User:QuickNick/Profile

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Nick's Stuff
Feel free to download/use anything you find here. Please contact me if you have any questions, suggestions or feedback. If you think you've found a mistake on one of my pages, please don't edit it, a lot of the data is generated so the error might be re-created the next time I generate the data! Send me a message and I will make the necessary changes. Thank you.

Upgrade Strategy
Visit my Upgrade Strategy page.

WTTT (History)
This is now on the Tournaments page. The following table is now a template ...   ...http://rr3.wikia.com/wiki/Template:WTTTcurrent It can be included in your Profile/Article page by adding   and will be automatically updated.

Visit the WTTT page which shows ...
 * The Current WTTT Events.
 * All Cars and their usage.
 * All Tracks and their usage.
 * (Nearly) All of the WTTT Historical Events.

Releases / Updates
Visit my Releases / Updates page for a list of all releases / updates with the cars for each and the cost to buy and upgrade them.

Best-Paying Events
Visit my Best-Paying Events page.

Groups-Makes-Cars
A table showing each Group with the Makes and Cars ... Groups, Makes, Cars.

Levels, Fame and Gold
Visit my Levels, the Fame Required and the Gold Rewards page.

Wiki Badges
Visit my Wiki Achievement Badges page to see the badges and points you can earn for editing the Wiki. Thanks to Michael for (help with) compiling this data, I just added the images and made it look pretty!

Car Sales
This is now on the RR3 Wiki:List of Sales so Far page.

Work(s) in Progress

 * User:QuickNick/FormatNumDP3


 * User:QuickNick/CarImageText2
 * User:QuickNick/CarImageText3


 * User:QuickNick/Parser Names
 * User blog:QuickNick/Hi-Res Images

Sandbox Pages
{{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|R=1|Career Page {{User:QuickNick/Live}}|User:QuickNick/Career3|Generated career page! User:QuickNick/Series and Special Events

{{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|R=17|All Events. {{User:QuickNick/Live}}|User:QuickNick/Sandbox02base|Base page, no data. Use this to re-create the All Events page. }} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox02|First pass. {{User:QuickNick/ToBeDeleted}}}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox02t|TEST. 500 rows using a template.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox02a|OK. Created using RR3 Wiki Exporter.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox02b|OK. Extended Race Info. Is page too large?}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|| | }} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox02d|Base page for below, no data. Use this to re-create the new All Events page. }} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox02e|New All Events page! Includes }} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|| | }} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox02f|Base page for below, no data. Use this to re-create the new All Events page. }} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox02g|New All Events page! Includes qWikiCcAllEvents4 }} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|| | }} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox02j|Base page for below, no data. Use this to re-create the Test All Events page. }} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox02k|Test All Events page! Includes qWikiCcAllEvents5 }} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|| | }} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox02l|Base page for below, no data. Use this to re-create the Test All Events page. }} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox02m|Test All Events page! Testing what fits. That said, I think the remit of this page should be to include all relevant information, and so what if it exceeds the page limits! }}
 * Group and Index
 * Series moved to the left
 * Extended Race Info
 * Career Group
 * Series moved to the left
 * Extended Race Info
 * Group abbreviation and name
 * Series Index
 * Race Info split into separate columns
 * Group name removed again!
 * Decimal place(s) removed from Battery and PR.
 * Changed Time-of-Day to shortened versions ... Dawn, Morn, Aft, Eve, Nite.
 * Some column-headings reduced e.g. Battery --> Bat, Rolling Start --> RS

{{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|R=6|Enhanced Manufacturers page. {{User:QuickNick/Live}}|User:QuickNick/Sandbox04|First pass. Needs car ALT names in italics.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox04a|Second pass. Car ALT names in italics.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox04b|OK. As above but coded workaround for #loop: issue.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox04c|OK. As above but without Continent column.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox04d|OK. Using modified template.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox04e|{{User:QuickNick/Live}} Vertical model list.}}

{{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|R=4|Cars. Available Races. {{User:QuickNick/Live}}|User:QuickNick/Sandbox05|First pass. Using original template.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|User:QuickNick/Sandbox05a|{{User:QuickNick/Live}} New template. Extended ALT car names.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/R/CarAvRace3|New template. Includes link to all events for car.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox05b|{{User:QuickNick/Live}} Using above template.}}

