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The '''[https://wiki.menhirsfate.com/map Interactive Map & Timeline]''' of Elandra is built ''entirely from this wiki''. This page is the index of every page, category, and template that feeds it — what each does, who edits it, and how. If you maintain the map, start here.

== How it works (30 seconds) ==

The wiki is the '''single source of truth'''. A sync job reads the pages below, turns them into data, and the map renders it. You edit the wiki; the map updates on the next sync (and a page reload). You never edit the map's data files directly.

Two ways to edit:
* '''In the map's Edit mode''' (recommended for geometry, corruption, Ages, and dragging build/event markers) — open the map, toggle '''Edit''', and save back to the wiki in place. Crew sign-in required.
* '''On the wiki''' (for build/event content + the registry tables) — edit the pages below directly.

== 1. Content you author ==

The day-to-day. New builds and events start as private '''<code>Crew:</code> drafts''' and reach the public map once an editor publishes them (moves them to the public namespace / category).

{| class="wikitable"
! What !! Published !! Drafts !! Template !! How to add
|-
| '''Funded Builds''' || [[:Category:Funded Build]] || <code>Crew:Partially Funded Builds/…</code> || [[Template:BuildPage]] || Map → Settings → Crew → '''New Build''', or create a page using the template.
|-
| '''World Events''' || [[:Category:World Event]] || [[:Category:Crew World Events]] (<code>Crew:WorldEvents/…</code>) || {{tl|WorldEvent}} || Map → Edit → '''+ World Event at this point''', or create a page using the template.
|}

Full field reference + examples: see the '''[[#Authoring guide|authoring guide]]''' below.

== 2. Registries (the lists) ==

Each is a wikitable on a '''<code>Crew:</code> page''' (so the public can't alter what the map depends on). Edit the table to rename, recolour, retire, or add an option. The sync reads them on its next run; the map falls back to built-in defaults if a page is missing.

{| class="wikitable"
! Registry !! Sets the list of… !! Columns
|-
| [[Crew:Build Types]] || build types (marker colour + glyph) || Slug ǁ Display name ǁ Colour ǁ Glyph ǁ Notes
|-
| [[Crew:World Event Types]] || world-event types (timeline icon) || Slug ǁ Display name ǁ Icon ǁ Notes
|-
| [[Crew:Build Statuses]] || build lifecycle statuses (funded → destroyed) || Slug ǁ Display name ǁ Terminal ǁ Colour ǁ Notes
|}

== 3. Map data (machine-managed) ==

These hold JSON the map reads — also in '''<code>Crew:</code>''' so they're protected. '''Prefer editing them through the map's Edit mode''' — it writes valid data back automatically. Hand-editing is possible but easy to break.

{| class="wikitable"
! Page !! Holds !! Best edited via
|-
| [[Crew:Map Geometry]] || nation/realm polygons, colours, lifecycles, map textures || Map → Edit → drag vertices / pick colours
|-
| [[Crew:Revealed Areas]] || the Corruption fog snapshots (year-stamped) || Map → Edit → corruption snapshots
|-
| [[Crew:Ages]] || the five History-mode Age bands || Map → Edit → Ages
|}

== 4. Templates ==

* [[Template:BuildPage]] — a Funded Build.
* {{tl|WorldEvent}} — a World Event.
* {{tl|NationPage}} / {{tl|RealmPage}} — a nation / realm article (links the polygon to its wiki page).

== Authoring guide ==

The complete field-by-field reference (date format, slugs, build status timelines, the draft → publish lifecycle) lives in the project's authoring guide. Keep it next to this page, or mirror its contents here.

== Conventions ==

* '''Dates are <code>year.chunk</code>''' (~4 chunks/year). In-world year is '''1026'''; the LARP began '''1025'''.
* '''Slugs''' (type/status ids) are lowercase letters/digits (statuses also allow underscore). Unknown values fall back to a sensible default.
* '''<code>Crew:</code> namespace = private draft.''' It only reaches the public map once published.
* '''Build statuses are a timeline''' — a build can be marked deteriorating/destroyed at a year, and the map shows its whole lifespan.

[[Category:Menhirs Fate Wiki]]

Menhirs Fate Wiki:Interactive Map - Revision history

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