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Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

2018-03-19T12:17:02Z

Relations

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	=== Can Be Instantiated By ===		=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
	~~[[Extra-Game Actions]],~~
	[[Password Save Files]],		[[Password Save Files]],
	[[Save Points]]		[[Save Points]]

Staffan Björk at 11:09, 26 July 2016

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	Supporting [[Save Files]] in games consist creating the technical infrastructure that stores the game states and allows the game to take previously created [[Save Files]] and load these game states into games. From considering players' experiences, creating [[Save Files]] mainly consist of if they are created through [[Extra-Game Actions]], [[Save Points]], automatic saving, or all three. Care also needs to be taken supporting the [[Extra-Game Actions]] related to destroy and loading [[Save Files]]. [[Resource Caps]] can be put on [[Save Files]] to limit either the number of simultaneous files that can be used, making them into a form of [[Resources\|Resource]] (and working against [[Save Scumming]] when the limit is one [[Save Files\|Save File]]).		Supporting [[Save Files]] in games consist creating the technical infrastructure that stores the game states and allows the game to take previously created [[Save Files]] and load these game states into games. Handling them are typically support through [[Secondary Interface Screens]].

			From considering players' experiences, creating [[Save Files]] mainly consist of if they are created through [[Extra-Game Actions]], [[Save Points]], automatic saving, or all three. Care also needs to be taken supporting the [[Extra-Game Actions]] related to destroy and loading [[Save Files]]. [[Resource Caps]] can be put on [[Save Files]] to limit either the number of simultaneous files that can be used, making them into a form of [[Resources\|Resource]] (and working against [[Save Scumming]] when the limit is one [[Save Files\|Save File]]).

	While there is typically a need or wish to have [[Save Files]] store complete game states, these can sometimes be quite small due to gameplay being partitioned into [[Levels]] or other smaller units. A special case of this is when the only information that needs to be saved is how long players have progressed and in this case [[Password Save Files]] can be sufficient.		While there is typically a need or wish to have [[Save Files]] store complete game states, these can sometimes be quite small due to gameplay being partitioned into [[Levels]] or other smaller units. A special case of this is when the only information that needs to be saved is how long players have progressed and in this case [[Password Save Files]] can be sufficient.
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	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
	[[Resource Caps]],		[[Resource Caps]],
			[[Secondary Interface Screens]],
	[[Unwinnable Game States]]		[[Unwinnable Game States]]

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2015-11-19T14:07:49Z

Using the pattern

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	Supporting [[Save Files]] in games consist creating the technical infrastructure that stores the game states and allows the game to take previously created [[Save Files]] and load these game states into games. From considering players' experiences, creating [[Save Files]] mainly consist of if they are created through [[Extra-Game Actions]], [[Save Points]], automatic saving, or all three. Care also needs to be taken supporting the [[Extra-Game Actions]] related to destroy and loading [[Save Files]]. [[Resource Caps]] can be put on [[Save Files]] to limit either the number of simultaneous files that can be used, making them into a form of [[Resources\|Resource]].		Supporting [[Save Files]] in games consist creating the technical infrastructure that stores the game states and allows the game to take previously created [[Save Files]] and load these game states into games. From considering players' experiences, creating [[Save Files]] mainly consist of if they are created through [[Extra-Game Actions]], [[Save Points]], automatic saving, or all three. Care also needs to be taken supporting the [[Extra-Game Actions]] related to destroy and loading [[Save Files]]. [[Resource Caps]] can be put on [[Save Files]] to limit either the number of simultaneous files that can be used, making them into a form of [[Resources\|Resource]] (and working against [[Save Scumming]] when the limit is one [[Save Files\|Save File]]).

	While there is typically a need or wish to have [[Save Files]] store complete game states, these can sometimes be quite small due to gameplay being partitioned into [[Levels]] or other smaller units. A special case of this is when the only information that needs to be saved is how long players have progressed and in this case [[Password Save Files]] can be sufficient.		While there is typically a need or wish to have [[Save Files]] store complete game states, these can sometimes be quite small due to gameplay being partitioned into [[Levels]] or other smaller units. A special case of this is when the only information that needs to be saved is how long players have progressed and in this case [[Password Save Files]] can be sufficient.

Staffan Björk: /* Potentially Conflicting With */

2015-11-19T14:07:12Z

Potentially Conflicting With

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	=== Potentially Conflicting With ===		=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
	[[Surprises]]		[[Surprises]]

			[[Save Scumming]] when used together with [[Resource Caps]]

	== History ==		== History ==

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

2015-11-19T14:06:39Z

Consequences

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	While [[Category:Computer Games\|Computer Games]] can have built in support for [[Game Pauses]], players can really only take extensive pauses lasting days or months if [[Save Files]] help them recreate the game states later.		While [[Category:Computer Games\|Computer Games]] can have built in support for [[Game Pauses]], players can really only take extensive pauses lasting days or months if [[Save Files]] help them recreate the game states later.

