OniGalore:Current events - Revision history

Iritscen: wording around PS2 port work; removed redlink for a page that we don't need to create

2026-04-16T20:20:22Z

wording around PS2 port work; removed redlink for a page that we don't need to create

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	==PlayStation 2 port==		==PlayStation 2 port==
	Let's expand on the ~~[[PS2 vs PC\|~~documentation of the PS2 version]], including how it differs from ~~Win/Mac~~ Oni~~. Besides~~ gameplay or content ~~differences, we~~ should ~~also check~~ the ~~game data for unexpected resources. First we'll probably need an~~ [[OBD~~:PS2~~]] page ~~for documenting~~ the data ~~format; material on the binary data that is currently on the preceding page will need to be moved there and expanded upon~~.		Let's expand on the documentation of the PS2 version in the [[Oni (PlayStation 2)]] article, including how it differs from PC Oni in terms of gameplay, content and binary data (the latter should be covered on the [[OBD]] page devoted to each template). We should also check the game data for unexpected resources.

	==Angel Studios sequel==		==Angel Studios sequel==

Iritscen: restored my vision for better BSL documentation, even though we can't do it without installing an extension

2026-02-11T20:13:36Z

restored my vision for better BSL documentation, even though we can't do it without installing an extension

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	==BSL documentation==		==BSL documentation==
	The revamp of the BSL docs ~~that~~ was ~~originally laid out in this section is~~ on ~~hold because~~ the ~~system we were using is~~ too rickety and ~~hacked together~~. The proper approach to interlinked documentation that reads from the same central pool of data would be the [[mw:Extension:~~Semantic MediaWiki~~\|~~Semantic MediaWiki~~]] extension, so we~~'ll focus on implementing that at some point in the future~~.		The goal is to replace the [[BSL:Functions]] and [[BSL:Variables]] pages with a more organized, sortable and readable system:
			# A single, master list of all functions and variables at [[BSL:List of built-in commands]] ("BSL:List" is a shortcut that redirects there). No longer will we have to browse two pages at once when we're trying to find a command but don't remember if it's a variable or function. The list is sortable by name, group, kind (function or variable), and platform availability, but does not contain any other info on the commands. It's just intended as a quick reference. You can click the group name for any command to go to the grouped page that discusses it in the context of related commands.
			# Grouped pages which discuss all the functions/variables related to a certain task. This is where the detailed coverage of commands will be found. See [[BSL:AI activity]] for an example.
			# Each command will also have its own page, so typing in the name of that command, e.g. "ai2_active", in the Go/Search box will take you to a page that allows you to either edit the basic information about that command or to visit its group's page.

			This revamp of the BSL docs was starting to be built on a system that I (Iritscen) hacked into the wiki, but it's too rickety and clumsy. The proper approach to interlinked documentation that reads from the same central pool of data would be the [[mw:Extension:Cargo\|Cargo]] extension, if we can get it installed here.

	==Oni 2 and beyond...==		==Oni 2 and beyond...==

Iritscen: added note to PS2 documentation project

2025-11-26T18:23:17Z

added note to PS2 documentation project

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	==PlayStation 2 port==		==PlayStation 2 port==
	Let's expand on the [[PS2 vs PC\|documentation of the PS2 version]], including how it differs from Win/Mac Oni. Besides gameplay or content differences, we ~~might~~ also ~~want to~~ check the game data for unexpected resources. First we'll probably need an [[OBD:PS2]] page for documenting the data format~~, since it has changed a bit from~~ the ~~PC version~~.		Let's expand on the [[PS2 vs PC\|documentation of the PS2 version]], including how it differs from Win/Mac Oni. Besides gameplay or content differences, we should also check the game data for unexpected resources. First we'll probably need an [[OBD:PS2]] page for documenting the data format; material on the binary data that is currently on the preceding page will need to be moved there and expanded upon.

