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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:

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>

{{Patch layout

Line 34:

Line 22:

}}

</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>

* Fixed a bug where Portals were two-way.

Line 40:

Line 28:

** Gave them work to do in an assembly plant instead.

* Fired the guys who made ''those'' robots.

=== Community requests ===

* Added a new cvar

</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/}}

** 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]]}}

*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>

</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:

| 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)

* 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/

| update = http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/

| updatelink = The Engineer Update

</nowiki></pre>

**Handling update pages in different languages:

:* Handling update pages in different languages:

| update = http://www.teamfortress.com/scoutupdate/german.htm

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</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>~~

~~{{NS HELP navbar}}~~

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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>
 {{Patch layout
@@ Line 34: / Line 22: @@
 }}
 </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>
 * Fixed a bug where Portals were two-way.
@@ Line 40: / Line 28: @@
 ** Gave them work to do in an assembly plant instead.
 * Fired the guys who made ''those'' robots.
+=== Community requests ===
+* Added a new cvar
 </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/}}
-** 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]]}}
-*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
 | 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)
+* 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
 </nowiki></pre>
-**Handling update pages in different languages:
+:* Handling update pages in different languages:
 <pre style="margin-left:2.5em;"><nowiki>
 | update      = http://www.teamfortress.com/scoutupdate/german.htm
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 </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>
-{{NS HELP navbar}}