User talk:Narve/Archive 2

AoE II Technology Pages
All of the Age of Empires II Technology pages are very short articles. Should I elaborate on them (practical applications, etc) or are they just fine how they are?Cobalt Tungsten (talk) 06:34, August 26, 2014 (UTC)

Age of Empires 2 name
I think Age of Empires II: The Forgotten is actually called Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten. What do you think?RSV 123 (talk) 17:15, September 29, 2014 (UTC)


 * According to steam, you're right. Feel free to change it.Narve (talk) 17:32, September 29, 2014 (UTC)

About vandalism
Dear Narve,

There was some vandalisms in our wiki pages. Mostly they are a "wikia contributor" users.

Maybe we can just not allowing the unknown users so only the wiki users that can only edit?

(sorry if you don't understand, i'm not a good english actually)

Best Regards,

Freeze Spell COC. FreezeSpell

October 11, 2014 13:08 UTC / 20:08 WIB

Hi Narve,

Wasn't sure whether I should reply here or on my page, so I've done both. I'm sorry and I hope I didn't upset you. I can be a bit grouchy sometimes, normally when I've had a couple of ales. No offence meant. Anyway, the Hitstory/Mythology files are here:

Microsoft Games > Age of Mythology > history2

Most of the ones needed are in the 'techs' and 'units' folders within the 'history2' folder.

Cheers,

Jacob Newton (talk) 22:15, October 29, 2014 (UTC)

Hi Narve,

Atlantean heroes are not represented in the wiki, so I want to put them in. I wasn't sure whether they should be added to the existing entries, like this:

Arcus               [Infobox]

The Arcus is a standard Atlantean archer unit...

Arcus Hero      [Infobox]

(blah)

or with each hero having a separate entry. What do you reckon?

Jacob Newton (talk) 12:43, January 21, 2015 (UTC)


 * Put the hero info on the same page as the normal unit info, there's no need to double the Atlantean unit pages.Narve (talk) 13:20, January 21, 2015 (UTC)

OK, will do! Jacob Newton (talk) 14:56, January 24, 2015 (UTC)

Hi, good to see you've found the AOE III histories. I'm still working on the AOM ones... Jacob Newton (talk) 18:06, February 9, 2015 (UTC)

Hello Narve,

I'm new and I've just been randomly editing articles and doing it quite frequently. The majority of my edits are quite minor and I was wondering if I was being annoying by just editing 10-20 articles at a time or deleting someone's information.

Robbyzanardelli (talk) 02:16, February 23, 2015 (UTC)Robbyzanardelli

For articles needing an image, I add them to the articles needing an image category, but when I later add an image, how do I delete the articles needing an image category?

The writing above is mine

Robbyzanardelli (talk) 15:10, February 25, 2015 (UTC)Robbyzanardelli

Empire Earth Wiki
Can you help out on Empire Earth Wiki.Starfox u (talk) 12:00, March 14, 2015 (UTC)

Yeah but you could help out just cleaning up the code on pages and other things. Also i could use any help i that i could on that wiki. Starfox u (talk) 12:22, March 14, 2015 (UTC)

Page Tabs
How did you do it so you go to blank civilization page and then their are tabs on units? Starfox u (talk) 21:26, March 14, 2015 (UTC)

Thanks.Starfox u (talk) 22:40, March 14, 2015 (UTC)

Civilization Categories
Hello, You are right, we need to check out again that category system specially regardin the civilization categories. I will prepare something to resolve thatPapermaniac (talk) 17:43, April 28, 2015 (UTC)

Hello Narve,

today I've created the strategy guide for the Breath of the dragon scenario. Is there any way to get the contributions there added to my new user page?

Best,

torminaterTorminater (talk) 20:15, May 26, 2015 (UTC)

Advice
Hey there, I was looking at the strategic section on the Teutons and I wondered if you could give me a small advice;

Would you think it is reasonable to upgrade the basic infantry to the Champion stage when playing as the Teutons? I've seen some people suggest that some inf-civilisations like the Vikings or the Aztecs shouldn't, but what about the teutons?

