Game needs and extensive guide and wiki

[Dexter]

The training missions are so basic that it leaves a lot of people (myself included) in the dark about a lot of the functions, features and objectives.

[Zothen]

Almost sounds as if the game is still under heavy development.. Oh wait, it IS...

[FourGreenFields]

Well, good thing there is a wiki then. https://barotraumagame.com/wiki/Main_Page

Not 100% accurate on everything, naturally, but should still be helpfull.

[Captain Bart]

There are two wikis one is made by fans second was made by devs.

[FourGreenFields]

Originally posted by Captain Bart:

There are two wikis one is made by fans second was made by devs.

No, and no.
The wiki used to be hosted on Gamepedia. Then it got moved (and thank goodness; [Steam's lovely hearts] Fandom). Anything remaining there is simply legacy.

[Dynamoon]

Both wikis are made by fans, and both were to a degree facilitated by us; the new one on barotraumagame.com is also owned by us, so it gets less ads and sadly also less search engine love. But we try :)

We're currently working on ways of improving the experience a new player has when trying to get into the game, but you're right that Barotrauma has a lot of moving parts and we've got out work cut out for us in that department. If you have the time and energy to join in editing the wiki, you are very welcome! In any event, we're hoping to make information more easily findable, in the game and outside it.

[Dexter]

Originally posted by Dynamoon:

Both wikis are made by fans, and both were to a degree facilitated by us; the new one on barotraumagame.com is also owned by us, so it gets less ads and sadly also less search engine love. But we try :)

We're currently working on ways of improving the experience a new player has when trying to get into the game, but you're right that Barotrauma has a lot of moving parts and we've got out work cut out for us in that department. If you have the time and energy to join in editing the wiki, you are very welcome! In any event, we're hoping to make information more easily findable, in the game and outside it.

Thanks for the link. The game is really fun once you get the hang of it.

[tons0phun]

I was really critical about Baro and Devs for a while about the lack of fleshed out tutorials and making knowledge easier to attain and lower the learning-curve/entry-barrier to new players, but the thing to realize is that this is a hard and meticulous thing to do, especially as the game is in early development and ever-changing.

There are some very fundamental things which are likely to not change, welders repairing walls, tools repairing components, bandages for burns and blood packs for blood loss, etc.
But beyond that it would mean that every time they changed an element of the game, they'd have to go back and rework every tutorial front-to-back every single time the game was updated, which would sap away working hours from bug fixing and content updates, for reworking a tutorial that would inevitably end up needing just as much reworking with every update that followed. It logically would make the most sense in terms of energy/labor efficiency to work, update, and complete the game before investing deeply into a detailed tutorial system.

I do think there is sort of an air of the knowledge-hazing that is carried over from the culture of Space Station 13 into this game, in that you get players who gloat an air of superiority for knowing more about a pretend 2D sci-fi submarine video game because they've been down in the deep dank depths too long and will often ridicule or abuse new player's lack of """knowledge""", but that is more from the dynamic player culture than anything having to do with the devs. Baro players gonna be Baro players.

Just ask around and you will eventually find good people who will be kind in helping.