I've been a fan of The Elder Scrolls since 2006. I'm thrilled to be able to help edit UESP, by far the most useful gaming reference site I've ever seen.
TES Games I've Played, by Time PeriodEdit
- TES: Online (2E 582) - Played briefly on XBOne and now daily on PC. ESO+ subscriber.
- TES II: Daggerfall (3E 405) - Played briefly on GOG using Unity; looking forward to trying Skygerfall.
- TES III: Morrowind (3E 427) - Played briefly on XBox360 and briefly on PC using YAJAN via Wabbajack; looking forward to trying Skywind.
- TES IV: Obivion (3E 433) - Played for years on XBox360 and now on XBOne; looking forward to trying Skyblivion.
- TES: Blades (4E 180) - Played briefly on mobile.
- TES V: Skyrim (4E 201) - Played for years on XBox360 and now on XBOne.
- Never played TES I: Arena, TES: Battlespire, TES: Legends, TES: Redguard, or the TES: Travels series (Stormhold, Dawnstar, Shadowkey, Oblivion mobile).
PROJECTSEdit
OPEN "TO DO" LISTEdit
- Verify all ship names in-game vs. the Ships page in UESP wiki.
- Add an area for every named ship, without italics, so the "view on map" will work.
- Verify all ship pages use "zone=" (the name of the main zone map), and "subzone=" (the name of either the local area map in which the ship is located or the nearest zone map point of interest), and ONLY uses "settlement=" if there is a local area map or dungeon map in which the ship is located); otherwise the "view on map" will not work.
- Finish the last few Litany of Blood paths.
- On the map: Differentiate display level standards of Ayleid wells in Zones (Blackwood, specifically; perhaps others), where they are Marked, vs. Cyrodiil, where they are Unmarked (Fixed).
WORKED ON / COMPLETEDEdit
- Helped Thal with beta-testing the new map.
- Overhauled map display levels section of ESO Map Design page, with an eye to declutter at each zoom level and to tease out some further prioritization, such as putting world bosses/world events in their own level before exploration/quest hubs/points of interest.
- Created visual guide on ESO Map Design page for creating/editing quest markers.
- Updated all main zones, Cyrodiil/Imperial City/Imperial City Sewers, Village of the Lost, The Lion's Den, most cities, and many other maps to match new decimal layers.
UESP GUILDEdit
- Guild info: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/UESPWiki:ESO_Guild#PC_North_American_Guild
- Forums: http://forums.uesp.net/viewforum.php?f=52
- Log Data Viewer: http://esolog.uesp.net/viewlog.php
- Guild leader: @baratron
- Welcome received from: A'Tor at-Sentinel / Ganllan Araleth
- AKB's list of "colorful metaphors": https://en.uesp.net/wiki/User:Alpha_Kenny_Buddy/Sandbox2
EDITING THE ESO MAPEdit
- Here's the map: https://gamemap.uesp.net/eso/?world=tamriel&x=0.500&y=0.500&zoom=1.441
- How to update the map in ESO: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/UESPWiki:ESO_Map_Design
- Adding a map link to a non-ESO wiki page (like the one above)
'(map)' where "imperialsewershub" is the "World Name" of the map
- Searching for a brand-new map added by recent DLC? At the search bar at top left of any map, type: name:u37 (where 37 represents which update added the new map)
- List of all maps: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Maps
- List of all places: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Places
- Use <SHIFT> + <LEFT CLICK> when editing map locations to open the edit box for something that links to another map.
- If a place link isn't working
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- { { Place Link|Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns Treasure Map I|mapworld=blackreach } },
- break the link by inserting maplink=nothing and adding map link
- { { Place Link|Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns Treasure Map I|maplink=}}{{Map Link|29135 } }
- Map scripting rules https://github.com/uesp/uesp-gamemap/blob/master/location.js#L1196
- Example of map links made with coordinate system (stairs by daExile) - Kyne's Aegis: Hidden Barrow, World ID 1887.
