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== Tutorial ==
''We archive discussions that have taken place in this portal here: [[PZwiki_talk:Community_portal/Closed]]''


Should we throw together a simple tutorial? just a single page with all "need to know" information such as movement, interaction and so forth? Or should we wait on that since that page would need ALLOT of maintenance since the game is changing pretty fast?
== General John McGrew page ==
:Yeah I think this is probably the way to do it, as long as it doesn't end up being a walk through. [[User:Mmmicrophone|Mmmicrophone]] - <small>'''''PZwiki administrator'''''</small> 09:25, 2 June 2011 (BST)


== Map linked from Main Page ==
As of now, I notice no obvious link to the Suburbs page or the Map.  I was unable to find it without Googling PZ map and linking to it from a random Someting Awful post.
:Good point! Will sort this out in a very short while! [[User:Mmmicrophone|Mmmicrophone]] - <small>'''''PZwiki administrator'''''</small> 20:15, 1 June 2011 (BST)
::Done! [[User:Mmmicrophone|Mmmicrophone]] - <small>'''''PZwiki administrator'''''</small> 21:22, 1 June 2011 (BST)


== FAQ? ==
Why is there no page on General John McGrew? I feel like he's an essential character.


I'm not sure if we need a tutorial per se but a FAQ covering things like pausing the game, whether or not you can save your game, how to start a new game, tips for play, etc. might be a decent idea.
From platezombie
: I like this idea. I think a page is still required for the tutorial, maybe just have it describe what it teaches you etc rather than a step by step guide? [[User:Mmmicrophone|Mmmicrophone]] - <small>'''''PZwiki administrator'''''</small> 21:24, 1 June 2011 (BST)
: [[General John McGrew]] is actually one of the wanted pages - as in it is linked to multiple times but the page has not yet been created. Not much is known about the character, aside from his 3 statements, so I guess there's not a high priority to create the page. Anyone is welcome to make pages, so feel free to do so! Also, you can use four tildes <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to leave a timestamped signature!<br>-[[User:Thing II|Thing II]] ([[User talk:Thing II|talk]]) 15:42, 27 May 2021 (BST)


== Containers ==
Thanks
[[User:Platezombie|Platezombie]] ([[User talk:Platezombie|talk]]) 23:18, 27 May 2021 (BST)


Maybe a bit of a trivial topic. Should [[http://pzwiki.net/wiki/Category:Containers these pages]] all be on 1 generic containers page? Each of the current pages could have their own section. Just right now there doesn't seem to be a great deal of info for each page and I doubt there ever will be..
== Instructions/advice how to play the game in general information pages? ==
[[User:Mmmicrophone|Mmmicrophone]] - <small>'''''PZwiki administrator'''''</small> 22:17, 1 June 2011 (BST)
:done! if/when we have too much info on the page we can split it again.. [[User:Mmmicrophone|Mmmicrophone]] - <small>'''''PZwiki administrator'''''</small> 19:35, 4 June 2011 (BST)


== SPOILERS! (none in this post) ==
i.e. the following change: https://pzwiki.net/w/index.php?title=First_Aid&diff=0&oldid=63267
I don't think it's appropriate to have recommendations how to act ("do this, then do that"). It's a matter of opinion whether an action makes sense or not based upon game mechanics, which should be explained. I would rather rework this and remove the workflow concept completely and just explain different wound types similar to the Items sections.


So some people have added a few spoilers to the [[tutorial]] and [[Kate]] pages. Do we want to avoid having spoilers on here or should we just go for it? At the moment there is only really 1 or 2 things that can be spoiled story wise but I'm sure there will eventually be more..
== I think the dev's are being scummy with previous versions. ==
: I think this depends on whether we are going to add a walkthrough for stories. In that case I would suggest the use of spoilers, but to warn for them explicitly on the top of the page [[User:Jhw|Jhw]] 23:35, 9 January 2012 (UTC)


== Wikimark up help section ==
Just before they announced the removal of all previous versions of the game (which is like being kicked in the face for liking b40 and its different aesthetic.)
Upon a play through on b40 I noticed it has artificially generated lag, its as if the Dev's are intentionally trying to boot people off of b40.