I'm not sure you're the right person for this kind of tips but we've talked before and have nobody else I could ask. Feel free to link me a guide or somebody who gives strategic suggestions if you want. Thanks in advance.

Milo1933 (talk) 12:55, June 11, 2015 (UTC)

Q's and (Hopefully) A's
On Charles Martel page, I have struggled to add the image of a Throwing Axeman into the table of values. Could you clean the page up after I add history and the table? Robbyzanardelli (talk) 14:03, June 15, 2015 (UTC)Robbyzanardelli

Thanks, I am picking up more and more along the way.

I would like to apologize for yesterday's destructive and redundant category spree. I am apologize for an additional inconviences (spellcheck that). I will be a better editor. Robbyzanardelli (talk) 20:33, June 20, 2015 (UTC)Robbyzanardelli

Age of Empires DS
You are right is pretty long I will change the titles of the articles later to just Age of Empires DS or The Age of Kings DS ( except for the article that describes the game itself), this will take its timePapermaniac (talk) 23:22, July 15, 2015 (UTC) for now i have to play again this title on my 3DS.

Gaming footers
Hi, Narve!

I was wondering if you had an opinion on this site being included in the new gaming footers? We'd love for the Age of Empires community to be included!

Best regards,

Raylan13 ( talk ) 16:37, September 25, 2015 (UTC)


 * I don't see why not. Sure, go ahead.Narve (talk) 08:23, September 26, 2015 (UTC)

I was viewing the bombard cannon page, when I read that each unit cost 225 wood and gold after the required research was done. This is not true for Italian players. After I added this, the page looked blanc. When I click on the edit buttom I see the old page, but can't publish the old looks. Please fix this, I did not mean to screw the page.Lord Vipertooth

Sorry for bothering you, I seems like the classical editor allowed me to restore the pageLord Vipertooth (talk)Lord Vipertooth

Stubs and Need Images
Sorry about the categories,

Can you specify what types of pages do not need images? Also, isn't stubs is just a Wikimedia term for pages less than full page length? Can you add a template for pages that are not stubs in this wiki but are by Wikimedia standards, or a least create a Stub Policy page for this wiki.

Thanks,

AmazingAncientWord (talk) 15:05, October 19, 2015 (UTC)

sufficient Information
Can you elaborate on sufficient information. The term is vague unless specified. Also can you create of Stub Policy page for this wiki, as "sufficient information" is futile without some basic guidelines.

Best regards,

AmazingAncientWord (talk) 16:13, October 19, 2015 (UTC)

Ok I understand.

AmazingAncientWord (talk) 18:09, October 19, 2015 (UTC)

Links to real history on wikipedia
Hi Narve. I was thinking that it could be a good idea to include links in the articles to wikipedia in order to avoid editions in the history sections on the articles that doesn't correspond with the history described on the game. Also the readers and the editors can learn something about the real history of the empires depicted in the game if they are interested. Papermaniac (talk) 07:34, October 21, 2015 (UTC)


 * Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. You mean something like what we already do on the Battles of the Forgotten and Battles of the Conquerors pages, where each battle links to the wikipedia page in the introduction? I think there's a few pages where we do that already, but we could make it a standard. I was thinking of also adding a source to each history section, where we put "Age of Empires II manual" or "In-game description" or something similar.Narve (talk) 10:07, October 21, 2015 (UTC)

African Kingdoms submenu on Age of Empires II
Well this expansion is released so it is time to put in " Age of Empires Series -> Age of Empires II -> The African Kingdoms Papermaniac (talk) 20:17, November 8, 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the suggestion. I added it earlier today, but forgot to add a reply before now.Narve (talk) 19:33, November 9, 2015 (UTC)

On Aphrodite
I can assure you that I'm correct about the mythology behind Aphrodite's creation. Kronos was not castrated, but he castrated his father Oranos and threw his genitals into the ocean after killing Oranos.

New infobox format
Hi Narve,

I've been doing some experimentations with the Techbox template to improve its looks and data organization while keeping it simple to use. Could you take a look at some of the Unique Tech pages and tell me if it'll do? Since I was thinking maybe I could do the same to the Unit and Building infoboxes as well.

