Code Guide/Scouting

Purpose: To set up scouting pages for a new rotation and catalogue the previous ones. Replacements: scoutname, card1-4 (card1, card2, etc)

Event Scouts (Normal)
These event scouts typically consist of 4-5 cards. They exist alongside the event for every Unit Song/Tour Event rotation.

Steps: 1. Go to Category:scoutname and enter the code from the template Template:LimitedScouting!! to make the scout page. Template Explanation: |Title = The translated English title of the scout. |JPTitle = The Japanese title of the scout. |Description = The scout's translated description. This is often credited with a format of [credit ★] |Start/End = //2021 at 15:00 JST = The scout's official start/end date. |BasicNumber = The number in the url of the scout's Basic Support page. |MusicNumber = The number in the url of the scout's Music Support page. |Color1-3 = # = The hex codes that you want to display on the scout's page. |Event = The name of the event that is paired with the scout. |Story = The name of the story that comes with the scout cards. |Chapters = The amount of chapters that the scout story has. This is listed on the scout page to the bottom left. |Writer = The story's writer. This is listed in the chapter preview you reach from the button on the right side of chapters. |Free Story = Is this story available to read for free during the scout duration? Then type a "y" here. |Card1-5 = Type the card's name here. 2. Once you have made the page, go to Template:CurrentEventScout and replace the data from the previous scout with the current one. This can generally easily be done by using find-and-replace on the old scout name, event name, and card names, and then going in to fix the date. However, if the previous scout there was a Shuffle scout, replace the code that looks like:
 * Is linked to a total of | chapters by, unlockable through points in the event.

with
 * Comes with a total of | chapters by . Unlockable in the cards' Idol Roads. The story is unlocked for reading during the scout duration. If you read it during this duration it stays unlocked, else it will be locked after the scout ends.

3. Pull up the page of the scout before the one you just put up and go to Template:PastLimitedScouting!! to enter it. You can use the following code as a template to enter it in. (Note: If there are 5 cards in the gacha, change 85px to 79px.) |- style="line-height:14px;letter-spacing:1px;font-size:11px;" ✫ scoutname ✫ //21 - //21
 * scoutname Banner.png

Event Scout (Shuffle)
These event scouts typically consist of 2 cards. They exist alongside the event for every Shuffle Event rotation.

Steps: 1. Go to Category:scoutname and enter the code from the template Template:LimitedScouting!!v2 to make the scout page. If you're creating this page before the event itself has been released, you can leave the "Story" and "Writer" sections empty, since they haven't been revealed yet. (If you're having trouble with the template, check the Event Scout (Normal) section for a guide.) 2. Once you have made the page, go to Template:CurrentEventScout and replace the data from the previous scout with the current one. This can generally easily be done by using find-and-replace on the old scout name, event name, and card names, and then going in to fix the date. However, if the previous scout there was a Normal scout, replace the code that looks like:
 * Comes with a total of | chapters by . Unlockable in the cards' Idol Roads. The story is unlocked for reading during the scout duration. If you read it during this duration it stays unlocked, else it will be locked after the scout ends.

with
 * Is linked to a total of | chapters by, unlockable through points in the event.

3. Pull up the page of the scout before the one you just put up and go to Template:PastLimitedScouting!! to enter it. You can use the following code as a template to enter it in. |- style="line-height:14px;letter-spacing:1px;font-size:11px;" ✫ scoutname ✫ //21 - //21
 * scoutname Banner.png

Feature Scout
Feature scouts typically consist of 3-4 cards. While they are currently present every rotation regardless of the event type, they are not associated with the event or the accompanying event scout.

Steps: 1. Go to Category:scoutname and enter the code from the template Template:FeatureScouting to make the scout page. While most aspects of this template are similar to what you can find explained in the Event Scout (Normal) section, there are a few that are unique to Feature Scouts, detailed below. Template Explanation: |FirstName1-4 = The first names of each of the characters in the scout, in English. |FirstName1JP = The 5☆ character's first name in Japanese. |Story1-4 = The names of the stories that come with each card in the scout. These are detailed on their respective Basic and Music Support pages. 2. Once you have made the page, go to Template:CurrentFeatureScout and replace the data from the previous scout with the current one. This can generally easily be done by using find-and-replace to swap out the old character names, then card names, and then going in to fix the date. No other text should need to be changed, unless you need to remove a row with a character or card name because there are only 3 cards. 3. Pull up the page of the scout before the one you just put up and go to Template:PastFeatureScouting to enter it. You can use the following code as a template to enter it in. Note that "scoutname" here includes the full scout's name, not just the character's name: for example, "Mayoi Feature Scout". |- style="line-height:14px;letter-spacing:1px;font-size:11px;" ✫ scoutname ✫ //21 - //21
 * scoutname.png