Vehicles - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 13:52, 21 July 2016

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	Designing [[Vehicles]] consist of deciding how they should provide [[Movement]] within [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] for [[Avatars]] or [[Units]], and where the [[Vehicles]] should be available. It may also consist of thinking about creating dedicated [[Vehicle Sections]]. The simplest way of offering some other form of [[Movement]] through using [[Vehicles]] is to let players move their [[Avatars]] or [[Units]] quicker, in effect providing [[Improved Abilities]]; Moving slower is another option that can make sense if the [[Vehicles]] provide some other form [[Improved Abilities]], e.g. protection against attacks through being [[Armor]]. Another way of providing other [[Movement]] is to make otherwise impossible [[Movement]] possible, that is provide [[Privileged Movement]] such as for example flying or moving over water or lava.		Designing [[Vehicles]] consist of deciding how they should provide [[Movement]] within [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], or [[Levels]] for [[Avatars]] or [[Units]], and where the [[Vehicles]] should be available. It may also consist of thinking about creating dedicated [[Vehicle Sections]]. The simplest way of offering some other form of [[Movement]] through using [[Vehicles]] is to let players move their [[Avatars]] or [[Units]] quicker, in effect providing [[Improved Abilities]]; Moving slower is another option that can make sense if the [[Vehicles]] provide some other form [[Improved Abilities]], e.g. protection against attacks through being [[Armor]]. Another way of providing other [[Movement]] is to make otherwise impossible [[Movement]] possible, that is provide [[Privileged Movement]] such as for example flying or moving over water or lava.

	[[Vehicles]] can also be constructed to include [[Weapons]] in which case they can function as [[Installations]] independent of their ability to move, and the attacks provided by the [[Weapons]] can provide [[Privileged Abilities]]. In fact, [[Vehicles]] can in themselves be considered [[Weapons]] regardless of if they contain the actual functionality of [[Weapons]] as long as they can cause [[Damage]] through running into other game elements. A few games, e.g. [[Battlefield Vietnam]] uses some [[Vehicles]] as [[Spawn Points]].		[[Vehicles]] can also be constructed to include [[Weapons]] in which case they can function as [[Installations]] independent of their ability to move, and the attacks provided by the [[Weapons]] can provide [[Privileged Abilities]]. In fact, [[Vehicles]] can in themselves be considered [[Weapons]] regardless of if they contain the actual functionality of [[Weapons]] as long as they can cause [[Damage]] through running into other game elements. A few games, e.g. [[Battlefield Vietnam]] uses some [[Vehicles]] as [[Spawn Points]].
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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Vehicles]] are a form of [[Tools]] in that they modify how players can perform [[Movement]], and [[Maneuvering]] for [[Real-Times Games]], in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. This naturally also changes how easily [[Traverse]] goals can be completed and affects [[Races]]. When it allows players to more quickly move through the environment where no specific challenges exist, this counters the [[Excise]] this can also be seen as having created explicit [[Vehicle Sections]]. When they provide ways of travelling through otherwise impossible mediums, e.g. air or water, they give players a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] through [[Privileged Movement]] that can open up [[Inaccessible Areas]] - but if [[Vehicles]] allowing this are too easy to access the areas stop being treated as [[Inaccessible Areas]] and only ones cumbersome to enter. All these consequences are motives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals related to them and gaining access to them are [[Facilitating Rewards]]. Visiting these new areas can provide [[Varied Gameplay]] but so can the actual controlling of the [[Vehicles]] themselves be.		[[Vehicles]] are a form of [[Tools]] in that they modify how players can perform [[Movement]], and [[Maneuvering]] for [[Real-Times Games]], in [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], or [[Levels]]. This naturally also changes how easily [[Traverse]] goals can be completed and affects [[Races]]. When it allows players to more quickly move through the environment where no specific challenges exist, this counters the [[Excise]] this can also be seen as having created explicit [[Vehicle Sections]]. When they provide ways of travelling through otherwise impossible mediums, e.g. air or water, they give players a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] through [[Privileged Movement]] that can open up [[Inaccessible Areas]] - but if [[Vehicles]] allowing this are too easy to access the areas stop being treated as [[Inaccessible Areas]] and only ones cumbersome to enter. All these consequences are motives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals related to them and gaining access to them are [[Facilitating Rewards]]. Visiting these new areas can provide [[Varied Gameplay]] but so can the actual controlling of the [[Vehicles]] themselves be.

