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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	A common way of constructing [[Goal Hierarchies]] is to create a structure where fulfilling the most accessible goals — ''leaf'' goals — leads to fulfilling other ''branch'' goals; [[Collections]] can be used to require more than one ''leaf'' goal to be achieved before a''branch'' goal is completed. Variations of this includes that completing leaf goals only makes possible or makes easier the completion of branch goals or that there are several mutually exclusive ''branch'' goals on the highest level. The goals by necessity need to be [[Predefined Goals]] if the [[Goal Hierarchies]] are supposed to be designed (rather than emergent or created by the players). [[Goal Hierarchies]] may also have different branches that split off from each other but rejoin later (e.g. succeeding in unlocking a door may allow the two goals of collecting parts of a code that together allow the hacking of a computer). More complex variants are possible but unusual, e.g. a cycle of ''inner'' goals that all can be started to be completed as soon as a dedicated leaf goal or the previous inner goal in the cycle have been completed. A goal that is used as a ''leaf'' goal becomes a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]] since it has a relation to a ''branch'' goal. Of course, [[Supporting Goals]] may also be ''branch'' goals to ''leaf'' goals, so [[Supporting Goals]] can both be modulated by [[Goal Hierarchies]] and modulate it. Note however that not all ''leaf'' goals need to be mandatory to fulfill for a ''branch'' goal to be fulfill; they can be [[Optional Goals]] which may make the ''branch'' goal easier (thereby becoming a stronger example of a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]]) or simply be something that can provide another type of ''branch'' goal for completionists. An obvious candidate for the ''innermost'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] is the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game. [[Tournaments]] can be seen as a specific type of [[Goal Hierarchies]] based upon making the results of individual game instances ''leaf'' goals of the ''branch'' goals of winning the [[Tournaments]]. [[Achievements]], and especially [[Grind Achievements]], is other ways of creating [[Goal Hierarchies]] by building upon already existing goals in a game and adding other goals outside the game (and thereby creating [[Meta Games]]). Support for [[Speedruns]] can be used in the same way. More implicitly, the possibility for [[Stimulated Planning]] in a game indicates that players can find their [[Goal Hierarchies]]. However, the existence of [[Goal Hierarchies]] in themselves promote [[Stimulated Planning]], so the two patterns can instantiate each other depending on context.		A common way of constructing [[Goal Hierarchies]] is to create a structure where fulfilling the most accessible goals — ''leaf'' goals — leads to fulfilling other ''branch'' goals; [[Collections]] can be used to require more than one ''leaf'' goal to be achieved before a ''branch'' goal is completed. The top ''branch'' is a natural candidate for being the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game.

			Variations of this includes that completing leaf goals only makes possible or makes easier the completion of branch goals or that there are several mutually exclusive ''branch'' goals on the highest level. The goals by necessity need to be [[Predefined Goals]] if the [[Goal Hierarchies]] are supposed to be designed (rather than emergent or created by the players). [[Goal Hierarchies]] may also have different branches that split off from each other but rejoin later (e.g. succeeding in unlocking a door may allow the two goals of collecting parts of a code that together allow the hacking of a computer). More complex variants are possible but unusual, e.g. a cycle of ''inner'' goals that all can be started to be completed as soon as a dedicated leaf goal or the previous inner goal in the cycle have been completed. A goal that is used as a ''leaf'' goal becomes a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]] since it has a relation to a ''branch'' goal. Of course, [[Supporting Goals]] may also be ''branch'' goals to ''leaf'' goals, so [[Supporting Goals]] can both be modulated by [[Goal Hierarchies]] and modulate it. Note however that not all ''leaf'' goals need to be mandatory to fulfill for a ''branch'' goal to be fulfill; they can be [[Optional Goals]] which may make the ''branch'' goal easier (thereby becoming a stronger example of a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]]) or simply be something that can provide another type of ''branch'' goal for completionists. An obvious candidate for the ''innermost'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] is the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game. [[Tournaments]] can be seen as a specific type of [[Goal Hierarchies]] based upon making the results of individual game instances ''leaf'' goals of the ''branch'' goals of winning the [[Tournaments]]. [[Achievements]], and especially [[Grind Achievements]], is other ways of creating [[Goal Hierarchies]] by building upon already existing goals in a game and adding other goals outside the game (and thereby creating [[Meta Games]]). Support for [[Speedruns]] can be used in the same way. More implicitly, the possibility for [[Stimulated Planning]] in a game indicates that players can find their [[Goal Hierarchies]]. However, the existence of [[Goal Hierarchies]] in themselves promote [[Stimulated Planning]], so the two patterns can instantiate each other depending on context.

	Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]]. Another less common example is the combination of [[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]], where each successful herding into a particular area of a game is a ''leaf'' goal of the ''branch'' goal of completing all herding goals. The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.		Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]]. Another less common example is the combination of [[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]], where each successful herding into a particular area of a game is a ''leaf'' goal of the ''branch'' goal of completing all herding goals. The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.

