Deliver - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 08:57, 8 March 2023

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	=== Narration Aspects ===		=== Narration Aspects ===
	[[Deliver]] goals can quite easily be constructed to drive narration in that succeeding with such a goal implies clear actions having been performed by the player, and that the story arcs for various [[Characters]] can be updated depending on this.		[[Deliver]] goals can quite easily be constructed to drive narration in that succeeding with such a goal implies clear actions having been performed by the player, and that the story arcs for various [[Characters]] can be updated depending on this. While [[Narration Structures]] can be built from the pattern, [[Narration Structures]] can also provide information and motivation for the pattern.

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
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	[[Evade]],		[[Evade]],
			[[Narration Structures]],
	[[Overcome]],		[[Overcome]],
	[[Pick-Ups]]		[[Pick-Ups]]

Staffan Björk at 08:47, 3 August 2022

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	[[Category:Mechanical Patterns]]		[[Category:Mechanical Patterns]]
	[[Category:Patterns]]		[[Category:Patterns]]
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	''The goal of moving a certain game element to another specified game element or place within the game space.''		''The goal of moving a certain game element to another specified game element or place within the game space.''

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	The "Fairgrounds" level in [[Left 4 Dead 2\|Left 4 Dead series]] has an optional goal consisting of transporting a garden gnome to a rescue vehicle.		The "Fairgrounds" level in [[Left 4 Dead 2\|Left 4 Dead series]] has an optional goal consisting of transporting a garden gnome to a rescue vehicle.

	Many games, e.g., the [[Assassin's Creed series]], the [[Elder Scrolls series]] and the [[Fallout series]], that have vast game spaces and non-players character make use of [[Deliver]] quests. A side effect of performing these is that it makes players see more parts of the game worlds than they might otherwise do.		Many games, e.g., the [[Assassin's Creed series]], the [[Elder Scrolls series]], and the [[Fallout series]], that have vast game spaces and non-players character make use of [[Deliver]] quests. A side effect of performing these is that it makes players see more parts of the game worlds than they might otherwise do.

	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	[[Deliver]] requires something to deliver somewhere and that the player has means of moving that. The latter part of this typically implies that players have to engage in some form of [[Movement]].		[[Deliver]] requires something to deliver somewhere and that the player has means of moving that. The latter part of this typically implies that players have to engage in some form of [[Movement]].

	[[Game Items]] in general suit as the things to be delivered. [[MacGuffins]] can be used for [[Deliver]] goals that are intended to be more significant since these add a narration importance. [[Non-Player Characters]] are an option if their movement is indirectly controlled by a player (i.e., a form of [[Indirect Control]]) - a natural option is that [[NPCs\|Non-Player Characters]] follows players' [[Avatars]] (but [[God Fingers]] can work also). Players may automatically gain the thing to [[Deliver]] as the set-up of the goal but the goal can be made more challenging by first requiring a [[Gain Ownership]] goal to be fulfilled (e.g., through [[Pick-Ups]] or [[Trading]]).		[[Game Items]] in general suit as the things to be delivered. [[MacGuffins]] can be used for [[Deliver]] goals that are intended to be more significant since these add a narration importance. [[Non-Player Characters]] are an option if their movement is indirectly controlled by a player (i.e., a form of [[Indirect Control]]) - a natural option is that [[NPCs\|Non-Player Characters]] follows players' [[Avatars]] (but [[God Fingers]] can work also). Players may automatically gain the thing to [[Deliver]] as the set-up of the goal, but the goal can be made more challenging by first requiring a [[Gain Ownership]] goal to be fulfilled (e.g., through [[Pick-Ups]] or [[Trading]]).

	The somewhere that the delivery should go can be anywhere but design goals related to [[Thematic Consistency]] can require motivations for why the thing should be delivered to the place. [[Non-Player Characters]] that want to have the thing is a standard option. [[Installations]] is another option when the things delivered are needed to use or activate the [[Installations]], e.g., delivering a certain magic gem to a circle of runes to activate them.		The somewhere that the delivery should go can be anywhere,but design goals related to [[Thematic Consistency]] can require motivations for why the thing should be delivered to the place. [[Non-Player Characters]] that want to have the thing is a standard option. [[Installations]] is another option when the things delivered are needed to use or activate the [[Installations]], e.g., delivering a certain magic gem to a circle of runes to activate them.
	The place chosen as a delivery point for [[Deliver]] goals can be seen (or made into) a [[Check Point\|Check Points]]. Additionally, for games with [[Pervasive Gameplay]] [[Deliver]] goals may need [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] goals to be part of the game state.		The place chosen as a delivery point for [[Deliver]] goals can be seen (or made into) a [[Check Point\|Check Points]]. Additionally, for games with [[Pervasive Gameplay]] [[Deliver]] goals may need [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] goals to be part of the game state.

