Official Crossfire Wiki (Database)

If you haven't noticed in the 2 screenshots I posted about a DB, I already have the main map, with the dots DW said, and the entire system, I had the original database from sivosten, and improved it myself making it a full CF 1.8 DB, but now it's a bit outdated, and the ships are not done yet, but the maps are all compleete.

Quote from Huor

And we could discuss hours and hours to make it and how to make it. We could have started already?!

Everything was already settled above, and officially or not, between SA and CFPD we already started it, I came with all the system and many info, they come with full info.

We'll also help with the info for the CF game wiki, on whatever plain text type it is as Freelancer wiki.

So, everybody happy

Just that there will be a sivosten MK II arround, with all the success again... unofficially again, but only for the 2 clans who agreed on it... until there is an info leak.
User friendly is an important thing, for users... not everyone is coder as DW and the other 3 coders in here, or has time to search a system in a list of 250.

I already have few maps and some info of what they have...
but on the 'official' wiki, where we can put the info we get ?

Well, we have a clickable 1.8 navmap, but unfortunal all links and connections are php coded and based on a mysql db. Not that usefull to migrate it to html.

The idea behind it was to throw a how to to this thread, cause other ppl don´t know how easy it is to create those things Huor.

What you need is a starting point, i agree, but also something from where you can continue - this can be the Navmap.

Like a Roadmap, or a starting structure:

for example:

Navmap

for the Navmap you need - the System names, maybe an additional table where they are sorted by name and the Link possibility into an already defined System
now some ppl would be perfect
a) is makeing the Navmap
b) is doing the Systems of Liberty and Bretonia
c) is doing the Systems of Rheinland and Kusari
and so on

those ppl. are writing everything which was agreed before - including bases, wrecks and so on but totaly independend in their area.

while doing so other ppl can start to create base and faction informations

while doing so other ppl can start to create ship and equipment informations

wrecks, commodities, events can follow.

alltogether can be linked when it´s ready

an open wiki software means that it would be possible to start this way and if the base is already there all those nice features can be placed, like Forlons Pictures of Stations (I like this Feature very much - it makes a wiki unique) and the idcard of it and and and...

Some more: A System information Site should look like the next System info Site. Also Base info sites should look equal and System Maps should have the same resolution and size ofc so maybe some Draft Sites and a rule grid with basic informations would be good before all are starting to create different looking work, while puting much efforts in it and have to rework it later.

Just some thoughts.

*** edit: that should have been posted directly after Huors last post <- but i didn´t saw the 2. site

I suggest you guys use ORION's maps for the navmaps they are great looking and have everything included !

Anyway i just wanted to advertise my good friend's stuff ;D

Note : these may not be the latest versions of the maps.... i think ORION reworked few details.... we may ask him the originals to be sure !

no question, very nice maps but somehow the Sirius Map is unclear because of the used dots. Also i suggest to use a Map in one peace like the one from Michael but as nice as the ones from Orion

edit:

like this one from soryn (from the point of clarity):

What a surprise, PX likes PX map better, and SA SA map better

Sectors maps are useful for some purposes and all-in-one for others. I like both versions and map from DW looks really nice.

Well, mine is more compressed and schematic

Also with no circle rotues, , every gate goes straight

it´s not for liking something best (if so i would use the SA Maps except the Sirius Map) just if you make something clickable 3 Maps are not that usefull.

would be perfect if orion would compress his maps into one so we all could like his one most and work with it

btw. it´s Soryns map not my one

It's PX's, and so, yours

Anyways, OP's not planning to do such thing he already has the sector maps, and rdy

For now we're searching info and maps... SA and CFPD already has few results... what about you guys ?

me just leaves to say - OMG - ya all know why^^

;D

Here will be needed some temporary place for store data for each system. Maybe better with some rules in which resolution, format (jpg, png ....) with which content and so on.

For examle:
Omega3.jpg (system map 582*582)
Douglas station pics.jpg (??*??)
Douglas station decription (text or picture)
and ....

Who knows how work with wiki can then process data but he need first source

no deeper comment but somehow "some" ppl see it as competition and i don´t get the reason for it.

I wouldn't mind if each clan released it's own database xD

this fight is over since few months already... CFPD have their DBs, SA/UR also. PX got one if im correct too ! Now we need to cooperate to make this official DB. Its no longer a competition, its more of a "put together" of our current seperate knowledge. No one will get more rewards than others for doing this, except the honor of doing it.

I 2nd that

If any of you need some write-ups on stations, planets or contents, like equipment sold, ships sold, etc.
Let me know. I will be happy to contribute to the wiki in any way I can.. just send me a PM with a mission.

Well,
CFPD-SA already haveall required info on galactic and system maps, detailed info on 'The Quest' storyline and several/many-but-not-all stations info with all text and data.

When the software is ready, we could start 'leaking' info.... while that DB has at least the same protection as the old CF Database, anti newbie shield