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authoryorhel <yorhel@1fe2e327-d9db-4752-bcf7-ef0cb4a1748b>2008-06-07 14:50:17 +0000
committeryorhel <yorhel@1fe2e327-d9db-4752-bcf7-ef0cb4a1748b>2008-06-07 14:50:17 +0000
commit6c1bb149bb0cfd45b6f14c301fff01f8edd6fbf5 (patch)
tree3a7b815b8fb23937b2eac365265e010e5719c156
parent6e1e6bcf4d47a76dedc506bfaf65a76a0720a002 (diff)
Set of patches by apple: more documentation, school life category and link update in the site header
git-svn-id: svn://vndb.org/vndb@24 1fe2e327-d9db-4752-bcf7-ef0cb4a1748b
-rw-r--r--data/docs/134
-rw-r--r--data/docs/322
-rw-r--r--data/docs/412
-rw-r--r--data/tpl/main2
-rw-r--r--lib/ChangeLog5
-rw-r--r--lib/global.pl1
6 files changed, 49 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/data/docs/1 b/data/docs/1
index e1f7dd9f..7d32fb8f 100644
--- a/data/docs/1
+++ b/data/docs/1
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
:SUB:Elements
+<p>
+ The contents of the story and the general feeling the characters give.
+</p>
<dl>
<dt>Action</dt><dd>
- The story has fast paced action scenes, plenty of explosions or gun battles.
- Or plenty of running.
+ The story has fast paced scenes and plenty of explosions or gun battles.
+ Or lots of running...
</dd><dt>Comedy</dt><dd>
The story is light-hearted and makes you laugh, either by the un-seriousness
or by character design.
@@ -15,19 +18,25 @@
in which you could relate to.
A slice-of-life, with it's ups and downs.
</dd><dt>Fantasy</dt><dd>
- Is it actually possible? Plenty of <i>Mahou shojo</i> and transformations,
- parallel universes and witches abound!
+ Is it actually possible? Plenty of <i>Mahou Shoujo</i> and transformations,
+ parallel universes and witches abound! Maybe pigs fly...
</dd><dt>Horror</dt><dd>
Plenty of blood and guts laying around. The guy with the knife looks
suspicious.
</dd><dt>Mystery</dt><dd>
Suspense, tension and a little bit of morning dew makes a mystery game.
- Something has happened, so find out! or hide under a rock.
+ Something has happened, so work it out! Alternatively, hide under a rock.
</dd><dt>Romance</dt><dd>
- Get intimate with another character, and maybe have some fun?
+ Pull some heart-strings, get intimate with another character, and have some fun!
+ Plenty of dating or some fanservice.
+ </dd><dt>School Life</dt><dd>
+ Obviously, a school is needed.
+ It seems like a chore to us, but the characters like learning.
+ Maybe it's the people they meet? Or the lunch they share...
</dd><dt>SciFi</dt><dd>
Science Fiction. Using intelligence and building something not available
today but certainly possible in real-life.
+ Lasers are ficticious...
</dd><dt>Shoujo Ai</dt><dd>
Romance between two (or more) female characters.
</dd><dt>Shounen Ai</dt><dd>
@@ -45,10 +54,10 @@
All games where the text is overlaid on the background and there is no special
dialog-box fall under this category. Can be abbreviated as VN or NVL.
</dd><dt>Adventure</dt><dd>
- This is the opposite of the <i>Visual Novel</i> category: The text is presented
- in a special window, usually at the bottom of the screen. In some (rare) cases
- a game will switch between both styles, for these games both the <i>Visual Novel</i>
- and <i>Adventure</i> categories should be selected. Can be abbreviated as ADV or AVG.
+ The text is presented in a special window, usually at the bottom of the screen.
+ Can be abbreviated as ADV or AVG.
+ In some (rare) cases a game will switch between both styles, for these games both
+ the <i>Visual Novel</i> and <i>Adventure</i> categories should be selected.
</dd><dt>Action</dt><dd>
This category indicates that the game includes a gameplay that challenges the
player's speed, dexterity and reaction time. Common examples are fighting games,
@@ -78,7 +87,7 @@
A game with a linear plot has a static story; it is not possible to get different paths
or endings. Many games in this category do not prompt the player with choices and simply
tell the story as it is. This is, however, not a rule: it is also possible for a game
- to provide choises, but they have no influence on the story itself. (e.g.
+ to provide choices, but they have no influence on the story itself. (e.g.
<a href="/v3">Utawarerumono</a>)
</dd><dt>Branching</dt><dd>
A game with a branching plot has a story whose path is directly affected by choices
@@ -133,7 +142,7 @@
game. If there is any such content, this category should be selected.
</dd><dt>Bestiality</dt><dd>
Sexual activity between characters and animals.<br />
- <i>No catgirls, I guess?</i>
+ Also includes tentacles.
