Field Procedures - Revision history

Sythan: Use generated Field Procedures directory after metadata fix

2026-08-24T02:05:08Z

Use generated Field Procedures directory after metadata fix

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-Field Procedures are practical, step-by-step instructions for completing specific tasks in ''Elite Dangerous''. They are intended to be followed while carrying out a task, from meeting an Engineer's unlock requirements to completing an operational workflow.
+Field Procedures are practical, step-by-step instructions for completing specific tasks in ''Elite Dangerous''. They are intended to be followed while carrying out a task, from preparing a mining ship to completing an Engineer unlock or another operational workflow.
-Unlike [[Game Reference|reference articles]], which explain mechanics, locations, equipment, requirements, and other factual information, Field Procedures focus on '''what to do and in what order'''.
+Unlike [[Game Reference|reference articles]], which explain mechanics, locations, equipment, requirements, and other factual information, Field Procedures focus on '''what to do and in what order'''. Reference articles should explain the background; procedures should help a commander complete a task.
 == How Field Procedures work ==
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 Field Procedures may link to reference articles for detailed background information rather than repeating material already documented elsewhere on EDFM.
-== Mining ==
+{{#invoke:Procedures|directory}}
-Procedures for finding mining locations, extracting resources from asteroids, handling limpets and refinery bins, and selling mined commodities.
+== Complete category listing ==
-* [[How to Start Mining]] — Prepare a ship for a first mining run and complete the basic loop of finding, extracting, refining, and selling mined commodities.
+The curated procedure groups above are generated from canonical procedure metadata. For MediaWiki's complete category listing, see [[:Category:Field Procedures]].

Sythan: Restore Field Procedures directory content while adding Mining procedures

2026-08-24T02:01:02Z

Restore Field Procedures directory content while adding Mining procedures

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-Field Procedures are practical, step-by-step instructions for completing specific tasks in ''Elite Dangerous''. They are intended to be followed while carrying out a task, from preparing a mining ship to completing an Engineer unlock or another operational workflow.
+Field Procedures are practical, step-by-step instructions for completing specific tasks in ''Elite Dangerous''. They are intended to be followed while carrying out a task, from meeting an Engineer's unlock requirements to completing an operational workflow.
-Unlike [[Game Reference|reference articles]], which explain mechanics, locations, equipment, requirements, and other factual information, Field Procedures focus on '''what to do and in what order'''. Reference articles should explain the background; procedures should help a commander complete a task.
+Unlike [[Game Reference|reference articles]], which explain mechanics, locations, equipment, requirements, and other factual information, Field Procedures focus on '''what to do and in what order'''.
 == How Field Procedures work ==
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 Field Procedures may link to reference articles for detailed background information rather than repeating material already documented elsewhere on EDFM.
-== Procedure directory ==
+== Mining ==
-{{#invoke:Procedures|directory}}
+* [[Unlocking Baltanos]] — Gain access to [[Baltanos]] and their Engineering services.
-== Complete category listing ==
+== All Field Procedures ==
-The curated procedure groups above are generated from canonical procedure metadata. For MediaWiki's complete category listing, see [[:Category:Field Procedures]].
+For the complete automatically maintained list of procedure articles, see [[:Category:Field Procedures]].

Sythan: Clarify Field Procedures as canonical whole-game hub

2026-08-24T00:22:56Z

Clarify Field Procedures as canonical whole-game hub

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	Unlike [[Game Reference\|reference articles]], which explain mechanics, locations, equipment, requirements, and other factual information, Field Procedures focus on '''what to do and in what order'''. Reference articles should explain the background; procedures should help a commander complete a task.		Unlike [[Game Reference\|reference articles]], which explain mechanics, locations, equipment, requirements, and other factual information, Field Procedures focus on '''what to do and in what order'''. Reference articles should explain the background; procedures should help a commander complete a task.

			This page is the whole-game Field Procedures hub. It lists procedures across activities from canonical procedure metadata, so activity hubs and reference articles can link into the same records rather than maintaining separate hand-written procedure directories.

	== How Field Procedures work ==		== How Field Procedures work ==
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	Field Procedures may link to reference articles for detailed background information rather than repeating material already documented elsewhere on EDFM.		Field Procedures may link to reference articles for detailed background information rather than repeating material already documented elsewhere on EDFM.

