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The Fallout 3 creatures project is a project which aims to improve the quality of articles on Fallout 3 creatures and bring them in line with Fallout Wiki's new article layout guideline. It is a sister project to the Fallout: New Vegas creatures project.

After a lengthy discussion about the new policies, we are a new format for creature pages. Previously, each variant of a creature (e.g. centaur and evolved centaur) had separate pages. Now they are being merged on one page that will list all variants of a given creature type - our Fallout: New Vegas centaur (Fallout: New Vegas) page lists all centaur variants in neat tables.

Like with item articles, all main articles for creatures that appear in multiple games should now be overview pages - e.g. the centaur article.

Scope[]

  • Improving the layout and content of existing Fallout 3 creature articles and making them consistent with the new article layout guideline
  • Replacing the old stats template with {{Stats creature FO3}}. Full stats can be found in the GECK, but if you don't know them, you can just leave some fields empty.
  • Merging articles on variants of a given creature.
  • Splitting off Fallout 3 specific articles from general ones
  • Creating overview pages if needed
  • We're leaving out articles on sentient species like super mutants or aliens for now

Guidelines[]

Adapt all pages to the standard layout and check creature image, infobox and categories.

FO3 creature article layout[]

The layout is composed of three tables. The top and bottom tables are standard layout items found in every article; they are only included here for completeness and are collapsed by default. The middle table contains the actual specifics for creature pages.

  • Yes in the "headline" column means that the article should have a headline of that name if you want to include such a layout item.
    No in the "headline" column means that this layout item should not have a headline.
  • Yes in the "required" column means that every creature article should include this layout item.
    No in the "required" column means that not every creature article needs to include this layout item.
Item-specific layout items
Layout item Headline Required Explanation
Lead section No Yes Short summary that usually looks something like this:

"{{PAGENAME}} is a creature living in the Capital Wasteland in 2277."

In general, it should contain:

  • Name of the creature (and alternative names) in bold.
  • General area in which the creature can be encountered (e.g. Capital Wasteland).
  • Time when the creature lived/is encountered in Fallout 3.
Background Yes No If there is any background story/history for the creature.
Characteristics Yes Yes Characteristics of this creature.
Biology/Specifications Yes No In-universe characteristics of the creature, such as its physical attributes, behavior or habitat in general terms.

The section should be called "Biology" for organic creatures and "Specifications" for mechanical creatures (e.g. robots).

Gameplay attributes Yes No Game-specific characteristics of the creature. For example, details about the creature's attacks or attack patterns should be placed here.
Variants Yes No Variants/subspecies of this creature. A sub-section (with the name of the variant) should be made for each variant.

Each variant sub-section should contain:

  • A description of the variant.
  • An image (no larger than 180x150px) of the variant, floated right.
  • {{Stats creature FO3}} with as many rows as necessary (e.g. two rows for the two versions of the regular centaur).
Related quests Yes No If there are quests which are related to this creature, list them here (just link them, no need to go into detail).
Notes Yes No For interesting things about the creature which do not fit into the other categories. Try to keep this section to a minimum.
Appearances Yes Yes Which games/add-ons this creature appears in.

Overview article for multi-game creatures layout[]

Participants[]

To participate, simply add your name below using {{userlink|your user name}}. Place every participant on a new line.


Progress[]

  • Add your name to the tasks you are currently working on (simply insert {{repeat}} ~~~, this adds your signature without date)
  • Mark tasks you have completed with {{yes}} ~~~
  • Once all other tasks have been completed, someone else should review the result. This is done to ensure nothing has been overlooked. If that has been done, add {{yes}} ~~~ to the "peer review" and "all done" columns.
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