So I started adding a list of commonly used wikimark up to the help section [[Help:Contents#Wikitext_markup|here]]. It's a bit lacking right now so feel free to suggest any other bits you think should be added. I'd personally like to try to keep the help page simple so it doesn't scare newcomers off. Anything more complex like tables and whatnot could probably be linked to via the main mediawiki page.. [[User:Mmmicrophone|Mmmicrophone]] - <small>'''''PZwiki administrator'''''</small> 12:15, 5 June 2011 (BST)
Ill have a further look into the weird oscillating type lag that occurs with combat animations and walking in previous versions of b40.
F the devs for not appreciating people who just want the original game.
[[User:NiskelisPhilli|NiskelisPhilli]] ([[User talk:NiskelisPhilli|talk]]) 01:06, 14 May 2022 (BST)


== Two things ==
UPDATE: after fiddling around in debug mode it seems very dependent on zombie pop, noise generation causing zeds to move, and it affects melee swings heavily.
Just two things I'm concerned about right now:<br>
1) There should be a strong protection on the [[Template:!]] page. (vandal edits could screw up templates).<br>
2) PZwiki:Copyrights isn't filled out yet.<br>
That's all. --[[User:DUMBELLS|DUMBELLS]] 04:47, 11 June 2011 (BST)
: Number 1 is done. Will get to work on number 2 now. [[User:Mmmicrophone|Mmmicrophone]] - <small>'''''PZwiki administrator'''''</small> 18:31, 11 June 2011 (BST)


== Collapsible tables ==
: The community portal on the wiki is not the right place to complain about dev actions. Recommend posting on the forums https://theindiestone.com [[User:Kirrus|Kirrus]] ([[User talk:Kirrus|talk]]) 14:42, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
Is the collapsible table class implemented on this wiki yet? Might be beneficial if it was. --[[User:DUMBELLS|DUMBELLS]] 16:19, 11 June 2011 (BST)
:hm, have installed it as per the instructions on the mediawiki site however they don't seem to work. If they don't work it will probably be best to wait until the server move is sorted as I'll most likely upgrade the software to 1.17 when that happens which has collapsible tables out of the box. [[User:Mmmicrophone|Mmmicrophone]] - <small>'''''PZwiki administrator'''''</small> 18:31, 11 June 2011 (BST)


== crafting tables ==
== Does mediawiki have a visual editor like Wikipedia does? ==


I feel that these really should be as simple as possible so that anyone can jump in and change things if needed. I'm not 100% convinced that different templates is really the way to go with this, although can see the benefit in only having to change something once and have it update on all of the pages. templates also seem to scare people off at times.. (they also seem to have broken during the server move and I have no idea how to fix them!).
The current editor is hard for me to use because I don’t know how to use all the little symbols and stuff. It all just looks like jumbled code to me and it’s difficult for me to read [[User:Svelk929]]
:There are visual editors available to MediaWiki, but currently PZwiki doesn't have one, but it may be added in the future, however there's no ETA, you have to keep eye on it or use the text editor till then. —[[User:Faalagorn|Faalagorn]][[User talk:Faalagorn|☎]]/[[Special:Contributions/Faalagorn|✓]] 21:59, 1 July 2023 (BST)


I've started up another revision of the crafting tables format which you can see starting to take shape on the [[crafting]] page. It just uses basic wikimarkup tables and all of the info will go straight into the page (for now at least). I '''personally''' think this looks a bit nicer.
== Adding Trauma Bag ==


Sure it might be a bit of a pain to keep them up to date when things change, but at least anyone can edit it right away without having to navigate a host of different templates.
I recently came across a '''Trauma Bag''' that's not listed here. I didn't see it in the variation of the '''Duffel Bag''' either but it has different stats as well. I found it in the back on an ambulance.


Discussion on this is very much appreciated! [[User:Mmmicrophone|Mmmicrophone]] - <small>'''''PZwiki administrator'''''</small> 19:32, 12 June 2011 (BST)
[[File:Trauma Bag.png|thumb]]
:Looks like reinstalling some of the extensions has fixed the broken templates! The [[crafting]] page now has both old and new table styles if anyone wishes to comment? Whatever get's decided we'll stick with.. [[User:Mmmicrophone|Mmmicrophone]] - <small>'''''PZwiki administrator'''''</small> 19:59, 12 June 2011 (BST)
::On second thoughts, lets stick with what dumbells has sorted out. Although I do stand by my comment that it needs to be as simple as possible for people to add and edit things as easily as possible! Will revert the changes I made. [[User:Mmmicrophone|Mmmicrophone]] - <small>'''''PZwiki administrator'''''</small> 22:00, 12 June 2011 (BST)


== The news section ==
* Encumbrance: 1.0
* Capacity: 23
* Encumbrance Reduction: 65


