No Mans Sky Wiki:Explained - Macros

The subject of this article is from the Visions update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 13 August, 2019.

Macros are a method of data presentation.

Summary

The No Man's Sky wiki has a variety of formatting macros that are used to provide a standard look-and-feel for specific types of information. Editors are encouraged to use them on their pages as appropriate.

Some of the macros are optional, others are more-or-less required as they are an important part of general wiki appearance. A short description of the more common macros follows. For information on how to use them, select the link.

Links

Acodex

creates an AtlasCodex link

Crucible

Discord

creates a Discord link

Discord

Imgur

creates an imgur link

E. Dasyatmoe

Link

Gives a link that provides a popup if hovered over. Mainly used on index pages for bases and starships.

Auragi Sector XVII Overlook

Profile

Creates a link to the UserProfile page of the indicated user.

ddfairchild

Reddit

creates a user reddit link

7101334

RedditR

creates a subreddit reddit link

NMSHelios

Macros

Alias

Used mainly on star and planet pages to provide a history of both the original name used for the system as well as any additional names. It also provides a link between pages when the same system has been documented on more than one gaming platform.

PS4		Current:	HUB3-59 Rio Alpha Two

bettership

Used on starship pages to provide standard descriptions for items such as efficient thrusters or phase beams.
        Explained - Macros is equipped with a phase beam to streamline resource gathering in addition to the basic loadout.It is also equipped with efficient thrusters to further improve its fuel consumption and enhance exploration.

Construction

Shows that a particular section is being actively worked on.

  This section is under development.

Coords

Displays system coordinates in a standard fashion

0469:0081:0D6D:0002

Currencies

• Nanites displays a graphical version of the nanites currency:
• Unit displays a graphical version of the Units currency:
• Quicksilver displays a graphical version of the Quicksilver currency:

Deconstruction

Shows that a particular base has been disassembled and no longer exists.

If the 'customised' parm contains a value, it will be displayed after the standard phrase.

  This base has been deleted and no longer exists. But you can rebuild it if you wish.

Disambig

used when two pages have either similar names, or cross over the boundary between game releases. It provides a link from one page to the other.

Gateway

Creates a standard phrase indicating that the star system is a Gateway System.

This is a Gateway system, one of the last systems the player needs to travel to before having access to the Galaxy Centre.

Gl

takes a text portal value and converts it into the graphical glyphs seen in the game. There are four flavors: the standard, InTable, Large, and Small. The last three values are called by using "Gl/" followed by the desired option.

3022039BAE4B

latlong

Provides a standard text for indicating latitude and longitude, see the template page for more variations.

Portal is located at latitude/longitude -47.36, +131.94

platform

Creates a list of the platforms available for No Man's Sky.

PC/PS4/Xbox

releaselist

Creates a list of the release names for No Man's Sky.

Release, Foundation, Pathfinder, AtlasRises, NEXT, Abyss, Visions, Beyond, Synthesis

style_header

Creates the standard "style" code for setting the background colour used in the Planet/Moon tables.

With no parms, it only sets the colour. If a first parm is present (use lower-case c as default), it centres the text. If a second parm is present (as a number), it sets the colspan to that value.

Version

used at the top of each wiki article to show which major release is represented by the page.

Additional information

If you have suggestions for improving any of these macros, or have suggestions for a new one, leave a comment on the talk page.