	When players know that they can return to stored game states, [[Save Files]] can encourage them to engage in [[Experimenting]] with gameplay actions they would otherwise not do. ~~Move~~ negatively, the possibility of creating [[Save Files]] can lead to [[Save-Load Cycles]] and [[Save Scumming]], which both lead to gameplay when intended [[Surprises]] no longer work. While creating and loading [[Save Files]] are [[Extra-Game Actions]], the presence of [[Save Files]] can give rise to additional [[Extra-Game Actions]] in the form of [[Game Element Trading]] and [[Game State Editing]].		When players know that they can return to stored game states, [[Save Files]] can encourage them to engage in [[Experimenting]] with gameplay actions they would otherwise not do. More negatively, the possibility of creating [[Save Files]] can lead to [[Save-Load Cycles]] and [[Save Scumming]], which both lead to gameplay when intended [[Surprises]] no longer work. While creating and loading [[Save Files]] are [[Extra-Game Actions]], the presence of [[Save Files]] can give rise to additional [[Extra-Game Actions]] in the form of [[Game Element Trading]] and [[Game State Editing]].

	When the number of [[Save Files]] are limited, i.e. when [[Resource Caps]] are applied on them, they become [[Resources]] that players need to consider for gameplay reasons.		When the number of [[Save Files]] are limited, i.e. when [[Resource Caps]] are applied on them, they become [[Resources]] that players need to consider for gameplay reasons.

Staffan Björk at 13:29, 10 November 2015

2015-11-10T13:29:44Z

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	[[Category:Mechanical Patterns]]		[[Category:Mechanical Patterns]]
	[[Category:Patterns]]		[[Category:Patterns]]
	~~[[Category:Needs work]]~~
	[[Category:Needs revision]]		[[Category:Needs revision]]
	[[Category:Needs examples]]		[[Category:Needs examples]]
	[[Category:Needs references]]		[[Category:Needs references]]
	[[Category:Patterns created on the Wiki]]		[[Category:Patterns created on the Wiki]]
	~~[[Category:Stub]]~~
	[[Category:To be Published]]		[[Category:To be Published]]
	~~[[Category:Staffan's current workpage]]~~
	''Files that contain information to recreate game states.''		''Files that contain information to recreate game states.''

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

2015-11-10T13:25:30Z

Relations

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	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
	~~[[Game Pauses]]~~
	~~[[Experimenting]],~~

	=== Can Instantiate ===		=== Can Instantiate ===
	[[Extra-Game Actions]],		[[Extra-Game Actions]],

Staffan Björk at 13:25, 10 November 2015

2015-11-10T13:25:16Z

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	[[Category:To be Published]]		[[Category:To be Published]]
	[[Category:Staffan's current workpage]]		[[Category:Staffan's current workpage]]
	''~~The one-sentence "definition"~~ that ~~should be in italics~~.''		''Files that contain information to recreate game states.''

	This ~~pattern~~ is a ~~still~~ a ~~stub~~.		For various reasons, players may wish to take extended breaks from computer games and during this time turn off the computer. This causes a problem of how to recreate the game state at a later point in time which having [[Save Files]] containing a game state can solve. A consequence of this is that players may return to that game state after failing instead of restarting a game, and this can in itself become a reason for creating [[Save Files]] if the possibility exists. Likewise, if [[Save Files]] are possible, players may create ones to have a freedom of testing things they would otherwise not test.

	Wikipedia has an entry ''Saved Game''<ref name="wiki"/> that related to [[Save Files]].		Wikipedia has an entry ''Saved Game''<ref name="wiki"/> that related to [[Save Files]].
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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	~~The~~ possibility of creating [[Save Files]] can lead to [[Save-Load Cycles]] and [[Save Scumming]], which both lead to gameplay when intended [[Surprises]] no longer work. While creating and loading [[Save Files]] are [[Extra-Game Actions]], the presence of [[Save Files]] can give rise to additional [[Extra-Game Actions]] in the form of [[Game Element Trading]] and [[Game State Editing]].		While [[Category:Computer Games\|Computer Games]] can have built in support for [[Game Pauses]], players can really only take extensive pauses lasting days or months if [[Save Files]] help them recreate the game states later.

			When players know that they can return to stored game states, [[Save Files]] can encourage them to engage in [[Experimenting]] with gameplay actions they would otherwise not do. Move negatively, the possibility of creating [[Save Files]] can lead to [[Save-Load Cycles]] and [[Save Scumming]], which both lead to gameplay when intended [[Surprises]] no longer work. While creating and loading [[Save Files]] are [[Extra-Game Actions]], the presence of [[Save Files]] can give rise to additional [[Extra-Game Actions]] in the form of [[Game Element Trading]] and [[Game State Editing]].

	When the number of [[Save Files]] are limited, i.e. when [[Resource Caps]] are applied on them, they become [[Resources]] that players need to consider for gameplay reasons.		When the number of [[Save Files]] are limited, i.e. when [[Resource Caps]] are applied on them, they become [[Resources]] that players need to consider for gameplay reasons.
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	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
	[[Game Pauses]]		[[Game Pauses]]
			[[Experimenting]],

	=== Can Instantiate ===		=== Can Instantiate ===
	[[Extra-Game Actions]],		[[Extra-Game Actions]],
			[[Experimenting]],
	[[Game Element Trading]],		[[Game Element Trading]],
	[[Game State Editing]],		[[Game State Editing]],

Staffan Björk: /* Acknowledgements */

2015-11-10T12:03:46Z

Acknowledgements

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	== Acknowledgements ==		== Acknowledgements ==
	-		<references>
			<ref name="wiki">Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saved_game entry] for ''Saved Game''.</ref>
			</references>

Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

2015-11-10T12:03:15Z

Examples

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	This pattern is a still a stub.		This pattern is a still a stub.

			Wikipedia has an entry ''Saved Game''<ref name="wiki"/> that related to [[Save Files]].

	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===