Thank you for your time

10:15, November 26, 2015 (UTC)

On that note, I have taken the liberty to create and experiment with a new infobox design for units, as you can check out here. So far it has only been used for testing purposes and may need additional changes in the future if it were to be used widely.

I've tweaked every possible fields of the template so that they won't show up if there's nothing filled into them, so as to avoid using "N/A" in places where it's not needed.

As always, I'd love to hear your feedback and thank you for your time.

04:10, November 27, 2015 (UTC)

Hey Narve, thanks for editing 'The Battle of Guadelete' page and correcting my mistakes :-) Will make sure not to repeat my mistakes.

Yazora shoukou (talk) 16:34, December 5, 2015 (UTC)

Read you loud and clear on the 'nitpicks' bit. A lot of scenarios still don't have walkthroughs, so I'm using these additions as rough drafts that real members can edit and fix up later. I'll see what I can do on future guides though, thanks for the constructive criticism.

Userboxes
I put userbox templates on this wiki. If that's not okay, you can delete them here. B®¥@N (talk) 09:25, December 11, 2015 (UTC)
 * Template:Userboxes
 * Template:Userbox
 * Template:Userboxesend

hi, may I ask why you think the enemy doesn't attack on sight during the last campaign of the egyptians, age of empires 1?

hi, TheMinorEditor94 (talk) 19:25, December 20, 2015 (UTC)

Hello.

Just one question: Do you happen to know at what point a unit is considered "slow", "medium" and "fast"?

Because I see units with 0.96 speed declared slow and units with 0.8 and medium speed, so I'm a little confused.

I'm talking of AoE II and hope you know the answer.

Greets!
 * Hi. Sorry, I don't know anything about that.Narve (talk) 22:57, December 30, 2015 (UTC)

I read in the article of the Migdol that it was cheaper than the Hilll Fort and I read in the article of the Hill Fort that is was cheaper than the Migdol. I think these two contradict each other. It seems the Hill Fort costs more wood and less gold, though I don't know which resource is the most valuable. Lord VIpertooth
 * You're right, that's a contradiction. I clarified on the Hill Fort page - overall, it's more expensive.Narve (talk) 12:47, January 6, 2016 (UTC)

Hi, I would like to spend some words about speed in AE II, and what is called very slow, slow, medium, fast and very fast.

According to what is on the wiki, the magyar hussar is very fast with speed 1.55. However the scout cavalry is called fast with speed 1.2/1.55 instead of fast/very fast. A similar thing is done at the condottiero page with '/.

Many units(several unique archers/ skirmischer line/handcannoneer) with speed 0.96 are called slow, but for the archer line it is called medium speed.

The very slow title is given to the Teutonic Knight and War Elephant. Siege workshop units have often similar speed as these ones, however they are called slow instead of very slow.


 * As far as I know, that was just one user's personal opinion of their speed, and the rest of us haven't really cared enough to do anything about it. Feel free to change it.Narve (talk) 08:25, January 24, 2016 (UTC)

New background image
Hi Narve. Since you're the only active admin, I wanted to see what you think about using a new background image. The current one that's been used for a year and a half is OK, but because it's small and tiled (repeating), it doesn't look that good. Plus it's a AoE 3 background, and as we all know, AoE 2 is widely considered the best game in the series. I'm a big fan of AoE 2, even though I'm not very good at it. :) I also watch a lot AoE 2 being played on Twitch.

Anyway, I've been wanting to use a better background image for a long time, and today I found a good AoE 2 wallpaper that I think would look good as a background for the wiki. You can see a preview of the new background here. If you agree, let me know, and I'll be happy to upload the new image. JoePlay http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/joeplayground/images/a/a5/WikiaStaff2.png (talk)  18:28, February 12, 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the fast reply. The new background is up. JoePlay http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/joeplayground/images/a/a5/WikiaStaff2.png (talk)  19:55, February 12, 2016 (UTC)

Gift from me
Frame it!



this is old though. 14:56,24-Feb-2016 14:56, February 24, 2016 (UTC)

Eagle Warrior

Hello!

