Use Videos as the hub. Open Featured Guide Videos for evergreen walkthroughs ranked by views, creator authority, and page intent. Open Update Videos for freshness-first Atlantis and patch coverage.
Choose the right video lane
Featured videos are evergreen guide picks. Update videos are freshness-first watch queues tied to patches and event changes.
Use this lane for evergreen walkthroughs, badge help, endings, bucket choices, skill tree advice, and currency videos.
Views first02Update VideosUse this lane for Atlantis, Trident Bucket, secret badges, patch notes, and fresh version-history watch signals.
Freshness first03Tips & TricksOpen the written tips page when a featured video is really solving practical gameplay improvement.
Guide match04Suggest a VideoSend a YouTube URL with the exact page where it should appear so video matching can stay page-specific.
Manual reviewQuick Guide
Players want videos, but update videos and evergreen guide videos need different ranking rules and different written follow-up pages.
- Use Featured Guide Videos for evergreen guide intent.
- Use Update Videos for Atlantis, patch, bucket, and badge videos sorted by publish date first.
- Use Contact to suggest a better video for a specific page.
- Keep each embedded video paused by default and let the player choose when to play.
Choose by watch intent
The two video lanes solve different jobs. Open Update Videos when the question is what changed recently. Open Featured Guide Videos when the question is how to play better.
- Evergreen guide watch: Featured Guide Videos
- Recorded update watch: Update Videos
How videos feed written guides
A video earns a page slot only when it matches that page's player problem. Broad videos can support hub context, while exact route videos belong on the matching guide page.
- Tips video: Drain the Lake Tips & Tricks
- Video suggestion: Contact
Video decision map
Use this map before adding or moving a YouTube embed, so videos stay useful instead of becoming decoration.
| Lane | Ranking rule | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| Featured Guide Videos | Views first, channel authority second, page intent third | Evergreen guide watch for walkthroughs, badges, endings, buckets, skill tree, tips, and currencies |
| Update Videos | Historical context first, page intent second | Recorded August update coverage; current mechanics require written source checks |
| Contact | Page match first | Send a better YouTube URL with the exact page where it should appear |
Drain the Lake Videos FAQ
Why combine featured guides and update videos?
They are both video-entry problems. One hub makes the system easier while separate child pages keep the ranking rules clear.
Does Videos replace written guides?
No. Videos provide visual context. Written guides still hold steps, tables, source status, and version caveats.
Sources & Data References
Video Source Notes: Featured videos and update videos use different ranking rules, and each video should point back to the written page that matches its player problem.
Used for the game identity, developer name, public stats, update timestamp, badges, and official play destination.
Used to spot beginner confusion, update coverage, route claims, hard-mode mentions, and topics that need written guide support.
Used to understand what players are trying to solve, which answers are missing, and where a shorter table or route note would help.
Used to keep Roblox, Discord, YouTube, and X links pointed at the approved destinations players actually need.
Used to judge whether a route is useful in play, whether the page answers the player problem, and which values need another live-game look.
Used as the confirmed YouTube destination for official media and video checks.
Used to verify the current Endless update identity, developer group, public stats snapshot, and the August 1 update timestamp during the August 4 fact review.
Used to separate evergreen Featured Guide Videos from freshness-first Update Videos and keep each video tied to a matching written page.
This was an August snapshot. The current official title no longer includes [ENDLESS], and a September 3 metadata publish signal supersedes it.
Medium confidence · Next check 2026-09-09