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= Philosophy =

The purpose of this wiki is house a central source of information related to Classic Everquest as it exists on Project 1999.
The community will greatly benefit from a single, unified source of information which isn't contaminated by post-Velious changes (e.g. zone revamps, item upgrades, game mechanics changes) or the hassle of tracking things down through archived sources (e.g. internet time machine).

The wiki should be '''relevant''', '''dynamic''', and '''useful'''. Personally I would like to see it stay more organic and less database driven. For example, do we really need a scrape of the item database for every single item (water flask, bone chips, ...) and a corresponding wiki page for each? The wiki should evolve with the players and so its content should reflect that of the most interest to the community.

= General FAQ =

* What is Project 1999?
** Project 1999 is the name of a EQEmulator Server Project.

* Why use and build this Wiki? There are several websites regarding EverQuest and its contents.
** Because Project 1999 differs from the live version of EverQuest.

* Where can I get general help for the wiki software?
** Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using Mediawiki.

* What if I have questions about how to do / format something?
** The talk pages are the perfect place for this. If you see another user has been working in a similar area you can discuss on their talk page. Otherwise, you can discuss general formatting questions on [[Help_talk:Contents]].

* How do I add an item?
** See below.

* How do I add a NPC / mob?
** See below.

* How do I add a quest?
** See below.

* What is the best way to help / the area to contribute to?
** 1. Quests
** 2. NPC Pages
** 3. Whatever you are most interested in

* Can I help with missing screenshots?
** Yes! Examine [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Screenshot_Needed]] for a list of pages with missing screenshots and keep an eye out for them in your adventures.

* Why can't I edit the main page?
** It was locked to prevent vandalism. You can propose changes on [[Talk:Main Page]].

* What is with the gear and quest lists on the class pages? How can I edit them?
** They are ''transcluded'' (copied) from other pages, e.g. [[Players:Pre Planar Gear]] and [[Class Race Quest List]], have to edit them there.

* What is with [[Special:ClassSlotEquip]]? How can I edit it?
** This is a work in progress at more advanced, dynamic, allakhazam like functionality. The contents of these pages are automatically generated by querying the wiki DB and parsing the results. It's written in PHP and so cannot be edited in the normal wiki sense. If you're interested in helping development write me at [[User talk:Ravhin]].

= Formatting Guidelines =

Since this is a wiki, with a small editing community, feel free to make any changes you feel would be beneficial. Before you make a modification to a certain type of page (of which there are many) or start a new project and create a page (of which there will be many), commit to standardizing/completing that change. The existing formatting guidelines are below, but are always subject to change.

== Zones ==

An example is [[Zone_Crushbone|The Crushbone Zone]]. For '''Related Quests''' I've only been putting in those quests starting in that particular zone. The ''template'' for the zone header box for outdoor/dungeon zones is:

{| class="zoneTopTable"
! ''' Level of Monsters: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! ''' Types of Monsters: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! ''' Notable NPC's: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! ''' Unique Items: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! ''' Related Quests: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! ''' Adjacent Zones: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|} 

For cities the ''template'' for the header is:

{| class="zoneTopTable"
! ''' City Races: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! ''' Guilds: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! ''' Tradeskill Facilities: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! ''' Related Quests: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! ''' Adjacent Zones: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|} 	

== Class Pages ==

All class pages are pretty much standardized to the following layout. Many are still missing the FAQ section. Good examples are: [[Necromancer]], [[Druid]], or [[Bard]] Class Pages.

<font size="4">Proposed class page format:</font>

* Description
* Creation Guide (Stats / Race / Religion)
* Spell List By Level
* Skill List (Specialization / Combat / Casting / Other)
* Class Specific Quests
* Class Gear Suggestions
* FAQ

== Spells ==

Automatically generated based on pages on crys.org, lucy.alkabor.com and allakhazam.com. You can use [http://www.destinati.com/project1999wiki/wikiSpell.php Rav's Spell Util] to add new spell pages following the [[Template:Spellpage]].

Can add additional information or comments under the ''description'' tag.

For an example see [[Lull]].

== Items ==

=== Adding Items ===

It's important to stick to the format. Which, unfortunately, is quite complicated. 

