FAQ

This is a guide that will help you understand how to edit the Dead Rising Wiki. We really advise you to read it. It will cover pretty much every thing important.

Getting Started
Before you rush off and try to create a new page, you should look at other pages that cover a similar topic to the one you're thinking about making. This will help you get a better understanding of the wiki's format, what templates you should use, and what category to put your page in.

Making A New Page
Make sure to search before you make a new page. It's heartbreaking to have to delete a duplicate page someone put a lot of effort into. But if you do make a duplicate page that's probably what'll happen. Save yourself.. and us time by searching before starting a new page.

Learn About Categories
Get to know what category you're going to need to use. If you're making a page for a weapon from the original Dead Rising, you will have to put it in the category "Dead Rising Weapons". This is just one example. We will cover categories in a moment.

Learn About Infoboxes
See those nifty boxes to the right of pretty much every page? You will need to learn how to add these to your page to make the wiki look consistent. We will explain this more in a second.

Categories
Categories make it easier for people to locate information. There are tons of categories for all kinds of stuff like: Weapons, Locations, and Characters.. just to name a few.

List of Original Dead Rising Categories

 * Dead Rising - Use this category for stuff that won't fit into the sub-categories.
 * Dead Rising Weapons - If your page is for a weapon from the original Dead Rising, it will go into this category.
 * Dead Rising Vehicles - This category is for vehicles from the original Dead Rising.
 * Dead Rising Food - Is your article about a food item from the original Dead Rising? If so, it will go into this category.
 * Dead Rising Characters - Every character page from the original Dead Rising should have this on their page.
 * Dead Rising Survivors - Is the character a survivor? Can they be rescued? If so, this is the category you want. Don't forget to add the "Dead Rising Characters" Category to this page as well.
 * Dead Rising Psychopaths - Is the character a Psychopath? If so, this is the correct category. Don't forget to add the "Dead Rising Characters" Category to this page as well.
 * Dead Rising Enemies - Is the character an enemy? Like Madonna for example? This is your category.
 * Dead Rising Books - Is this page for a book from the original Dead Rising? If it is, use this category.
 * Dead Rising Clothing - Is the article about a clothing item from Dead Rising? If so, this is the proper category.
 * Dead Rising Missions - This category is for missions. Nothing should go into this category. It is just a root category. If you use it.. you're doing something wrong.
 * Dead Rising Cases - A case is one of the Main story missions from Dead Rising.. not to be confused with a Scoop. If your page is about a main story mission from the original Dead Rising, use this category.
 * Dead Rising Scoops - A scoop is more like a side mission.. one that Otis will call you about. If your page is about a scoop from the original Dead Rising, use this category.
 * Dead Rising Locations - Use this on all original Dead Rising location pages.
 * Dead Rising Plaza - This is for an original DR plaza page. We already have all of those made, so there's no reason to use it.
 * Dead Rising Stores - Is your page a store from the original Dead Rising? If it is, use this category. Don't forget to add the "Dead Rising Locations" category to the page as well.

List of Dead Rising 2 Categories

 * Dead Rising 2 - Use this category for stuff that won't fit into the sub-categories.
 * Dead Rising 2 Characters - if your character is from Dead Rising 2, use this category. Every character page from Dead Rising 2 should have this on their page.
 * Dead Rising 2 Psychopaths - Is the character a Psychopath? If so, this is the correct category. Don't forget to add the "Dead Rising 2 Characters" Category to this page as well.
 * Dead Rising 2 Survivors - Is the character a survivor? Can they be rescued? If so, this is the category you want. Don't forget to add the "Dead Rising 2 Characters" Category to this page as well.
 * Dead Rising 2 Locations - Use this on all Dead Rising 2 location pages.
 * Dead Rising 2 Stores - Is your page a store from Dead Rising 2? If it is, use this category. Don't forget to add the "Dead Rising 2 Locations" category to the page as well.
 * Dead Rising 2 Weapons - If your page is for a weapon Dead Rising 2, it will go into this category.
 * Dead Rising 2 Combined Weapons - Is the page a combined weapon from Dead Rising 2? If it is, use this category. Don't forget to add the "Dead Rising 2 Weapons" category to the page too.