{{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|R=3|Best-Paying Event(s) per Series. {{User:QuickNick/Live}}|User:QuickNick/Sandbox06|First pass. Two tables, one for Fame, one for R$. They're not the same!}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox06a|Second pass. Using "proper" Wiki-standard template.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox06b|{{User:QuickNick/Live}}. Modified template to use RowCount to sort Index.}}

{{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|R=3|Top-100 Best-Paying Events|User:QuickNick/Sandbox07|First pass. Two tables, one for Fame, one for R$. They're not the same!}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox07a|Second pass. Using "proper" Wiki-standard template.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox07b|Third pass. Using same (live) template as Sandbox06b.}}

{{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|R=3|Car Navboxes for Makes & Series. {{User:QuickNick/Live}}|User:QuickNick/Sandbox08|First pass.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox08a|Second pass.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox08b|{{User:QuickNick/Live}} As above but Series title doesn't have number of cars.}}

{{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|R=9|Most Profitable Races|C=2|Not going to happen, needed community input, disappointing response.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox09|First pass.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/R/ProfitRaces2|Modified layout. Using all current data.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/R/ProfitRaces2a|Modified template: R$/min and Fame/min calculated in template.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/R/ProfitRaces2b|Modified template: Rearranged data so TIME is last template field.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/R/ProfitRaces3|Modified layout. Using all current data.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/R/ProfitRaces3a|Modified template: R$/min and Fame/min calculated in template.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/R/ProfitRaces3b|Modified template: Rearranged data so TIME is last template field.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox10|Second pass.}}

{{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|R=6|Car-Series Minimum-Upgrades|User:QuickNick/Sandbox11|First pass. No templates.{{User:QuickNick/ToBeDeleted}}}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox12|Second pass. Using templates.}}{{User:QuickNick/ToBeDeleted}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox12a|Third pass. Playing with ALT names.{{User:QuickNick/ToBeDeleted}}}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox12b|OK. Created using RR3 Wiki Exporter.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox12c|OK. Updated so that (series-) cars are in "proper" Wiki order.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox12d|OK. New template. Same car-name structure as Cars Available Races.}}

{{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|R=12|Upgrade Strategy|User:QuickNick/Sandbox14|Cars-Series, Upgrade Progression.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox14e|Upgrade Strategy. Mandatory and Best Upgrades.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox14g|Full Upgrade Strategy. Mandatory, Best and Optional Upgrades.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox14h|As Sandbox14g but allows for cars appearing in subsequent series.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox14i|Fixed the bug which occcasionally caused an unnecessary upgrade when the car was already partially upgraded! Changed "best" and complementary selection calculation.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox14j|As Sandbox14i with subsequent-series-for-the-car column. This affects the "best" entry calculation and could explain why a more costly entry has been selected.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|User:QuickNick/Sandbox14k|As Sandbox14j with subsequent-series-for-the-car column moved next to the car column.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|User:QuickNick/Sandbox14l|As Sandbox14k with Career Group header rows and Series Reward now includes Series-Completion and Sponsorship rewards.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|User:QuickNick/Sandbox14m|As Sandbox14l with section headers and Table of Contents. Note: TOC only auto-generated for 3 or more headers!}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|User:QuickNick/Sandbox14n|As Sandbox14m but the Series column on the car-event line now shows all Series for the car allowing you to jump to the previous/next entry for the car.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|User:QuickNick/Sandbox14o|Included the event rewards in the total series rewards, converted Fame to Gold, makes a difference.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|User:QuickNick/Sandbox14p|Upgrades now done in Series PR order which fixes the issue with subsequent series with lower PRs.}}

{{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|R=2|All Events by Car for each Make. {{User:QuickNick/Live}}|User:QuickNick/Sandbox15|{{User:QuickNick/Live}}}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/Sandbox15b|Modified table headers and car links.}}

