AoW III Wiki Update

[Dr_K [Rosencrantz]]

Note that this is the same as this post[ageofwonders.com] over at the official forums. I figured I'd post here as well for those that don't frequent the forums

It’s been a while since there has been an update about the wiki[age-of-wonders-3.wikia.com], so I figured it needed one. For the most part, work on the wiki has been slow due to few editors, but it is still progressing.

The primary goal that I was aiming for when I began editing was to get all of the units, unit abilities, spells, empire upgrades, and city upgrades online. I believe this has more or less been accomplished, most likely with errors and accidental omissions. Some changes in v1.2 might have slipped through the cracks.

In addition to all of the data, other pages on the game’s mechanics are starting to be created. There is also the start of a tutorial that Ulluses began, but never finished. I have not looked in depth into the editor, so I do not know how to complete a tutorial on it at this point. If anyone has a tutorial or can point in the direction of one (besides the Triumph posts), it can be linked from the Editor pages.

As for the future of the wiki, I plan on editing and maintaining it for a long while (unless life sufficiently interferes). So this is also sort of a call for editors (casual or dedicated) as well as just feedback from everyone. A few questions:

1. Is continuing to have someone maintain the wiki worth it? Since HeavenGames do not seem to inclined to create an AOW3 site, I figured continuing the wiki would be worthwhile. Some people in threads long ago expressed disgust at the idea of using Wikia, but it seems convenient enough for now.

2. Are there any features that you would like to see on the wiki?

3. What are your general thoughts and feedback on the wiki? Currently the main page is a little bland, but most useful pages can be accessed from the navigation bar.

Disclaimer: There are numerous “suggestions” for how units and classes will tend to be used on the Classes page and each Race’s page. I do not know who wrote these and do not claim that they are useful or correct in any sense (I haven't read most of them). They will likely change as the game is continuously being updated. Suggestions on better descriptions to replace them would be appreciated (at least removing the factually incorrect ones).

Questions are also welcome. Thank you.

Rosencrantz/Dr_K

[neil]

Good morning

Seeing that I am one of the minority out there who like games that have rules and instructions on how to play included. Alas, the designers of this game have opted for the less is more approach. That's Ok. Their choice.

What stats do ?
Is a dragon as good as 6 crossbowmen. ?
and more and more beyond that and sooooooooooooooooooooooo many more that it would take too long to write them.

HoMM this games main competitor as a counter has a 330 page PDF that's downloadable for free that does it for that game


The Wiki has been THE ESSENTIAL source of information on actual game play, and game mechanics

So in my opinion is the WIKI worth it .............. ABSOLUTELY !!!
Without a shadow of a doubt it is the only concise source of information on the game that is available

The only suggestion I have is that make it strongly crosslinkable. So that the topics are linked together comprehensively so you can find WHAT you need WHEN you need it
Which the so called in game system really does not do


So as the voice of but one gamer
The answer is a very big yes to the WIKI
I am glad that someone wants to have the role of maintaining it
And I personally look forward to seein the results

[Gandalf]

I've added all the racial features, updated to patch 1.4, in the Races page.