	==Angel Studios sequel==		==Angel Studios sequel==
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	==BSL documentation==		==BSL documentation==
	The revamp of the BSL docs that was originally laid out in this section is on hold because the system we were using is too rickety and hacked together. The proper approach to interlinked ~~pages~~ that ~~read~~ from the same central pool of data is the [[mw:Extension:Semantic MediaWiki\|Semantic MediaWiki]] extension, so we'll focus on implementing that at some point in the future.		The revamp of the BSL docs that was originally laid out in this section is on hold because the system we were using is too rickety and hacked together. The proper approach to interlinked documentation that reads from the same central pool of data would be the [[mw:Extension:Semantic MediaWiki\|Semantic MediaWiki]] extension, so we'll focus on implementing that at some point in the future.

	==Oni 2 and beyond...==		==Oni 2 and beyond...==

Iritscen: not "tutorials", "documentation" (tutorials are done, at any rate)

2023-07-13T20:08:03Z

not "tutorials", "documentation" (tutorials are done, at any rate)

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	If you have some hacking skills, please look at [[Talk:Oni 2 (Angel Studios)]] and [[OBD:Oni2AS]] to see if you can answer any outstanding questions or contribute new information.		If you have some hacking skills, please look at [[Talk:Oni 2 (Angel Studios)]] and [[OBD:Oni2AS]] to see if you can answer any outstanding questions or contribute new information.

	==BSL ~~tutorials~~==		==BSL documentation==
	The revamp of the BSL docs that was originally laid out ~~here~~ is on hold because the system we were using is too rickety and hacked together. The proper approach to interlinked pages that read from the same central pool of data is the [[mw:Extension:Semantic MediaWiki\|Semantic MediaWiki]] extension, so we'll focus on implementing that at some point in the future.		The revamp of the BSL docs that was originally laid out in this section is on hold because the system we were using is too rickety and hacked together. The proper approach to interlinked pages that read from the same central pool of data is the [[mw:Extension:Semantic MediaWiki\|Semantic MediaWiki]] extension, so we'll focus on implementing that at some point in the future.

	==Oni 2 and beyond...==		==Oni 2 and beyond...==

Iritscen: using hatnote template

2022-07-03T00:58:06Z

using hatnote template

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	!ENOUGH FOR A JOKE OR TWO<br>THEN IT GETS BORING		!ENOUGH FOR A JOKE OR TWO<br>THEN IT GETS BORING
	\|}		\|}
			{{Hatnote\|If you're not familiar with wikis, see [[OniGalore:About]]. If you're not confident about editing a wiki, see [[Help:Editing]].}}
	~~:''~~If you're not familiar with wikis, see [[OniGalore:About]]. If you're not confident about editing a wiki, see [[Help:Editing]].''

	Here are some ongoing projects, and ideas for projects, on the wiki. Whatever in this list looks interesting to you, feel free to tackle it, even if you only have a little time here and there. However, if you are leaving a project half-done until you can resume it, please note this under the item in the list. Thanks for whatever you can do to contribute.		Here are some ongoing projects, and ideas for projects, on the wiki. Whatever in this list looks interesting to you, feel free to tackle it, even if you only have a little time here and there. However, if you are leaving a project half-done until you can resume it, please note this under the item in the list. Thanks for whatever you can do to contribute.

Iritscen: image localization is done except for geyser's copious hosted images, which are left for him to deal with; removed one redundant item; updated/reworded PS2 section

2022-06-02T23:24:25Z

image localization is done except for geyser's copious hosted images, which are left for him to deal with; removed one redundant item; updated/reworded PS2 section

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	:''If you're not familiar with wikis, see [[OniGalore:About]]. If you're not confident about editing a wiki, see [[Help:Editing]].''		:''If you're not familiar with wikis, see [[OniGalore:About]]. If you're not confident about editing a wiki, see [[Help:Editing]].''

	Here are some ongoing projects, and ideas for projects, on the wiki. Whatever in this list looks interesting to you, feel free to tackle it, even if you only have a little time here and there. However, if you are leaving a project half-done until you can resume it, please note ~~that~~ under the item in ~~this~~ list. Thanks for whatever you can do to contribute.		Here are some ongoing projects, and ideas for projects, on the wiki. Whatever in this list looks interesting to you, feel free to tackle it, even if you only have a little time here and there. However, if you are leaving a project half-done until you can resume it, please note this under the item in the list. Thanks for whatever you can do to contribute.