	Learning how to control [[Vehicles]], especially if they have different control schemes than ordinary [[Movement]], is one way in which players can develop [[Gameplay Mastery]]. As mentioned above, letting some players in [[Multiplayer Games]] have [[Vehicles]] and others not have them may upset [[Player Balance]].		Learning how to control [[Vehicles]], especially if they have different control schemes than ordinary [[Movement]], is one way in which players can develop [[Gameplay Mastery]]. As mentioned above, letting some players in [[Multiplayer Games]] have [[Vehicles]] and others not have them may upset [[Player Balance]].
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	[[Conditional Passageways]],		[[Conditional Passageways]],
			[[Game Boards]],
	[[Game Worlds]],		[[Game Worlds]],
	[[Levels]],		[[Levels]],

Staffan Björk at 17:24, 14 August 2015

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	[[Vehicles]] can also be constructed to include [[Weapons]] in which case they can function as [[Installations]] independent of their ability to move, and the attacks provided by the [[Weapons]] can provide [[Privileged Abilities]]. In fact, [[Vehicles]] can in themselves be considered [[Weapons]] regardless of if they contain the actual functionality of [[Weapons]] as long as they can cause [[Damage]] through running into other game elements. A few games, e.g. [[Battlefield Vietnam]] uses some [[Vehicles]] as [[Spawn Points]].		[[Vehicles]] can also be constructed to include [[Weapons]] in which case they can function as [[Installations]] independent of their ability to move, and the attacks provided by the [[Weapons]] can provide [[Privileged Abilities]]. In fact, [[Vehicles]] can in themselves be considered [[Weapons]] regardless of if they contain the actual functionality of [[Weapons]] as long as they can cause [[Damage]] through running into other game elements. A few games, e.g. [[Battlefield Vietnam]] uses some [[Vehicles]] as [[Spawn Points]].

	The places where [[Vehicles]] can be found in the [[Game Worlds]] will becomes [[Resource Locations]], and may spawn [[Races]] to get to them first. These places may simply contain the [[Vehicles]], or if they are created during gameplay by [[Spawning]], be [[Spawn Points]] for them. An alternative, exemplified by [[Minecraft]], is to let players create their own [[Vehicles]] through [[Construction]]. Another, found often in [[:Category:Racing Games\|Racing Games]] is to make [[Vehicles]] available through [[Unlocking]] mechanisms.		The places where [[Vehicles]] can be found in the [[Game Worlds]] will becomes [[Resource Locations]], and may spawn [[Races]] to get to them first. These places may simply contain the [[Vehicles]], or if they are created during gameplay by [[Spawning]], be [[Spawn Points]] for them. An alternative, exemplified by [[Minecraft]], is to let players create their own [[Vehicles]] through [[Construction]]. Another, found often in [[:Category:Racing Games\|Racing Games]] is to make [[Vehicles]] available through [[Unlocking]] mechanisms. If players need [[Resources]] as fuel for their [[Vehicles]], providing players with such provide them with [[Sustenance Rewards]].