The best way to add an item is to 

# create a link to it (from a quest page, zone page, NPC page, ...)
# follow the link to the new, blank page
# use [http://destinati.com/project1999wiki/wikiItem.php Rav's ItemPage Util] to generate the page contents
# copy+paste the contents into the new page (may have to upload icon if it isn't already on the wiki)
# review for any changes (typically, quest names are the only thing wrong/inconsistent with the wiki) and submit

=== Misc Info ===

See the [[Template:Itempage]] and [[Template:Itembox]]. A prototypical example is [[Dragoon Dirk|Dragoon Dirk Item Page]].

Class codes: BRD, CLR, DRU, ENC, MAG, MNK, NEC, PAL, RNG, ROG, SHM, SHD, WAR, WIZ

Item categories are:
* One for each SLOT / SKILL of the item. Examples are: [[:Category:Chest]], [[:Category:Piercing]], [[:Category:Secondary]].
* One for each allowed class. An example is: [[:Category:Bard Equipment]].

This allows us to see a list of all items for a particular class, or all items for a particular slot.

=== Item Hover Boxes ===

You can either make a normal wiki link to an item:

'''<nowiki>[[Dragoon Dirk]]</nowiki>''' produces the following link: [[Dragoon Dirk]]

Or, you can make a link with the following syntax, where mouseover pops up the stats box for that item:

'''<nowiki>{{:Dragoon Dirk}}</nowiki>''' produces the following link: {{:Dragoon Dirk}}

Note: This works in tables, though not in mediawiki syntax bullet/numbered lists (using asterisks or pound symbols). Bad things happen when you try this! '''But''', you can make this work in a list by using html tags for the list, i.e.

<pre>
<ul><li> Item One
</li><li> Item Two
</li><li> {{:Dragoon Dirk}}
</li></ul>
</pre>

Note: The item hover boxes on Allakhazam are nice. They're based on javascript and fetching the target item pages dynamically. May try to change to this system in the future. Would be a lot of work though.

== Quests ==

A prototypical example is the [[Harvester Quest]]. The top of the page template is currently:

{| class="raidMobTopTable"
! ''' Starts In: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! ''' Quest Giver: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! ''' Minimum Level: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! ''' Classes: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! ''' Related Zones: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! ''' Related NPCs: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|}

After which the sections should be (in order): Reward, Walkthrough, Dialogue. Then anything else unique to this quest.

== Named Mobs ==

See the [[Template:Namedmobpage]]. A prototypical example is [[Ambassador DVinn|Ambassador DVinn Named Mob Page]].

We should keep 'a', 'an', 'The' prefixes. This will ensure consistency with data sources that are tied to actual DBs. We can use sort keys in the Category line so all NPCs don't show up under the letter 'A'.

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="1"
! colspan="2" | Drop Frequency Labels
|-
| ''"Always"''     || 100%
|-
| ''"Common"''     || >= 50%
|-
| ''"Uncommon"''   || >= 25%
|-
| ''"Rare"''       || >= 5%
|-
| ''"Ultra Rare"'' || < 5%
|}

Note: These are either best estimates or calculated directly from NPC loot tables, in which case the value is [Table #] (Table Multiplier) x (Table %) (Drop %). That is, the last three numbers multiplied together give the chance of that particular item dropping on any given kill.

=== Adding Mobs ===

Adding mobs is the same as adding items. The template is slightly complicated, so best to use [http://destinati.com/project1999wiki/wikiNPC.php Rav's NamedMobPage Util] to generate the initial page. Unfortunately, it is parsing more pages which are more complicated than for items, so mistakes are frequent. Please review before uploading!

== Raid Encounters (Mobs) ==

A prototypical example is [[Cazic Thule (God)|Cazic Thule Raid Encounter Mob Page]]. The ''Mob Data'' box is now:

{| class="raidMobTopTable"
! '''Type:'''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! '''Level: '''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! '''Class:'''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! '''HPs:'''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! '''Max Melee Hit:'''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! '''Summons:'''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! '''Death Touches:'''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! '''Slowable:'''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! '''Resists:'''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! '''Special Abilities:'''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|-
! '''Respawn Time:'''
| ... ... ... ... ...
|}

Other categories to include are strategy, loot, and related quests.

= Kunark and Velious Content =

Things are getting ready for the release of Kunark, so links will start to appear to Kunark zones, class epic quests, etc. I wasn't planning on filling any of this in until the launch of Kunark but have no problems if other members of the community want to do so. The information is all out there, anyways.

Can use the [[Template:KunarkGray]] to temporarily gray things out that won't exist/be true until Kunark launches, at which point we can globally disable it. Similarly [[Template:VeliousGray]] for things that won't exist for a looong time.