So the news section on the front page seems a little redundant. Does anyone think it's worth keeping? Could we replace it with something else? Any suggestions?
Items it came with:
:One idea I have is that it could be made into a section listing tutorial pages as well as help resources for any newbies out there. --[[User:DUMBELLS|DUMBELLS]] 04:20, 26 June 2011 (BST)
* Surgical Gloves
* Suture Needle Holder
* Tweezers


== Image upload currently disabled.  ==


Due to an issue which is preventing the deletion of images we have temporarily disabled image uploading. Hopefully this will get fixed asap and we can reactivate the feature.
[[User:Katsuxmusubi85|Katsuxmusubi85]] ([[User talk:Katsuxmusubi85|talk]]) 23:16, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
::Aaaaaand it's fixed! Big thanks to Kirrus for sorting it out. [[User:Mmmicrophone|Mmmicrophone]] - <small>'''''PZwiki administrator'''''</small> 00:59, 20 June 2011 (BST)
:Late reply, but yeah, these are relatively new and not yet on the wiki, these (and some other items) are listed in [[PZwiki:Item List]], but if anyone wants, they are  free to add them early! —[[User:Faalagorn|Faalagorn]][[User talk:Faalagorn|]]/[[Special:Contributions/Faalagorn|✓]] 22:00, 1 July 2023 (BST)


== Spamming ==
== bad link ==


I've been having to manually revert these annoying spam edits for a while. There's gotta be a way to stop them from spamming the main page talk like this. Maybe if you required newly registered users to fill out a CAPTCHA or something? I hope something can be done about this. --[[User:DUMBELLS|DUMBELLS]] 16:59, 29 June 2011 (BST)
Hi, I noticed by chance that the [[Help:Contents/no]] page was probably not in the right place, I think the [[Help:Editing for beginners]] section would be more suitable.
I don't really know how to modify this so I'll let you see it on your side. [[User:Tatoz|Tatoz_53]] ([[User talk:Tatoz|talk]]) 12:59, 7 June 2023 (BST)
:Good catch, thanks! I just moved the page :) —[[User:Faalagorn|Faalagorn]][[User talk:Faalagorn|☎]]/[[Special:Contributions/Faalagorn|✓]] 21:28, 7 June 2023 (BST)


:I just deleted a link from the main "Item" category page advertising loan services. I am not sure if I was supposed to do that, but I left a note in the edit summary all the same. [[User:Rachealica|Rachealica]]
== Permission to use your "icons" ==


:You really should consider installing this Captcha-Extension for MediaWiki, if you need any assistance, I am more than willing to help: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit [[User:Jhw|Jhw]] 20:57, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
I wanted to know if they give me permission to use their icons and others from the main page in the English version and use them in the Spanish version? Thanks in advance [[User:Texaliuz]]
:Hey! Not sure which icons you mean, but all icons uploaded to the wiki are free to use elsewhere on any of its pages! —[[User:Faalagorn|Faalagorn]][[User talk:Faalagorn|☎]]/[[Special:Contributions/Faalagorn|]] 21:56, 1 July 2023 (BST)


::We have added an extension which will hopefully take care of the majority of spam(we'll see...) [[User:Pianoman|Pianoman]] 17:22, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
== Correct Step 4 of the Carpentry Wiki Page ==


== Spiked baseballbat ==
The '''Step 4: Level up''' section in the [[Carpentry]] wiki page makes no reference to using [[VHS]] tapes or [[Life and Living TV]] to gain experience for the Carpentry skill, which may be slightly misleading.


I noticed that the current page about the spiked baseballbat said you kill zombies with one hit with it. I have played enough with the spiked baseballbat to notice that it kills in one hit IF you hit with while the zombie is on the right distance.
Thanks, [[User:CCTV4569|CCTV4569]] ([[User talk:CCTV4569|talk]]) 20:02, 1 July 2023 (BST)
:I added it now, thanks! It was probably like that since before the addition of those :). If you spot any such inconsistencies though, feel free to straight fix it! —[[User:Faalagorn|Faalagorn]][[User talk:Faalagorn|☎]]/[[Special:Contributions/Faalagorn|✓]] 21:54, 1 July 2023 (BST)


== Spelling Conventions ==
== Carrot seeds page lists information for Cabbage seeds ==


Hi,
From GwTWoD
I noticed the page http://pzwiki.net/wiki/Hypercondriac and was tempted to correct it to hypochondriac , or possibly more correctly hypochondria but I actually can find no spelling conventions for the wiki.
Are things to be spelled as they appear in the game - possibly with a (sic) afterwards if it is miss-spelled, or are there to be conventions as to capitalisations of links, etc...


