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	~~Follow these instructions to update the relevant sections of the Wiki when there is an Update to any of the games, or the Portal blog.~~		{{NS HELP navbar}}

	~~== Create a Patch page (Updates only) ==~~
	~~=== Naming ===~~
	~~Patch pages should be named according to the following rules:~~
	* Portal 2:
	** PC: <code>Month day, year Patch</code>
	**:e.g. <code>January 1, 1970 Patch</code>
	** PS3: <code>Month day, year Patch (PS3)</code>
	**:e.g. <code>January 1, 1970 Patch (PS3)</code>
	** Xbox: <code>Month day, year Patch (Xbox)</code>
	**:e.g. <code>January 1, 1970 Patch (Xbox)</code>

	* Portal:		This page documents the procedure for adding '''patch notes''' to the wiki. Patch notes now use the template {{tl\|Patch layout}} to keep their layout consistent.
	** PC: <code>Month day, year Patch (Portal)</code>
	**:e.g. <code>January 1, 1970 Patch (Portal)</code>
	** PS3: <code>Month day, year Patch (Portal PS3)</code>
	**:e.g. ~~<code>January 1, 1970~~ Patch ~~(Portal PS3)</code>~~
	** Xbox: <code>Month day, year Patch ~~(Portal Xbox)</code>~~
	**:e.g. ~~<code>January 1, 1970 Patch (Portal Xbox)</code>~~

	=== ~~Patch page contents~~ ===		== Instructions ==
	#Copy and paste the following code:		=== Creating a new article ===
			<ol>
			<li>New patch articles should use the name format {{code\|Month DD, YYYY Patch}}. If the patch is for the Xbox, append {{code\|(Xbox)}} to the end. Examples:</li>
			:{{code\|January 1, 1970 Patch}} or {{code\|January 1, 1970 Patch (Xbox)}}
			<li>Copy and paste the following code:</li>
	<pre style="margin-left:2.5em;"><nowiki>		<pre style="margin-left:2.5em;"><nowiki>
	{{Patch layout		{{Patch layout
Line 34:		Line 22:
	}}		}}
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>
	Copy and paste the patch notes ''directly'' from the article on http://store.steampowered.com/news/ and use the asterisk (<code></~~code~~>~~) to recreate the indents, for example:~~		<li>Copy and paste the patch notes ''directly'' from the article on http://store.steampowered.com/news/ and format them like this:</li>
	<pre style="margin-left:2.5em;"><nowiki>		<pre style="margin-left:2.5em;"><nowiki>
	* Fixed a bug where Portals were two-way.		* Fixed a bug where Portals were two-way.
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	** Gave them work to do in an assembly plant instead.		** Gave them work to do in an assembly plant instead.
	* Fired the guys who made ''those'' robots.		* Fired the guys who made ''those'' robots.

			=== Community requests ===
			* Added a new cvar
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>
	** If there are no patch notes, simply write: "Patch notes are unavailable at present".		<li>Add the URL of the update page to the {{code\|source}} line at the top like this:</li>
	*Add the URL of the update page to the {{code\|source}} line at the top like this:
	:{{code\|1={{!}} source = http://store.steampowered.com/news/1234/}}		:{{code\|1={{!}} source = http://store.steampowered.com/news/1234/}}
	** As above, if patch notes have not been published, do not enter a url.		<li>Add the date of the previous patch to the {{code\|before}} line like this:</li>
	*Add the date of the previous patch to the {{code\|before}} line like this:
	:{{code\|1={{!}} before = [[January 19, 2038 Patch]]}}		:{{code\|1={{!}} before = [[January 19, 2038 Patch]]}}
	*Add {{code\|N/A}} to the {{code\|after}} line.		<li>Add {{code\|N/A}} to the {{code\|after}} line.</li>
	*Preview your article and if everything works fine hit '''Save page'''.		<li>Preview your article and if everything works fine hit '''Save page'''.
	*On the ~~previous~~ patch ~~page, adjust~~ {{code\|after}} to ~~link~~ to the new ~~patch page~~.
	** Preview and save this.		<h3 style="margin:0.5em -2.5em; margin-right:0;">Updating the rest of the wiki</h3>

			<li>Go to [[Template:Updates]] and make sure {{code\|patch-month}} and {{code\|patch-day}} are all correct and up-to-date.</li>
			<li>Go to the patch just before the new one and update its {{code\|after}} line with a link to the latest patch:</li>
			:{{code\|1={{!}} after = N/A}} on the old patch article now becomes {{code\|1={{!}} after = [[January 1, 1970 Patch]]}} (the date of the latest patch)
			<li>Go to the article on [[Patches]] and add the latest patch as a new item to the top of the list.</li>
			<li>You're done.</li>
			</ol>

