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Contributions FAQ



You can add valuable information to improve the quality of this database. Contributions include data, screenshots and comments that are shown on our website and are submitted by the community.

Please note that submissions are reviewed before they appear online. We cannot guarantee that every contribution will be published.



Step 1: User account creation

You need to be a registered user in order to contribute additional information to our database. Please visit our registration page and create your free account or login with Facebook-Connect.


Step 2: Contribut data

You’ve set up your user account and are logged in? Now you are ready to make use of the "contribution" feature. Please check out these sections for further details:
  • Record details

    In some cases we can't access every aspect of the game data which leads to missing information in our database. Is there a missing value and we would like the community to help us out, you will notice a "contribute"-link () in the upper right corner of a records detail page.
    Click on it to open a window where you can enter data that will be visible for visitors of the same record.

    Clicking on "add..." allows you to insert data to a specific position. Click on the red red cross () to remove an entry.

    Please leave this field blank if you don't have the necessary information for a specific position.



    Here is an example how contributions improve a tooltip:


    (Before the contribution.)


    (After the contribution.)



  • Zone locations

    You can submit missing NPC locations with some simple steps.

    Click on "Contribute!"" in the center of the map control.



    Choose a map/zone and add locations by clicking into the map.





  • Screenshots

    You can add screenshots for many content categories such as items, skills, zones or NPCs. Click on the "screenshots" tab next to the "comments" tab at the bottom of a data entry page and choose "Click to submit a screenshot". This will open the "Post Screenshot" window where you can upload a picture file from your computer by clicking on "add...".





  • Comments

    You can add comments for many content categories such as items, skills, zones or NPCs. Comments are to share tips, hints or even questions with other users.