Blooncyclopedia:Update history guidelines

Style

• Additions, or balance changes that add a new feature to a subject, should not have extra unnecessary details about what the addition is. For example, in version 8.0 of BTD6, Inferno Ring was given a new meteor attack, so the section should just state that it gained a meteor attack without elaborating on what the attack does (since the Inferno Ring page already does that).
• Lists of changes to items (such as Monkey Knowledge and Artifacts in Bloons TD 6, cards in Bloons Card Storm, or equipment in Bloons Adventure Time TD) should generally use tables, with one row per item (or multiple items with the same change), instead of one section for each item. This is to avoid creating too many section headers.

Change lists

Changes use bullet point lists. Each change should use a template such as {{buff}}, {{nerf}}, {{change}}, or {{neutral}} to indicate how it affects the player.

• Changes should not end in periods.
• Changes in duration should suffix numbers with "s" (e.g., "Duration increased — 5s → 7s").
• Changes to a "bonus" modifier, such as a damage bonus, should prefix the numbers with a "+" sign (e.g., "Damage to Ceramics increased — +3 → +5").
• If a change is adding or removing a "bonus" modifier, it should simply list the bonus instead of comparing two numbers (e.g., "Now deals +5 damage to Ceramics" or "No longer deals +5 damage to Ceramics").
• If a change to an upgrade is a direct buff/nerf, but a change to a previous upgrade also affects it.
• If the subject has multiple mechanics, use the |name= parameter of the change to label which mechanic(s) a change applies to. This is not necessary if a change applies to all mechanics (e.g., "All attacks now deal +1 damage to Ceramics" instead of "All attacks: Now deal +1 damage to Ceramics").
  • Names should be lowercase unless it has a confirmed name (e.g., "Main attack" instead of "Main Attack").
  • Changes to activated abilities should just be "Ability" unless the subject has multiple abilities, or the ability has a confirmed name different from the subject's name. If so, it should not end in "ability" (e.g., "MOAB Takedown" instead of "MOAB Takedown ability").

Sections

1. Additions: A list of features added in the update. Features that do not fit in a sub-section of this section should be listed first, directly under the section header.
2. Changes: A list of changes to existing features in the update. This should also include bugs introduced to pre-existing features, but not bugs for features introduced in this update.
   • While official update notes often separate general changes, bug fixes, and balance changes, separating them on this wiki is generally discouraged because changes listed under "bug fixes and general changes" in official update notes may have significant effects on balance. It is better to separate changes into sub-sections for each subject they pertain to instead.
   • List changes in the following order:
     • Changes to subjects the player controls, such as towers, powers, and artifacts
     • Changes to subjects the player plays against, such as maps, modes, and bosses
   • Miscellaneous changes
3. Pre-release: If the update has some history before its release, such as teasers, a roadmap, or differences in early videos, this is the section to document it. This can also contain an "Early access videos" sub-section listing (in alphabetical order) links to videos of content creators' coverage of the update before release. (If the early access videos are the only pre-release content, make the "Early access videos" section the main section instead and omit the "Pre-release" header altogether.)
4. Gallery: Artwork pertaining to the update. This can also contain a "Video" or "Videos" sub-section to embed official videos on the update.
5. Descriptions: Blockquotes of official descriptions of the update, both from in-game and from peripheral sources such as store pages and official websites.
6. Notes: A list of miscellaneous facts about the update, such as errors in the official coverage of the update, joke changes, and developer comments that do not fit anywhere else.
7. References: Self-explanatory.
8. External links: Links to official coverage of the update on sites like Reddit and Steam.
9. Navigation: Navboxes and year-specific categories. (If the update does not have a confirmed release date, the year category should be omitted until the update releases.)

Example sections for a Bloons TD 6 update

1. Additions
   1. Quests
   2. Cosmetic items
2. Changes
   1. Towers
      1. Dart Monkey
      2. Mortar Monkey
      3. Druid
      4. Banana Farm
      5. Quincy
      6. Etienne
      7. Silas
   2. Powers
      1. MOAB Mine
      2. Super Monkey Beacon
   3. Monkey Knowledge
   4. Relic Knowledge
   5. Maps
   6. Modes and events
      1. Apopalypse
      2. Contested Territory
      3. Rogue Legends
   7. Boss Bloons
   8. Miscellaneous
3. Pre-release
   1. Early access videos
4. Gallery
   1. Video
5. Descriptions
6. Notes
7. References
8. External links
9. Navigation