	{{TOClimit}}		{{TOClimit}}

	==General wiki work==		==General wiki work==
	*Look at ~~the list of~~ [[:Category:Flagged ~~articles\|flagged~~ articles]] and see if there's anything you can help out with. There are a number of articles which need to be updated or finished.		* Look at [[:Category:Flagged articles]] and see if there's anything you can help out with. There are a number of articles which need to be updated or finished, including ones about characters and settings in Oni.
	*Just browse [[Special:Wantedpages]], and pick an interesting topic to write about!		* Just browse [[Special:Wantedpages]] and pick an interesting topic to write about! There are many interesting parts of Oni's world which do not have a dedicated article yet.
	*Images hosted on other domains should be localized (uploaded to this wiki, and the external links changed to point to our local copies) to protect against the external sites going down. As a secondary priority we should also copy over images that are ~~currently hosted on other subdomains~~ of ~~oni2.net; though these are less likely to go away, there is no way for the subdomain owner to know whether their images are being linked to if they suddenly get the urge to~~ do ~~some spring cleaning on their account~~.

	==PlayStation 2 port==		==PlayStation 2 port==
	~~The community has always tended to overlook the PlayStation 2 port of the game, for fairly obvious reasons – it doesn't play as well, and it~~'s ~~impractical to mod a disc-based console game. Nevertheless, we ought to have a page like~~ [[PS2 ~~Oni~~ vs. PC ~~Oni~~]], ~~modeled on [[Windows Oni vs. Mac Oni]], which explains the differences in PS2 Oni~~ from Win/Mac Oni. ~~We should~~ also ~~devote at least a tiny amount of research~~ to ~~the contents of~~ the game data~~. Might some~~ unexpected resources ~~be in there?~~ First we need to know how to read the game data. Based on a cursory examination, resources were moved around and re-packed, but one would expect that the basic binary format of the tags has not changed. Thus, it would be nice to have a page like [[OBD:PS2]] ~~that gives at least a high-level view of~~ the ~~binary~~ data ~~(e.g.~~, ~~how~~ the ~~.dat files are now packed)~~.		Let's expand on the [[PS2 vs PC\|documentation of the PS2 version]], including how it differs from Win/Mac Oni. Besides gameplay or content differences, we might also want to check the game data for unexpected resources. First we'll probably need an [[OBD:PS2]] page for documenting the data format, since it has changed a bit from the PC version.

	==~~Cancelled~~ sequel==		==Angel Studios sequel==
	If you have some hacking skills, please look at [[Talk:Oni 2 (Angel Studios)]] and [[OBD:Oni2AS]] to see if you can answer any outstanding questions or contribute new information.		If you have some hacking skills, please look at [[Talk:Oni 2 (Angel Studios)]] and [[OBD:Oni2AS]] to see if you can answer any outstanding questions or contribute new information.

	~~==Technical documentation==~~		==BSL tutorials==
	~~In general you should peruse the category for [[:Category:Articles_that_need_finishing\|articles that need finishing]], though note the halted BSL project below.~~		The revamp of the BSL docs that was originally laid out here is on hold because the system we were using is too rickety and hacked together. The proper approach to interlinked pages that read from the same central pool of data is the [[mw:Extension:Semantic MediaWiki\|Semantic MediaWiki]] extension, so we'll focus on implementing that at some point in the future.

	===BSL tutorials===
	The revamp of the BSL docs that was originally laid out here is on hold because the system we were using is too rickety and hacked together. The proper approach to interlinked pages that read from the same central pool of data is the [[mw:Extension:~~Semantic_MediaWiki~~\|Semantic MediaWiki]] extension, so we'll focus on implementing that at some point in the future.