	[[Conditional Passageways]] can be linked to [[Vehicles]] in several ways. First, using certain [[Vehicles]] can be the requirement for using them. Second, those using [[Vehicles]] may be denied the use of [[Conditional Passageways]] as a way of providing [[Balancing Effects]] (through forcing the [[Vehicles]] to be abandoned if they wish to confront those on the other side of the passageways).		[[Conditional Passageways]] can be linked to [[Vehicles]] in several ways. First, using certain [[Vehicles]] can be the requirement for using them. Second, those using [[Vehicles]] may be denied the use of [[Conditional Passageways]] as a way of providing [[Balancing Effects]] (through forcing the [[Vehicles]] to be abandoned if they wish to confront those on the other side of the passageways).
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	[[Spawning]],		[[Spawning]],
			[[Sustenance Rewards]],
	[[Unlocking]],		[[Unlocking]],
	[[Vehicle Sections]],		[[Vehicle Sections]],

Staffan Björk at 08:23, 13 August 2015

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Vehicles]] are a form of [[Tools]] in that they modify how players can perform [[Movement]], and [[Maneuvering]] for [[Real-Times Games]], in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. This naturally also changes how easily [[Traverse]] goals can be completed and affects [[Races]]. When it allows players to more quickly move through the environment where no specific challenges exist, this counters the [[Excise]] this can also be seen as having created explicit [[Vehicle Sections]]. When they provide ways of travelling through otherwise impossible mediums, e.g. air or water, they give players a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] through [[Privileged Movement]] that can open up [[Inaccessible Areas]] - but if [[Vehicles]] allowing this are too easy to access the areas stop being treated as [[Inaccessible Areas]] and only ones cumbersome to enter. All these consequences are motives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals related to them. Visiting these new areas can provide [[Varied Gameplay]] but so can the actual controlling of the [[Vehicles]] themselves be.		[[Vehicles]] are a form of [[Tools]] in that they modify how players can perform [[Movement]], and [[Maneuvering]] for [[Real-Times Games]], in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. This naturally also changes how easily [[Traverse]] goals can be completed and affects [[Races]]. When it allows players to more quickly move through the environment where no specific challenges exist, this counters the [[Excise]] this can also be seen as having created explicit [[Vehicle Sections]]. When they provide ways of travelling through otherwise impossible mediums, e.g. air or water, they give players a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] through [[Privileged Movement]] that can open up [[Inaccessible Areas]] - but if [[Vehicles]] allowing this are too easy to access the areas stop being treated as [[Inaccessible Areas]] and only ones cumbersome to enter. All these consequences are motives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals related to them and gaining access to them are [[Facilitating Rewards]]. Visiting these new areas can provide [[Varied Gameplay]] but so can the actual controlling of the [[Vehicles]] themselves be.

	Learning how to control [[Vehicles]], especially if they have different control schemes than ordinary [[Movement]], is one way in which players can develop [[Gameplay Mastery]]. As mentioned above, letting some players in [[Multiplayer Games]] have [[Vehicles]] and others not have them may upset [[Player Balance]].		Learning how to control [[Vehicles]], especially if they have different control schemes than ordinary [[Movement]], is one way in which players can develop [[Gameplay Mastery]]. As mentioned above, letting some players in [[Multiplayer Games]] have [[Vehicles]] and others not have them may upset [[Player Balance]].
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	[[Diegetically Outstanding Features]],		[[Diegetically Outstanding Features]],
			[[Facilitating Rewards]],
	[[Gain Ownership]],		[[Gain Ownership]],
	[[Gameplay Mastery]],		[[Gameplay Mastery]],