List of Case Zero Categories

 * Dead Rising 2: Case Zero - Use this category for stuff that won't fit into the sub-categories.
 * Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Characters - If your character is from Case Zero, use this category. Every character page from Dead Rising 2: Case Zero should have this on their page.
 * Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Psychopaths - Is your character page for a psycho from Case Zero? If he/she is, use this category. Don't forget to add the "Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Characters" Category to this page as well.
 * Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Survivors - Is your character page for a survivor from Case Zero? If he/she is, use this category. Don't forget to add the "Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Characters" Category to this page as well.
 * Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Locations - For locations from Case Zero. This will go on all Case Zero location pages.

Dead Rising Image Categories

 * Dead Rising Images - If you are uploading an image of something like box art, it will go here.
 * Dead Rising Achievement Images - This category is for Dead Rising achievement tiles. We've already uploaded all of them.. so you shouldn't put anything in there.
 * Dead Rising Character Images - This is for pics of a Dead Rising character.
 * Dead Rising Location Images - For an image of a store, plaza, location from Dead Rising.
 * Dead Rising Weapon Images - For an image of a Dead Rising weapon.

Dead Rising 2 Image Categories

 * Dead Rising 2 Images - If you are uploading an image of something like box art, it will go here.
 * Dead Rising 2 Character Images - This is for pics of a Dead Rising 2 character.
 * Dead Rising 2 Location Images - For an image of a location from Dead Rising 2.
 * Dead Rising 2 Weapon Images - For an image of a Dead Rising 2 weapon.

Case Zero Images

 * Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Images - If you are uploading an image of something like box art, it will go here.
 * Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Character Images - This is for pics of a Case Zero character.
 * Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Location Images - For an image of a Case Zero weapon.

Other Image Categories

 * User Images - Use this category for a personal image. Like something not related to the wikia.. for your user page.
 * Miscellaneous Images - This is for images that will go on articles, but aren't from the Dead Rising series. Like a pic of Frank from Tasunoko vs. Capcom would go in this category.
 * Dead Rising Sun Images - This category is for images of the short film Zombrex: Dead Rising Sun.

Dead Rising Character Templates

 * Major Character - If your page is for a major character in the original Dead Rising use this template. Directions for use can be found on its page.
 * Survivor - If your page is for a survivor from the original Dead Rising, use this template. Directions for use can be found on its page.
 * Psychopath - If your character is a psychopath from the original Dead Rising, use this template. Directions for use can be found on its page.
 * Victim - If you're character is a victim (cannot be saved no matter what) from the original Dead Rising, use this template. Directions for use can be found on its page.

Dead Rising 2 Character Templates

 * Major Character - If your character is a major character from Dead Rising 2, use this category. Directions for use can be found on its page.
 * Survivor - If your page is for a survivor from Dead Rising 2, use this template. Directions for use can be found on its page.
 * Psychopath - If your character is a psychopath from Dead Rising 2, use this template. Directions for use can be found on its page.

Case Zero Character Templates

 * Survivor - If your character is a survivor from Case Zero, use this template. Directions for use can be found on its page.
 * Psychopath - If your character is a psychopath from Case Zero, use this template. Directions for use can be found on its page.

Other Character Templates

 * Tape it or Die - If your character is from the website Tape it or Die, use this template. Directions for use can be found on its page.

Dead Rising Weapon Templates

 * Weapon - If your article covers a weapon from the original Dead Rising, use this template. Directions for use can be found on its page.
 * Food - If your article covers a food item from the original Dead Rising, use this template. Directions for use can be found on its page.. and yes it's pink.

Dead Rising 2 Weapon Templates

 * Weapon - If your article covers a weapon from Dead Rising 2, use this template. Directions for use can be found on its page.
 * Combined Weapon - If your article covers a combined weapon from Dead Rising 2, use this template. Directions for use can be found on its page.
 * Food - If your article covers a food item from Dead Rising 2', use this template. Directions for use can be found on its page.