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Add a science report

Arne Peirs edited this page Jan 19, 2015 · 1 revision

Adding a new science report is fairly simple, and there are two ways to do so. For each of them you should first:

  • Decide how to word your science report. This is important, as the exact text you choose will be used in the game.
    NOTE: Science reports are limited to 300 characters, including spaces.

  • Decide the specific biome/experiment/situation combination that you would like your report to be utilized in. A helpful list of eID tags and their available combinations can be found here.

Minimal number of reports

Please use this method only if you want to add a report or two. For more extensive additions please use the second method listed below.

  • Open a new issue with the main repo and we'll insert it for you.
  • Thank the moderator, the repository manager, and the Git mascot Octocat for doing your work for you ;)

Please be aware that we need to know where you intend your science report to be utilized in-game. For this reason you must include the following information when submitting additions by this method:

  • The planet that your report applies to.

  • The biome that your report applies to.

  • The eID/experiment that your report applies to.

  • The situation that your report applies to (ex: landed, flying, in space).

  • And of course, the text of your science report.

Multiple reports

  • Fork and clone the main repo. Details on how to do so were covered here.

  • Navigate to the appropriate file you wish to add your report to using the handy planet/biome/eID.cfg directory structure that harryyoung set up.

  • Edit said file with your report text using the handy framework that madsailor setup inside the file.

  • Commit your edits, push them to your fork on Github, and send a pull request here.

  • Thank the moderator, the repository manager, and the Git mascot Octocat, then revel in your new-found glory.

Thanks for contributing!
After all, Crowd Sourced Science wouldn't exist without the crowd.