Revision as of 22:36, 29 May 2013

This is the BattleMaster Community, made not only for, but also largely by players. It is a WikiWiki system, using MediaWiki, the same software that powers Wikipedia.

Official Manual

All pages in this section have been written by contributors and are occasionally reviewed for accuracy. The manual is intentionally incomplete in some details and does not reveal everything, simply because it makes for a more interesting game to discover some stuff on your own.

BattleMaster Basics: For the impatient, what you really should know to play the game

Manual: The full manual, with all the details we are willing to share

FAQ: The Frequently Asked Questions (and their answers)

OOC Instructions: A list of instructions to do various OOC things such as joining forum, accessing IRC, or using bugtracker

Introduction: An in-character introduction to BattleMaster

Rules and Policies: Rules and policies across BattleMaster

The Titans: Enforcement of rules and policies

Roleplaying: Guidelines and other information about the roleplaying aspect of BattleMaster

Game Worlds & Other BattleMaster Content

East Island: First BattleMaster World of ancient realms with ancient rivalries
Atamara: World of large realms battling for supremacy
Beluaterra: World constantly plagued by invasions
Colonies: Slower-paced world with only one turn a day instead of the regular two
Far East: The evolving history of two empires fractured
Dwilight: World of vast proportions, created by the player community, with a Serious Medieval Atmosphere

War Islands: War Islands (external link to game)
Expansions: Stand-alone expansions, mini-games, etc.
Forum: Forum (external link to forum)
Bugtracker: BugTracker (external link to Bugtracker)
M&F Alpha: Might and Fealty Open Alpha Test

Community Portal

The purpose of the Community Portal is to allow convenient access to the various sections of the BattleMaster wiki to assist users in creating new pages, editing older pages, and finding the desired information. On this page, you will find summarized links to the other various aspects of the community (FAQs, island newspapers, community resources, feature requests etc.).

Statistics

We have about 12,622 articles at this time. Our 2,342 registered users have made a total of 219,856 page edits in their time.

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-; [[BattleMaster Basics]] : For the impatient, what you really should know to play the game.
+; [[BattleMaster Basics]] : For the impatient, what you really should know to play the game
-; [[Manual]] : The full manual, with all the details we are willing to share.
+; [[Manual]] : The full manual, with all the details we are willing to share
-; [[FAQ]] : The <b>F</b>requently <b>A</b>sked <b>Q</b>uestions (and their answers).
+; [[FAQ]] : The <b>F</b>requently <b>A</b>sked <b>Q</b>uestions (and their answers)
-; [[OOC Instructions]] : A list of instructions to do various OOC things such as subscribe to news list, access IRC, or use bugtracker.
+; [[OOC Instructions]] : A list of instructions to do various OOC things such as joining forum, accessing IRC, or using bugtracker
 </td><td width=40>&nbsp;</td><td valign=top align=right>
-; [[Introduction]] : An in-character introduction to BattleMaster.
+; [[Introduction]] : An in-character introduction to BattleMaster
-; [[Rules and Policies]] : Rules and policies across BattleMaster.
+; [[Rules and Policies]] : Rules and policies across BattleMaster
-; [[Titans|The Titans]] : Social Contract enforcers.
+; [[Titans|The Titans]] : Enforcement of rules and policies
-; [[Roleplaying]] : Guidelines and other information about the roleplaying aspect of BattleMaster.
+; [[Roleplaying]] : Guidelines and other information about the roleplaying aspect of BattleMaster
 </td></tr></table>
-= The Game Worlds =
+=Game Worlds & Other BattleMaster Content=
-* [[East Island]]
+<table><tr><td valign=top align=left>
-* [[Atamara]]
+; [[East Island]] : First BattleMaster World of ancient realms with ancient rivalries
-* [[Beluaterra]]
+; [[Atamara]] : World of large realms battling for supremacy
-* [[Colonies]]
+; [[Beluaterra]] :  World constantly plagued by invasions
-* [[Far East]]
+; [[Colonies]] : Slower-paced world with only one turn a day instead of the regular two
-* [[Dwilight]]
+; [[Far East]] : The evolving history of two empires fractured
+; [[Dwilight]] : World of vast proportions, created by the player community, with a [[Serious Medieval Atmosphere]]
+</td><td width=40>&nbsp;</td><td valign=top align=right>
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+; [[War Islands]] : [http://war-islands.org War Islands] (external link to game)
+; [[Expansions]] : Stand-alone expansions, mini-games, etc.
+; [[Forum]] : [http://forum.battlemaster.org Forum] (external link to forum)
-= Other Battlemaster Content =
+; [[Bugtracker]] : [http://bugs.battlemaster.org BugTracker] (external link to Bugtracker)
-* [[War Islands]] - '''[http://war-islands.org http://war-islands.org]'''
+; [[MaF Alpha|M&F Alpha]] : Might and Fealty Open Alpha Test
-* [[Expansions]] - Stand-alone expansions, mini-games, etc.
-* [[Forum]] - '''[http://forum.battlemaster.org http://forum.battlemaster.org]'''
-* [[Bugtracker]] - '''[http://bugs.battlemaster.org http://bugs.battlemaster.org]'''
-* [[MaF Alpha|M&F Alpha]] - the Might and Fealty Open Alpha Test
+</td></tr></table>
 == Community Portal ==
-The purpose of the [[Community Portal]] is to allow convenient access to the various sections of the BattleMaster wiki to assist users in creating new pages, editing older pages, and finding the desired information. On this page, you will find summarized links to the other various aspects of the community (FAQs, community resources, feature requests, who the community manager is etc.).
+The purpose of the [[Community Portal]] is to allow convenient access to the various sections of the BattleMaster wiki to assist users in creating new pages, editing older pages, and finding the desired information. On this page, you will find summarized links to the other various aspects of the community (FAQs, island newspapers, community resources, feature requests etc.).
 ==Statistics==
 We have about '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles''' at this time. Our '''{{NUMBEROFUSERS}} registered users''' have made a total of '''{{NUMBEROFEDITS}} page edits''' in their time.