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	Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]]. Another less common example is the combination of [[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]], where each successful herding into a particular area of a game is a ''leaf'' goal of the ''branch'' goal of completing all herding goals. The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.		Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]]. Another less common example is the combination of [[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]], where each successful herding into a particular area of a game is a ''leaf'' goal of the ''branch'' goal of completing all herding goals. The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.

			[[Goal Hierarchies]] can be include [[Mandatory Goals]], and by definition do so if they contain the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game, but do not need to do so. Goals required to fulfill a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] do not make them [[Mandatory Goals]] since the whole hieraarchy can be optional or voluntary. Similarly, the presence of [[Mandatory Goals]] (besides [[Main Goals]]) do not make the hierarchies as a whole necessary to complete - [[Mandatory Goals]] may be part of several [[Goal Hierarchies]] of which some may be mandatory to win or complete a game while others are not.

	[[Goal Hierarchies]] and the specific goals they contain can be modulated in several ways. First, some of the goals in the hierarchies can be [[Excluding Goals]] to other goals in the hierarchies, making players have to choose which parts to traverse (consideration needs to be taken if the [[Excluding Goals]] can make it impossible to complete the ''innermost'' goals). Second, they may contain [[Unknown Goals]] that become reveal over time (perhaps as part of [[Narration Structures]]) as well as can be hinted at through [[Clues]]. Knowledge about the [[Goal Hierarchies]], the goals, and even the [[Clues]] can be [[Strategic Knowledge]], so that pattern can modulate the effects [[Goal Hierarchies]] have in a game. Third, the various goals in a hierarchy can change during gameplay through the use of [[Dynamic Goal Characteristics]]. Lastly, while any possibility to restore save points affect how players can explore and complete [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Save Points]] specifically be can used to signify to players that they have reached specific points in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]].		[[Goal Hierarchies]] and the specific goals they contain can be modulated in several ways. First, some of the goals in the hierarchies can be [[Excluding Goals]] to other goals in the hierarchies, making players have to choose which parts to traverse (consideration needs to be taken if the [[Excluding Goals]] can make it impossible to complete the ''innermost'' goals). Second, they may contain [[Unknown Goals]] that become reveal over time (perhaps as part of [[Narration Structures]]) as well as can be hinted at through [[Clues]]. Knowledge about the [[Goal Hierarchies]], the goals, and even the [[Clues]] can be [[Strategic Knowledge]], so that pattern can modulate the effects [[Goal Hierarchies]] have in a game. Third, the various goals in a hierarchy can change during gameplay through the use of [[Dynamic Goal Characteristics]]. Lastly, while any possibility to restore save points affect how players can explore and complete [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Save Points]] specifically be can used to signify to players that they have reached specific points in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]].
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Staffan Björk at 08:25, 10 August 2022

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	~~The most~~ common way of constructing [[Goal Hierarchies]] is to create a structure where fulfilling the most accessible goals — ''leaf'' goals — leads to fulfilling other ''branch'' goals. Variations of this includes that completing leaf goals only makes possible or makes easier the completion of branch goals or that there are several mutually exclusive ''branch'' goals on the highest level. The goals by necessity need to be [[Predefined Goals]] if the [[Goal Hierarchies]] are supposed to be designed (rather than emergent or created by the players). [[Goal Hierarchies]] may also have different branches that split off from each other but rejoin later (e.g. succeeding in unlocking a door may allow the two goals of collecting parts of a code that together allow the hacking of a computer). More complex variants are possible but unusual, e.g. a cycle of ''inner'' goals that all can be started to be completed as soon as a dedicated leaf goal or the previous inner goal in the cycle have been completed. A goal that is used as a ''leaf'' goal becomes a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]] since it has a relation to a ''branch'' goal. Of course, [[Supporting Goals]] may also be ''branch'' goals to ''leaf'' goals, so [[Supporting Goals]] can both be modulated by [[Goal Hierarchies]] and modulate it. Note however that not all ''leaf'' goals need to be mandatory to fulfill for a ''branch'' goal to be fulfill; they can be [[Optional Goals]] which may make the ''branch'' goal easier (thereby becoming a stronger example of a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]]) or simply be something that can provide another type of ''branch'' goal for completionists. An obvious candidate for the ''innermost'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] is the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game. [[Tournaments]] can be seen as a specific type of [[Goal Hierarchies]] based upon making the results of individual game instances ''leaf'' goals of the ''branch'' goals of winning the [[Tournaments]]. [[Achievements]], and especially [[Grind Achievements]], is other ways of creating [[Goal Hierarchies]] by building upon already existing goals in a game and adding other goals outside the game (and thereby creating [[Meta Games]]). Support for [[Speedruns]] can be used in the same way. More implicitly, the possibility for [[Stimulated Planning]] in a game indicates that players can find their [[Goal Hierarchies]]. However, the existence of [[Goal Hierarchies]] in themselves promote [[Stimulated Planning]], so the two patterns can instantiate each other depending on context.		A common way of constructing [[Goal Hierarchies]] is to create a structure where fulfilling the most accessible goals — ''leaf'' goals — leads to fulfilling other ''branch'' goals; [[Collections]] can be used to require more than one ''leaf'' goal to be achieved before a''branch'' goal is completed. Variations of this includes that completing leaf goals only makes possible or makes easier the completion of branch goals or that there are several mutually exclusive ''branch'' goals on the highest level. The goals by necessity need to be [[Predefined Goals]] if the [[Goal Hierarchies]] are supposed to be designed (rather than emergent or created by the players). [[Goal Hierarchies]] may also have different branches that split off from each other but rejoin later (e.g. succeeding in unlocking a door may allow the two goals of collecting parts of a code that together allow the hacking of a computer). More complex variants are possible but unusual, e.g. a cycle of ''inner'' goals that all can be started to be completed as soon as a dedicated leaf goal or the previous inner goal in the cycle have been completed. A goal that is used as a ''leaf'' goal becomes a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]] since it has a relation to a ''branch'' goal. Of course, [[Supporting Goals]] may also be ''branch'' goals to ''leaf'' goals, so [[Supporting Goals]] can both be modulated by [[Goal Hierarchies]] and modulate it. Note however that not all ''leaf'' goals need to be mandatory to fulfill for a ''branch'' goal to be fulfill; they can be [[Optional Goals]] which may make the ''branch'' goal easier (thereby becoming a stronger example of a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]]) or simply be something that can provide another type of ''branch'' goal for completionists. An obvious candidate for the ''innermost'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] is the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game. [[Tournaments]] can be seen as a specific type of [[Goal Hierarchies]] based upon making the results of individual game instances ''leaf'' goals of the ''branch'' goals of winning the [[Tournaments]]. [[Achievements]], and especially [[Grind Achievements]], is other ways of creating [[Goal Hierarchies]] by building upon already existing goals in a game and adding other goals outside the game (and thereby creating [[Meta Games]]). Support for [[Speedruns]] can be used in the same way. More implicitly, the possibility for [[Stimulated Planning]] in a game indicates that players can find their [[Goal Hierarchies]]. However, the existence of [[Goal Hierarchies]] in themselves promote [[Stimulated Planning]], so the two patterns can instantiate each other depending on context.

	Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]]. Another less common example is the combination of [[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]], where each successful herding into a particular area of a game is a ''leaf'' goal of the ''branch'' goal of completing all herding goals. The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.		Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]]. Another less common example is the combination of [[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]], where each successful herding into a particular area of a game is a ''leaf'' goal of the ''branch'' goal of completing all herding goals. The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.
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	Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]]. Another less common example is the combination of [[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]], where each successful herding into a particular area of a game is a ''leaf'' goal of the ''branch'' goal of completing all herding goals. The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.		Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]]. Another less common example is the combination of [[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]], where each successful herding into a particular area of a game is a ''leaf'' goal of the ''branch'' goal of completing all herding goals. The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.

	[[Goal Hierarchies]] and the specific goals they contain can be modulated in several ways. First, some of the goals in the hierarchies can be [[Excluding Goals]] to other goals in the hierarchies, making players have to ~~chose~~ which parts to traverse (consideration needs to be taken if the [[Excluding Goals]] can make it impossible to complete the ''innermost'' goals). Second, they may contain [[Unknown Goals]] that become reveal over time (perhaps as part of [[Narration Structures]]) as well as can be hinted at through [[Clues]]. Knowledge about the [[Goal Hierarchies]], the goals, and even the [[Clues]] can be [[Strategic Knowledge]], so that pattern can modulate the effects [[Goal Hierarchies]] have in a game. Third, the various goals in an hierarchy can change during gameplay through the use of [[Dynamic Goal Characteristics]]. Lastly, while any possibility to restore save points affect how players can explore and complete [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Save Points]] specifically be can used to signify to players that they have reached specific points in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]].		[[Goal Hierarchies]] and the specific goals they contain can be modulated in several ways. First, some of the goals in the hierarchies can be [[Excluding Goals]] to other goals in the hierarchies, making players have to choose which parts to traverse (consideration needs to be taken if the [[Excluding Goals]] can make it impossible to complete the ''innermost'' goals). Second, they may contain [[Unknown Goals]] that become reveal over time (perhaps as part of [[Narration Structures]]) as well as can be hinted at through [[Clues]]. Knowledge about the [[Goal Hierarchies]], the goals, and even the [[Clues]] can be [[Strategic Knowledge]], so that pattern can modulate the effects [[Goal Hierarchies]] have in a game. Third, the various goals in a hierarchy can change during gameplay through the use of [[Dynamic Goal Characteristics]]. Lastly, while any possibility to restore save points affect how players can explore and complete [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Save Points]] specifically be can used to signify to players that they have reached specific points in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]].