Staffan Björk at 08:04, 8 August 2015

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	[[Vehicles]] are a form of [[Tools]] in that they modify how players can perform [[Movement]], and [[Maneuvering]] for [[Real-Times Games]], in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. This naturally also changes how easily [[Traverse]] goals can be completed and affects [[Races]]. When it allows players to more quickly move through the environment where no specific challenges exist, this counters the [[Excise]] this can also be seen as having created explicit [[Vehicle Sections]]. When they provide ways of travelling through otherwise impossible mediums, e.g. air or water, they give players a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] through [[Privileged Movement]] that can open up [[Inaccessible Areas]] - but if [[Vehicles]] allowing this are too easy to access the areas stop being treated as [[Inaccessible Areas]] and only ones cumbersome to enter. All these consequences are motives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals related to them. Visiting these new areas can provide [[Varied Gameplay]] but so can the actual controlling of the [[Vehicles]] themselves be.		[[Vehicles]] are a form of [[Tools]] in that they modify how players can perform [[Movement]], and [[Maneuvering]] for [[Real-Times Games]], in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. This naturally also changes how easily [[Traverse]] goals can be completed and affects [[Races]]. When it allows players to more quickly move through the environment where no specific challenges exist, this counters the [[Excise]] this can also be seen as having created explicit [[Vehicle Sections]]. When they provide ways of travelling through otherwise impossible mediums, e.g. air or water, they give players a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] through [[Privileged Movement]] that can open up [[Inaccessible Areas]] - but if [[Vehicles]] allowing this are too easy to access the areas stop being treated as [[Inaccessible Areas]] and only ones cumbersome to enter. All these consequences are motives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals related to them. Visiting these new areas can provide [[Varied Gameplay]] but so can the actual controlling of the [[Vehicles]] themselves be.

	Learning how to control [[Vehicles]], especially if they have different control schemes than ordinary [[Movement]], is one way in which players can develop [[~~Game~~ Mastery]]. As mentioned above, letting some players in [[Multiplayer Games]] have [[Vehicles]] and others not have them may upset [[Player Balance]].		Learning how to control [[Vehicles]], especially if they have different control schemes than ordinary [[Movement]], is one way in which players can develop [[Gameplay Mastery]]. As mentioned above, letting some players in [[Multiplayer Games]] have [[Vehicles]] and others not have them may upset [[Player Balance]].

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
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	[[Gain Ownership]],		[[Gain Ownership]],
	[[~~Game~~ Mastery]],		[[Gameplay Mastery]],
	[[Improved Abilities]],		[[Improved Abilities]],
	[[Privileged Abilities]],		[[Privileged Abilities]],

Staffan Björk at 18:27, 18 October 2011

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	[[Vehicles]] can also be constructed to include [[Weapons]] in which case they can function as [[Installations]] independent of their ability to move, and the attacks provided by the [[Weapons]] can provide [[Privileged Abilities]]. In fact, [[Vehicles]] can in themselves be considered [[Weapons]] regardless of if they contain the actual functionality of [[Weapons]] as long as they can cause [[Damage]] through running into other game elements. A few games, e.g. [[Battlefield Vietnam]] uses some [[Vehicles]] as [[Spawn Points]].		[[Vehicles]] can also be constructed to include [[Weapons]] in which case they can function as [[Installations]] independent of their ability to move, and the attacks provided by the [[Weapons]] can provide [[Privileged Abilities]]. In fact, [[Vehicles]] can in themselves be considered [[Weapons]] regardless of if they contain the actual functionality of [[Weapons]] as long as they can cause [[Damage]] through running into other game elements. A few games, e.g. [[Battlefield Vietnam]] uses some [[Vehicles]] as [[Spawn Points]].

	The places where [[Vehicles]] can be found in the [[Game Worlds]] will becomes [[Resource Locations]], and may spawn [[Races]] to get to them first. These places may simply contain the [[Vehicles]], or if they are created during gameplay by [[Spawning]], be [[Spawn Points]] for them. An alternative, exemplified by [[Minecraft]], is to let players create their own [[Vehicles]] through [[Construction]].		The places where [[Vehicles]] can be found in the [[Game Worlds]] will becomes [[Resource Locations]], and may spawn [[Races]] to get to them first. These places may simply contain the [[Vehicles]], or if they are created during gameplay by [[Spawning]], be [[Spawn Points]] for them. An alternative, exemplified by [[Minecraft]], is to let players create their own [[Vehicles]] through [[Construction]]. Another, found often in [[:Category:Racing Games\|Racing Games]] is to make [[Vehicles]] available through [[Unlocking]] mechanisms.

