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A fully-linked implementation of the Star Ocean: Till the End of Time dictionary feature as an Obsidian.md vault.
https://github.com/EnMod/obsidian-so3-dictionary
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A fully-linked implementation of the Star Ocean: Till the End of Time dictionary feature as an Obsidian.md vault.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/EnMod/obsidian-so3-dictionary
- Owner: EnMod
- Created: 2020-05-30T08:56:12.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-03-19T21:46:17.000Z (8 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-06-22T20:21:40.370Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: obsidian, obsidian-vault, star-ocean-3
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 15.7 MB
- Stars: 7
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Obsidian SO3 Dictionary
A fully-linked implementation of the [Star Ocean: Till the End of Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Ocean:_Till_the_End_of_Time) dictionary feature as an [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md) vault.
In this repo you'll find:
- The Obsidian vault proper (in `so3-dictionary`)
- The JS I wrote for all the text manipulation up until I thought "That's enough hand-rolled text manipulation coding in JS for one lifetime, thanks" (in `js-scripts`)
- _**MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE GAME.**_ Yeah, it's almost 17 years old at this point, but this is just a fair warning!
Currently the CSS theme powering the appearance is stable (-ish) in Obsidian version `0.10.8`. Updates will occur to restabilize as Obsidian rapidly develops!
# Table of contents
- [How to use the vault](#how-to-use-the-vault)
- [Differences from the in-game dictionary](#differences-from-the-in-game-dictionary)
- [Differences in functionality from a typical Obsidian CSS theme](#differences-in-functionality-from-a-typical-obsidian-css-theme)
- [Steps I took to make this (in brief)](#steps-i-took-to-make-this-in-brief)
- [Disclaimer](#disclaimer)
- [Credits](#credits)
- [Screenshots!](#screenshots)
## How to use the vault
1. Download and install [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md).
2. Download/clone down this repo.
3. Copy the `so3-dictionary` folder somewhere (or, use it right from the repo folder via the next step).
4. Open Obsidian and point it to the `so3-dictionary` folder.
5. Click around the category folders or tags and enjoy!
## Differences from the in-game dictionary
### Entry text changes
- All "(Part 2)" and/or "(Part 3)" entries are now moved to their respective base entries, under "Part 2/3" headings.
- All entry types (Weapon, Universe, Scientific Term etc.) have been added to the bottom of each entry's file as `#tags`.
### Linking as per in-game term highlighting
- Many more links were added as I thought appropriate. For example, there were some instances of "humans" or "dragons" that are unlinked in-game, even when almost all other instances are.
- All Remote Station and Federation Station entry titles had their `#` characters removed, but in-entry text correctly links to them. This is due to Obsidian's "link to heading" feature interpreting the numbers as headings.
- All instances of "Federation" link to the entry for the Pangalactic Federation.
- Some highlighted-in-game terms that reference non-existent entries remain unlinked, but are still highlighted as they would be in-game.
- Certain entry types (such as "Myth/Tradition") were altered to get around Obsidian's tag-parsing limitations.
## Differences in functionality from a typical Obsidian CSS theme
All of these can be turned off by going into `.obsidian/theme/so3-dict.css` and commenting out/deleting code in the "SO3-Specific Presentational Styles" section. Use `Ctrl/Cmd+F` in your text editor and search for "SO3" to get there fast.
- Your actions bar is now in the bottom right of your note's pane. The entry type now covers the top right of the header so it had to go somewhere!
- The "drag this note" icon has been moved into the square in the top-left of the note.
- All hover-able links pop up a white hand, intended to be analogous to the in-game white glove on menu choices.
- Tooltips when hovering over titles/tabs are removed.
- Note actions have had their descriptive text altered (this text is overall-theme-specific and will have to be disabled from above the SO3-specific styles. Search for the descriptive text to find where it's defined.)
## Steps I took to make this (in brief)
1. Paste the entries into four plaintext files as per the top-level categories in-game. **BIG credit** to [Rashidi's Dictionary FAQ on GameFAQs](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/536705-star-ocean-till-the-end-of-time/faqs/34190) for that starting point.
2. Generate separate entries with NodeJS, adding them to folders by category.
3. **Manually** go into each file to remove _all_ the newlines added by GameFAQs' formatting.
4. Breathe.
5. Hack away for days on a solution to parse each entry, `[[internal-link-ifying]]` each reference (as well as variants like plurals), all without clashes or overlaps.
6. Get really close to intended, then just use Visual Studio Code find-and-replace to get the rest and fix bizarre output errors, so I can move on with my life lol.
## Disclaimer
I DO NOT OWN STAR OCEAN: TILL THE END OF TIME OR RELATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/TRADEMARKS. Any applicable ownership rights/copyrights belong to the game's publisher Square Enix and/or its developer triAce, or any other unmentioned copyright/trademark owners.
This project is purely a labor of passion for the game, is NOT FOR PROFIT, and is intended for NON-COMMERCIAL, PERSONAL, PRIVATE USE.
## Credits
All the entries use text scraped from the [Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Dictionary FAQ on GameFAQs](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/536705-star-ocean-till-the-end-of-time/faqs/34190). All credit for compiling that text goes to the author, [GameFAQs user Rashidi](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/community/Rashidi).
All I did was manipulate that text and programmatically add `` tags to that text to generate the Markdown files (and quite a few manually...). BIG credit to Rashidi for actually transcribing what they did and compiling that FAQ.
## Screenshots!