TransportEdit
- https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Transport]]
- https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Boatswains
- https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Caravaners
- https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Navigators
- https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Vendors#Transport_Vendors
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(ships)
A few of the dungeons where I've added Elite enemies at display level 11Edit
- Abamath Ruins
- Forgotten Wastes
- Ilayas Ruins
- Labyrinthian
- Nchuand-Zel, including Dwemer spinning blade traps
- Razak's Wheel
- Tomb of the Serpents
A few of the locations I've worked on with high density of map pins in a small areaEdit
A few of the locations I've worked on with multiple levels and grayed-out areasEdit
A few of the maps I've altered the zoom levels due to map complexityEdit
Old coding for quest map links, prior to visual guideEdit
- Quest Markers
- Quest givers and quest objectives should have no visible label. Here are samples of the key map link editing items for a quest giver and a quest objective:
QUEST GIVER: Icon Type: Quest Start [or Quest Start Main for "Zone" quests] Name: Aamela Rethandus [the name of the NPC/item giving the quest] Wiki toggle: On [only toggle it off and enter a unique wiki if it doesn't match the Name block] Label Direction: None Description: <i>Supply Run</i> <br> (upstairs) [name of quest in italics, with line break to display helpful info] Display Level: [see display level standards above] QUEST OBJECTIVE: Icon Type: Quest or Quest Small [or Quest Main / Quest Small Main for "Zone" quests] Name: Rescue the Woman [the quest objective step] Wiki toggle: Off: Orara Arthalen [when quest objective is a named NPC/item, enter their wiki page; otherwise, leave blank] Label Direction: None Description: <i>Rescue and Revenge</i> [name of quest in italics] Display Level: [see display level standards above]
PLAYING ESO 101
When you first start outEdit
- Change some Settings:
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- Gameplay > GENERAL
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- Limit Followers in Towns ON
- Companion Reactions MINMAL
- Gameplay > ITEMS
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- Consolidate Area Loot ON (unless you're using the UESP addon, in which case leave it off)
- Auto Loot ON (unless you're not using ESO Plus with crafting bag, in which case leave it off)
- Auto-Add to Craft Bag ON
- Interface > HEADS-UP DISPLAY
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- Automatic Quest Tracking ON
- Compass Companions OFF
- Nameplates > INDICATORS
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- Followers OFF
- Social > CHAT SETTINGS
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- Profanity Filter OFF (because it often inadvertently blocks mundane conversation)
- Get every free player home in the game; they're great for free fast travel.
- If you have the DLC for Blackwood, High Isle, or Telvanni Peninsula, immediately go get at least 1 of the 6 available Companions
- Buying one of each assistant type (banker, merchant, deconstruction) are gamechangers. Truly excellent for extended gameplay.
Benefits to joining a guildEdit
- When starting a new character, ask a guildmate to craft some basic starter armor for you.
- When starting a new character, use the guild roster in-game to "travel to player" for every player online; this will open up many new wayshrines.
- Former RBW member Batgirl's primary residence contains every crafting station in the game, and she's happy to let anyone use it. You can tell non-RBW friends to enter the following in the in-game chat:
/script JumpToSpecificHouse("@Batgirl32",71)
- Once you've reached 100,000 gold in your bank:
- Ask a guild member to bring you to Craglorn or Coldharbour to visit the luxury furnishings vendor, Zanil Theran
- Go shopping for missing or higher-level set items at https://us.tamrieltradecentre.com/pc/Trade
The fastest, simplest way to...Edit
- ...get to an Outlaws Refuge unmolested (like when you have a bounty and want to get there to sell stolen items) is to use the Sentinel wayshrine or the House of the Silent Magnifico; the refuge is close, there are no guards, and the distance to travel once inside the refuge is short. Alternatively, if you have the Dark Brotherhood DLC, once you've unlocked the Shadowy Supplier skill, you can visit Remains-Silent inside Outlaws Refuges to receive items to help make you "less noticeable," including an Unmarked Sack containing a Monk's Disguise (see item).
- ...drop down from great height without dying is to use angled surfaces to bounce off them and avoid striking horizontal surfaces.
- ...get back to an Undaunted Enclave is to teleport to Snugpod in Elden Root.
- ...level up with XP: either Dolmen runs or Blackrose Prison Arena.
- ...deliver a master writ to Rolis Hlaalu, regardless of Alliance, is to port outside of player home Snugpod.
EndeavorsEdit
Kill/defeat/destroy:
- 250 Foes: Orcrest in Northern Elsweyr (high respawn, large number of low enemies and elite enemies, some bosses)
- 75 Dangerous Foes (enemies with health bar pips, like Elites / Champions / Bosses): the giants at Honeystrand Hill in The Rift, the centurions at Razak's Wheel in Bangkorai.
