Wiki Maintenance/Starting A New Event

Initial Preparation

 * Download the VC data files and Decrypt the images (see File:Valkyrie_Crusade_How_to_rip_the_game_images.)
 * Upload new images with proper naming
 * Card images
 * Card.png
 * Card 1.png
 * Card 2.png
 * Card 3.png
 * Card H.png
 * Card icon.png
 * Optional
 * Card 1 icon.png
 * Card 2 icon.png
 * Card 3 icon.png
 * Card H icon.png
 * Event Banner
 * Banner Event Name.png

Pulling information from the data files

 * The current event banner is usually located in the files → event → largeimage → 1 folder
 * The card images are located in the files → card → md folder They follow the naming pattern like "cd_00010.png" "cd_00011.png" "cd_00013.png" "cd_00014.png" "cd_00015.png". "cd_00010.png" would be the 0✰ card, and "cd_00011.png" would be the final evolution. The other cards ("cd_00013.png" "cd_00014.png" "cd_00015.png") would be the middle evolution steps in order.
 * cd_00010.png → "Knight (Old).png"
 * cd_00013.png → "Knight (Old) 1.png"
 * cd_00014.png → "Knight (Old) 2.png"
 * cd_00015.png → "Knight (Old) 3.png"
 * cd_00011.png → "Knight (Old) H.png"
 * Card icons are found in the files → card → thumb folder and follow the same names as the cards themselves. So the Knight (Old) thumbs are also called "cd_00010.png" "cd_00011.png" "cd_00013.png" "cd_00014.png" "cd_00015.png"
 * cd_00010.png → "Knight (Old) icon.png"
 * cd_00013.png → "Knight (Old) 1 icon.png" (optional)
 * cd_00014.png → "Knight (Old) 2 icon.png" (optional)
 * cd_00015.png → "Knight (Old) 3 icon.png" (optional)
 * cd_00011.png → "Knight (Old) H icon.png" (optional)
 * All text information for cards, news, and other items in-game are located in the "string" folder (files → string). You can open the files using a Hex editor and locate the information as needed.
 * Card Names are located in MsgCardName_en.strb. New cards are added to the end of the file. The name is repeated for each evolution step of the card.
 * Event news items are in MsgEventDesc_en.strb
 * Card Friendship Event quotes are located in MsgCharaBonds_en.strb
 * Card Battle Start quotes are in MsgCharaBtlStart_en.strb
 * Card Battle End quotes are in MsgCharaBtlEnd_en.strb
 * Card Descriptions are in MsgCharaDesc_en.strb
 * Card Initial Friendship quotes are in MsgCharaFriendship_en.strb
 * Card Max Friendship quotes are in MsgCharaFriendshipMax_en.strb
 * Card Obtain quotes are in MsgCharaMeet_en.strb
 * Card Login quotes are in MsgCharaWelcome_en.strb
 * Archwitch likability quotes are in MsgKingFriendshipDesc_en.strb

Update the home page
Add in the new event info, replacing the image, the event end date, and the ranking rewards. |event image = Banner The New Event.png
 * event end = August 31 2015 11:59:00 +0900
 * ranking = FAW Ranking Card
 * ranking 2 = AUB Ranking Card

Update the new cards list Note: Delete 1 "new cards" record from the bottom of the list so the list isn't too long

Update any summon information, removing old summon, adding new summon

Update the "|unreleased cards" list

Update the Card Release Log
You can easily update the card release log with nearly the same tag as used on the event page As you can see, the "New Cards" just changed to "Card Release Log". the other parameters are the same.

Update the previous event page
The previous event needs it's navigation updated. At the bottom of the page, you'll see a tag that looks like this: You'll need to add the new event to the template similar to this:

Create the new event page
The new event page can be created by clicking on your new navigation item in the previous event page. You can then use the following template:

Event Text goes here copied from the data files

Ranking Trend
For help on the event template see Template:Event/doc and Template:Rewards7/doc for a full explanation of the fields.

For the ranking grid, Copy the lines starting at "|- ! Date" and the lines that just have the pipe ("|") as many times as there are ranking days. Start the date at one after the last day of the previous event, and end it on the current event's end date using the JST time zone.

For Example, a 7 day event starting on August 1st would look like this:

The event text can be found in the "MsgEventDesc_en.strb" data file

There is also usually an AUB running at the same time as an event. If there is, also be sure to update the AUB page to include a link back to the new event.

Update the Event redirect
Update the Event redirect
 * 1) REDIRECT The New Event

Update the Event Category
The Event Category page lists the banners for each event. Just place the new event panner in both sections.

Creating new cards
See Template:Card/doc for a full list of options with the card template, and see User blog:64bit/How to Contribute - Card Info for a list of standard options to use within the template

New cards can be created with the following empty templates:
 * -|0✰=
 * -|1★=
 * -|1★ Evo. Accident=
 * -|4★=
 * -|1★ Awakened=
 * -|4★ Awakened=
 * -|F/AW Not Awakened=
 * -|FAW Awakened =

If the card has an amalgamation or is an amalgamation, use the amalgamation template (see Template:Amalgamation/doc for details). Add a similar template to the end of the card page for the amalgamation information.

Update the Archwitch Timeline
Add the new event cards to the timeline. You can just copy and paste the previous event, then fill in with the correct cards.

Update the Witch Gate Timeline
Add the new witches available to the witch gate into the timeline. You can just copy and paste the previous event, then fill in with the correct cards.

Also, be sure to update each card appearing in the Witch Gate with their new availability. For example, Destroyer was in 2 Witch Gates and has an availability section that looks like this: |availability = [Limited SR] Reward

Witch Gate



Update the Amalgamation page
Some event have cards that can be amalgamated. Update the Amalgamation page with the new formulas. See the card templates above for amalgamation examples.

Update the Evolution Accident page
Some new cards have Evolution Accidents. If required, update the Evolution Accident page with the new cards.

Add Special Event cards to the Cars/Special page
If the event has special cards limited to it (usually used for amalgamation) Add them to the Cards/Special page.

Create the new Comrade Requests pages
edit the Comrade Requests page, and find the comrade request template. Update it with the new event name.

Next edit each of the red links on the newly updated Comrade Requests page, and fill in with this template: 