MHWiki:Manual of Style - Weapons

Adding New Weapons to the Wiki

• New Weapons need their own page. See the layout below.

• Create a Redirect for the weapon using its name without the word "Trap", if necessary.
• Add the trap to any disambiguations or related pages that may be appropriate. For example, a new Rift trap is likely to need to be added the Riftwalker Set page.

• Add the new trap and its stats to the Weapons page and to the appropriate section of the Power Type page. Tables in both places have the same layout, so you'll only need to copy and paste the entry from one into the other.
• Any information about the trap that is likely to become stale ("most powerful", "strongest", etc.) should either be placed in the History and Trivia section or avoided completely.

Weapon Page Layout

The Weapon pages are as laid out below. This can also be used as the basic structure in creating a new Weapon page. Note that the sections should always be laid out in the order in which they are shown below, which is in the order of importance that most players will consider the information.

Bold the trap name wherever it appears on the page to help guide the user's eye to relevant info. Follow the bolding and capitalization conventions outlined in the included examples to help provide a consistent look and feel to the various weapons pages.

Article starts with a very brief editor's description of the weapon. Details should be left for the various sections below the InfoBox. Examples: The Ancient Box Trap is a Forgotten type weapon. The Ancient Gauntlet is a Limited Edition Physical weapon. Follow that info with the Weapon Template. Manual of Style - Weapons Power Type: ?? Weapon Statistics Weapon Info Power: Rank requirement: Power Bonus: % Cost: Attraction Bonus: % Limited Edition: Luck: Crafted: Cheese Effect: Smashable: Larry's Loot Lexicon: ?? Image: ?? Obtained Via This section should always be included. Include a bolded note about availability if the weapon is not limited edition but can only be acquired during certain events. Example: This entry was last updated for the MouseHunt Birthday event held in 2015. There are a few possibilities in this section: Weapon is limited edition and can no longer be bought. In this case, the location or item from which it could be found should be included. The purchase cost and refund value should also be included, if any. Example: The Chrome RhinoBot is a Limited Edition weapon and can no longer be acquired by Hunters. It was available for purchase for 3,200,000 gold from Ronza's Traveling Shoppe during her January-February 2012 visit. It refunded for 575,000 gold at the same location. Weapon can be bought in shops. In which case, the locations where the weapon can be bought, the purchase requirement, and the refund info should be included. If the cost includes more than one items (for example, gold + some loot), each item should be in a separated row for better visibility. Example: The Slumbering Boulder Trap can be purchased from the Trapsmith in Floating Islands for: 45,250,000 gold 6 Sky Sprocket 6 Skysoft Silk 6 Enchanted Wing 6 Cloudstone Bangle 115 Adorned Empyrean Jewel It requires the Hunter to own a Sleeping Stone Trap to purchase. It cannot be refunded. Weapon can only be crafted and not purchased. In this case, it should be clearly stated that the weapon can only be crafted. Example: The Chrome Phantasmic Oasis Trap is not sold by any Trapsmith. It can only be crafted given the proper ingredients. The formula will follow in a subsection using 3 === rather than 2. Section shown below, with a sample formula from the Ambush Trap. Note that the recipe name may differ from the item name. The ordering of ingredients should list the Blueprints first (if Blueprints are part of the recipe), followed by all other items alphabetized A to Z. Items used multiple times in a recipe should use the form: Unit Price (Total Price) Ex. 250 (750 total). Use the maximum cost for items that can be purchased from the various shops. If an item can be looted or purchased, list the total purchase cost. The Total Cost should be the maximum cost a Hunter will incur if required to purchase the various items available from shops. Do not list Marketplace prices. Formula Any point or rank crafting requirements should be listed here. Example: Hunters must have 950,000 points to craft the Ambush Trap. Formula: Ambush Trap Recipe can be unlocked by: Complete all of these: Catch Master of the Cheese Belt Catch Master of the Cheese Claw Catch Master of the Cheese Fang Item Qty Cost (Each) Source Ambush Trap Blueprints 1 N/A Assassin Mouse and Worker Mouse in Dojo Hapless Mouse in Meditation