Talk:Mousezilla

Experimenting with a new layout

This is a "sandbox" page for us to experiment with a new layout for Species information. (I set it up as a new page, so an existing species such as the Whirlm wouldn't end up with hundreds of changes that don't represent new information for visitors.) Currently, the layout does not use a template, to allow convenient previewing/changes. Once the layout is done, we will migrate it to a template, and migrate other species over to the new design.

These changes are a rough draft of what we've been discussing on Talk:Mousemallow and Template talk:SpeciesInfobox. The changes won't be finalized until we actually can get to play the game, and ensure that the concepts we're presenting matches up with the actual gameplay.

Initial changes:

• Added family tree section to show advanced species details.
• Moved visit/reside requirements out of the infobox.
• Added romance dance requirements.
• Added Value and Rarity to the infobox.
• Incorporated house pic and house cost into the infobox.
• Removed 'Produces' from the infobox since it most likely isn't general to all species.
• Added section for tips on keeping/making this species happy.
• Added section for Food chain/Conflict details.

Todo:

• Convert initial table to div container.
• Figure out HR/float "z-indexish" conflict; get HR to stop at container margin. Check [1] or apple example.

Comments, suggestions, revisions welcome. --FeralKitty 14:17, 19 October 2006 (EDT)

It looks good. Do we know if you can create your own pinatas for sure yet? -- Ramen 14:15, 19 October 2006 (EDT)

Thanks. Based on the information we've gotten from several sources that you can "specialize" in a species, it's likely that several families of animals have more advanced species. We know that the Ponocky is either a "younger" Horstachio, or can be turned into a Horstachio, and that the Horstachio can be turned into a Zumbug.

Obviously, the Mousezilla is fictional, and certainly couldn't be changed into an Elephanilla. --FeralKitty 14:26, 19 October 2006 (EDT)

Wow!

Looks great... This is very much what I was imagining the final version of the species pages might look like. I would probably move the Requirements section above Species Development... and don't forget that at some point we'll want to have a small space for merchandise info (maybe with a picture of the toy/figurine or stats for the electronic game or whatever applies to that). --Jimmcq 17:43, 19 October 2006 (EDT)

Not what I had visualized...... better than I had! I'll continue to search the site and think and if anything good hits me, I'll post it here. Let's continue to expirment and when Jim gets back he can tweak it until he thinks it perfect(but it almost is perfect so I'm not sure there will be much to tweak). Then once he's done we can migrate it to other species. --Spartan 19:17, 19 October 2006 (EDT)