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'''Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise''' is the sequel to [[Viva Piñata: Classic]] which was released on September 2, 2008 in North and Latin America and September 5, 2008 in Europe and the United Kingdom.  A demo is available for download through [[Xbox Live]].
 
'''Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise''' is the sequel to [[Viva Piñata: Classic]] which was released on September 2, 2008 in North and Latin America and September 5, 2008 in Europe and the United Kingdom.  A demo is available for download through [[Xbox Live]].
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* '''[[Couch Social]]''' local co-op - second player has access to all tools, actions and activities, and also can collect "magic" to spend on tinkering items, healing a sick piñata or filling a pinata's candiosity meter
 
* '''[[Couch Social]]''' local co-op - second player has access to all tools, actions and activities, and also can collect "magic" to spend on tinkering items, healing a sick piñata or filling a pinata's candiosity meter
 
* '''[[Piñata Vision]]''' uses printed cards with a unique barcode that can be scanned via the [[Xbox Live Vision]] camera
 
* '''[[Piñata Vision]]''' uses printed cards with a unique barcode that can be scanned via the [[Xbox Live Vision]] camera
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*[[Frequently Asked Questions - Trouble in Paradise#Q: Professor Pester and his band of ruffians are ruining my day! How do I get rid of them?|Professor Pester and his band of ruffians are ruining my day! How do I get rid of them?]]
 
*[[Frequently Asked Questions - Trouble in Paradise#Q: Professor Pester and his band of ruffians are ruining my day! How do I get rid of them?|Professor Pester and his band of ruffians are ruining my day! How do I get rid of them?]]
 
*[http://pinataisland.info/forum/showthread.php?p=318014 There's a blue Chippo by the village.  Is this a glitch?]
 
*[http://pinataisland.info/forum/showthread.php?p=318014 There's a blue Chippo by the village.  Is this a glitch?]
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Revision as of 01:45, 19 May 2009

To do

  • Drop down navigation
  • (New two-column layout for main page)
    • Consider article ToC column on main page?
  • (Update FAQ and MiniFAQs)
    • Merge or maintain separate FAQs by game?
    • Move game-specific MiniFAQS into tabs or visually identify by game?
  • Categories
    • Xbox 360 Game -> Classic
    • New Viva Pinata category as top level for ToC, other categories?
  • Jump-to navigation?


[edit]

Trouble in Paradise is a popular landing page, and also gets navigated to often. We should consider turning that(/each) game's article into a portal, helping visitors find information more easily, since they probably already play the game and are looking for more than general information.

This is a rough first-draft concept, showing sections for popular articles and popular questions. What (else) should we include on the portal page?

  • Section for links to Rare? VivaPinata.com?
  • News to draw attention to official forum announcements/contests?


Introduction

Vptiplogo.jpg

Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise is the sequel to Viva Piñata: Classic which was released on September 2, 2008 in North and Latin America and September 5, 2008 in Europe and the United Kingdom. A demo is available for download through Xbox Live.

Viva Pinata: Trouble In Paradise is a brand new adventure where players will once again visit the thrilling world of Piñata Island. However this time around there are more problems than ever! Professor Pester and his gang of Ruffians have destroyed Piñata Central's database and have put the world's supply of delicious candy-filled piñatas at stake. Now it is up to player to establish a garden and rebuild the database. It is up to you to save Pinata Island!


Here are some of the new features that it includes:

  • 28 new Piñatas
  • New desert and arctic terrain and pinatas
  • Toys and trains for your pinata to interact with. You can also teach pinatas to perform tricks
  • New camera tool allows you to take pictures in your gardens and upload photos to VivaPinata.com
  • Just for Fun casual mode - No sours, no weeds, infinite chocolate coins... but doesn't have access to some of the more exotic pinata species.
  • Couch Social local co-op - second player has access to all tools, actions and activities, and also can collect "magic" to spend on tinkering items, healing a sick piñata or filling a pinata's candiosity meter
  • Piñata Vision uses printed cards with a unique barcode that can be scanned via the Xbox Live Vision camera

Popular frequently asked questions

No. It's part of Pester's plan to prevent certain species from visiting your garden. Meet the Goobaa Appear and Unblock requirements, and the Chippo will wander off.