== Guides ==
The page for carrot seeds has multiple instances where it uses cabbage seeds instead of carrot seeds. It also has a few links to "cabbage seeds" that just send you to the same page.


Mash suggested I put a link to my starvation calculator on here somewhere, as well as add a page that is similar to my food guide... I'm not really sure how to do that or where to put it... Suggestions? [[User:AdricTheGreat|AdricTheGreat]] 8:20pm, July 13 2011 EST
-GwtWoD 10:21(8 Sept 2023)(PST)
 
:Thanks for noticing thanks! The IDs were probably copy pasted, so I changed that tot the right ones. :) [[User:Faalagorn|Faalagorn]][[User talk:Faalagorn|]]/[[Special:Contributions/Faalagorn|]] 08:05, 9 September 2023 (BST)
== Traits ==
The Wiki is missing most of the traits and their effects I want to add those pages ASAP.
 
== Link all items to items category  ==
 
I think all items should be linked to items category including ammo, consumables, ect. Good idea? Bad idea? - [[User:Rachealica|Rachealica]] 19:20, 26 December 2011 (CST6CDT)
 
== Index Page/ Contents Page ==
 
I am finding it hard to find pages, or linking relevant pages; there isn't much organization right now. There should be some sort of index or contents page that lists all up-to-date articles (not editing help or things that haven't been implemented -other than the planned features page) I think. If I wasn't familiar with the ins and outs of the game already, I'd be hard pressed to finding out on this wiki. -- [[User:Rachealica|Rachealica]] 28 December 2011 8:58 CST
 
Adding the [[:Category:Version|Version]] Category to resolve this. -- [[User:Auchtor|Auchtor]] 28 March 2012 13:31 CST
 
== French wiki main page ==
 
Hi. I'm admin of a french fansite zomboid-fr.net and I started updating this wiki in french. I saw that english and russian main page are more complete than the french mainpage. I'd like to modify this mainpage like english or russian ones. How Can I do ? I have no access to the "edit" fonction, which is normal I think...
 
== German Mainpage and other german wiki parts ==
 
Hallo,I would to start updating this wiki on german, but the problem is,I don't know how can I do it ...
 
Yes, I'd also like to help translate some pages into German, but I can't find a way to create a German page. It seems that only French, Russian, and Japanese languages are enabled at this point, so making a Zombies/de page wouldn't direct correctly. Or am I misunderstanding the language page guides? [[user:Holzmann|Holzmann]] 29 March, 2012
 
:I don't have an answer for you yet but let me check around and see if I can figure it out. Thanks! [[User:Pianoman|Pianoman]] 22:32, 29 March 2012 (BST)
 
== How to create crafting-recipes? ==
 
I added some items (like [[Peas]] and [[Dry Ramen Noodles]]) with crafting-recipes in them, but are the done correct? If not, how do I set them up the right way? Really confusing for me...
 
:Hey Doc. I wish I could offer more help (hopefully someone with more knowledge will come by). Take a look at the code behind the molotov cocktail page and model your code upon it. When you see recipelookup it is referencing this page- Template:RecipeLookup which you will need to go into edit mode to see that it is a list of recipes that can be used on multiple pages. Also I believe some of your underlying ingredients either do not have pages yet or your links are incorrect - they are linking to a valid page.  [[User:Pianoman|Pianoman]] 14 March 2012
::Hey! Thanks for the awesome help. Hope that it is done correct now. The other items for the crafting-recipes aren´t done yet.  [[User:DrCox1911|DrCox1911]] 18 March 2012
 
== Link to Controls article onto main page? ==
 
Anyone with relevant rights feel like adding a visible link to [[Controls]] on the [[Main_Page]] would be a good idea? It's probably the single most common question we get on IRC, since there's no ingame controls / hotkeys list in the game. [[User:Harakka|Harakka]] 21:10, 28 March 2012 (BST)
:Good idea. Take a look at the change I made and let me know if that is what you intended. You can also edit the [[Main page sandbox]] to show what you would like to change. Thanks! [[User:Pianoman|Pianoman]] 22:53, 28 March 2012 (BST)
::Exactly what I meant. Thank you. [[User:Harakka|Harakka]] 06:57, 29 March 2012 (BST)

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General John McGrew page

Why is there no page on General John McGrew? I feel like he's an essential character.