	==== Advanced ====		=== Advanced ===
	For complicated ~~patch pages:~~		For more complicated patches.
	* Handling two source links:
	<pre style="margin-left:2.5em;"><nowiki>\| source = http://store.steampowered.com/news/1234/		* Handling two source links at once:
			<pre style="margin-left:1.5em;"><nowiki>
			\| source = http://store.steampowered.com/news/1234/
	\| source-title = Part 1		\| source-title = Part 1
	\| source2 = http://store.steampowered.com/news/5678/		\| source2 = http://store.steampowered.com/news/5678/
	\| source2-title = Part 2		\| source2-title = Part 2
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>
	* Handing update pages (Using TF2.com examples, as the Portal series has never ~~recieved~~ major updates)		* Handing update pages (Using TF2.com examples, as the Portal series has never received major updates)
	<pre style="margin-left:2.5em;"><nowiki>\| update = http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/		<pre style="margin-left:1.5em;"><nowiki>
			\| update = http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/
	\| updatelink = The Engineer Update		\| updatelink = The Engineer Update
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>
	**Handling update pages in different languages:		:* Handling update pages in different languages:
	<pre style="margin-left:2.5em;"><nowiki>		<pre style="margin-left:2.5em;"><nowiki>
	\| update = http://www.teamfortress.com/scoutupdate/german.htm		\| update = http://www.teamfortress.com/scoutupdate/german.htm
Line 71:		Line 70:
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>

			[[Category:Help]]

	~~== Update~~ [[:~~Template:Updates]] ==~~
	* Edit the [[:Template:Updates]]. The format is pretty straight forward.

	~~== Update [[Patches]] ==~~
	* Ammend the [[Patches]] article to list the new patch.
	** There are seperate sections for Portal and Portal 2 patches. Use them correctly.
	* Format the link to your patch page as: <code><nowiki>[[Patch article name\|Month day, year]]</nowiki></code>
	** For patches to specific platforms, append the Platform in brackets for the link text. For example, <code><nowiki>[[Patch article name\|Month day, year (PS3)]]~~</nowiki></code>~~


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	== Update [[:Template:Updates]] ==		== Update [[:Template:Updates]] ==
	* ~~TODO~~: ~~Implement platform-specific entries in~~ Template:Updates		* Edit the [[:Template:Updates]]. The format is pretty straight forward.

	== Update [[Patches]] ==		== Update [[Patches]] ==

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Follow these instructions to update the relevant sections of the Wiki when there is an Update to any of the games, or the Portal blog.

== Create a Patch page (Updates only) ==
=== Naming ===
Patch pages should be named according to the following rules:
* Portal 2:
** PC: <code>Month day, year Patch</code>
**:e.g. <code>January 1, 1970 Patch</code>
** PS3: <code>Month day, year Patch (PS3)</code>
**:e.g. <code>January 1, 1970 Patch (PS3)</code>
** Xbox: <code>Month day, year Patch (Xbox)</code>
**:e.g. <code>January 1, 1970 Patch (Xbox)</code>

* Portal:
** PC: <code>Month day, year Patch (Portal)</code>
**:e.g. <code>January 1, 1970 Patch (Portal)</code>
** PS3: <code>Month day, year Patch (Portal PS3)</code>
**:e.g. <code>January 1, 1970 Patch (Portal PS3)</code>
** Xbox: <code>Month day, year Patch (Portal Xbox)</code>
**:e.g. <code>January 1, 1970 Patch (Portal Xbox)</code>

=== Patch page contents ===
#Copy and paste the following code:
<pre style="margin-left:2.5em;"><nowiki>
{{Patch layout
| source =
| before =
| after =

| notes =

...

}}
</nowiki></pre>
*Copy and paste the patch notes ''directly'' from the article on http://store.steampowered.com/news/ and use the asterisk (<code>*</code>) to recreate the indents, for example:
<pre style="margin-left:2.5em;"><nowiki>
* Fixed a bug where Portals were two-way.
* Fixed a bug where co-op robots had Portal guns.
** Gave them work to do in an assembly plant instead.
* Fired the guys who made ''those'' robots.
</nowiki></pre>
** If there are no patch notes, simply write: "Patch notes are unavailable at present".
*Add the URL of the update page to the {{code|source}} line at the top like this:
:{{code|1={{!}} source = http://store.steampowered.com/news/1234/}}
** As above, if patch notes have not been published, do not enter a url.
*Add the date of the previous patch to the {{code|before}} line like this:
:{{code|1={{!}} before = [[January 19, 2038 Patch]]}}
*Add {{code|N/A}} to the {{code|after}} line.
*Preview your article and if everything works fine hit '''Save page'''.
*On the previous patch page, adjust {{code|after}} to link to the new patch page.
** Preview and save this.

==== Advanced ====
For complicated patch pages:
* Handling two source links:
<pre style="margin-left:2.5em;"><nowiki>| source = http://store.steampowered.com/news/1234/
| source-title = Part 1
| source2 = http://store.steampowered.com/news/5678/
| source2-title = Part 2
</nowiki></pre>
* Handing update pages (Using TF2.com examples, as the Portal series has never recieved major updates)
<pre style="margin-left:2.5em;"><nowiki>| update = http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/
| updatelink = The Engineer Update
</nowiki></pre>
**Handling update pages in different languages:
<pre style="margin-left:2.5em;"><nowiki>
| update = http://www.teamfortress.com/scoutupdate/german.htm
| updatelink = Das Scout Update
| update-lang = de
</nowiki></pre>

== Update [[:Template:Updates]] ==
* TODO: Implement platform-specific entries in Template:Updates

== Update [[Patches]] ==
* Ammend the [[Patches]] article to list the new patch.
** There are seperate sections for Portal and Portal 2 patches. Use them correctly.
* Format the link to your patch page as: <code><nowiki>[[Patch article name|Month day, year]]</nowiki></code>
** For patches to specific platforms, append the Platform in brackets for the link text. For example, <code><nowiki>[[Patch article name|Month day, year (PS3)]]</nowiki></code>

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