</dd><dt>Incest</dt><dd>
Sexual activity between members of the same family. Most of the time under the
justification of participants not blood related (step-sister etc.).
@@ -143,6 +152,7 @@
The usage of male characters with childlike features in sexual situations.
</dd><dt>Yaoi</dt><dd>
Sexual content depicting activity between males.
+ Also known as: Boys' Love.
</dd><dt>Yuri</dt><dd>
Sexual content depicting activity between females.
</dd><dt>Rape</dt><dd>
diff --git a/data/docs/3 b/data/docs/3
index 5f5b164c..5aeff68c 100644
--- a/data/docs/3
+++ b/data/docs/3
@@ -10,21 +10,31 @@
:SUB:General info
<dl>
<dt>*Type</dt><dd>
- ..
+ Is the release complete, partial or a trial version?
+ Complete releases have everything.
+ Partial releases have most of the game, but there are things still waiting
+ to be released.
+ Trial versions are heavily cut down and free releases so that you can
+ experience a game before you buy it. Sometimes, trial versions are cut
+ down for web transmission and do not completely represent the finished product.
</dd><dt>*Title (romaji)</dt><dd>
- ..
+ The name of the release, in the Latin character set (using Romanisation or translation)
</dd><dt>Original title</dt><dd>
- ..
+ If the name is officially under a different title (usually because of different
+ character sets), put the original title here.
</dd><dt>*Language</dt><dd>
- ..
+ What language is this release? Use the language that the majority of the game is in.
</dd><dt>Official website</dt><dd>
..
</dd><dt>Release date</dt><dd>
- ..
+ For commercial games, the sale date.
+ For all others, the date on which the release was first available.
+ If it was posted on a website, the date on which the post was public.
</dd><dt>Age rating</dt><dd>
..
</dd><dt>Notes</dt><dd>
- ..
+ Anything miscellaneous and useful.
+ Generally, JAN codes, extras (but not preorder bonuses) and progress information go here.
</dd>
</dl>
diff --git a/data/docs/4 b/data/docs/4
index 51733c6a..7fb0c4c7 100644
--- a/data/docs/4
+++ b/data/docs/4
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@
:SUB:General info
<dl>
<dt>*Type</dt><dd>
- ..
+ The type of producer.
</dd><dt>*Name (romaji)</dt><dd>
- ..
+ The name of the producer in the Latin alphabet (using Romanisation or translation).
</dd><dt>Original name</dt><dd>
- ..
+ If the Name (above) has been Romanised or translated, place the original name here.
</dd><dt>*Primary language</dt><dd>
- ..
+ The language the the producer works in most of the time. By default, it is Japanese.
</dd><dt>Website</dt><dd>
- ..
+ Official homepage of the producer.
</dd><dt>Description</dt><dd>
- ..
+ A history of the producer, or a description of what type of games they make.
</dd>
</dl>
diff --git a/data/tpl/main b/data/tpl/main
index 8204df80..9793c6c9 100644
--- a/data/tpl/main
+++ b/data/tpl/main
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
<input id="searchsubmit" type="submit" value="Search" />
</fieldset>
</form>
- <h1><a href="/">vndb.org</a> / #vndb @ irc.synirc.net <a href="http://vndb.org/">
+ <h1><a href="http://vndb.org/">vndb.org</a> / #vndb @ irc.synirc.net <a href="/">
[[ if($p{devshit}) { ]]<b style="color: red">The VNDB.org Testing Grounds</b>[[ } else { ]]<b>The Visual Novel Database</b>[[ } ]]</a></h1>
</div>
diff --git a/lib/ChangeLog b/lib/ChangeLog
index 1513b5af..500effa8 100644
--- a/lib/ChangeLog
+++ b/lib/ChangeLog
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ TODO:
+ Use AniDB's daily title dump and implement a search feature to add
anime relations without having to visit AniDB.
-1.17 - 2008-05-23
+1.17 - ?
- Added PS3 and Xbox 360 to platforms
- Relation graph generation improvements: Unicode, anti-aliassing, async
- Removed all passwords from the main code, and created a seperate config
- file to override all options - not available on SVN
+ file to override all options - not available on SVN
- Dynamic loading, several bugfixes, and code cleanup for Multi
+ - Added 'School Life' category
1.16 - 2008-05-22
- Release dates in the current year or month without a specified day will
diff --git a/lib/global.pl b/lib/global.pl
index 3af92e63..07f1afae 100644
--- a/lib/global.pl
+++ b/lib/global.pl
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ our $CAT = {
ho => 'Horror',
my => 'Mystery',
ro => 'Romance',
+ sc => 'School Life',
sf => 'SciFi',
sj => 'Shoujo Ai',
sn => 'Shounen Ai',