Since you understandibly don't want pages to be moved with copy + paste, I ask this time. :)

Could you please move the 'Eagle Warrior (Age of Empires II)' page to 'Eagle Warrior'?

Since there is no Eagle Warrior in other games, the title does not need the game to be included.

The 'for' hint on top of the page should clear any confusion.

MasterBroccoli (talk) 21:49, March 7, 2016 (UTC)


 * I've moved the page now.Narve (talk) 17:44, March 8, 2016 (UTC)

Thank you! :) Another quick question: I accidentally disabled the sidebar in the source editor somehow (where I can add media, categories, templates, and so on). How can I enable it again?

MasterBroccoli (talk) 21:06, March 8, 2016 (UTC)


 * Click the arrow on the right side of the editing box (see image).Narve (talk) 06:57, March 9, 2016 (UTC)

Thank you very much! :)

MasterBroccoli (talk) 20:23, March 10, 2016 (UTC)

Help for Redirects
So I tried to create a redirect and found out that the Help:Editing page is actually misleading on this topic. It says to put the site name in brackets, but it's actually double square brackets.

(Is there a better way to address those issues than directly contacting an admin?)

NoOne1806 (talk) 10:00, March 19, 2016 (UTC)


 * I've fixed the issue now. And no, there isn't a better way.Narve (talk) 19:08, March 19, 2016 (UTC)

AoF and AoA page titles
Hello again!

I've noticed that AoK and AoC are written in italics (like they always are) on their respective pages (page title), whilst AoF and AoA are not. Since I don't know how to do that, could you please put them in italics, too?

MasterBroccoli (talk) 18:43, March 20, 2016 (UTC)


 * It's fixed now.Narve (talk) 09:43, March 21, 2016 (UTC)

Wrong title will change it.

Modify Building Infobox for XP
How can I modify the Building Infobox to add the create and kill XP for AoE 3 buildings (i.e. : Mill provides 80 XP when built and 160 XP when destroyed). I added it and it doesn't appear. DA WarM (talk) 17:17, April 1, 2016 (UTC)


 * I was about to answer, but I see you figured it out on your own.Narve (talk) 06:38, April 2, 2016 (UTC)
 * I guess I asked the question without exploring first. DA WarM (talk) 16:58, April 11, 2016 (UTC)

Question concerning taken (inactive) username
Hello Nerve, I'm a long time AoE2 player and really like this wiki. However, I found quite many mistakes/inaccuracies so far. I would like to help you guys out, but my all-game-username is taken already (0 Edits so far, created years ago). Is there a chance to unblock any taken name? In case you can't help me, where could I address my request?

Edit: I don't want to create an account yet, hoping you could help... :-)


 * I don't think it's possible to take another person's username, but you can try looking around at wikia's community central. Maybe someone there can help you.Narve (talk) 16:29, April 12, 2016 (UTC)

Hi,

When I was watching the Conquors page, I saw that in the conquors the scorpion gained base range, but I can't find it on the scorpion page. Since you might be able to easily test (since I know you are the one who often comes up with those thing) wether the statement is right and find out what the range is in AoK, I would like to ask you to change te page if you have time to do so. Lord Vipertooth (talk) 08:59, April 30, 2016 (UTC)


 * The Scorpion had a range of 5 in Age of Kings, and a range of 7 in the Conquerors. But in Age of Kings, it was affected by Fletching, Bodkin Arrow, and Bracer, giving it +3 range and damage when fully upgraded (not including the bonuses for Chemistry and Siege Engineers).Narve (talk) 18:50, April 30, 2016 (UTC)

Hello
Hello,

I just discovered this Wikia. I'l just be gnoming int he background. I'l just fix minor stuff that people will not notice nor will be obvious. I mean for stuff like punctuation and spelling. Also, the occassional grammar. That sort of stuff i'll work on. Thanks and Peace! DwellCamp (talk) 00:19, May 9, 2016 (UTC)