Civilization Modding Wiki

[deanej]

I just wanted to let everyone know that we have a modding wiki here at CFC: http://modiki.civfanatics.com/

We have a reference on XML/SQL and some basic info on the mod programs. I'm hoping to have the reference be more complete (we also have stuff of civ4/3/2). I also feel compelled to mention 2K's wiki: http://wiki.2kgames.com/civ5/index.php/Main_Page

Perhaps a mod can sticky this?

 

[Shiggs713]

Nice job! I'll try to add to it sometime if I get time.

 

[ChaK_]

YAY for references, thanks !

 

[Licinia Eudoxia]

Not sure if this is a good place to ask this, but is there, by any chance, an IRC room where any of you hang out?

Sometimes I'd like to ask a really quick, simple question, and then a followup, without making a post, and that would be really cool.

 

[DonQuiche]

Seems like we cannot add anything to the wiki.

I tried to search a page but the results page did not offer any "create this page" link. I tried to modify an existing page but it returned an error:

Detected bug in an extension! Hook ConfirmEditHooks::confirmEditMerged failed to return a value; should return true to continue hook processing or false to abort.
Backtrace:
#0 /usr/local/etc/httpd/modiki.civfanatics.com/includes/EditPage.php(940): wfRunHooks('EditFilterMerge...', Array)
#1 /usr/local/etc/httpd/modiki.civfanatics.com/includes/EditPage.php(2392): EditPage->internalAttemptSave(false, false)
#2 /usr/local/etc/httpd/modiki.civfanatics.com/includes/EditPage.php(453): EditPage->attemptSave()
#3 /usr/local/etc/httpd/modiki.civfanatics.com/includes/EditPage.php(346): EditPage->edit()
#4 /usr/local/etc/httpd/modiki.civfanatics.com/includes/Wiki.php(505): EditPage->submit()
#5 /usr/local/etc/httpd/modiki.civfanatics.com/includes/Wiki.php(63): MediaWiki->performAction(Object(OutputPage), Object(Article), Object(Title), Object(User), Object(WebRequest))
#6 /usr/local/etc/httpd/modiki.civfanatics.com/index.php(114): MediaWiki->initialize(Object(Title), Object(Article), Object(OutputPage), Object(User), Object(WebRequest))
#7 {main}

 

[The_J]

Yes, we have a technical malfunction and the admin who wanted to deal with it was caught by RL issues and isn't back yet .

 

[DonQuiche]

Ok, thank you for your answer. I will wait.

 

[The_J]

That's nice to hear, thank you .

But it should be said, we're talking about days (probably), not about hours.

 

[DonQuiche]

It does not matter, I was afraid it could be "weeks" at first, so...

While the wiki is read-only, I would like to discuss with you what I have in mind, if you don't mind. After the recent shutdown of the official wiki (see here) and since we don't know whether it was deliberate or not, I would like to copy many LUA pages from the official wiki.

Now, if we look at the civ5 portals on the civfanatics' wiki, there is currently a Lua and UI reference (cf wiki) page. I would like to change it in the process.
* I would like to split this page into a "Lua reference" and a "UI reference".
* Then make the "Lua reference" page looks like Lua Game Object (2k wiki). The current content of the cf page would be moved to an "articles" section at the top.
* I won't do much things for the UI side but, at least, I would like to add an introductory article and a list of existing widgets and, for some of them, provide a very short description (Grid, WorldAnchor, etc) and list XML properties and LUA api.

Note that I would not add that much content, I would mainly copy the content from the 2kgames wiki. I want to spend less than 4 hours on it. Are you okay with those changes ?

 

[The_J]

I'm okay with whatever is best for us .
And i'm also not the main responsible person, deanej is .
Else, if you know about all that stuff, then i'd first trust you that you know what you're doing .

As general note, if you copy that one page, please make sure to link back (always credit the source), and if possible and if it's not a problem, then add please some custom introduction to that page too.

 

[The_J]

ainwood fixed the problem now .

 

[Lord Yanaek]

Hi.
Tried to create an account, but i can't. I get the following error :

Login error
You have not specified a valid username.
Note that this wiki requires that usernames be 8 characters or less as a spam prevention measure

I have more than 8 chars. Are there any undocumented limit at which characters can be used?

Oh, BTW, unrelated to the wiki, but in case a mod reads this. Is there a way to change the user name in the forum? (mine does not match my Steam account, and now that Civ is tied to steam )

 

[deanej]

It has to be 8 or less; a lot of spammers were creating accounts with really long usernames so we had to restrict it. I'm not sure if I can manually override this or not, but if you PM me the username you wanted I can try.

It's also possible that a spambot randomly created an account with that username... I'm not aware of any other additional restrictions over the mediawiki ones,

 

[Lord Yanaek]

Doh, i actually read 8 characters or more
I think this is the first time i see a limit to the maximum number of characters allowed rather than the minimum.

Yep, smaller user name does work.
Thanks for taking the time to answer such a stupid post

EDIT : OTOH, i can't confirm my e-mail. I tried re-sending the confirmation twice, checked my spam folder and white-listed @civfanatics.com but i don't receive it. Does it take a lot of time, the confirmation page says i should wait for a few minutes, i waited for about 1/2 hour.

 

[deanej]

I remember we disabled the email confirmation requirement a while back because something broke - not sure if it got re-enabled or not. Can you see if everything works regardless?

 

[Lord Yanaek]

This is what i get if i try to edit a page (i tried a couple different ones, and none were written by DonQuiche's bot)

You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reasons:

The action you have requested is limited to users in one of the groups: emailconfirmed, Administrator, Bureaucrat.
You must confirm your e-mail address before editing pages. Please set and validate your e-mail address through your user preferences.

You can view and copy the source of this page:

My groups are : Autoconfirmed users and Users

 

[deanej]

Is it possible to switch to another email address? Sometimes not all email domains receive automated emails. It's possible the message was sent to spam, though some providers just delete without asking or quarantine. Otherwise I can refer this up to an admin.

 

[Lord Yanaek]

I can use various aliases of this adress, but all use the same provider.
This provider uses a spam folder, and i checked it. It also allows white and black lists for spam filter, and i added the entire @civfanatic.com domain to my white list, so unless verification mails are sent through a 3rd party service, they shouldn't even be tagged as spam.

 

[ainwood]

Which provider are you trying to use? Try a gmail one, that should work.

 

[Lord Yanaek]

My provider is gmx. It's the best free provider i found so far.
OK, i created a gmail account and was able to use it. I still don't understand why i can't receive confirmation mails on my main address while i do receive the forum notifications and they both use the same "from" address