The Vault:Fallout 3 NPC overhaul project

The  is a project which aims to improve the quality and layout of articles about Fallout 3 non-player characters.

Scope
All articles in:
 * Category:Fallout 3 characters
 * Category:Broken Steel characters
 * Category:Mothership Zeta characters
 * Category:Operation: Anchorage characters
 * Category:Point Lookout characters
 * Category:The Pitt characters

Guidelines
Adapt all pages to the standard layout and check character image, infobox and categories.

Layout

 * A sample article can be found at The Vault:Fallout 3 NPC overhaul project/sample.
 * For articles which list multiple (usually non-unique) characters on one page, there is another sample article at The Vault:Fallout 3 NPC overhaul project/generic NPC sample.
 * You can look up the inventories for characters from base FO3 at User:Mirar/Chars. Death inventories and inventories for characters from add-ons will need to be added by editors with access to the GECK.

Image

 * All images should be ratio 1.4:1 (width to height).
 * Images should be of good quality and should show the character. The character should be centered horizontally.
 * Images should show no parts of the UI, i.e. no crosshair or HUD.

A standardized look is easiest to achieve if the images are taken when in dialogue with the NPC (HUD disabled via the console command). Then you can simply cut the image to the required aspect ratio with the character at the center.

Infobox
All character infoboxes should at least contain the following fields:


 * For optional fields which may be applicable in certain cases, please see the Infobox character template documentation.
 * For base and ref IDs refer to User:Mirar/Chars or Form ID.
 * For generic characters (characters which are not unique, e.g. Enclave Soldier), the  field should be left empty.
 * Affiliation: Of the following points, mention the first point that is applicable for a given character:
 * Name of an organization the character belongs to.
 * Name of a shop/company the character owns/works for.
 * Name of the character's boss.
 * Town a character lives in.
 * none.
 * Quests: Set to "none" if no related quests.
 * Alignment: Very good/good/neutral/evil/very evil. Refers to the equivalent value for the character in the GECK, not your subjective view of the character. The value can be found on the "Traits" tab of the "Edit NPC" window.

Categories
A character page should be in the following categories:
 * Game NPC category:
 * For base Fallout 3, this is Category:Fallout 3 characters.
 * For Broken Steel, this is Category:Broken Steel characters.
 * For Mothership Zeta, this is Category:Mothership Zeta characters.
 * For Operation: Anchorage, this is Category:Operation: Anchorage characters.
 * For Point Lookout, this is Category:Point Lookout characters.
 * For The Pitt, this is Category:The Pitt characters.
 * Race category: For example, Category:Human characters or Category:Ghoul characters. See Category:Characters by race for a list of available categories.
 * Location category: For example, Category:Megaton characters. Not all characters need a category of this type, usually such a category only exists if multiple characters are in this location. See Category:Fallout 3 characters by location for a list of available categories.

Participants
To participate, simply add your name below using. Place every participant on a new line. The list is alphabetised (with the exception of the project leader) - please add your username to the list appropriately.

Progress

 * Add your name to the tasks you are currently working on (simply insert, this adds your signature without date)
 * Mark tasks you have completed with
 * Once all other tasks have been completed, someone else should review the result. This is done to ensure nothing has been overlooked. If that has been done, add  to the "peer review" and "complete" columns.

General checklist

 * Opening: Keep the opening of the article short. Move excess info into Background or Interactions sections.
 * Layout: Proper section ordering, titling and capitalization as per the layout table above.
 * Notes: Move notes as appropriate into other sections, usually Background or Interactions. Remove or consolidate spurious notes. Reword notes for brevity and clarity.
 * Bugs: Remove bugs which are not unique to the NPC. Move relevant bugs to quest or location articles. Reword bug entries for brevity and clarity.
 * Trivia: Reduce to obvious references. Provide an informative link and keep valid entries to a sentence or two.
 * Navboxes: Check for missing navboxes and add them where applicable. This mostly concerns characters who live in a town (these should have the town-specific navbox added, e.g. Navbox Megaton) and characters from add-ons (these should have the add-on navbox added, e.g. Navbox Operation: Anchorage).

Resources

 * User:Mirar/Chars - list of all characters from base FO3 with inventories and IDs
 * The Vault:Fallout 3 NPC overhaul project/sample - sample article with new layout
 * The Vault:Fallout 3 NPC overhaul project/generic NPC sample - sample article with new layout for listing multiple generic characters on one page

Related projects

 * Unified page layout project