	[[Conditional Passageways]] can be linked to [[Vehicles]] in several ways. First, using certain [[Vehicles]] can be the requirement for using them. Second, those using [[Vehicles]] may be denied the use of [[Conditional Passageways]] as a way of providing [[Balancing Effects]] (through forcing the [[Vehicles]] to be abandoned if they wish to confront those on the other side of the passageways).		[[Conditional Passageways]] can be linked to [[Vehicles]] in several ways. First, using certain [[Vehicles]] can be the requirement for using them. Second, those using [[Vehicles]] may be denied the use of [[Conditional Passageways]] as a way of providing [[Balancing Effects]] (through forcing the [[Vehicles]] to be abandoned if they wish to confront those on the other side of the passageways).

	If not all players are likely to be able to access [[Vehicles]] often, this may cause problems with [[Player Balance~~]] in [[Multiplayer Games]] such as the [[Battlefield series~~]]. This can be mitigated through making the [[Vehicles]] into [[Destructible Objects]], letting them have [[Limited Resources]] or [[Non-Renewable Resources]] regarding things such as fuel or ammunition, and providing possibilities for other players to gain [[Privileged Abilities]] specifically aimed at attacking the [[Vehicles]]. The destruction of the [[Vehicles]] can also be linked to the loss of [[Lives]] if these are used in games. Another way of balancing the effects of [[Vehicles]] in gameplay, which also can be used to promote [[Varied Gameplay]], is to construct [[Choke Points]] that only apply to [[Vehicles]] or [[Flanking Routes]] that can only be used when not using the [[Vehicles]].		If not all players in [[Multiplayer Games]] such as the [[Battlefield series]] are likely to be able to access [[Vehicles]] often, this may cause problems with [[Player Balance]]. This can be mitigated through making the [[Vehicles]] into [[Destructible Objects]], letting them have [[Limited Resources]] or [[Non-Renewable Resources]] regarding things such as fuel or ammunition, and providing possibilities for other players to gain [[Privileged Abilities]] specifically aimed at attacking the [[Vehicles]]. The destruction of the [[Vehicles]] can also be linked to the loss of [[Lives]] if these are used in games. Another way of balancing the effects of [[Vehicles]] in gameplay, which also can be used to promote [[Varied Gameplay]], is to construct [[Choke Points]] that only apply to [[Vehicles]] or [[Flanking Routes]] that can only be used when not using the [[Vehicles]].

	=== Diegetic Aspects ===		=== Diegetic Aspects ===
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	[[Spawning]],		[[Spawning]],
			[[Unlocking]],
	[[Vehicle Sections]],		[[Vehicle Sections]],
	[[Weapons]]		[[Weapons]]

Staffan Björk at 06:51, 17 September 2011

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Vehicles]] are a form of [[Tools]] in that they modify how players can perform [[Movement]], and [[Maneuvering]] for [[Real-Times Games]], in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. This naturally also changes how easily [[Traverse]] can be completed. When it allows players to more quickly move through the environment where no specific challenges exist, this counters the [[Excise]] this can also be seen as having created explicit [[Vehicle Sections]]. When they provide ways of travelling through otherwise impossible mediums, e.g. air or water, they give players a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] through [[Privileged Movement]] that can open up [[Inaccessible Areas]] - but if [[Vehicles]] allowing this are too easy to access the areas stop being treated as [[Inaccessible Areas]] and only ones cumbersome to enter. All these consequences are motives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals related to them. Visiting these new areas can provide [[Varied Gameplay]] but so can the actual controlling of the [[Vehicles]] themselves be.		[[Vehicles]] are a form of [[Tools]] in that they modify how players can perform [[Movement]], and [[Maneuvering]] for [[Real-Times Games]], in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. This naturally also changes how easily [[Traverse]] goals can be completed and affects [[Races]]. When it allows players to more quickly move through the environment where no specific challenges exist, this counters the [[Excise]] this can also be seen as having created explicit [[Vehicle Sections]]. When they provide ways of travelling through otherwise impossible mediums, e.g. air or water, they give players a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] through [[Privileged Movement]] that can open up [[Inaccessible Areas]] - but if [[Vehicles]] allowing this are too easy to access the areas stop being treated as [[Inaccessible Areas]] and only ones cumbersome to enter. All these consequences are motives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals related to them. Visiting these new areas can provide [[Varied Gameplay]] but so can the actual controlling of the [[Vehicles]] themselves be.