			== Procedure directory ==

	{{#invoke:Procedures\|directory}}		{{#invoke:Procedures\|directory}}

Sythan: Register Field Procedures metadata and Mining procedure placeholders

2026-08-23T23:31:04Z

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-Field Procedures are practical, step-by-step instructions for completing specific tasks in ''Elite Dangerous''. They are intended to be followed while carrying out a task, from meeting an Engineer's unlock requirements to completing an operational workflow.
+Field Procedures are practical, step-by-step instructions for completing specific tasks in ''Elite Dangerous''. They are intended to be followed while carrying out a task, from preparing a mining ship to completing an Engineer unlock or another operational workflow.
-Unlike [[Game Reference|reference articles]], which explain mechanics, locations, equipment, requirements, and other factual information, Field Procedures focus on '''what to do and in what order'''.
+Unlike [[Game Reference|reference articles]], which explain mechanics, locations, equipment, requirements, and other factual information, Field Procedures focus on '''what to do and in what order'''. Reference articles should explain the background; procedures should help a commander complete a task.
 == How Field Procedures work ==
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 Field Procedures may link to reference articles for detailed background information rather than repeating material already documented elsewhere on EDFM.
-== Engineering ==
+{{#invoke:Procedures|directory}}
-Procedures for gaining access to Engineers and completing other Engineering-related tasks.
+== Complete category listing ==
-* [[Unlocking Bill Turner]] — Gain access to [[Bill Turner]] and their Engineering services.
+The curated procedure groups above are generated from canonical procedure metadata. For MediaWiki's complete category listing, see [[:Category:Field Procedures]].

Sythan: Implement Field Procedures structure and Engineer unlock procedure pages

2026-08-21T14:39:21Z

Implement Field Procedures structure and Engineer unlock procedure pages

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 Procedures for gaining access to Engineers and completing other Engineering-related tasks.
-* [[Unlocking Broo Tarquin]] — Gain access to [[Broo Tarquin]] and his Engineering services.
+* [[Unlocking Bill Turner]] — Gain access to [[Bill Turner]] and their Engineering services.
 == All Field Procedures ==
 For the complete automatically maintained list of procedure articles, see [[:Category:Field Procedures]].

Sythan at 14:26, 21 August 2026

2026-08-21T14:26:52Z

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-Index of step-by-step procedure articles — see [[:Category:Field Procedures]] for the full list as it grows.
+Field Procedures are practical, step-by-step instructions for completing specific tasks in ''Elite Dangerous''. They are intended to be followed while carrying out a task, from meeting an Engineer's unlock requirements to completing an operational workflow.
-No individual procedure articles have been written yet in this initial deployment. This page exists to establish the structure and category.
+Unlike [[Game Reference|reference articles]], which explain mechanics, locations, equipment, requirements, and other factual information, Field Procedures focus on '''what to do and in what order'''.
-== What belongs here ==
+== How Field Procedures work ==
-{{Related articles|[[Operations]] [[Tools and Resources]] [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Editorial Policy]]}}
+A Field Procedure is built around a specific objective with a recognizable completion point.

Sythan at 04:06, 16 August 2026

2026-08-16T04:06:26Z

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	Index of step-by-step procedure articles — see [[:Category:Field Procedures]] for the full list as it grows.		Index of step-by-step procedure articles — see [[:Category:Field Procedures]] for the full list as it grows.

	~~{{Draft warning}}~~
	No individual procedure articles have been written yet in this initial deployment. This page exists to establish the structure and category.		No individual procedure articles have been written yet in this initial deployment. This page exists to establish the structure and category.

Sythan: Drop bullet separator in Related articles call -- tiles now handle spacing via CSS

2026-08-07T17:28:01Z

Drop bullet separator in Related articles call -- tiles now handle spacing via CSS

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	Articles that walk through doing a specific thing, using the standard structure from [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Editorial Policy]]: {{tl\|Prerequisites}}, {{tl\|Procedure steps}}, {{tl\|Expected result}}, and optionally {{tl\|Common mistakes}}/{{tl\|Troubleshooting}}.		Articles that walk through doing a specific thing, using the standard structure from [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Editorial Policy]]: {{tl\|Prerequisites}}, {{tl\|Procedure steps}}, {{tl\|Expected result}}, and optionally {{tl\|Common mistakes}}/{{tl\|Troubleshooting}}.

	{{Related articles\|[[Operations]] ~~•~~ [[Tools and Resources]] ~~•~~ [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Editorial Policy]]}}		{{Related articles\|[[Operations]] [[Tools and Resources]] [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Editorial Policy]]}}

Sythan: EDFM initial deployment: seed initial page structure

2026-08-06T19:51:25Z

EDFM initial deployment: seed initial page structure

New page

{{Article status|status=Draft|mode=Both}}

Index of step-by-step procedure articles — see [[:Category:Field Procedures]] for the full list as it grows.

{{Draft warning}}
No individual procedure articles have been written yet in this initial deployment. This page exists to establish the structure and category.

== What belongs here ==
Articles that walk through doing a specific thing, using the standard structure from [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Editorial Policy]]: {{tl|Prerequisites}}, {{tl|Procedure steps}}, {{tl|Expected result}}, and optionally {{tl|Common mistakes}}/{{tl|Troubleshooting}}.

{{Related articles|[[Operations]] • [[Tools and Resources]] • [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Editorial Policy]]}}