	[[Quick Games]] can be difficult to combine with [[Goal Hierarchies]] (at least complex ones) since there simply may not be enough gameplay time to handle many goals and relations between them. Completing a [[Quick Games\|Quick Game]] can however of course be a leaf goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]].		[[Quick Games]] can be difficult to combine with [[Goal Hierarchies]] (at least complex ones) since there simply may not be enough gameplay time to handle many goals and relations between them. Completing a [[Quick Games\|Quick Game]] can however of course be a leaf goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]].

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	Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]]. Another less common example is the combination of [[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]], where each successful herding into a particular area of a game is a ''leaf'' goal of the ''branch'' goal of completing all herding goals. The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.		Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]]. Another less common example is the combination of [[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]], where each successful herding into a particular area of a game is a ''leaf'' goal of the ''branch'' goal of completing all herding goals. The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.


	[[Goal Hierarchies]] and the specific goals they contain can be modulated in several ways. First, some of the goals in the hierarchies can be [[Excluding Goals]] to other goals in the hierarchies, making players have to chose which parts to traverse (consideration needs to be taken if the [[Excluding Goals]] can make it impossible to complete the ''innermost'' goals). Second, they may contain [[Unknown Goals]] that become reveal over time (perhaps as part of [[Narration Structures]]) as well as can be hinted at through [[Clues]]. Knowledge about the [[Goal Hierarchies]], the goals, and even the [[Clues]] can be [[Strategic Knowledge]], so that pattern can modulate the effects [[Goal Hierarchies]] have in a game. Third, the various goals in an hierarchy can change during gameplay through the use of [[Dynamic Goal Characteristics]]. Lastly, while any possibility to restore save points affect how players can explore and complete [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Save Points]] specifically be can used to signify to players that they have reached specific points in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]].		[[Goal Hierarchies]] and the specific goals they contain can be modulated in several ways. First, some of the goals in the hierarchies can be [[Excluding Goals]] to other goals in the hierarchies, making players have to chose which parts to traverse (consideration needs to be taken if the [[Excluding Goals]] can make it impossible to complete the ''innermost'' goals). Second, they may contain [[Unknown Goals]] that become reveal over time (perhaps as part of [[Narration Structures]]) as well as can be hinted at through [[Clues]]. Knowledge about the [[Goal Hierarchies]], the goals, and even the [[Clues]] can be [[Strategic Knowledge]], so that pattern can modulate the effects [[Goal Hierarchies]] have in a game. Third, the various goals in an hierarchy can change during gameplay through the use of [[Dynamic Goal Characteristics]]. Lastly, while any possibility to restore save points affect how players can explore and complete [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Save Points]] specifically be can used to signify to players that they have reached specific points in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]].

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	The most common way of constructing [[Goal Hierarchies]] is to create a structure where fulfilling the most accessible goals — ''leaf'' goals — leads to fulfilling other ''branch'' goals. Variations of this includes that completing leaf goals only makes possible or makes easier the completion of branch goals or that there are several mutually exclusive ''branch'' goals on the highest level. [[Goal Hierarchies]] may also have different branches that split off from each other but rejoin later (e.g. succeeding in unlocking a door may allow the two goals of collecting parts of a code that together allow the hacking of a computer). More complex variants are possible but unusual, e.g. a cycle of ''inner'' goals that all can be started to be completed as soon as a dedicated leaf goal or the previous inner goal in the cycle have been completed. A goal that is used as a ''leaf'' goal becomes a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]] since it has a relation to a ''branch'' goal. Of course, [[Supporting Goals]] may also be ''branch'' goals to ''leaf'' goals, so [[Supporting Goals]] can both be modulated by [[Goal Hierarchies]] and modulate it. An obvious candidate for the ''~~inner-most~~'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] is the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game. [[Tournaments]] can be seen as a specific type of [[Goal Hierarchies]] based upon making the results of individual game instances ''leaf'' goals of the ''branch'' goals of winning the [[Tournaments]]. [[Achievements]], and especially [[Grind Achievements]], is other ways of creating [[Goal Hierarchies]] by building upon already existing goals in a game and adding other goals outside the game (and thereby creating [[Meta Games]]). Support for [[Speedruns]] can be used in the same way. More implicitly, the possibility for [[Stimulated Planning]] in a game indicates that players can find their [[Goal Hierarchies]]. However, the existence of [[Goal Hierarchies]] in themselves promote [[Stimulated Planning]], so the two patterns can instantiate each other depending on context.		The most common way of constructing [[Goal Hierarchies]] is to create a structure where fulfilling the most accessible goals — ''leaf'' goals — leads to fulfilling other ''branch'' goals. Variations of this includes that completing leaf goals only makes possible or makes easier the completion of branch goals or that there are several mutually exclusive ''branch'' goals on the highest level. The goals by necessity need to be [[Predefined Goals]] if the [[Goal Hierarchies]] are supposed to be designed (rather than emergent or created by the players). [[Goal Hierarchies]] may also have different branches that split off from each other but rejoin later (e.g. succeeding in unlocking a door may allow the two goals of collecting parts of a code that together allow the hacking of a computer). More complex variants are possible but unusual, e.g. a cycle of ''inner'' goals that all can be started to be completed as soon as a dedicated leaf goal or the previous inner goal in the cycle have been completed. A goal that is used as a ''leaf'' goal becomes a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]] since it has a relation to a ''branch'' goal. Of course, [[Supporting Goals]] may also be ''branch'' goals to ''leaf'' goals, so [[Supporting Goals]] can both be modulated by [[Goal Hierarchies]] and modulate it. Note however that not all ''leaf'' goals need to be mandatory to fulfill for a ''branch'' goal to be fulfill; they can be [[Optional Goals]] which may make the ''branch'' goal easier (thereby becoming a stronger example of a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]]) or simply be something that can provide another type of ''branch'' goal for completionists. An obvious candidate for the ''innermost'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] is the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game. [[Tournaments]] can be seen as a specific type of [[Goal Hierarchies]] based upon making the results of individual game instances ''leaf'' goals of the ''branch'' goals of winning the [[Tournaments]]. [[Achievements]], and especially [[Grind Achievements]], is other ways of creating [[Goal Hierarchies]] by building upon already existing goals in a game and adding other goals outside the game (and thereby creating [[Meta Games]]). Support for [[Speedruns]] can be used in the same way. More implicitly, the possibility for [[Stimulated Planning]] in a game indicates that players can find their [[Goal Hierarchies]]. However, the existence of [[Goal Hierarchies]] in themselves promote [[Stimulated Planning]], so the two patterns can instantiate each other depending on context.

	Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]]. Another less common example is the combination of [[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]], where each successful herding into a particular area of a game is a ''leaf'' goal of the ''branch'' goal of completing all herding goals. The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.		Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]]. Another less common example is the combination of [[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]], where each successful herding into a particular area of a game is a ''leaf'' goal of the ''branch'' goal of completing all herding goals. The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.

	~~=== Can Be Instantiated By ===~~
	~~[[Continuous Goals]],~~
	~~[[Narration Structures]],~~
	~~[[Optional Goals]],~~
	~~[[Predefined Goals]],~~

	~~=== Can Be Modulated By ===~~		[[Goal Hierarchies]] and the specific goals they contain can be modulated in several ways. First, some of the goals in the hierarchies can be [[Excluding Goals]] to other goals in the hierarchies, making players have to chose which parts to traverse (consideration needs to be taken if the [[Excluding Goals]] can make it impossible to complete the ''innermost'' goals). Second, they may contain [[Unknown Goals]] that become reveal over time (perhaps as part of [[Narration Structures]]) as well as can be hinted at through [[Clues]]. Knowledge about the [[Goal Hierarchies]], the goals, and even the [[Clues]] can be [[Strategic Knowledge]], so that pattern can modulate the effects [[Goal Hierarchies]] have in a game. Third, the various goals in an hierarchy can change during gameplay through the use of [[Dynamic Goal Characteristics]]. Lastly, while any possibility to restore save points affect how players can explore and complete [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Save Points]] specifically be can used to signify to players that they have reached specific points in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]].
	[[~~Clues~~]],
	[[~~Dynamic Goal Characteristics~~]],
	[[Excluding Goals]],
	[[~~Save Points~~]],
	[[Strategic Knowledge]],
	[[~~Unknown Goals~~]]

	[[Quick Games]] can be difficult to combine with [[Goal Hierarchies]] (at least complex ones) since there simply may not be enough gameplay time to handle many goals and relations between them. Completing a [[Quick Games\|Quick Game]] can however of course be a leaf goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]].		[[Quick Games]] can be difficult to combine with [[Goal Hierarchies]] (at least complex ones) since there simply may not be enough gameplay time to handle many goals and relations between them. Completing a [[Quick Games\|Quick Game]] can however of course be a leaf goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]].
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	[[Capture]],		[[Capture]],
	[[Collecting]],		[[Collecting]],
	~~[[Continuous Goals]],~~
	[[Factions]]		[[Factions]]
	[[Grind Achievements]],		[[Grind Achievements]],
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	[[Minigames]],		[[Minigames]],
	[[Narration Structures]],		[[Narration Structures]],
	~~[[Optional Goals]],~~
	[[Predefined Goals]],		[[Predefined Goals]],
	[[Quests]],		[[Quests]],
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	[[Excluding Goals]],		[[Excluding Goals]],
			[[Optional Goals]],
	[[Save Points]],		[[Save Points]],
	[[Selectable Set of Goals]],		[[Selectable Set of Goals]],