From platezombie

General John McGrew is actually one of the wanted pages - as in it is linked to multiple times but the page has not yet been created. Not much is known about the character, aside from his 3 statements, so I guess there's not a high priority to create the page. Anyone is welcome to make pages, so feel free to do so! Also, you can use four tildes ~~~~ to leave a timestamped signature!
-Thing II (talk) 15:42, 27 May 2021 (BST)

Thanks Platezombie (talk) 23:18, 27 May 2021 (BST)

Instructions/advice how to play the game in general information pages?

i.e. the following change: https://pzwiki.net/w/index.php?title=First_Aid&diff=0&oldid=63267 I don't think it's appropriate to have recommendations how to act ("do this, then do that"). It's a matter of opinion whether an action makes sense or not based upon game mechanics, which should be explained. I would rather rework this and remove the workflow concept completely and just explain different wound types similar to the Items sections.

I think the dev's are being scummy with previous versions.

Just before they announced the removal of all previous versions of the game (which is like being kicked in the face for liking b40 and its different aesthetic.) Upon a play through on b40 I noticed it has artificially generated lag, its as if the Dev's are intentionally trying to boot people off of b40.

Ill have a further look into the weird oscillating type lag that occurs with combat animations and walking in previous versions of b40. F the devs for not appreciating people who just want the original game. NiskelisPhilli (talk) 01:06, 14 May 2022 (BST)

UPDATE: after fiddling around in debug mode it seems very dependent on zombie pop, noise generation causing zeds to move, and it affects melee swings heavily.

The community portal on the wiki is not the right place to complain about dev actions. Recommend posting on the forums https://theindiestone.com Kirrus (talk) 14:42, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Does mediawiki have a visual editor like Wikipedia does?

The current editor is hard for me to use because I don’t know how to use all the little symbols and stuff. It all just looks like jumbled code to me and it’s difficult for me to read User:Svelk929

There are visual editors available to MediaWiki, but currently PZwiki doesn't have one, but it may be added in the future, however there's no ETA, you have to keep eye on it or use the text editor till then. —Faalagorn/ 21:59, 1 July 2023 (BST)

Adding Trauma Bag

I recently came across a Trauma Bag that's not listed here. I didn't see it in the variation of the Duffel Bag either but it has different stats as well. I found it in the back on an ambulance.

Trauma Bag.png
  • Encumbrance: 1.0
  • Capacity: 23
  • Encumbrance Reduction: 65

Items it came with:

  • Surgical Gloves
  • Suture Needle Holder
  • Tweezers


Katsuxmusubi85 (talk) 23:16, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Late reply, but yeah, these are relatively new and not yet on the wiki, these (and some other items) are listed in PZwiki:Item list, but if anyone wants, they are free to add them early! —Faalagorn/ 22:00, 1 July 2023 (BST)

bad link

Hi, I noticed by chance that the Help:Contents/no page was probably not in the right place, I think the Help:Editing for beginners section would be more suitable. I don't really know how to modify this so I'll let you see it on your side. Tatoz_53 (talk) 12:59, 7 June 2023 (BST)

Good catch, thanks! I just moved the page :) —Faalagorn/ 21:28, 7 June 2023 (BST)

Permission to use your "icons"

I wanted to know if they give me permission to use their icons and others from the main page in the English version and use them in the Spanish version? Thanks in advance User:Texaliuz

Hey! Not sure which icons you mean, but all icons uploaded to the wiki are free to use elsewhere on any of its pages! —Faalagorn/ 21:56, 1 July 2023 (BST)

Correct Step 4 of the Carpentry Wiki Page

The Step 4: Level up section in the Carpentry wiki page makes no reference to using VHS tapes or Life and Living TV to gain experience for the Carpentry skill, which may be slightly misleading.

Thanks, CCTV4569 (talk) 20:02, 1 July 2023 (BST)

I added it now, thanks! It was probably like that since before the addition of those :). If you spot any such inconsistencies though, feel free to straight fix it! —Faalagorn/ 21:54, 1 July 2023 (BST)

Carrot seeds page lists information for Cabbage seeds

From GwTWoD

The page for carrot seeds has multiple instances where it uses cabbage seeds instead of carrot seeds. It also has a few links to "cabbage seeds" that just send you to the same page.

-GwtWoD 10:21(8 Sept 2023)(PST)

Thanks for noticing thanks! The IDs were probably copy pasted, so I changed that tot the right ones. :) —Faalagorn/ 08:05, 9 September 2023 (BST)