Beginners Wiki Guide

Welcome to the , we hope to inform you of what you need to obtain and access the information and assets you need to contribute to this wiki.

Ruling on adding content to the wiki
make sure that when adding content it follows the preferred rules of Failbetter Games for all their wikis as described in the link below.

http://echobazaar.wikidot.com/rules

Text colour and formats templates
Here is a list of templates which allow for an easier way of formatting the wiki while keeping up the standard text format. Identify what it is you are editing and see what template can be used. These templates were designed by MestreLion, Tagaziel and S3Ld0m

The following is just a basic list, you may browse and explore for more.


 * Use   for actions:
 * action.


 * Use   for game notes:


 * Use   and    for actions that triggers events or move to locations:


 * Use   for coloring basic positive and negative outcomes:
 * x Fuel
 * x Terror
 * x Fuel
 * x Terror


 * Use the "to" for a range of outcomes of the same result. Example:
 * to x Fuel
 * Or, for consistency, use   with no icon.


 * Use   for a link with its corresponding icon:


 * Use   for a combination of colored quantity, link, and optionally and icon:
 * You will gain
 * You will lose
 * You will gain
 * You will lose


 * Use   for ranges:
 * You will gain
 * You will lose
 * You will gain
 * You will lose


 * Use   to format challenges:


 * Use   in descriptions containing quality references:
 * Help resolve a dilemma


 * Use   to format the text of the Quality:
 * Or a combination of   and    for inequalities:
 * ≥ 10
 * ≥ 10


 * Use   to format a list of Quality statuses:
 * Some of the possible values for are:


 * Use   for colored text. For instance, yellow for conditional results:
 * "A good night out" OR "A marvelous night out".

In interaction tables, use the templates ,   ,    and. Example:

Other suggestions not (yet) available as templates:


 * Use italic and quotes for the text result outcomes. Example:
 * The outcome result is "A good night out".
 * Use bold and grey for status changes. Example:
 * A Proposal from a Man of Business is Accepted.
 * Use italic and grey for status getting disabled. Example:
 * Something Awaits You is Inactive.

Obtaining Icons
All the icons, avatars, etc used in the game are stored seperately from the .assets files of the game.

To find these files on Windows go to: C:\Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\LocalLow\Failbetter Games\Sunless Sea\images\sn\icons

Replace C with the disk you have installed your copy of Windows on, *USERNAME* with the user account name you are using.

Obtaining Textures
Island graphics, wallpapers, backgrounds, effects, etc used in the game are stored in the .assets files found in the games directory. To obtain these files you must extract the .assets file, "resources.assets"

You can find the .assets files on Windows by going to:
 * Installation*\Steam\SteamApps\common\SunlessSea\Sunless Sea_Data

Replace *Installation* with the disk and folder location you installed Steam on, for example "C:\Program Files (x86)\"

To extract from the .assets file you need a program capable of doing this. Personally I use Unity Assets Explorer 1.3, feel free to provide any alternative you may know of. The texture files are stored in the .TEX files which needs to be converted to .DDS files.

Image Uploading (important)
To make sure that all images follow the same standard there are a few things you must know when uploading images


 * 1) The file should be the original .png found in the image folder. No Jpgs.
 * 2) The filename should not be altered, keep the original name, don't rename to fit the article it's used for.
 * 3) Only upload the small or large version of the images, not the medium-sized. (the ones with "***small" or "***gaz" at the end of the name)
 * 4) In the file description on the file page add the category of the file.
 * 5)  for small images
 * 6)  for large images

Image Gallery
You can find the library of all uploaded images here:
 * http://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Category:Sunless_Sea_images

Tables
On most pages you will have to edit (or make) a table, this section will explain the basics of how to create and deal with a table.

Ps: It's easiest to learn how to deal with tables by experimenting. Edit a table and press preview to see what the changes did, try to find the logic in it and you will get the hang of it, and when worst comes to it you can just borrow from a different table that has done what you wanted and just edit the information.

Additional
Please add information deemed useful