Template talk:Patch name

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Need lang fix

All the links redirect to english version. Dio ★ | talk 08:11, 16 March 2012 (PDT)

date=true

Hello. I see that this parameter was deleted. Why? Corresponding template (Template:Dictionary/common strings/patch-date-fmt) was also deleted. Russian wiki needs it :) --askarmuk, C? 11:37, 11 April 2012 (PDT)

Move?!

What about moving this template to Template:Patch ? It's shorter, and... well... patch name makes patch link, not just name :D And a lot of space will be saved (but a lot of job for bot to replace all "patch name" to "patch"). But still, how do you think? Limie Pie Painted Sign of the Wolf's School 32CD32.png 01:52, 14 May 2012 (PDT)

Add option for patch number

When multiple patches occur in the same day, we indicate in the update histories in what patch the change(s) occurred. Different languages abbreviate "number" differently; Spanish uses "n.º", Portuguese uses "nº", and English uses simply "#". However, I see most translations keep "#", even though they either don't use it or have their own (I don't remember what Japanese uses, but I know it's not #). I think we could add the option to indicate the patch number through this template so it's automatically translated (something like {{Patch name|7|7|2016|#=1}}). - BrazilianNut (talk) 20:39, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Make year optional

This template is not used just for patches, but for dates in general as well. It would be nice if the year was optional, so we could have starting and ending dates for events such as Scream Fortress not repeating the year (which happens in Holiday#Halloween holiday dates and Halloween event). - BrazilianNut (talk) 02:12, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

Despite our usage, this template wasn't really meant to be used that way (...I imagine), and adding such a feature would make it even more complex than it already is.
Please open this discussion under {{date fmt}}. — Tark 04:04, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

Standardise 'initial game release' patches

Currently, if something in the game was added on the game's initial release, it is handled by adding ([[Team Fortress 2|Initial Game Release]]) and applying the no-link parameter. This is found on Territorial Control. I feel like this could become its on parameter, that when applied, would add ([[Team Fortress 2|Initial Game Release]]) and no-link. Please let me know your thoughts.
Plutonium | (talk) | (contributions) | User Plutonium Profile.png 20:07, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

Pictogram plus.png  Strong agree with this idea. Let me also mention that the existing feature is almost completely unused. Taking a look at some of the maps that came with release, including hydro itself, pretty much none of them have a note stating that they were added during release in the update history. Lolimsogreat21 (talk) 21:48, 26 October 2025 (UTC)Lolimsogreat21
There's not really a reason to have this on this template, it's a very complicated template to have a single check for it. If you can standardise the usage between articles, then that's pretty much all we need as they're never gonna be used again.
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood Praise the Sun! (talk) (contribs) 21:58, 26 October 2025 (UTC)
How about adding Team Fortress 2 as an update which, when using the major= parameter, becomes "Initial game release" (the same way Mann vs. Machine (update) becomes "Mann vs. Machine Update")? It would still need no-link=yes, but would standardize the important part. – BrazilianNut (Talk) 00:37, 27 October 2025 (UTC)
I don't really see a purpose, these patch notes can simply be standardised by going across all articles that have them and making them the same.
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood Praise the Sun! (talk) (contribs) 00:45, 27 October 2025 (UTC)