	==Oni 2 and beyond...==		==Oni 2 and beyond...==

Iritscen: /* General wiki work */ fan art renaming is done

2022-02-21T03:23:34Z

General wiki work: fan art renaming is done

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	*Look at the list of [[:Category:Flagged articles\|flagged articles]] and see if there's anything you can help out with. There are a number of articles which need to be updated or finished.		*Look at the list of [[:Category:Flagged articles\|flagged articles]] and see if there's anything you can help out with. There are a number of articles which need to be updated or finished.
	*Just browse [[Special:Wantedpages]], and pick an interesting topic to write about!		*Just browse [[Special:Wantedpages]], and pick an interesting topic to write about!
	*[[:Category:Fan art\|Fan art]] should be named consistently as "Artist - Piece". Artists with several pieces should have their own category in [[:Category:Art by artist]] as well.
	*Images hosted on other domains should be localized (uploaded to this wiki, and the external links changed to point to our local copies) to protect against the external sites going down. As a secondary priority we should also copy over images that are currently hosted on other subdomains of oni2.net; though these are less likely to go away, there is no way for the subdomain owner to know whether their images are being linked to if they suddenly get the urge to do some spring cleaning on their account.		*Images hosted on other domains should be localized (uploaded to this wiki, and the external links changed to point to our local copies) to protect against the external sites going down. As a secondary priority we should also copy over images that are currently hosted on other subdomains of oni2.net; though these are less likely to go away, there is no way for the subdomain owner to know whether their images are being linked to if they suddenly get the urge to do some spring cleaning on their account.

Iritscen: linking to fan art categories

2022-02-12T14:30:58Z

linking to fan art categories

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	*Look at the list of [[:Category:Flagged articles\|flagged articles]] and see if there's anything you can help out with. There are a number of articles which need to be updated or finished.		*Look at the list of [[:Category:Flagged articles\|flagged articles]] and see if there's anything you can help out with. There are a number of articles which need to be updated or finished.
	*Just browse [[Special:Wantedpages]], and pick an interesting topic to write about!		*Just browse [[Special:Wantedpages]], and pick an interesting topic to write about!
	*Fan art should be named consistently as "Artist - Piece".		*[[:Category:Fan art\|Fan art]] should be named consistently as "Artist - Piece". Artists with several pieces should have their own category in [[:Category:Art by artist]] as well.
	*Images hosted on other domains should be localized (uploaded to this wiki, and the external links changed to point to our local copies) to protect against the external sites going down. As a secondary priority we should also copy over images that are currently hosted on other subdomains of oni2.net; though these are less likely to go away, there is no way for the subdomain owner to know whether their images are being linked to if they suddenly get the urge to do some spring cleaning on their account.		*Images hosted on other domains should be localized (uploaded to this wiki, and the external links changed to point to our local copies) to protect against the external sites going down. As a secondary priority we should also copy over images that are currently hosted on other subdomains of oni2.net; though these are less likely to go away, there is no way for the subdomain owner to know whether their images are being linked to if they suddenly get the urge to do some spring cleaning on their account.

	==PlayStation 2 port==		==PlayStation 2 port==
	The community has always tended to overlook the PlayStation 2 port of the game, for fairly obvious reasons -- it doesn't play as well, and it's impractical to mod a disc-based console game. Nevertheless, we ought to have a page like [[PS2 Oni vs. PC Oni]], modeled on [[Windows Oni vs. Mac Oni]], which explains the differences in PS2 Oni from Win/Mac Oni. We should also devote at least a tiny amount of research to the contents of the game data. Might some unexpected resources be in there? First we need to know how to read the game data. Based on a cursory examination, resources were moved around and re-packed, but one would expect that the basic binary format of the tags has not changed. Thus, it would be nice to have a page like [[OBD:PS2]] that gives at least a high-level view of the binary data (e.g., how the .dat files are now packed).		The community has always tended to overlook the PlayStation 2 port of the game, for fairly obvious reasons – it doesn't play as well, and it's impractical to mod a disc-based console game. Nevertheless, we ought to have a page like [[PS2 Oni vs. PC Oni]], modeled on [[Windows Oni vs. Mac Oni]], which explains the differences in PS2 Oni from Win/Mac Oni. We should also devote at least a tiny amount of research to the contents of the game data. Might some unexpected resources be in there? First we need to know how to read the game data. Based on a cursory examination, resources were moved around and re-packed, but one would expect that the basic binary format of the tags has not changed. Thus, it would be nice to have a page like [[OBD:PS2]] that gives at least a high-level view of the binary data (e.g., how the .dat files are now packed).