See more frequently asked questions.

Popular Trouble in Paradise articles

Trouble in Paradise piñata species - Standard

Arocknid · Badgesicle · Barkbark · Bispotti · Bonboon · Bunnycomb · Buzzenge · Buzzlegum · Camello · Candary · Cherrapin · Chewnicorn · Chippopotamus · Choclodocus · Chocstrich · Cinnamonkey · Cluckles · Cocoadile · Crowla · Custacean · Doenut · Dragonache · Dragumfly · Eaglair · Elephanilla · Fizzlybear · Flapyak · Fourheads · Fudgehog · Galagoogoo · Geckie · Goobaa · Hoghurt · Hootyfruity · Horstachio · Jameleon · Jeli · Juicygoose · Kittyfloss · Lackatoad · Lemmoning · Lickatoad · Limeoceros · Macaraccoon · Mallowolf · Moojoo · Moozipan · Mothdrop · Mousemallow · Newtgat · Parmadillo · Parrybo · Peckanmix · Pengum · Pieena · Pigxie · Polollybear · Ponocky · Pretztail · Profitamole · Pudgeon · Quackberry · Raisant · Rashberry · Reddhott · Roario · Robean · S'morepion · Salamango · Sarsgorilla · Shellybean · Sherbat · Smelba · Sparrowmint · Squazzil · Swanana · Sweetle · Sweetooth · Syrupent · Taffly · Tartridge · Tigermisu · Twingersnap · Vulchurro · Walrusk · Whirlm · White Flutterscotch · Zumbug


Button a.png Trouble in Paradise
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 Couch Social

MediaWiki.org uses this in their documentation (e.g., Installation guide, technical guide).

Jump-to navigation helps users travel from one article to other related articles. The navigation would vary, depending on the topic, and some articles might not have jump-to navigation. We already use it (in a see-also format) in a few places (e.g. Category:Species).

In a sense, the navigation brings the "pages in the category" details (e.g., Category:Trouble in Paradise with minor omissions) to each page.


Considerations

  • Consider using (existing see-also format or jump-to) navigation on more articles, to help visitors easily get to other related articles.
  • Consider switching from a see-also text format to a more visual layout, to make the navigation stand out, and be distinct from the article.
    • Con: Jump-to tables and tabs might visually conflict.
    • Con: More likely to stretch the screen at low resolutions.
    • Con: Jump-to can't clearly spell out (as catmore currently does) that there is a category article with more information:
For more information, see Species.


Examples

Species categories and their category articles

Button a.png Species
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Hybrid using catmore and jump-to

For more information, see Species.
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Trouble in Paradise articles, text format


A - Z


By game

Categories and their category articles
General Classic Trouble in Paradise Pocket Paradise Party Animals TV show
Category:Species

Species

Category:Classic species
List of Viva Piñata: Classic species 		Category:Trouble in Paradise species
List of Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise species 		Category:Pocket Paradise species
List of Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise species 		   
Category:Plants

Plants

Category:Classic plants
List of Viva Piñata: Classic plants 		Category:Trouble in Paradise plants
List of Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise plants 		Category:Pocket Paradise plants
List of Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise plants 		   
None
None

Category:Xbox 360 Game
None

Category:Trouble in Paradise
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise

Category:Party Animals
Viva Piñata: Party Animals
   
Category:Commonly asked questions


Navigation approaches

  • Popular article column (subset of articles for a topic)
  • Topical index? A-Z? Featured on (Wikipedia) Main Page
  • Dropdown/flyout menus

Organizing pages by "topic" so we can see how/where they'd fit in to the different approaches. Topic names are arbitrary and can be refined later. Some articles belong to different topics/games but are generally listed once for now. Redirects to be removed next pass.

General

Businesses

Licensing, merchandise, developers, producers

Games

Classic

Trouble in Paradise

Pocket Paradise

Party Animals

Challenge Events

Gameplay

Concepts

Garden items

Group produce, tinkered items for now

Tips, strategies, answers

Characters

Shops/Shopkeepers

Tools

Site


TV show

Episodes

Cast

A-Z

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