Guidelines

Welcome to the Space Engine Planetary Database.

Here are some simple rules and suggestions for creating new articles and uploading content.

Uploading Images

If you want to create an article about a planet a "portrait" image should be included as a main reference. The main image depicting the planet should have approximately a 1:1 height and width ratio and the planet should be centered. Also a big portion of the planet should be visible: think of it as a passport photograph

A planet portrait should look like this

Depicting a planet like this makes it more difficult to recognize

If you have beautiful screenshots of the planet and its moon(s) of course you can include them in inside the description or after the description.

During the uploading process the portrait image should be named [name of planet]-main.jpg

Other image types are allowed such as (.png and WebP) if they are supported by Fandom. Single frame Gifs are not allowed though.

Any additional image should be named

[name of planet]-000.jpg

[name of planet]-001.jpg

[name of planet]-002.jpg

...and so on

if needed, the images could also be named with the mod being used with the image. Note that if your page is archived, the older guidelines will be used and the mod specification will be gone.

This method of naming files will make it very easy to edit articles in the source code without knowing the names of the files to include.

Example: this image should be named "Moguast-main.jpg"

Example: This image should be named "Moguast-000.jpg"

Creating infoboxes

Every article describing a planet should contain at least an infobox with basic information.

The RS code of the planet and the version number are mandatory, as the main purpose of the database is to allow users of Space Engine to visit the planets themselves.

You can ease the transcription of RS codes by just exporting your whole local database of discovered celestial bodies into a text file.

To create an infobox just use the custom template SE_Planet

Which infoboxes should I use?

Not all the infoboxes that you see in the "infobox" tab are correct and accurate. Here is a list of infoboxes that you need to use:

• SE Planet - for the planet
• SE Comet - for a comet or asteroid
• SE Galaxy Detailed - for galaxy (Has an error: an element such as "diameter" is displayed as "radius" during editing of the infobox, keep in mind that you need to write the diameter)
• SE Nebula Detailed or SE Nebula 2 - for the nebula
• Infobox Star System - for the star system
• Infobox Star - for a star
• SE Cluster - for star cluster
• SE Constellation - for the constellation

This does not mean that all other infoboxes are prohibited. It's just that infoboxes are listed here that will help make your article more complete and meet the criteria.

Export a planet map

If you want, you can export the surface map of the planet. To do this, you need to:

• 1. Click on the planet (You need to see the information about the planet in the upper left corner and have the game focused on the planet)
• 2. Press Shift+F2
• 3. In the opened right menu, click "Export textures"
• 4. Check the tick box for the map variations and set the resolution to 2048. (If you have the PRO version you can select a higher resolution). Click "Export." After "Done" appears, you can close the menu.
• 5. Go to the main folder of the game (SpaceEngine), and in the "export" folder, you will find your surface map of the planet. If you plan to export multiple surface maps from different planets, rename each image or move it to another folder, as the game will continuously export the file with the name "surface_diff", thus replacing the previous file with the same name in the "export" folder.

Categories

For cataloguing, Fandom uses categories, thanks to which you can easily find the necessary articles. On our Wiki, categories in articles are required. Administrators may also add categories to your article without notifying you. To familiarize yourself with the categories, we recommend reading an article such as "New Planet Classification".

Important Notes

• IMPORTANT: Do not use "infobox Planet" - this is not a correct or standard infobox, as it contains numerous errors and shortcomings. To describe a planet, ALWAYS use the "SE Planet" infobox.
• Read more about RS code and what it means in this article
• RS code and version number must be indicated in the article. Otherwise your article will be deleted. You can read more about the reasons for deleting the article here
• It is advisable to write the temperature of the planets in Kelvins, but you can also use Fahrenheit or Celsius without any problems (Original post)
• Don't forget to check if your planet has already been catalyzed on the wiki by another member, especially if the planet is close to Earth

I hope that these rules will be easy to understand and follow and that you will have a happy time creating, editing and reading the articles of this wiki!