csaros]] ([[User talk:Csaros|talk]]) | ||
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#* I know this is a huge task. Figured I would just put it here for if we run out of other stuff to do in the future :) --[[User:Legate|Legate]] ([[User talk:Legate|talk]]) 15:42, 22 December 2023 (UTC) | #* I know this is a huge task. Figured I would just put it here for if we run out of other stuff to do in the future :) --[[User:Legate|Legate]] ([[User talk:Legate|talk]]) 15:42, 22 December 2023 (UTC) | ||
#* Probably want to figure out a way to automatically export/convert text into the form we want. | #* Probably want to figure out a way to automatically export/convert text into the form we want. | ||
====Standardization==== | ====Standardization==== | ||
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# Consider standardizing buildings to use templates seen on [[Skeleton Transformer]]. | # Consider standardizing buildings to use templates seen on [[Skeleton Transformer]]. | ||
# Go through the campaign videos and copy them into an "Appearance" section of the pages of the heroes/creatures/etc. that they depict. (See [[Behemoth]]). | # Go through the campaign videos and copy them into an "Appearance" section of the pages of the heroes/creatures/etc. that they depict. (See [[Behemoth]]). | ||
==== Desired Updates ==== | ==== Desired Updates ==== | ||
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# Developer interviews and other articles with important information about the game and its universe. | # Developer interviews and other articles with important information about the game and its universe. | ||
#* (For this and previous bullet) A lot of this material is now lost or hard to find, and this will only get worse as time passes. Some other wikis for other franchises have been pretty good at safekeeping such documents (I'm thinking for example of the UESP for Elder Scrolls games). --[[User:Turnam|Turnam]] ([[User talk:Turnam|talk]]) 16:51, 25 April 2024 (UTC) | #* (For this and previous bullet) A lot of this material is now lost or hard to find, and this will only get worse as time passes. Some other wikis for other franchises have been pretty good at safekeeping such documents (I'm thinking for example of the UESP for Elder Scrolls games). --[[User:Turnam|Turnam]] ([[User talk:Turnam|talk]]) 16:51, 25 April 2024 (UTC) | ||
===File upload/editing=== | ===File upload/editing=== | ||
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#* So as not to clutter things up or increase loading time, we could only show this map on some kind of button press. | #* So as not to clutter things up or increase loading time, we could only show this map on some kind of button press. | ||
#* We should already have the tools for this. We already have the map files and coordinates, and we already used overlays in [[Template:BonusCr]]. | #* We should already have the tools for this. We already have the map files and coordinates, and we already used overlays in [[Template:BonusCr]]. | ||
# Consider making extra templates to clean up the scenario pages (e.g. | # Consider making extra templates to clean up the scenario pages (e.g. Town template (Template:Trow), some kind of location/message template) (See [[Template:TErow]] for example) | ||
#* Also switch templates to the correct color palette (See [[Template:Color templates]]) | #* Also switch templates to the correct color palette (See [[Template:Color templates]]) | ||
# [[Template:SmCost]] does not work when placed in the "effect=" parameter of [[Template:TErow]]. | # [[Template:SmCost]] does not work when placed in the "effect=" parameter of [[Template:TErow]]. | ||
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#** [[Timeline]]: Link to all the referenced pages. | #** [[Timeline]]: Link to all the referenced pages. | ||
#** [[Antagarich]]: Add clickable maps to move between the location pages. | #** [[Antagarich]]: Add clickable maps to move between the location pages. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Use "#*" to add a comment to an item without breaking the numbering. | * Use "#*" to add a comment to an item without breaking the numbering. | ||