This page contains all the knowledge you'll need to know in order to create a great ULTRAKILL wiki article. Don't forget to check the ways you can help for more information about practically applying knowledge gained in this guidelines list.
Keep in mind, that this page contains ALL the guidelines, some of which will be unnecessary for whatever you want to accomplish. Treat it more like a guide, than a set of laws. You can use a table of contents, or your browser's search function (Ctrl + F) to find specific topics you might be wondering about.
General guidelines
Spelling of ULTRAKILL's title
Whenever you refer to the game's title, please use all uppercase letters, like the Steam page.
Linking levels
At some point, the wiki's links to levels became stylized with bold font and brackets, like this: [ 0-1: INTO THE FIRE ]. It is not sure when, where or why this stylization was decided, but it looks cool.
To achieve this effect, copy and paste the level's name onto the desired line, add a square bracket [ ] before and after the title, put a space between bracket and the characters, select the text and bolden it (Ctrl + B) and then add the link to the level's name (Ctrl + K).
Theorizing
Please do not inject your own thoughts, opinions or theories into the articles. The wiki is created to display factual and up-to-date information about the game. including unconfirmed information hurts this image.
If you want to make an educated guess about a piece of lore (For instance: Virtue being based on an ophanim). Please use questioning vocabulary (might be, could be, perhaps is etc.) and include your source of information (Like Wikipedia). Insufficiently argued guesses will be removed.
Jokes on the wiki
It is important for us that users enjoy the wiki experience and have fun reading the articles. That's why we decided to allow humorous entries in the articles, to a certain extent. Jokes should be kept to an absolute minimum, and should not be put in points that are intended to convey proper information. The jokes should also be actively informative, instead of either useless or interruptive.
Appropriate places for informative jokes include captions of infobox images and captions for gallery images. Jokes in the trivia section are allowed, but not suggested.
When writing jokes, make sure they do not interfere with article structure or accidentally spread misinformation. A giant wall of JUDGEMENT interferes with the article structure due to being an overly long joke. "Gabriel is named that way because he's gay", though requiring more suspensions of belief than suspensions in a car factory, may be accidentally taken as factual. "Minos Prime saying "Die!" references the fact that he will kill you" is clearly meant for humor and also gets some information across, so it is allowed.
Jokes are secondary to in-game content. Do not mess with dialogue, terminal datas, or tip of the days in the name of comedy.
Creating articles
Make sure there are no duplicates.
Sometimes certain things are known by multiple names (hookpoint and grappling point being an example). Some users, upon seeing that an article about something is not yet created, will create a new page without knowing that a page like that already exists under a different name.
Should you see a duplicate article, it is best to make that article a redirect to the already-existing page. You can do this by replacing any content that the duplicate page has with #redirect [[Page title]].
Group articles together
Some items have few variations about them (Skull as an example) where it is unnecessary to create a separate article for each version of the item. If you want to make an article about a green skull, instead of creating a new page, edit the skull page and include the information there. This helps the wiki being easier to navigate and stops it from being bloated with pages.
Keep consistency
Some subjects have a consistent theme going on throughout the whole wiki. For example, all weapon pages use the same layout, with infoboxes, pictures and information segregated in the exact same way across all weapons. If the article you create fits a specific category (such as levels, weapons, or enemies) make sure to follow the structure of other pages.
If the article you create does not have a structure in place and does not fit a category, follow these steps: Put a brief description at the top, put the adequate infobox in the top right, add a heading with description of the item titled "Description" (Ctrl + 2), add more headings for necessary information, and put a heading called "Trivia" and "Gallery" at the sheer bottom of the page.
Adding categories
Categories are a way of dividing out pages into groups based on similar or relevant content. Adding categories to pages improves navigation across the wiki, making links to the relevant category pages appear at the top of the page. In source editing mode, categories are traditionally added to the bottom of the page, with their order determining the order of links. To add a category, write "Category:X" in between double brackets (replacing X with a relevant category name).
Keep in mind that some templates, particularly the various notices, are designed to automatically add their own categories to the beginning of the list. Please avoid adding or creating unnecessary/irrelevant categories to pages, as it hurts wiki navigation and organization.
For Levels, the order of categories typically goes as follows:
- Automatic notice category if applicable ("To-Do", "Spoiler", "Upcoming", etc.)
- "Levels"
- "Secret Mission" / "Prime Sanctum" (if applicable)
- Layer name ("Overture", "Lust", "Heresy", etc.)
- Act ("Prelude", "Act I", "Act II", "Act III")
Enemies are a little messier, but generally go as-follows. Currently the "Prime Enemies" category replaces both type and tier, though this may change with the release of P-3.
- Automatic notice category
- "Enemies"
- Type ("Husks", "Demons", "Machines", "Angels", etc.)
- Tier ("Lesser Enemies", "Greater Enemies", "Supreme Enemies")
- "Bosses" / "Unique Bosses"
And Weapons:
- Automatic notice category
- "Weapons"
- Type ("Arms", "Revolvers", "Shotguns", "Nailguns", etc.)
- Variant ("Blue", "Green", "Red" or "Alternate")
Editing articles
Removing someone's work
The work of other users should not be removed without a reason. Whenever you remove or replace someone's text, make sure to justify your reasoning for doing so in the "describe what you changed" space at the bottom of the editing page before saving your changes.
Don't be afraid to ask for help
If you feel like some part of the article might be inappropriate, but you do not have the knowledge required to edit it yourself, use the comment section and point out your concerns. Other users will be able to help you and fix the article.
Minor edits
There is no requirement to mark edits as minor or not. If you decide to mark your edits as such, a minor edit is generally a one which does not convey any new information. Fixing typos, for example.
Edits breaking the guidelines
We take great care to keep the wiki as clean and as understandable as possible. Even though we allow jokes in our articles, clarity and consistency is still our top priority. Some articles/edits break these norms, and contain things such as:
- False/unconfirmed information.
- Offensive/discriminatory text or imagery.
- Jokes in inappropriate places.
- Harassment targeted at other users of the wiki.
Entries that do not abide by the wiki's quality standards might get edited or removed.
Repeatedly removing or otherwise vandalizing the wiki's pages will result in disciplinary action being taken, which can include being blocked from editing the wiki for a period of time (or permanently).
FAQ
If you are not sure of something, feel free to ask your questions in this article's comment section. We'll be sure to answer them and include some of the better questions on this page.