Changes between Version 68 and Version 69 of EnglishStyleGuide

Timestamp:

Jan 21, 2020, 9:51:49 PM (4 years ago)

Author:

Nescio

Comment:

terminology: capitalize classes

EnglishStyleGuide

@@ -78 +78 @@
 An object should always be referred to using the same word everywhere in the
 game, and an action should always be referred to using the same verb.
-For example, if there is a unit type called ‘female citizen’, always refer to it
+For example, if there is a unit type called ‘Female Citizen’, always refer to it
 as such, do not also use alternative forms such as ‘females’, ‘women’, and so
 on. Even in the same paragraph or sentence, you should use the same term.
 
-Always be precise. E.g. if a technology multiplies the melee attack damage of cavalry by 1.2, the tooltip should be “cavalry +20% melee attack damage”, not “melee cavalry +20% attack damage”.
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-Furthermore, there should be a bijection between descriptions and classes. E.g. if a technology affects the `Citizen` class, write “citizens”; if it affects the `Soldier` class, write “soldiers”; if it affects only units that have both the `Citizen` and the `Soldier` class, write “citizen soldiers”; however, if it affects the `CitizenSoldier` class instead, then write “citizen-soldiers”.
+Always be precise. E.g. if a technology multiplies the melee attack damage of cavalry by 1.2, the tooltip should be “Cavalry +20% melee attack damage”, not “Melee Cavalry +20% attack damage”.
+
+Furthermore, there should be a bijection between descriptions and classes. E.g. if a technology affects the `Citizen` class, write “Citizens”; if it affects the `Soldier` class, write “Soldiers”; if it affects only units that have both the `Citizen` and the `Soldier` class, write “Citizen Soldiers”.
 
 For specific words that you should use or avoid in 0 A.D. gameplay texts, see the tables below.