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	The most common way of constructing [[Goal Hierarchies]] is to create a structure where fulfilling the most accessible goals — ''leaf'' goals — leads to fulfilling other ''branch'' goals. Variations of this includes that completing leaf goals only makes possible or makes easier the completion of branch goals or that there are several mutually exclusive ''branch'' goals on the highest level. [[Goal Hierarchies]] may also have different branches that split off from each other but rejoin later (e.g. succeeding in unlocking a door may allow the two goals of collecting parts of a code that together allow the hacking of a computer). More complex variants are possible but unusual, e.g. a cycle of ''inner'' goals that all can be started to be completed as soon as a dedicated leaf goal or the previous inner goal in the cycle have been completed. A goal that is used as a ''leaf'' goal becomes a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]] since it has a relation to a ''branch'' goal. Of course, [[Supporting Goals]] may also be ''branch'' goals to ''leaf'' goals, so [[Supporting Goals]] can both be modulated by [[Goal Hierarchies]] and modulate it. An obvious candidate for the ''inner-most'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] is the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game. [[Tournaments]] can be seen as a specific type of [[Goal Hierarchies]] based upon making the results of individual game instances ''leaf'' goals of the ''branch'' goals of winning the [[Tournaments]]. [[Achievements]], and especially [[Grind Achievements]], is other ways of creating [[Goal Hierarchies]] by building upon already existing goals in a game and adding other goals outside the game (and thereby creating [[Meta Games]]). Support for [[Speedruns]] can be used in the same way. More implicitly, the possibility for [[Stimulated Planning]] in a game indicates that players can find their [[Goal Hierarchies]]. However, the existence of [[Goal Hierarchies]] in themselves promote [[Stimulated Planning]], so the two patterns can instantiate each other depending on context.		The most common way of constructing [[Goal Hierarchies]] is to create a structure where fulfilling the most accessible goals — ''leaf'' goals — leads to fulfilling other ''branch'' goals. Variations of this includes that completing leaf goals only makes possible or makes easier the completion of branch goals or that there are several mutually exclusive ''branch'' goals on the highest level. [[Goal Hierarchies]] may also have different branches that split off from each other but rejoin later (e.g. succeeding in unlocking a door may allow the two goals of collecting parts of a code that together allow the hacking of a computer). More complex variants are possible but unusual, e.g. a cycle of ''inner'' goals that all can be started to be completed as soon as a dedicated leaf goal or the previous inner goal in the cycle have been completed. A goal that is used as a ''leaf'' goal becomes a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]] since it has a relation to a ''branch'' goal. Of course, [[Supporting Goals]] may also be ''branch'' goals to ''leaf'' goals, so [[Supporting Goals]] can both be modulated by [[Goal Hierarchies]] and modulate it. An obvious candidate for the ''inner-most'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] is the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game. [[Tournaments]] can be seen as a specific type of [[Goal Hierarchies]] based upon making the results of individual game instances ''leaf'' goals of the ''branch'' goals of winning the [[Tournaments]]. [[Achievements]], and especially [[Grind Achievements]], is other ways of creating [[Goal Hierarchies]] by building upon already existing goals in a game and adding other goals outside the game (and thereby creating [[Meta Games]]). Support for [[Speedruns]] can be used in the same way. More implicitly, the possibility for [[Stimulated Planning]] in a game indicates that players can find their [[Goal Hierarchies]]. However, the existence of [[Goal Hierarchies]] in themselves promote [[Stimulated Planning]], so the two patterns can instantiate each other depending on context.

	Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]].		Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]]. Another less common example is the combination of [[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]], where each successful herding into a particular area of a game is a ''leaf'' goal of the ''branch'' goal of completing all herding goals. The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.

	The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.

	=== Can Be Instantiated By ===		=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
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	[[Optional Goals]],		[[Optional Goals]],
	[[Predefined Goals]],		[[Predefined Goals]],
	~~[[Stimulated Planning]],~~

	~~[[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]]~~

	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
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	[[Strategic Knowledge]],		[[Strategic Knowledge]],
	[[Unknown Goals]]		[[Unknown Goals]]


	[[Quick Games]] can be difficult to combine with [[Goal Hierarchies]] (at least complex ones) since there simply may not be enough gameplay time to handle many goals and relations between them. Completing a [[Quick Games\|Quick Game]] can however of course be a leaf goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]].		[[Quick Games]] can be difficult to combine with [[Goal Hierarchies]] (at least complex ones) since there simply may not be enough gameplay time to handle many goals and relations between them. Completing a [[Quick Games\|Quick Game]] can however of course be a leaf goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]].