	Learning how to control [[Vehicles]], especially if they have different control schemes than ordinary [[Movement]], is one way in which players can develop [[Game Mastery]]. As mentioned above, letting some players in [[Multiplayer Games]] have [[Vehicles]] and others not have them may upset [[Player Balance]].		Learning how to control [[Vehicles]], especially if they have different control schemes than ordinary [[Movement]], is one way in which players can develop [[Game Mastery]]. As mentioned above, letting some players in [[Multiplayer Games]] have [[Vehicles]] and others not have them may upset [[Player Balance]].
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	[[~~Units~~]],		[[Races]],
	[[Traverse]]		[[Traverse]],
			[[Units]]

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

Staffan Björk at 12:27, 9 September 2011

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Vehicles]] are a form of [[Tools]] in that they modify how players can perform [[Movement]], and [[Maneuvering]] for [[Real-Times Games]], in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. When it allows players to more quickly move through the environment where no specific challenges exist, this counters the [[Excise]] this can also be seen as having created explicit [[Vehicle Sections]]. When they provide ways of travelling through otherwise impossible mediums, e.g. air or water, they give players a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] through [[Privileged Movement]] that can open up [[Inaccessible Areas]] - but if [[Vehicles]] allowing this are too easy to access the areas stop being treated as [[Inaccessible Areas]] and only ones cumbersome to enter. All these consequences are motives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals related to them. Visiting these new areas can provide [[Varied Gameplay]] but so can the actual controlling of the [[Vehicles]] themselves be.		[[Vehicles]] are a form of [[Tools]] in that they modify how players can perform [[Movement]], and [[Maneuvering]] for [[Real-Times Games]], in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. This naturally also changes how easily [[Traverse]] can be completed. When it allows players to more quickly move through the environment where no specific challenges exist, this counters the [[Excise]] this can also be seen as having created explicit [[Vehicle Sections]]. When they provide ways of travelling through otherwise impossible mediums, e.g. air or water, they give players a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] through [[Privileged Movement]] that can open up [[Inaccessible Areas]] - but if [[Vehicles]] allowing this are too easy to access the areas stop being treated as [[Inaccessible Areas]] and only ones cumbersome to enter. All these consequences are motives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals related to them. Visiting these new areas can provide [[Varied Gameplay]] but so can the actual controlling of the [[Vehicles]] themselves be.

	Learning how to control [[Vehicles]], especially if they have different control schemes than ordinary [[Movement]], is one way in which players can develop [[Game Mastery]]. As mentioned above, letting some players in [[Multiplayer Games]] have [[Vehicles]] and others not have them may upset [[Player Balance]].		Learning how to control [[Vehicles]], especially if they have different control schemes than ordinary [[Movement]], is one way in which players can develop [[Game Mastery]]. As mentioned above, letting some players in [[Multiplayer Games]] have [[Vehicles]] and others not have them may upset [[Player Balance]].
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	[[Movement]],		[[Movement]],
	[[Units]]		[[Units]],
			[[Traverse]]

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

Staffan Björk at 12:21, 30 July 2011

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	The places where [[Vehicles]] can be found in the [[Game Worlds]] will becomes [[Resource Locations]], and may spawn [[Races]] to get to them first. These places may simply contain the [[Vehicles]], or if they are created during gameplay by [[Spawning]], be [[Spawn Points]] for them. An alternative, exemplified by [[Minecraft]], is to let players create their own [[Vehicles]] through [[Construction]].		The places where [[Vehicles]] can be found in the [[Game Worlds]] will becomes [[Resource Locations]], and may spawn [[Races]] to get to them first. These places may simply contain the [[Vehicles]], or if they are created during gameplay by [[Spawning]], be [[Spawn Points]] for them. An alternative, exemplified by [[Minecraft]], is to let players create their own [[Vehicles]] through [[Construction]].