- Amorphous Foes: Tsofeer Cavern south of Dead-Water Village in Murkmire, in the large chamber to the south/southeast.
- Barbaric Foes: Goblins outside Bonesnap Ruins in Stormhaven; lamia outside Loriasel in Shadowfen.
- Beasts: the sabre cats around Stony Basin Dolmen, north of Riften.
- Bestial Daedra (scamps, etc.): Brothers of Strife in Coldharbour or Shrine of Saint Veloth in Deshaan.
- Bosses: Lady Llarel's Shelter in Deshaan.
- Bugs (like wasps): west of S'ren-ja wayshrine in Reaper's March.
- Chitinous Foes: Mudcrabs and Hadolids on the northeast coast of Amenos; the dunerippers on the south shore of the lake at Sandy Path Wayshrine in Craglorn.
- Dangerous Foes: Lots of trolls at Trollslayer's Gully.
- Dwarven Automata: Inner Sea Armature in Stonefalls or Razak's Wheel in Bangkorai.
- Flame Atronachs: Superior: Reaper's March, between Willowgrove and Willowgrove Cavern; also at The Stalls at Dune. Backup: Vvardenfell, between Zergonipal and the wayshrine to the northeast; also more inside the nearby Forgotten Wastes.
- Frost Atronachs: Superior: Reaper's March, between Willowgrove and Willowgrove Cavern; also at The Stalls at Dune.
- Ghosts: Starved Plain in Stonefalls.
- Giants: Mor Khazgur Giant Camp in Western Skyrim.
- Harpies: Ilessan Tower in Glenumbra.
- Humanoid Daedra (Dremora, etc.): Court of Contempt in Coldharbour, or any dolmen.
- Humanoids: Weeping Giant in Stormhaven.
- Insects or Arachnids: Rain Catcher Fields in Alik'r Desert.
- Iron Atronachs: Darkpool Mine in Northern Elsweyr; vents in High Isle.
- Plant Creatures: The lurchers east/northeast of Daggerfall in Glenumbra.
- Reptiles: Root Sunder Ruins.
- Rotting Undead: Lost Prospect in The Rift; Sentinel Docks and the beach east of it, in Sentinel, Alik'r Desert.
- Skeletons: Pelin Graveyard in Banghorai, The Lost Fleet in Coldharbour, or Thibaut's Cairn in Reaper's March.
- Stone Atronachs: Miregaunts in Murkmire (they spawn one or more stone totems, which count for this endeavor). Several are in the grid-like halls of the Vakka-Bok Xanmeer.
- Storm Atronachs: Reaper's March, between Willowgrove and Willowgrove Cavern.
- Trolls: Darkwater Crossing in Eastmarch, or southeast of Trollslayer's Gully in The Rift.
- Vampires: The Orchard in Coldharbour.
- Void Creatures: Library of Arkthzand in Blackreach: Arkthzand Cavern.
- Wild or Domestic Animals: Sheep west of Temple of the Mourning Springs in Khenarthi's Roost; goats near Myrkwasa Dolmen in Alik'r Desert.
- World Bosses: Easiest in the game is Short-Tusk's Hillock at the west end of Deshaan. Also, 4 are close together at the east end of Deshaan, and 3 are near Viridian Woods Wayshrine in Bangkorai.
Other:
- Complete a group event: Forgotten Crypts in Deshaan.
- Excavate antiquities: Artaeum and Bal Foyen are small; easier to reach a high number of excavation sites faster.
- Pick locks: Dhalmora Hall of Merchants in Bal Foyen.
- Pickpocket: Shad Astula in Deshaan.
- Thieves troves: Thunder Falls Camp in Craglorn.
- Treasure chests: Safeboxes count for this. Otherwise: Forgotten Crypts in Deshaan, Treehenge in Malabal Tor, or the Halls of Regulation in Clockwork City.
- Use ultimate ability: Warden call forth the Eternal Guardian.
CraftingEdit
- Do not bother playing a crafter and collecting crafting materials ("mats") unless you're paying for ESO Plus, which comes with unlimited mats storage; you will simply not have room in your inventory to loot everything and you'll get frustrated.
- The best place to do daily crafting quests is Vivec City on Vvardenfell, just south of the wayshrine. There are no doors to go through (no loading screen time) and everything (including crafting daily postings and a bank with two outdoor counters) is close together. A close second is Leyawiin, with the bank being the only problem since it's indoors.
