Template talk:Gameinfo
You can fill in and add the following code into an article in order to generate a standardized "infobox":
{{gameinfo| name =
|developer =
|theme =
|influences =
|status =
|released =
|updated =
|licensing =
|language =
|platforms =
|interface =
|length =
|site =
}}
Not all of the fields need to be filled in, but all of them should be included. Those that are not filled in will display as blanks on the infobox.
Example
{{gameinfo| name = NetHack
|developer = [[The NetHack Dev Team]]
|theme = fantasy, some modern
|influences = [[Hack]]
|status = [[Stable]]
|released = 1987
|updated = 3.4.3, on Month 1st, 2003
|licensing = [[Open source]]
|language = C
|platforms = Amiga, Atari, Linux, Mac, Msdos, OS/2, Windows, Windows CE
|interface = [[Graphical tiles]], [[ASCII]], [[Keyboard]], [[Mouse]] (limited)
|length = average: ?, to-beat: weeks or years
|site = http://www.nethack.org/
}}
...will add this box:
| NetHack | |
|---|---|
| Developer | The NetHack Dev Team |
| Theme | fantasy, some modern |
| Influences | Hack |
| Status | Stable |
| Released | 1987 |
| Updated | 3.4.3, on Month 1st, 2003 |
| Licensing | Open source |
| P. Language | C |
| Platforms | Amiga, Atari, Linux, Mac, Msdos, OS/2, Windows, Windows CE |
| Interface | Graphical tiles, ASCII, Keyboard, Mouse (limited) |
| Game Length | average: ?, to-beat: weeks or years |
| Official site of NetHack | |
Please note
The template uses the "language" parameter to autogenerate "games written in __" categories. Do not wrap that parameter in [ [ brackets ] ], or things will get broken.
Comments
Genre Issue
The "genre" field isn't displayed - at least on my system (WinXP, FireFox 1.5) --Copx 22:54, 29 Sep 2005 (CEST)
I see that the 'genre' and 'feature' rows are commented in the template; is there any reason for this??? --Slash 23:02, 29 Sep 2005 (CEST)
They are hiding, and the instructions here are now outdated. They're easier to restore (if need be) if they're commented out. John Shedletsky and R brought up some points for and against them, so I'll be removing features and changing genre to theme. I'll also add influences and length. [[User:M|–MT]] 02:56, 30 Sep 2005 (CEST)
Autocategorization by language
I added a category link to the template that uses the language parameter to add the game to a category. We should really be doing this ourselves, I think, but if this will keep things consistent... [[User:M|–MT]] 05:52, 1 Oct 2005 (CEST)