			[[Conditional Passageways]] can be linked to [[Vehicles]] in several ways. First, using certain [[Vehicles]] can be the requirement for using them. Second, those using [[Vehicles]] may be denied the use of [[Conditional Passageways]] as a way of providing [[Balancing Effects]] (through forcing the [[Vehicles]] to be abandoned if they wish to confront those on the other side of the passageways).

	If not all players are likely to be able to access [[Vehicles]] often, this may cause problems with [[Player Balance]] in [[Multiplayer Games]] such as the [[Battlefield series]]. This can be mitigated through making the [[Vehicles]] into [[Destructible Objects]], letting them have [[Limited Resources]] or [[Non-Renewable Resources]] regarding things such as fuel or ammunition, and providing possibilities for other players to gain [[Privileged Abilities]] specifically aimed at attacking the [[Vehicles]]. The destruction of the [[Vehicles]] can also be linked to the loss of [[Lives]] if these are used in games. Another way of balancing the effects of [[Vehicles]] in gameplay, which also can be used to promote [[Varied Gameplay]], is to construct [[Choke Points]] that only apply to [[Vehicles]] or [[Flanking Routes]] that can only be used when not using the [[Vehicles]].		If not all players are likely to be able to access [[Vehicles]] often, this may cause problems with [[Player Balance]] in [[Multiplayer Games]] such as the [[Battlefield series]]. This can be mitigated through making the [[Vehicles]] into [[Destructible Objects]], letting them have [[Limited Resources]] or [[Non-Renewable Resources]] regarding things such as fuel or ammunition, and providing possibilities for other players to gain [[Privileged Abilities]] specifically aimed at attacking the [[Vehicles]]. The destruction of the [[Vehicles]] can also be linked to the loss of [[Lives]] if these are used in games. Another way of balancing the effects of [[Vehicles]] in gameplay, which also can be used to promote [[Varied Gameplay]], is to construct [[Choke Points]] that only apply to [[Vehicles]] or [[Flanking Routes]] that can only be used when not using the [[Vehicles]].
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			[[Balancing Effects]]

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	[[Avatars]],		[[Avatars]],
			[[Conditional Passageways]],
	[[Game Worlds]],		[[Game Worlds]],
	[[Levels]],		[[Levels]],
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	[[Choke Points]],		[[Choke Points]],
			[[Conditional Passageways]],
	[[Diegetically Outstanding Features]],		[[Diegetically Outstanding Features]],
	[[Destructible Objects]],		[[Destructible Objects]],

Staffan Björk at 10:07, 30 July 2011

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Vehicles]] are a form of [[Tools]] in that they modify how players can perform [[Movement]], and [[Maneuvering]] for [[Real-Times Games]], in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. When it allows players to more quickly move through the environment where no specific challenges exist, this counters the [[Excise]] this can also be seen as having created explicit [[Vehicle Sections]]. When they provide ways of travelling through otherwise impossible mediums, e.g. air or water, they give players a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] through [[Privileged Movement]] that can open up [[Inaccessible Areas]] - but if [[Vehicles]] allowing this are too easy to access the areas stop being treated as [[Inaccessible Areas]] and only ones cumbersome to enter. All these consequences are motives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals related to them. Visiting these new areas can provide [[Varied Gameplay]] but so can the actual controlling of the [[Vehicles]] themselves be.		[[Vehicles]] are a form of [[Tools]] in that they modify how players can perform [[Movement]], and [[Maneuvering]] for [[Real-Times Games]], in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. When it allows players to more quickly move through the environment where no specific challenges exist, this counters the [[Excise]] this can also be seen as having created explicit [[Vehicle Sections]]. When they provide ways of travelling through otherwise impossible mediums, e.g. air or water, they give players a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] through [[Privileged Movement]] that can open up [[Inaccessible Areas]] - but if [[Vehicles]] allowing this are too easy to access the areas stop being treated as [[Inaccessible Areas]] and only ones cumbersome to enter. All these consequences are motives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals related to them. Visiting these new areas can provide [[Varied Gameplay]] but so can the actual controlling of the [[Vehicles]] themselves be.

