Revamping the Wiki

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Gameplay Stage entries should follow this format.

If you're looking for pages that need work, click the tag "Stub" on the wiki.

Here is the list of pages currently being worked on:

Important Pages to do:

• Biomes
  
• Organelles
  
• Agents
  

NickTheNick

• Strategy Mode
  
• Space Stage
  
• Procedural Culture Generator
  

Tarpy

• Function Parts
  

Development Sections
-Art and Graphics
--Animation - A page concerning how animation will be implemented, as well as showcasing my concept animations and any more which are created.
--Art Style - This will explain Thrive’s art style - realism mixed with science fiction - and showcase examples, such as the shattered theme and the rules regarding it.
--Concept Art - A page containing links to all of Thrive’s concept art.
--GUI - This page will contain some examples of GUI already designed and explain the rules governing its implementation.
--Models - Images of Thriving Cheese’s microbe and organelle models, along with any organism models (including those made by Tré Wisemen).
-Design
--Biomes - This page will list all biomes and explain how they will be implemented.
---Food Web - The current food web page with added visualisations.
--Compound System - Here the compound system will be detailed, along with its implementation in each stage.
--Controls - As of yet, there hasn’t been much of a consensus on controls, but this page will store any agreement we come up with.
--Evolution
---Auto-Evo - The current Auto-Evo page, but updated.
---Fossilisation - A short explanation of fossilisation.
---Names - The current names page. I never even knew that was there.
---Niches - The list of niches, unless they are now obsolete.
---Population Dynamics - Basically just Seregon’s lengthy population dynamics explanation.
--Gameplay Modes - A short page, the main function of which is to link to the four gameplay modes.
---Observer Mode - An explanation of observer mode.
---Organism Mode - An explanation of organism mode.
---Strategy Mode - An explanation of strategy mode.
---Sandbox Mode - An explanation of sandbox mode.
-Other
--Censoring - This page will contain a quick explanation of how much censoring Thrive will have, where it will be found and the player options regarding it.
--Concept Race - The current page on concept races.
---The Uteen - We can’t not keep this page.
--Content Sharing - The current content sharing page.
--Difficulty Levels - Explanations of the default difficulty levels and how they change gameplay, along with a description of the custom setup options.
--Easter Eggs - All the agreed upon Easter eggs and their locations.
--In-Game Points Systems - Explanations of MP, RP and any other in-game points systems we come up with.
--Loading Screens - A quick explanation of loading screens and how they’ll be implemented.
--Menus - Lists of the options available at each menu in-game.
--Opening Cutscene - Suggestions for the opening cutscene.
--Thrive Content Library - An explanation of how the Thrive Content Library (or whatever the name is) will work.
-Sound
--Sound Effects - A description of sound effect implementation, and a list with links to those already created.
--Soundtrack - The current soundtrack page, but updated.
---Music Style - A description of the musical style we are aiming for, and the detailed styles for each stage.
-Programming
--Official Releases - Links to the official releases and their details in terms of programming.
--Procedurals - How procedural generation will be implemented.
--Programming Languages - A list of what programming languages will be used, the reasons behind these choices, and where they’ll be used.
--Prototypes - Links to the prototypes created.
-Gameplay Stages
--Microbe Stage - A less detailed version of the current microbe stage page.
---Microbe Stage GDD - The current microbe stage page for those who want more detail.
---Microbe Editor - More detail on the microbe editor explained in the GDD, with images as proof of concept.
----Organelles - A list of organelles, their functions and MP costs.
--Multicellular Stage - A description of the multicellular stage, which will become more detailed as we move towards creating it.
---Behaviour Editor - This page will detail the behaviour editor, including an explanation of ~sciocont’s hex-grid based interface.
---Disasters - An updated version of the current disasters page, listing all the disasters and their effects.
---Environmentally Transient Organisms - The current page.
---Organism Editor - A description of the organism editor, its GUI and functions.
----Organs - A list of organs, their functions and MP costs.
----Skeletal GDD - The skeletal creation GDD made by ~sciocont, NickTheNick and Seregon.
---Mating - Descriptions of how organisms will mate in-game.
--Aware Stage - A description of the aware stage, which will become more detailed as we move towards creating it.
--Awakening Stage - A description of the awakening stage, which will become more detailed as we move towards creating it.
--Society Stage - A description of the society stage, which will become more detailed as we move towards creating it.
---National Aspects
----Arbitrary Mechanics - The current arbitrary mechanics page, with links to more detailed explanations on the pages below.
----Culture - The processes behind PCG.
----Government - Government types and respective effects.
----Economics - How economics will work in the society, industrial and space stages.
----Religion - How religions will be generated.
----Population (Pops) - How pops will function.
---Nation Editor - How the nation editor, which governs how a player’s nation functions, will work.
---Research Web - This page will list all researches and show the current tree/web linking them.
---Society Centres - A description of the society centres in-game.
----Military Centres - The current page on military centres, unless they are now obsolete.
---Squads - The current squad page.
----Squad Editor - An updated version of NickTheNick’s description of the squad editor.
---Supplies - How supplies will work.
---Tech Editor - Detailed explanations of how the tech editor will work.
----Function Parts - A list of function parts and their uses.
---Underwater Civilisations - This is not an explanation of how underwater civilisations will work - rather, it is an explanation of how they won’t work, including proposed theories and the reasons why they won’t work.
--Industrial Stage - A description of the industrial stage, which will become more detailed as we move towards creating it.
--Space Stage - A description of the space stage, which will become more detailed as we move towards creating it.
---Ascension - The description of ascension, basically winning the game.
----God Tools - An explanation of how god tools will function and at what stage they become available.
---Planet Editor - PPG and player terraforming.
--Transitions Between Stages - Descriptions of the transitions between each stage and the next.
Main Pages
-FAQ - The list of FAQs from the forum, but with more information and more questions, with links to relevant pages.
-Get Involved - How to get involved.
-Home - The current home page.
-Important Links - Links to the website, forums, ModDB page, Youtube channel and everything associated with Thrive.
-Thrive Abbreviations Dictionary - Self-explanatory.
Revolutionary Games - A description of who we are and our mission statement.
-History - A detailed history of Thrive’s development, from its origin to today and the future.
-Outreach
--Forum - A link to the forum and description of its uses.
--Podcasts - Links to the podcasts.
--Wiki - A description of how the Wiki should be used and its purpose.
-Team Members - Short bios about each of the team leads and other major members.