	==Cancelled sequel==		==Cancelled sequel==

Iritscen: character and class categories are done; adding new to-do item: naming fan art consistently

2022-02-05T22:34:43Z

character and class categories are done; adding new to-do item: naming fan art consistently

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	*Look at the list of [[:Category:Flagged articles\|flagged articles]] and see if there's anything you can help out with. There are a number of articles which need to be updated or finished.		*Look at the list of [[:Category:Flagged articles\|flagged articles]] and see if there's anything you can help out with. There are a number of articles which need to be updated or finished.
	*Just browse [[Special:Wantedpages]], and pick an interesting topic to write about!		*Just browse [[Special:Wantedpages]], and pick an interesting topic to write about!
	*~~Categorize our [[:Category:Media\|images]] of the different enemy classes and characters into the appropriate sub~~-categories of [[:Category:Images of character classes]] and [[:Category:Images of characters]]. The work is proceeding from the back of [[Special:ListFiles]] to the front (that is, from the oldest uploads to the newest).		*Fan art should be named consistently as "Artist - Piece".
	*Images hosted on other domains should be localized (uploaded to this wiki, and the external links changed to point to our local copies) to protect against the external sites going down. As a secondary priority we should also copy over images that are currently hosted on other subdomains of oni2.net; though these are less likely to go away, there is no way for the subdomain owner to know whether their images are being linked to if they suddenly get the urge to do some spring cleaning on their account.		*Images hosted on other domains should be localized (uploaded to this wiki, and the external links changed to point to our local copies) to protect against the external sites going down. As a secondary priority we should also copy over images that are currently hosted on other subdomains of oni2.net; though these are less likely to go away, there is no way for the subdomain owner to know whether their images are being linked to if they suddenly get the urge to do some spring cleaning on their account.

Iritscen: /* General wiki work */ update to plan for image categorization

2022-01-02T16:29:45Z

General wiki work: update to plan for image categorization

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	*Look at the list of [[:Category:Flagged articles\|flagged articles]] and see if there's anything you can help out with. There are a number of articles which need to be updated or finished.		*Look at the list of [[:Category:Flagged articles\|flagged articles]] and see if there's anything you can help out with. There are a number of articles which need to be updated or finished.
	*Just browse [[Special:Wantedpages]], and pick an interesting topic to write about!		*Just browse [[Special:Wantedpages]], and pick an interesting topic to write about!
	*Categorize our [[:Category:Media\|images]] of the different enemy classes and characters into the appropriate sub-categories of [[:Category:~~Factions~~]] and [[:Category:~~Characters~~]]. The ~~classes that still need pictures to be categorized under them are~~ the ~~Syndicate's~~ [[:~~Category:Strikers\|Strikers~~]]~~, [[:Category:Elite Strikers\|Elite Strikers]], and [[:Category:Tankers\|Tankers]], and~~ the ~~TCTF's [[:Category:Cops\|Cops]], [[:Category:Troopers\|Troopers]], [[:Category:SWAT Troopers\|SWAT Troopers]], [[:Category:Black Ops\|Black Ops]] and [[:Category:SWAT Black Ops\|SWAT Black Ops]]~~, ~~and under~~ the ~~WCG category we need~~ to tag pictures of [[:Category:Mercenary Snipers\|Mercenary Snipers]], [[:Category:Thugs\|Thugs]], [[:Category:Civilians\|Civilians]], [[:Category:Scientists\|Scientists]], and [[:Category:Security Guards\|Security Guards]].		*Categorize our [[:Category:Media\|images]] of the different enemy classes and characters into the appropriate sub-categories of [[:Category:Images of character classes]] and [[:Category:Images of characters]]. The work is proceeding from the back of [[Special:ListFiles]] to the front (that is, from the oldest uploads to the newest).
	*Images hosted on other domains should be localized (uploaded to this wiki, and the external links changed to point to our local copies) to protect against the external sites going down. As a secondary priority we should also copy over images that are currently hosted on other subdomains of oni2.net; though these are less likely to go away, there is no way for the subdomain owner to know whether their images are being linked to if they suddenly get the urge to do some spring cleaning on their account.		*Images hosted on other domains should be localized (uploaded to this wiki, and the external links changed to point to our local copies) to protect against the external sites going down. As a secondary priority we should also copy over images that are currently hosted on other subdomains of oni2.net; though these are less likely to go away, there is no way for the subdomain owner to know whether their images are being linked to if they suddenly get the urge to do some spring cleaning on their account.