	[[Deliver]] differs from [[Collections]] in that the focus is on specific game elements that needs to be moved to specific places. [[Collections]] in contrast focus upon having game elements together, and there might be many different game elements that can take a place in the collection.		[[Deliver]] differs from [[Collections]] in that the focus is on specific game elements that needs to be moved to specific places. [[Collections]] in contrast focus upon having game elements together, and there might be many different game elements that can take a place in the collection.

	The difficulty of [[Deliver]] goals can be modified by requiring [[Evade]] or [[Overcome]] subgoals to be dealt with. An archetypical ~~examples~~ is bandit or pirates that try to steal what is to be delivered as it is being moved.		The difficulty of [[Deliver]] goals can be modified by requiring [[Evade]] or [[Overcome]] subgoals to be dealt with. An archetypical example is bandit or pirates that try to steal what is to be delivered as it is being moved.
	[[Capture]] can be used to make is possible to remove the thing to be delivered from a player's control, and this in turn creates a [[Guard]] goal for players.		[[Capture]] can be used to make is possible to remove the thing to be delivered from a player's control, and this in turn creates a [[Guard]] goal for players.

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	By their structure, [[Deliver]] goals provide games with [[Goal Points]], [[Traverse]] goals, and a basis for [[Narration Structures]] or [[Quests]]. Depending on how [[Movement]] is made possible of what is to be delivered, [[Aim & Shoot]] may be a consequence of [[Deliver]]. [[Deliver]] goals where active opposition exists (typically in the form of [[Evade]] or [[Overcome]] goals), give players [[Stealth]] goals. Those [[Deliver]] goals that depend on [[Indirect Control]] for [[Movement]] can create [[Herd]] goals - moving a group of animals from one spot to another is an example of such a [[Deliver]] goal.		By their structure, [[Deliver]] goals provide games with [[Goal Points]], [[Traverse]] goals, and a basis for [[Narration Structures]] or [[Quests]]. Depending on how [[Movement]] is made possible of what is to be delivered, [[Aim & Shoot]] may be a consequence of [[Deliver]]. [[Deliver]] goals where active opposition exists (typically in the form of [[Evade]] or [[Overcome]] goals), give players [[Stealth]] goals. Those [[Deliver]] goals that depend on [[Indirect Control]] for [[Movement]] can create [[Herd]] goals - moving a group of animals from one spot to another is an example of such a [[Deliver]] goal.

			The combination of [[Deliver]] and [[Guard]] goals create [[Guide and Protect]] goals when what is to be delivered has some semblance of agency (e.g., by being [[NPCs]]).

	[[Deliver]] goals making use of [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] typically have [[Player-Location Proximity]] as a consequence (unless the artifact is moved by a player without the player moving).		[[Deliver]] goals making use of [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] typically have [[Player-Location Proximity]] as a consequence (unless the artifact is moved by a player without the player moving).

	~~==== with [[Guard]] ====~~
	~~[[Guide and Protect]]~~

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==

Staffan Björk at 08:37, 3 August 2022

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	The difficulty of [[Deliver]] goals can be modified by requiring [[Evade]] or [[Overcome]] subgoals to be dealt with. An archetypical examples is bandit or pirates that try to steal what is to be delivered as it is being moved.		The difficulty of [[Deliver]] goals can be modified by requiring [[Evade]] or [[Overcome]] subgoals to be dealt with. An archetypical examples is bandit or pirates that try to steal what is to be delivered as it is being moved.
			[[Capture]] can be used to make is possible to remove the thing to be delivered from a player's control, and this in turn creates a [[Guard]] goal for players.

	Having [[Check Points]] (besides the delivery point) allows games to show players their progress in [[Deliver]] goals and possibly more advanced starting positions after failed attempts to [[Deliver]].		Having [[Check Points]] (besides the delivery point) allows games to show players their progress in [[Deliver]] goals and possibly more advanced starting positions after failed attempts to [[Deliver]].