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	~~=== Can Modulate ===~~		The most common way of constructing [[Goal Hierarchies]] is to create a structure where fulfilling the most accessible goals — ''leaf'' goals — leads to fulfilling other ''branch'' goals. Variations of this includes that completing leaf goals only makes possible or makes easier the completion of branch goals or that there are several mutually exclusive ''branch'' goals on the highest level. [[Goal Hierarchies]] may also have different branches that split off from each other but rejoin later (e.g. succeeding in unlocking a door may allow the two goals of collecting parts of a code that together allow the hacking of a computer). More complex variants are possible but unusual, e.g. a cycle of ''inner'' goals that all can be started to be completed as soon as a dedicated leaf goal or the previous inner goal in the cycle have been completed. A goal that is used as a ''leaf'' goal becomes a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]] since it has a relation to a ''branch'' goal. Of course, [[Supporting Goals]] may also be ''branch'' goals to ''leaf'' goals, so [[Supporting Goals]] can both be modulated by [[Goal Hierarchies]] and modulate it. An obvious candidate for the ''inner-most'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] is the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game. [[Tournaments]] can be seen as a specific type of [[Goal Hierarchies]] based upon making the results of individual game instances ''leaf'' goals of the ''branch'' goals of winning the [[Tournaments]]. [[Achievements]], and especially [[Grind Achievements]], is other ways of creating [[Goal Hierarchies]] by building upon already existing goals in a game and adding other goals outside the game (and thereby creating [[Meta Games]]). Support for [[Speedruns]] can be used in the same way. More implicitly, the possibility for [[Stimulated Planning]] in a game indicates that players can find their [[Goal Hierarchies]]. However, the existence of [[Goal Hierarchies]] in themselves promote [[Stimulated Planning]], so the two patterns can instantiate each other depending on context.
	The most common way of constructing [[Goal Hierarchies]] is to create a structure where fulfilling the most accessible goals — ''leaf'' goals — leads to fulfilling other ''branch'' goals. Variations of this includes that completing leaf goals only makes possible or makes easier the completion of branch goals or that there are several mutually exclusive ''branch'' goals on the highest level. [[Goal Hierarchies]] may also have different branches that split off from each other but rejoin later (e.g. succeeding in unlocking a door may allow the two goals of collecting parts of a code that together allow the hacking of a computer). More complex variants are possible but unusual, e.g. a cycle of ''inner'' goals that all can be started to be completed as soon as a dedicated leaf goal or the previous inner goal in the cycle have been completed. A goal that is used as a ''leaf'' goal becomes a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]] since it has a relation to a ''branch'' goal. Of course, [[Supporting Goals]] may also be ''branch'' goals to ''leaf'' goals, so [[Supporting Goals]] can both be modulated by [[Goal Hierarchies]] and modulate it. An obvious candidate for the ''inner-most'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] is the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game. [[Tournaments]] can be seen as a specific type of [[Goal Hierarchies]] based upon making the results of individual game instances ''leaf'' goals of the ''branch'' goals of winning the [[Tournaments]]. [[Achievements]], and especially [[Grind Achievements]], is other ways of creating [[Goal Hierarchies]] by building upon already existing goals in a game and adding other goals outside the game (and thereby creating [[Meta Games]]). Support for [[Speedruns]] can be used in the same way.

	Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]].		Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]].
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	[[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]],		[[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]],
	[[Narration Structures]]		[[Narration Structures]],
			[[Stimulated Planning]]

	==== with [[Factions]] ====		==== with [[Factions]] ====

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	=== Can Modulate ===		=== Can Modulate ===
	The most common way of constructing [[Goal Hierarchies]] is to create a structure where fulfilling the most accessible goals — ''leaf'' goals — leads to fulfilling other ''branch'' goals. Variations of this includes that completing leaf goals only makes possible or makes easier the completion of branch goals or that there are several mutually exclusive ''branch'' goals on the highest level. [[Goal Hierarchies]] may also have different branches that split off from each other but rejoin later (e.g. succeeding in unlocking a door may allow the two goals of collecting parts of a code that together allow the hacking of a computer). More complex variants are possible but unusual, e.g. a cycle of ''inner'' goals that all can be started to be completed as soon as a dedicated leaf goal or the previous inner goal in the cycle have been completed. A goal that is used as a ''leaf'' goal becomes a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]] since it has a relation to a ''branch'' goal. Of course, [[Supporting Goals]] may also be ''branch'' goals to ''leaf'' goals, so [[Supporting Goals]] can both be modulated by [[Goal Hierarchies]] and modulate it. An obvious candidate for the ''inner-most'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] is the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game. [[Tournaments]] can be seen as a specific type of [[Goal Hierarchies]] based upon making the results of individual game instances ''leaf'' goals of the ''branch'' goals of winning the [[Tournaments]].		The most common way of constructing [[Goal Hierarchies]] is to create a structure where fulfilling the most accessible goals — ''leaf'' goals — leads to fulfilling other ''branch'' goals. Variations of this includes that completing leaf goals only makes possible or makes easier the completion of branch goals or that there are several mutually exclusive ''branch'' goals on the highest level. [[Goal Hierarchies]] may also have different branches that split off from each other but rejoin later (e.g. succeeding in unlocking a door may allow the two goals of collecting parts of a code that together allow the hacking of a computer). More complex variants are possible but unusual, e.g. a cycle of ''inner'' goals that all can be started to be completed as soon as a dedicated leaf goal or the previous inner goal in the cycle have been completed. A goal that is used as a ''leaf'' goal becomes a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]] since it has a relation to a ''branch'' goal. Of course, [[Supporting Goals]] may also be ''branch'' goals to ''leaf'' goals, so [[Supporting Goals]] can both be modulated by [[Goal Hierarchies]] and modulate it. An obvious candidate for the ''inner-most'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] is the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game. [[Tournaments]] can be seen as a specific type of [[Goal Hierarchies]] based upon making the results of individual game instances ''leaf'' goals of the ''branch'' goals of winning the [[Tournaments]]. [[Achievements]], and especially [[Grind Achievements]], is other ways of creating [[Goal Hierarchies]] by building upon already existing goals in a game and adding other goals outside the game (and thereby creating [[Meta Games]]). Support for [[Speedruns]] can be used in the same way.

	Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]].		Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]].
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	=== Can Be Instantiated By ===		=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
	~~[[Achievements]],~~
	[[Continuous Goals]],		[[Continuous Goals]],
	~~[[Grind Achievements]],~~
	[[Narration Structures]],		[[Narration Structures]],
	[[Optional Goals]],		[[Optional Goals]],
	[[Predefined Goals]],		[[Predefined Goals]],
	~~[[Speedruns]],~~
	[[Stimulated Planning]],		[[Stimulated Planning]],

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Using the pattern

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	The most common way of constructing [[Goal Hierarchies]] is to create a structure where fulfilling the most accessible goals — ''leaf'' goals — leads to fulfilling other ''branch'' goals. Variations of this includes that completing leaf goals only makes possible or makes easier the completion of branch goals or that there are several mutually exclusive ''branch'' goals on the highest level. [[Goal Hierarchies]] may also have different branches that split off from each other but rejoin later (e.g. succeeding in unlocking a door may allow the two goals of collecting parts of a code that together allow the hacking of a computer). More complex variants are possible but unusual, e.g. a cycle of ''inner'' goals that all can be started to be completed as soon as a dedicated leaf goal or the previous inner goal in the cycle have been completed. A goal that is used as a ''leaf'' goal becomes a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]] since it has a relation to a ''branch'' goal. Of course, [[Supporting Goals]] may also be ''branch'' goals to ''leaf'' goals, so [[Supporting Goals]] can both be modulated by [[Goal Hierarchies]] and modulate it. An obvious candidate for the ''inner-most'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] is the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game. [[Tournaments]] can be seen as a specific type of [[Goal Hierarchies]] based upon making the results of individual game instances ''leaf'' goals of the ''branch'' goals of winning the [[Tournaments]].		The most common way of constructing [[Goal Hierarchies]] is to create a structure where fulfilling the most accessible goals — ''leaf'' goals — leads to fulfilling other ''branch'' goals. Variations of this includes that completing leaf goals only makes possible or makes easier the completion of branch goals or that there are several mutually exclusive ''branch'' goals on the highest level. [[Goal Hierarchies]] may also have different branches that split off from each other but rejoin later (e.g. succeeding in unlocking a door may allow the two goals of collecting parts of a code that together allow the hacking of a computer). More complex variants are possible but unusual, e.g. a cycle of ''inner'' goals that all can be started to be completed as soon as a dedicated leaf goal or the previous inner goal in the cycle have been completed. A goal that is used as a ''leaf'' goal becomes a [[Supporting Goals\|Supporting Goal]] since it has a relation to a ''branch'' goal. Of course, [[Supporting Goals]] may also be ''branch'' goals to ''leaf'' goals, so [[Supporting Goals]] can both be modulated by [[Goal Hierarchies]] and modulate it. An obvious candidate for the ''inner-most'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]] is the [[Main Goals\|Main Goal]] of a game. [[Tournaments]] can be seen as a specific type of [[Goal Hierarchies]] based upon making the results of individual game instances ''leaf'' goals of the ''branch'' goals of winning the [[Tournaments]].

			Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]], [[Capture]], [[Collecting]], defeating [[Enemies]], or completing [[Levels]] or [[Minigames]]. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]] or those related to supporting or hindering the goals of [[Factions]].

	~~Basically any goal can be a ''leaf'' goal in a [[Goal Hierarchies\|Goal Hierarchy]], but very common ones relate to [[Traverse]] or defeating [[Enemies]]~~		The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled. [[Quests]] can support independent ''branch'' goals which can give players a sense of closure but also be used to partition large [[Goal Hierarchies]] in to smaller sections.


	~~. Less common, but potentially important for players to experience narratives or that they can affect the game world are [[Companion Quests]].~~


	The most basic ''branch'' goal is the one that simply requires the fulfillment of all ''leaf'' goals associated with it. [[Selectable Set of Goals]] is a variation of this which allows a certain number of the leafs to be unfulfilled.

	=== Can Be Instantiated By ===		=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
	[[Achievements]],		[[Achievements]],
	~~[[Capture]],~~
	~~[[Collecting]],~~
	[[Continuous Goals]],		[[Continuous Goals]],
	~~[[Factions]]~~
	[[Grind Achievements]],		[[Grind Achievements]],
	~~[[Levels]],~~
	~~[[Minigames]],~~
	[[Narration Structures]],		[[Narration Structures]],
	[[Optional Goals]],		[[Optional Goals]],
	[[Predefined Goals]],		[[Predefined Goals]],
	~~[[Quests]],~~
	[[Speedruns]],		[[Speedruns]],
	[[Stimulated Planning]],		[[Stimulated Planning]],
	~~[[Supporting Goals]],~~

	[[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]]		[[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]]