	[[Choke Points]] that cannot be passed using [[Vehicles]] create conditional [[Inaccessible Areas]] and have [[Balancing Effects]] in that they hinder players to bring the advantages the [[Vehicles]] provide into other areas of the [[Game Worlds]].

	Learning how to control [[Vehicles]], especially if they have different control schemes than ordinary [[Movement]], is one way in which players can develop [[Game Mastery]]. As mentioned above, letting some players in [[Multiplayer Games]] have [[Vehicles]] and others not have them may upset [[Player Balance]].		Learning how to control [[Vehicles]], especially if they have different control schemes than ordinary [[Movement]], is one way in which players can develop [[Game Mastery]]. As mentioned above, letting some players in [[Multiplayer Games]] have [[Vehicles]] and others not have them may upset [[Player Balance]].
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	[[Weapons]]		[[Weapons]]

	~~==== with [[Choke Points]] ====~~
	~~[[Balancing Effects]], [[Inaccessible Areas]]~~

	==== with [[Weapons]] ====		==== with [[Weapons]] ====

Staffan Björk at 09:53, 30 July 2011

2011-07-30T09:53:43Z

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Vehicles]] are a form of [[Tools]] in that they modify how players can perform [[Movement]], and [[Maneuvering]] for [[Real-Times Games]], in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. When it allows players to more quickly move through the environment where no specific challenges exist, this counters the [[Excise]] this can also be seen as having created explicit [[Vehicle Sections]]. When they provide ways of travelling through otherwise impossible mediums, e.g. air or water, they give players a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] through [[Privileged Movement]] that can open up [[Inaccessible Areas]] - but if [[Vehicles]] allowing this are too easy to access the areas stop being treated as [[Inaccessible Areas]] and only ones cumbersome to enter. All these consequences are motives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals related to them. Visiting these new areas can provide [[Varied Gameplay]] but so can the actual controlling of the [[Vehicles]] themselves be.		[[Vehicles]] are a form of [[Tools]] in that they modify how players can perform [[Movement]], and [[Maneuvering]] for [[Real-Times Games]], in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. When it allows players to more quickly move through the environment where no specific challenges exist, this counters the [[Excise]] this can also be seen as having created explicit [[Vehicle Sections]]. When they provide ways of travelling through otherwise impossible mediums, e.g. air or water, they give players a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] through [[Privileged Movement]] that can open up [[Inaccessible Areas]] - but if [[Vehicles]] allowing this are too easy to access the areas stop being treated as [[Inaccessible Areas]] and only ones cumbersome to enter. All these consequences are motives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals related to them. Visiting these new areas can provide [[Varied Gameplay]] but so can the actual controlling of the [[Vehicles]] themselves be.

			[[Choke Points]] that cannot be passed using [[Vehicles]] create conditional [[Inaccessible Areas]] and have [[Balancing Effects]] in that they hinder players to bring the advantages the [[Vehicles]] provide into other areas of the [[Game Worlds]].

	Learning how to control [[Vehicles]], especially if they have different control schemes than ordinary [[Movement]], is one way in which players can develop [[Game Mastery]]. As mentioned above, letting some players in [[Multiplayer Games]] have [[Vehicles]] and others not have them may upset [[Player Balance]].		Learning how to control [[Vehicles]], especially if they have different control schemes than ordinary [[Movement]], is one way in which players can develop [[Game Mastery]]. As mentioned above, letting some players in [[Multiplayer Games]] have [[Vehicles]] and others not have them may upset [[Player Balance]].
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	[[Varied Gameplay]],		[[Varied Gameplay]],
	[[Weapons]]		[[Weapons]]

			==== with [[Choke Points]] ====
			[[Balancing Effects]], [[Inaccessible Areas]]

	==== with [[Weapons]] ====		==== with [[Weapons]] ====