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	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
			[[Capture]],
	[[Evade]],		[[Evade]],
	[[Overcome]],		[[Overcome]],

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	By their structure, [[Deliver]] goals provide games with [[Goal Points]], [[Traverse]] goals, and a basis for [[Narration Structures]] or [[Quests]]. Depending on how [[Movement]] is made possible of what is to be delivered, [[Aim & Shoot]] may be a consequence of [[Deliver]].		By their structure, [[Deliver]] goals provide games with [[Goal Points]], [[Traverse]] goals, and a basis for [[Narration Structures]] or [[Quests]]. Depending on how [[Movement]] is made possible of what is to be delivered, [[Aim & Shoot]] may be a consequence of [[Deliver]]. [[Deliver]] goals where active opposition exists (typically in the form of [[Evade]] or [[Overcome]] goals), give players [[Stealth]] goals. Those [[Deliver]] goals that depend on [[Indirect Control]] for [[Movement]] can create [[Herd]] goals - moving a group of animals from one spot to another is an example of such a [[Deliver]] goal.

	[[Deliver]] goals where

	~~=== Can Instantiate ===~~
	[[Stealth]],

	[[Deliver]] goals making use of [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] typically have [[Player-Location Proximity]] as a consequence (unless the artifact is moved by a player without the player moving).		[[Deliver]] goals making use of [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] typically have [[Player-Location Proximity]] as a consequence (unless the artifact is moved by a player without the player moving).
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	[[Guide and Protect]]		[[Guide and Protect]]

	~~==== with [[Indirect Control]] ====~~
	~~[[Herd]]~~

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	By their structure, [[Deliver]] goals provide games with [[Goal Points]], [[Traverse]] goals, and a basis for [[Narration Structures]] or [[Quests]]. Depending on how		By their structure, [[Deliver]] goals provide games with [[Goal Points]], [[Traverse]] goals, and a basis for [[Narration Structures]] or [[Quests]]. Depending on how [[Movement]] is made possible of what is to be delivered, [[Aim & Shoot]] may be a consequence of [[Deliver]].

			[[Deliver]] goals where

	=== Can Instantiate ===		=== Can Instantiate ===
	~~[[Aim & Shoot]],~~
	[[Stealth]],		[[Stealth]],

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
			By their structure, [[Deliver]] goals provide games with [[Goal Points]], [[Traverse]] goals, and a basis for [[Narration Structures]] or [[Quests]]. Depending on how

	=== Can Instantiate ===		=== Can Instantiate ===
	[[Aim & Shoot]],		[[Aim & Shoot]],
	~~[[Goal Points]],~~
	~~[[Narration Structures]],~~
	~~[[Quests]],~~
	[[Stealth]],		[[Stealth]],
	~~[[Traverse]]~~

	~~==== with~~ [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] ~~====~~		[[Deliver]] goals making use of [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] typically have [[Player-Location Proximity]] as a consequence (unless the artifact is moved by a player without the player moving).
	[[Player-Location Proximity]]

	==== with [[Guard]] ====		==== with [[Guard]] ====

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	[[Deliver]] requires something to deliver somewhere and that the player has means of moving that. The latter part of this typically implies that players have to engage in some form of [[Movement]].		[[Deliver]] requires something to deliver somewhere and that the player has means of moving that. The latter part of this typically implies that players have to engage in some form of [[Movement]].

	[[Game Items]] in general suit as the things to be delivered. [[MacGuffins]] can be used for [[Deliver]] goals that are intended to be more significant since these add a narration importance. [[Non-Player Characters]] are an option if their movement is indirectly controlled by a player (i.e., a form of [[Indirect Control]]) - a natural option is that [[NPCs\|Non-Player Characters]] follows players' [[Avatars]] (but [[God Fingers]] can work also). Players may automatically gain the thing to [[Deliver]] as the set-up of the goal but the goal can be made more challenging by first requiring a [[Gain Ownership]] goal to be fulfilled (e.g., through [[Trading]]).		[[Game Items]] in general suit as the things to be delivered. [[MacGuffins]] can be used for [[Deliver]] goals that are intended to be more significant since these add a narration importance. [[Non-Player Characters]] are an option if their movement is indirectly controlled by a player (i.e., a form of [[Indirect Control]]) - a natural option is that [[NPCs\|Non-Player Characters]] follows players' [[Avatars]] (but [[God Fingers]] can work also). Players may automatically gain the thing to [[Deliver]] as the set-up of the goal but the goal can be made more challenging by first requiring a [[Gain Ownership]] goal to be fulfilled (e.g., through [[Pick-Ups]] or [[Trading]]).

