Talk:Recipe
Hmmm... what happened to Recipe? —Alter {T C B H } 02:11, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
Too many, too minor
Haven't played Rupee Land, but it seems to me that all these ingredients and recipes are pretty minor on their own and might be better off being kept within one article. Jimbo Jambo 04:42, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
- Well, they're a pretty large part of the game. I'm hoping others will expand on them. Each one has many different uses. If I ever get around to categorizing them myself, it'll look a lot more worthy. —Alter {T C B H } 04:53, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
- I am going to have to agree with Jimbo here. Recipes -though they play a role in the game- are not all that noteworthy :P Though the articles could use improvement, face it; there is not much you can say about a recipe. Having these all on one page sounds great to me, perhaps we could get some other opinions on this?Mandi Talk 05:11, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
- I really could add a lot of other stuff to them. So far I've made no mention of their uses. You could merge all of the recipes, but when the other stuff is added it'll look sloppy being on the same page. I know they're a bit too short right now, but it'll be too long to have all 31 on the same page. Your thoughts? —Alter {T C B H } 18:20, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
Major overhaul
Hmmm, might've helped reading the talk page first. XD sorry... I wasn't aware there was a conflict over whether merging all recipes or not. For the meantime... I sort of have. Well, the Power-Up Potions anyway, the others are a work in progress. Obviously I'm in favor of merging them all; if anything, I'd say grouping them and making four or five pages (as in "Soup", "Power-Up Potion", "Sleeping Gas", etc.), but then, where would we put the Fireworks or the Hand Potion? Anyway, I'm going to kill 3 birds with one stone and post an overview of how I though this article should work; it's killing 3 birds since it a)shows how I made the Power-Up Potion descriptions, b)shows how little information there actually is for each recipe to have its own article and c)it makes everyone aware of my little structure so they can copy it for the remaining recipes =)
OK, so the structure goes like this:
Heading Lv.2: Category (Soup, Stew, Sleeping Gas, Local Specialty...)
A brief description of attributes shared by all recipes in this category (for example, all soups can be sold to the Chef, all juices revive the Journalist, etc.)
Heading Lv.3: Recipe (Meat Soup, Super Stew, Sleep Spray, Fairy Vinegar...)
An image to the left and without the border (preferably with a transparent background, but that's another issue...). The name of the recipe in bold (imagine it's beginning its own article) and the number of recipe it is according to the list. Exactly how it is found (whether it is bought for a set amount of rupees or for haggle, where, from whom, after which event it is accessible, and if it's not bought, where it is found, etc.)
The recipe itself (i.e. all of its ingredients) in prose form (not list, and specially not using "X2" or the like). And then, ALL of its uses: practical uses (bomb blowing up rocks, potions healing bodyguards...), uses for the storyline (reviving the Journalist with juice...), and SPECIALLY (as it would be most easily missed) to whom it can be sold and for how many rupees.
Heading Lv.3: Another Recipe in the same category
Bla bla bla
Heading Lv.2: Another Category
Bla bla bla
So on and so forth... And obviously, the names of the individual recipes would redirect to its section in the recipe list. Oh, and while it might look like a lot of info, keep in mind it doesn't amount to more than two small paragraphs and a small picture per recipe, hardly enough for an article for each. So... anybody like my structure? And, more importantly, anybody up for helping me improve the whole article? Memo326 06:28, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
- Wow, I sure type much. XD Anyway, corrected some formatting mistakes in my long message above, as well as bringing you these: the sources I used for my info (other than personal play experience)
- Easily found in Google but I figured I might as well share. =) Memo326 06:45, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Another Major overhaul
It looks like this hasn't been been major revised in a while. It has been flagged for an overhaul since 2009, with the words "Please improve it in any way you see fit". The list of recipes is incomplete, though search terms redirect here for absent potions/soups etc. Furthermore, the above mentioned overhaul has not been complete. Given that, I intend to re-format the page, and I apologise in advance for any noses I may put out of joint. If you have a better way, you can change it. (I would propose a more democratic approach of input, debate and implementation, but how many people will visit this talk page in the near future?) Here is my preferred methodology, based on - but heavily modified from - Memo326's...
Firstly, I'd abolish the distinctions between Soups, Stews, Sleeping Gases etc. since some are very closely related in terms of utility (e.g. sleeping gases and perfumes) and some are used for only one item (e.g. firework). While this does often correlate to the uses of the items, it often requires specific qualification for each recipe anyhow (e.g. all power-up potions heal body guards, but the amount by which they heal is worth recording separately anyway, so the information would end up duplicated. As these distinctions have not been implemented anyhow, I don't see this being to contentious.
Secondly, and most visibly, all recipes should be displayed in tabular form. They basically are, anyhow, so this will save space if nothing else. I will be using the following categories: name (name of recipe, and its category), ingredients (ingredients required, duh!), obtained (where and how the recipe is obtained) and uses (uses of the recipe, including where it can be sold). Number on the list will not be recorded, as the removal of the distinctions mean the list can be in numerical order anyway.
Finally, and as a direct result of these previous changes, all ingredients will be listed, rather than described in prose (both are in use despite Memo326's decision) as this is easier to read quickly, looks neater and saves space in the table. Thus, I will continue the practice already in place of listing "2x ingredient Z" rather than "two of ingredient Z".
I expect I'll probably be doing this alone, because this is hardly a popular game, but any help/criticism/advice is welcome, as always.Agahnim's Shadow 10:52, 27 September 2012 (EDT)
- Though it might not always show, the goings-on of the wiki may be more closely followed than you think. ;) In any case, people aren't usually very critical of article overhauls when they're quite obviously in need of them. You did a fantastic job of it :) — Hylian King [*] 14:16, 28 September 2012 (EDT)