Room and Pinnacle Chamber Droid Parts 8 7,750 (62,000 total) Bazaar General Store Master's Seal 1 N/A Combine 1 each of Master Belt Shard, Master Claw Shard, and Master Fang Shard Dojo Sensei mice in Pinnacle Chamber Rice Paper 3 220 (660 total) Dojo General Store Training Grounds General Store Splintered Wood 5 150 (750 total) Mouse loot: Shaman and Treant mice in Calm Clearing and Great Gnarled Tree Hydra Mouse in Lagoon and S.S. Huntington IV Worker Mouse in Training Grounds and Dojo General Store: Great Gnarled Tree General Store Lagoon General Store Bazaar General Store Training Grounds General Store Dojo General Store Meditation Room General Store Pinnacle Chamber General Store Convertibles: Wooden Crate of Splintered Wood Unstable Broom Gifting Total 63,410 The Ambush Trap (if unintentionally smashed) can be reassembled from Ambush Trap Parts. Formula Reconstruction Formula: Rebuild Ambush Trap Recipe can be unlocked by: Catch any mouse with Ambush Trap armed Item Qty Cost (Each) Source Ambush Trap Parts 1 63,410 Use the Hunter's Hammer to smash the Ambush Trap Total 63,410 Note: Certain weapons have special sections that should be used. Use existing weapons pages as a guide for placement. Examples include weapons in the Riftwalker Set and any Chrome weapon. Location-Specific Effects Use this section if a weapon has specific effects in a small number of locations. Example: The Dreaded Totem Trap has a bonus of 8,500 power in Jungle of Dread. Special Effects Use this section if effects are not location based. Example: The Glacier Gatler adds Snowball Charm to mouse loot pool. Both sections are optional. Include any special effects when paired with specific bases or charms, special loot effects, or effects on specific mice. Skins This section is optional. It should be included when there is a skin available for the weapon, such as Costumed Ambush Skin for Ambush Trap. Hunter's Hammer This section is optional. It should be included when the weapon is available for smashing, such as Obelisk of Slumber Trap and Sphynx Wrath. The section header should also include a link to the Hunter's Hammer article. Related Items Use this section if the weapon has related Bases or Charms, as well as traps. Weapons List related weapons here. Many groups of weapons already have a disambiguation page that can be linked to here. Examples: DeathBots and RhinoBots. Include a link to weapons of the same power type. Example: A complete list of Tactical weapons can be found here. Replace Tactical with the trap's power type. Include a link to weapons from the same annual event. Example: A complete list of Great Winter Hunt weapons can be found here. Bases List related bases here. Charms List related charms here. Related Weapons Use this section if a weapon does not have related bases or charms. List related weapons here. Many groups of weapons already have a disambiguation page that can be linked to here. Examples: DeathBots and RhinoBots. Include a link to weapons of the same power type. Example: A complete list of Tactical weapons can be found here. Replace Tactical with the trap's power type. Include a link to weapons from the same annual event. Example: A complete list of Great Winter Hunt weapons can be found here. History and Trivia This section should always be used. Use the following style: Day Month Year: Info here. Any info that is likely to become stale, such as "most powerful", "most expensive", etc. should be included here and avoided (if possible) in the sections above. Examples: 2 December 2008: The Ambush Trap was introduced. It was the first crafted weapon. 11 November 2010: At the start of the King's Giveaway (2010) event the Ambush Trap was added to the list of items that can be smashed with the Hunter's Hammer. Links and Images Images and videos can be linked here if they are relevant to the weapon. Examples include images that show a previews version of the weapon, an active special effect or painting videos. Low-resolution image of the weapon should be linked here while high-resolution image is linked in the infobox. Combined Trap Effectiveness Due to the very, very large number of trap/base combinations, this section will no longer be used on the individual weapon and base pages. Categorization and Table of contents Lastly comes proper categorization. This does not have a section on its own. The infobox automatically includes the appropriate Power-type Weapons and Limited Edition categories, as appropriate. Thus no further categorization is needed. The infobox automatically hides the table of contents with a __NOTOC__ tag. This is to prevent the page from looking odd by having a TOC above the infobox.