	The somewhere that the delivery should go can be anywhere but design goals related to [[Thematic Consistency]] can require motivations for why the thing should be delivered to the place. [[Non-Player Characters]] that want to have the thing is a standard option. [[Installations]] is another option when the things delivered are needed to use or activate the [[Installations]], e.g., delivering a certain magic gem to a circle of runes to activate them.		The somewhere that the delivery should go can be anywhere but design goals related to [[Thematic Consistency]] can require motivations for why the thing should be delivered to the place. [[Non-Player Characters]] that want to have the thing is a standard option. [[Installations]] is another option when the things delivered are needed to use or activate the [[Installations]], e.g., delivering a certain magic gem to a circle of runes to activate them.
	~~Regardless~~, for games with [[Pervasive Gameplay]] [[Deliver]] goals may need [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] goals to be part of the game state.		The place chosen as a delivery point for [[Deliver]] goals can be seen (or made into) a [[Check Point\|Check Points]]. Additionally, for games with [[Pervasive Gameplay]] [[Deliver]] goals may need [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] goals to be part of the game state.

	[[Deliver]] differs from [[Collections]] in that the focus is on specific game elements that needs to be moved to specific places. [[Collections]] in contrast focus upon having game elements together, and there might be many different game elements that can take a place in the collection.		[[Deliver]] differs from [[Collections]] in that the focus is on specific game elements that needs to be moved to specific places. [[Collections]] in contrast focus upon having game elements together, and there might be many different game elements that can take a place in the collection.

	~~=== Can Be Instantiated By ===~~
	~~[[Check Points]],~~

	The difficulty of [[Deliver]] goals can be modified by requiring [[Evade]] or [[Overcome]] subgoals to be dealt with. An archetypical examples is bandit or pirates that try to steal what is to be delivered as it is being moved.		The difficulty of [[Deliver]] goals can be modified by requiring [[Evade]] or [[Overcome]] subgoals to be dealt with. An archetypical examples is bandit or pirates that try to steal what is to be delivered as it is being moved.
			Having [[Check Points]] (besides the delivery point) allows games to show players their progress in [[Deliver]] goals and possibly more advanced starting positions after failed attempts to [[Deliver]].
	~~=== Can Be Modulated By ===~~
	[[~~Pick-Ups~~]]

	=== Narration Aspects ===		=== Narration Aspects ===

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	[[Gain Ownership]],		[[Gain Ownership]],
	[[Game Items]],		[[Game Items]],
			[[Installations]],
	[[MacGuffins]],		[[MacGuffins]],
	[[Movement]],		[[Movement]],

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	[[Game Items]] in general suit as the things to be delivered. [[MacGuffins]] can be used for [[Deliver]] goals that are intended to be more significant since these add a narration importance. [[Non-Player Characters]] are an option if their movement is indirectly controlled by a player (i.e., a form of [[Indirect Control]]) - a natural option is that [[NPCs\|Non-Player Characters]] follows players' [[Avatars]] (but [[God Fingers]] can work also). Players may automatically gain the thing to [[Deliver]] as the set-up of the goal but the goal can be made more challenging by first requiring a [[Gain Ownership]] goal to be fulfilled (e.g., through [[Trading]]).		[[Game Items]] in general suit as the things to be delivered. [[MacGuffins]] can be used for [[Deliver]] goals that are intended to be more significant since these add a narration importance. [[Non-Player Characters]] are an option if their movement is indirectly controlled by a player (i.e., a form of [[Indirect Control]]) - a natural option is that [[NPCs\|Non-Player Characters]] follows players' [[Avatars]] (but [[God Fingers]] can work also). Players may automatically gain the thing to [[Deliver]] as the set-up of the goal but the goal can be made more challenging by first requiring a [[Gain Ownership]] goal to be fulfilled (e.g., through [[Trading]]).

	The somewhere that the delivery should go can be anywhere but design goals related to [[Thematic Consistency]] can require motivations for why the thing should be delivered to the place. [[Non-Player Characters]] that want to have the thing is a standard option.		The somewhere that the delivery should go can be anywhere but design goals related to [[Thematic Consistency]] can require motivations for why the thing should be delivered to the place. [[Non-Player Characters]] that want to have the thing is a standard option. [[Installations]] is another option when the things delivered are needed to use or activate the [[Installations]], e.g., delivering a certain magic gem to a circle of runes to activate them.
			Regardless, for games with [[Pervasive Gameplay]] [[Deliver]] goals may need [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] goals to be part of the game state.

	[[Deliver]] differs from [[Collections]] in that the focus is on specific game elements that needs to be moved to specific places. [[Collections]] in contrast focus upon having game elements together, and there might be many different game elements that can take a place in the collection.		[[Deliver]] differs from [[Collections]] in that the focus is on specific game elements that needs to be moved to specific places. [[Collections]] in contrast focus upon having game elements together, and there might be many different game elements that can take a place in the collection.

	~~=== Can Modulate ===~~
	~~[[Artifact-Location Proximity]],~~

	=== Can Be Instantiated By ===		=== Can Be Instantiated By ===