Character BuildsEdit
EDITING BOOKSEdit
- Layout: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/UESPWiki:Style_Guide/Book_Layout
- Good example of breaking down locations for lorebooks: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Liminal_Bridges
- Game Book template: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Template:Game_Book
- Namespaces: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/UESPWiki:Namespaces
- (When you create a new book, don't forget to update the appropriate lore or Eidetic Memory collection page. And add it to any relevant quest pages.)
Books I've createdEdit
- Mildanor's Ripped Note, created with help from Legoless, using http://esoitem.uesp.net/viewlog.php?action=view&record=book&id=8554
EDITING QUEST PAGESEdit
- How to lay out a quest page: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/UESPWiki:Style_Guide/Quest_Layout
- ESO Quest Project: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/UESPWiki:Online_Quest_Project
- Good example of a TES: Online quest page: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:What_Waits_Beneath
- Good example of a TES III: Morrowind quest page: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Ahemmusa_Nerevarine
- Good example of a TES IV: Oblivion quest page: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:The_Path_of_Dawn
- Good example of a TES V: Skyrim quest page: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:The_Golden_Claw
Quests I've written the detailed walkthroughs and updated the map linksEdit
- The Ebon Sanctum
- Illusions of Grandeur
- Wasting Away
- Savage Truths
- Manor of Masques
- Eye of Fate
- The Gates of Adamant
- The Force of Change
- Competition and Contracts
Quest pages I've startedEdit
Edit
==Quick Walkthrough== <!-- Instructions: Provide a point-by-point list of the key tasks that need to be completed for this quest. Spoilers should be avoided in the quick walkthrough. --> ==Detailed Walkthrough== <!-- Instructions: The detailed walkthrough should provide full information about the quest, organized into paragraphs. Spoilers belong in this section. --> <!-- ==Notes== --> <!-- Instructions: Add any miscellaneous notes about the quest here. --> <!-- ==Bugs== --> <!-- Instructions: Add any bugs using the following format: {{Bug|Bug description}} ** Workaround -->
EDITING PLACE PAGESEdit
- Place with lots of thumbnail images: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Halls_of_the_Highmane_(place)
Place pages I've startedEdit
EDITING LORE PAGESEdit
Pages I've StartedEdit
- Lore - Fading Tree: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Fading_Tree
- Lore - Night of Green Fire: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Night_of_Green_Fire
- Lore - Laatvulon: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Laatvulon
MISCEdit
ResearchEdit
Uploading ImagesEdit
Scripts and Templates to RememberEdit
- To timestamp your comments, use four tilde ("~") symbols in a row.
- { {NewLeft} } (or try { {NewLine} }) to add extra space to the bottom of a section, before the start of the next section (helpful for pushing text down to allow enough room for an image).
- { {Map Link|12345|here} }
- { {Book Link|Name of Book Here} }
- To make a subordinate, indented, bulleted line, use two asterisks on the next line. To make it without a bullet, use two colons instead.
- Making a breakout by alliance:
- Auridon, Glenumbra, or Stonefalls
- This lore link 1 or this lore link 2 leads to the main UESP lore article, while this ESO link leads to the ESO article.
- To insert a link to a quest item, use { {Item Link|Tarnished Ring of Mara|questid=7580} }
- To link directly to a line item on a page, where the line item has an apostrophe in it, use ".27" to replace the apostrophe in the web shortcut: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Blackwood_Quest_Items#Mathen.27s_Golden_Helm
- To point users to alternate pages with similar names, use { {About|the sailor|the fisher|Gulfreida} } at the top of the page.
How to Make Text Appear in ColumnsEdit
Following what you've read on Author's Assistant Wanted!, find Yisara and talk to her about the work, or speak to her directly.
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- "Thank you for agreeing to accompany me. With your help, my next romance novel will be a masterpiece!
Here, take the lantern. Now, fair warning—I've never actually used it. But I heard a ghostly woman wanders the city gardens. We can test it there!"
Go to the city gardens. They are in the southeast corner of the town. Yisara will then catch up to you and then point at a spot in the garden.
- Yisara: "Perhaps there, near that overturned slab?"
How to Make Images Appear Across the Top of a Section of TextEdit
(Quest: Eye of Fate) You can begin the quest by receiving the invitation through the Crown Store or by speaking directly to Leramil the Wise in
How to Make Text Appear in a GalleryEdit
(Quest:Gates of Adamant)