An altered.re plugin that serves the Altered TCG Quick Rules v3.0 as a multi-language, richly illustrated reference page. Installable via Admin → Plugins on the host site.
Live URL: https://altered.re/pages/rules
An expanded transcription of the official "Altered TCG — Quick Rules 3.0" booklet (Equinox, 2025), structured as a navigable single-page reference with:
- Sticky sidebar table of contents (desktop) and collapsible mobile ToC
- Illustrated setup diagram, playmat zone map, card anatomy, Dusk example, and phase overview
- Full keyword glossary (Sets 1–5)
- Download link to the complete rulebook PDF (v5.0)
| Code | File | Status |
|---|---|---|
fr |
rules/pages/rules.fr.php |
French — reference source for all translations |
en |
rules/pages/rules.en.php |
English |
The dispatcher (pages/rules.php) looks for pages/rules.{getUiLang()}.php, includes it if present, and falls back to English with a bilingual notice ("Translation pending — Traduction en cours").
Adding a new language: copy rules.fr.php → rules.{lang}.php, translate prose and visible text, swap card-image URLs (/cards/fr/… → /cards/{lang}/…), and you're done — no manifest change needed.
rules/
├── plugin.json ← manifest (id "rules", slug "rules", version)
├── pages/
│ ├── rules.php ← language dispatcher (fallback to EN)
│ ├── rules.fr.php ← French content (reference source)
│ ├── rules.en.php ← English content
│ └── rules.{lang}.php ← future translations (drop-in)
└── assets/
├── style.css ← plugin-specific styles
├── KA_ARKASTER.jpg ← playmat artwork (bottom layer of the composite)
├── zones-layout-fr.png ← transparent playmat zone overlay (French labels)
├── zones-layout-en.png ← transparent playmat zone overlay (English labels)
├── F.webp ← Forest biome icon
├── M.webp ← Mountain biome icon
├── O.webp ← Water biome icon
└── Altered_Complete_Rules_5.0.pdf ← complete rulebook (EN only)
Per-language partials output body content only — no <html>, <head>, <body>, or outer wrapper. The site injects header/footer and its own container.
External dependencies (Bootstrap 5.3.3, Font Awesome 6.5.1, Altered Icons font, Azure theme) are loaded globally by the site — the plugin does not include them.
PHP 8.4 (no admin required on Windows):
winget install --id PHP.PHP.8.4 --scope user --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementsIf PHP reports a DLL error on launch, also install:
winget install --id Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x64No database required. The plugin is purely static; inc_dev.php makes the MySQL connection non-blocking.
.\dev-start.cmd # bypasses ExecutionPolicy, no config needed
.\dev-start.ps1 # PowerShell versionServes on http://localhost:8765/. PHP re-reads files on every request — no restart needed after edits. The dev toolbar at the top of the page lets you switch between fr and en to test the language fallback.
Do not ship inc_dev.php in the deployment ZIP.
.\dist-zip.cmdReads version from rules/plugin.json and produces dist/rules-{version}.zip. The archive excludes inc_dev.php, .DS_Store, Thumbs.db, __MACOSX/, .git/, .svn/.
- Bump
"version"inrules/plugin.json. - Run
.\dist-zip.cmd. - Upload
dist/rules-{version}.zipvia Admin → Plugins → Install plugin. - First install: activate the plugin to expose
/pages/rules. Updates: the installer auto-detects the version bump and replaces files.
The ZIP is flat — plugin contents sit at the root of the archive with no enclosing rules/ directory.
All code conventions (URL patterns via BASE_URL / CDN_URL, HTML structure, CSS classes, playmat illustration patterns, globally-inherited dependencies, dark-mode selectors, etc.) are documented in CLAUDE.md.
Section ids are identical across all language versions. The anchors below work on both https://altered.re/pages/rules (French) and the English version.
| English — Français | URL |
|---|---|
| Additional rules — Règles supplémentaires | https://altered.re/pages/rules#regles-sup |
| Card types — Autres types de cartes | https://altered.re/pages/rules#types-cartes |
| Day of exploration — Un jour d'exploration | https://altered.re/pages/rules#jour |
| Ending the game — Fin de la partie | https://altered.re/pages/rules#fin-partie |
| Game zones — Les zones de jeu | https://altered.re/pages/rules#zones |
| Keywords — Mots-clés | https://altered.re/pages/rules#mots-cles |
| Mana Orbs — Orbes de Mana | https://altered.re/pages/rules#mana |
| Markers & icons — Marqueurs & icônes | https://altered.re/pages/rules#marqueurs |
| Materials — Matériel | https://altered.re/pages/rules#materiel |
| Parts of a card — Détail d'une carte | https://altered.re/pages/rules#carte |
| Presentation — Présentation | https://altered.re/pages/rules#presentation |
| Reserve — La Réserve | https://altered.re/pages/rules#reserve |
| Setup — Mise en place | https://altered.re/pages/rules#mise-en-place |
| English — Français | URL |
|---|---|
| Afternoon — Après-midi | https://altered.re/pages/rules#phase-apres-midi |
| Dusk — Crépuscule | https://altered.re/pages/rules#phase-crepuscule |
| Morning — Matin | https://altered.re/pages/rules#phase-matin |
| Night — Nuit | https://altered.re/pages/rules#phase-nuit |
| Noon — Midi | https://altered.re/pages/rules#phase-midi |
| English — Français | URL |
|---|---|
| Deck zone — Zone Deck | https://altered.re/pages/rules#zone-6 |
| Discard zone — Zone Défausse | https://altered.re/pages/rules#zone-7 |
| Expedition zones — Zones Expédition | https://altered.re/pages/rules#zone-2 |
| Hero zone — Zone Héros | https://altered.re/pages/rules#zone-1 |
| Landmarks zone — Zone Repères | https://altered.re/pages/rules#zone-4 |
| Mana zone — Zone Mana | https://altered.re/pages/rules#zone-5 |
| Reserve zone — Zone Réserve | https://altered.re/pages/rules#zone-3 |