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 == Consequences ==
-[[Conditional Passageways]] are ways of controlling and directing [[Movement]] in [[Game Worlds]] - as a specific example, they can control access between [[Levels]], and those that can pass through them have a certain type of [[Privileged Movement]]. Two effects of using [[Conditional Passageways]] is that they can ensure that [[Predetermined Story Structures]] are unfolded in a specific order and that players receive [[Smooth Learning Curves]] by having to complete easier challenges before trying harder ones. In these ways they can modulate who and when [[Traverse]] goals can be completed - if the goal locations are inside (temporarily) [[Inaccessible Areas]] these two can create [[Traverse]] goals simply because the challenge to get there exists.
+Meeting the criteria of [[Conditional Passageways]] are [[Access Rewards]] and [[Conditional Passageways]] are ways of controlling and directing [[Movement]] in [[Game Worlds]] - as a specific example, they can control access between [[Levels]], and those that can pass through them have a certain type of [[Privileged Movement]]. Two effects of using [[Conditional Passageways]] is that they can ensure that [[Predetermined Story Structures]] are unfolded in a specific order and that players receive both [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] and [[Smooth Learning Curves]] by having to complete easier challenges before trying harder ones. In these ways they can modulate who and when [[Traverse]] goals can be completed - if the goal locations are inside (temporarily) [[Inaccessible Areas]] these two can create [[Traverse]] goals simply because the challenge to get there exists.
 [[Conditional Passageways]] that are unknown to players help define [[Secret Areas]]. Those that are known, and where the requirements to go through them are also known, typically lead to goals of [[Gain Competence]] or [[Gain Ownership]] depending on what the specific requirements are.
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 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Gain Competence]],
 [[Gain Ownership]],
 [[Predetermined Story Structures]],
 [[Privileged Movement]],

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 Designing [[Conditional Passageways]] consist of first making travel between two points in a [[Game Worlds|Game World]] possible - for example through creating a [[Transport Routes|Transport Route]] - and then preventing this [[Movement]], and one of the most common reasons for this is to make it possible to open up otherwise [[Inaccessible Areas]]. One way of doing this is by inserting [[Choke Points]] together with [[Enemies]] or [[Obstacles]] - making the removal of the [[Enemies]] or [[Obstacles]] the requirement for opening up the passages. Another is to have [[Environmental Effects]] or [[Obstacles]] that block [[Movement]] but having [[Switches]] (or [[Controllers]]) that can remove these. In the case of [[Environmental Effects]], having [[Invulnerabilities]] or [[Privileged Abilities]] that allow players to ignore them is another option. A third is having [[Warp Zones]] that only can be activated under certain circumstances. Places with [[One-Way Travel]] provide [[Conditional Passageways]] that only depend on from which direction one is approaching them; related to these are [[Conditional Passageways]] that support [[Quick Returns]] by making returns easy once one as gotten to a specific point. More generally, [[Tools]] can allow passage through [[Conditional Passageways]].
-Besides the above options to creating [[Conditional Passageways]], these can be modulated by only applying to certain players or [[Teams]], or if one is using [[Vehicles]] or not; the latter is often an effect of some [[Vehicles]] being larger than opening or passages. [[Conditional Passageways]] can also be combined or co-located with [[Invisible Walls]] to let players see what is one the other side of the passageway, possible to motivate them to try and get passed it.
+Besides the above options to creating [[Conditional Passageways]], these can be modulated by only applying to certain players, require [[Teams]] to [[Coordination]] to use them. They may also require the use of a [[Vehicles]] or not; the latter is often an effect of some [[Vehicles]] being larger than opening or passages. [[Conditional Passageways]] can also be combined or co-located with [[Invisible Walls]] to let players see what is one the other side of the passageway, possible to motivate them to try and get passed it.
 [[Conditional Passageways]] may be between parts of [[Game Worlds]] that cannot be moved between through continuously [[Movement]]. The most usual case of this is [[Movement]] between [[Levels]] and for games with [[Levels]] it is very common - in most cases one has to "complete the level" before being able to go on to the next [[Levels|Level]].
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 [[Levels]],
 [[Movement]],
 [[Transport Routes]],
 [[Traverse]],
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 [[Controllers]],
 [[Invisible Walls]],
 [[Tools]],
 [[Vehicles]]

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 == Using the pattern ==
-Designing [[Conditional Passageways]] consist of first making travel between two points in a [[Game Worlds|Game World]] possible and then preventing this [[Movement]], and one of the most common reasons for this is to make it possible to open up otherwise [[Inaccessible Areas]]. One way of doing this is by inserting [[Choke Points]] together with [[Enemies]] or [[Obstacles]] - making the removal of the [[Enemies]] or [[Obstacles]] the requirement for opening up the passages. Another is to have [[Environmental Effects]] or [[Obstacles]] that block [[Movement]] but having [[Switches]] (or [[Controllers]]) that can remove these. In the case of [[Environmental Effects]], having [[Invulnerabilities]] or [[Privileged Abilities]] that allow players to ignore them is another option. A third is having [[Warp Zones]] that only can be activated under certain circumstances. Places with [[One-Way Travel]] provide [[Conditional Passageways]] that only depend on from which direction one is approaching them; related to these are [[Conditional Passageways]] that support [[Quick Returns]] by making returns easy once one as gotten to a specific point. More generally, [[Tools]] can allow passage through [[Conditional Passageways]].
+Designing [[Conditional Passageways]] consist of first making travel between two points in a [[Game Worlds|Game World]] possible - for example through creating a [[Transport Routes|Transport Route]] - and then preventing this [[Movement]], and one of the most common reasons for this is to make it possible to open up otherwise [[Inaccessible Areas]]. One way of doing this is by inserting [[Choke Points]] together with [[Enemies]] or [[Obstacles]] - making the removal of the [[Enemies]] or [[Obstacles]] the requirement for opening up the passages. Another is to have [[Environmental Effects]] or [[Obstacles]] that block [[Movement]] but having [[Switches]] (or [[Controllers]]) that can remove these. In the case of [[Environmental Effects]], having [[Invulnerabilities]] or [[Privileged Abilities]] that allow players to ignore them is another option. A third is having [[Warp Zones]] that only can be activated under certain circumstances. Places with [[One-Way Travel]] provide [[Conditional Passageways]] that only depend on from which direction one is approaching them; related to these are [[Conditional Passageways]] that support [[Quick Returns]] by making returns easy once one as gotten to a specific point. More generally, [[Tools]] can allow passage through [[Conditional Passageways]].
 Besides the above options to creating [[Conditional Passageways]], these can be modulated by only applying to certain players or [[Teams]], or if one is using [[Vehicles]] or not; the latter is often an effect of some [[Vehicles]] being larger than opening or passages. [[Conditional Passageways]] can also be combined or co-located with [[Invisible Walls]] to let players see what is one the other side of the passageway, possible to motivate them to try and get passed it.
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 [[Levels]],
 [[Movement]],
 [[Traverse]],
 [[Vehicles]],

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 [[Secret Areas]],
 [[Smooth Learning Curves]]
 ==== with [[Vehicles]] ====

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 == History ==
-New pattern created in this wiki. However, it is functionally equivalent to the pattern ''Blockade'' in the * [http://rpgpatterns.soe.ucsc.edu/doku.php RPG Design Patterns] collection by Gillian Smith and others.
+New pattern created in this wiki. However, it is functionally equivalent to the pattern ''Blockade'' in the [http://rpgpatterns.soe.ucsc.edu/doku.php RPG Design Patterns] collection by Gillian Smith and others.
 == References ==