{{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|R=3|WTTT (History) {{User:QuickNick/Live}}|User:QuickNick/Sandbox16|Version 1.}} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/WTTT|{{User:QuickNick/Live}} Includes lots of templates and revisions }} {{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox||User:QuickNick/WTTThistory|{{User:QuickNick/Live}}}}
 * User:QuickNick/H/WTTTcurrent
 * User:QuickNick/R/WTTTcurrent
 * User:QuickNick/T/WTTTcurrent
 * User:QuickNick/H/WTTThistory(-4)
 * User:QuickNick/R/WTTThistory(-4)
 * User:QuickNick/T/WTTThistory(-4)
 * User:QuickNick/H/WTTTcars(-4)
 * User:QuickNick/R/WTTTcars(-4)
 * User:QuickNick/T/WTTTcars(-4)
 * User:QuickNick/H/WTTTtracks(-4)
 * User:QuickNick/R/WTTTtracks(-4)
 * User:QuickNick/T/WTTTtracks(-4)

{{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|R=1|Car Gallery {{User:QuickNick/Live}}|User:QuickNick/CarGallery|{{User:QuickNick/Live}} Template:CarsGallery}}

{{User:QuickNick/R/Sandbox|R=1|All Car Database|User:QuickNick/Sandbox21|Just an idea I had! Work-in-Progress.}}

{{User:QuickNick/T/Sandbox}}

Car Gallery
I included this here as a reminder just in case I ever want to use it!

I duplicated the   template using Power Query and created a Car Gallery template page.
 * Template:  
 * Location: Template:CarsGallery

Category Pages
... User:QuickNick/GroupsMakesCars
 * Amateur
 * NASCAR
 * Pro/Am
 * Pro
 * Expert
 * Master
 * Elite
 * Legend
 * Exclusive Series

See
 * User:QuickNick/CategoryPages
 * User:QuickNick/CategoryPagesTESTv6.1

Useful Stuff

 * Series & Abbreviations
 * . A smaller
 * . A smaller
 * . Go to the http://rr3.wikia.com/wiki/Template:CarImageText page for how to use.
 * . Add a quote. See template for instructions. I modified it so that no attribution text is required!
 * Special:WhatLinksHere ... followed by the page/template name to find which pages reference it
 * e.g.  Special:WhatLinksHere/WTTTcurrent 

My Spreadsheets
Descriptions and links on my Spreadsheets page.
 * Wiki-based Cars/Upgrades
 * Non-Wiki-based Cars/Upgrades ... Discontinued, use the Wiki-based spreadsheet

Wiki Editing
I created the following template for User:RusTORK but think it might be useful to others as a starting point for creating templates ... http://rr3.wikia.com/wiki/User:QuickNick/R/Garage A list of useful/helpful articles for editing the Wiki ... And ... And ... Images ... rr3.wikia.com/wiki/File:Showcase [wiki car name].jpg rr3.wikia.com/wiki/File:Series [wiki series name].png Navbox Templates ... rr3.wikia.com/wiki/Template:Manufacturer/[wiki make name WITH NON-ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS REMOVED] rr3.wikia.com/wiki/Template:Series/[wiki series name WITH NON-ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS REMOVED]
 * List all parser functions on a Wiki
 * Wikitext Cheatsheet
 * Help on Templates
 * Conditional Tables
 * String Functions
 * Help:Magic Words
 * Help:Magic Words - MediaWiki
 * Help:Parser functions
 * Help:Extension:ParserFunctions
 * Images
 * Gallery
 * Help:Links
 * Help:Switch parser function
 * Extension:Loops
 * Advanced table formatting
 * Table Sorting
 * Advanced table formatting
 * Table Sorting
 * Power Query M Function Reference
 * Special:Insights

Other Stuff
This is for my reference but might also be of interest to others ...
 * Missing the clock? Check out Michael's How To Add The Clock blog.
 * Want some tips on customization? Check out Topcon's excellent Customization blog.
 * Even better, check out Tommy299’s fantastic Vinyl Designs by the Layer blog.
 * Want to use an Android Emulator. Check out Michael's interesting Blue Stacks for Android blog.
 * Check out Sirebel's comprehensive Gold, Gold and More Gold page.
 * Perpetual Endurance Races which is a work-in-progress.

Copied from Dave’s Page ...

Users
Other users who are doing (or have done) interesting stuff ...
 * User:Michael_P
 * User:Sirebel
 * User:Chriscar2
 * User:Amrosa
 * User:RusTORK

New Pages
A list of what's new on the Wiki using the   template ...