Cooldown - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 13:15, 26 August 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 09:18, 21 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 20:13, 18 December 2014

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Staffan Björk: /* Can Modulate */

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‎Can Modulate

Staffan Björk at 19:34, 13 June 2011

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Staffan Björk at 19:32, 13 June 2011

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Staffan Björk at 18:35, 12 June 2011

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Staffan Björk at 17:36, 9 May 2011

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Staffan Björk at 01:03, 9 May 2011

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 == Using the pattern ==
-Creating [[Cooldown]] in games basically consists of choosing which actions or [[Abilities]] should be assigned [[Time Limits]] before they can be used again. Since this temporarily gives players [[Ability Losses]] or [[Decreased Abilities]], [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]] can be seen as a combination of these two patterns. A special case is found in games with [[Deck Building]]. This happens when new [[Cards]] are put in [[Discard Piles]] which, since they most likely won't be drawn to players' [[Hands]] immediately, will cause a [[Cooldown]] period for these [[Cards]] (in this case, acquiring [[Cards]] can be seen as a use of them).
+[[Cooldown]] effects are typically used in games to limit the use of specific actions but can also be used as [[Energy Penalties]]. Creating [[Cooldown]] in games basically consists of choosing which actions or [[Abilities]] should be assigned [[Time Limits]] before they can be used again. Since this temporarily gives players [[Ability Losses]] or [[Decreased Abilities]], [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]] can be seen as a combination of these two patterns. A special case is found in games with [[Deck Building]]. This happens when new [[Cards]] are put in [[Discard Piles]] which, since they most likely won't be drawn to players' [[Hands]] immediately, will cause a [[Cooldown]] period for these [[Cards]] (in this case, acquiring [[Cards]] can be seen as a use of them).
 Any actions can be the target of [[Cooldown]] restrictions, but commonly these are applied to [[Privileged Abilities]] (for [[Balancing Effects|Balancing]] purposes), [[Tools]] and [[Installations]]. A use of [[Cooldown]] common in [[Collectible Card Games]] is that used [[Cards]] are ''tapped'', i.e. turned 90 degrees, to show that they cannot be used again until the recharge (which is typically done at the start of a player's next turn).
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 [[Balancing Effects]],
 [[Downtime]],
 [[Hovering Closures]],
 [[Stimulated Planning]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
 Creating [[Cooldown]] in games basically consists of choosing which actions or [[Abilities]] should be assigned [[Time Limits]] before they can be used again. Since this temporarily gives players [[Ability Losses]] or [[Decreased Abilities]], [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]] can be seen as a combination of these two patterns. A special case is found in games with [[Deck Building]]. This happens when new [[Cards]] are put in [[Discard Piles]] which, since they most likely won't be drawn to players' [[Hands]] immediately, will cause a [[Cooldown]] period for these [[Cards]] (in this case, acquiring [[Cards]] can be seen as a use of them).
 Any actions can be the target of [[Cooldown]] restrictions, but commonly these are applied to [[Privileged Abilities]] (for [[Balancing Effects|Balancing]] purposes), [[Tools]] and [[Installations]]. A use of [[Cooldown]] common in [[Collectible Card Games]] is that used [[Cards]] are ''tapped'', i.e. turned 90 degrees, to show that they cannot be used again until the recharge (which is typically done at the start of a player's next turn).

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 == Using the pattern ==
-Creating [[Cooldown]] in games basically consists of choosing which actions or [[Abilities]] should be assigned [[Time Limits]] before they can be used again. Since this temporarily gives players [[Ability Losses]] or [[Decreased Abilities]], [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]] can be seen as a combination of these two patterns.
+Creating [[Cooldown]] in games basically consists of choosing which actions or [[Abilities]] should be assigned [[Time Limits]] before they can be used again. Since this temporarily gives players [[Ability Losses]] or [[Decreased Abilities]], [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]] can be seen as a combination of these two patterns. A special case is found in games with [[Deck Building]]. This happens when new [[Cards]] are put in [[Discard Piles]] which, since they most likely won't be drawn to players' [[Hands]] immediately, will cause a [[Cooldown]] period for these [[Cards]] (in this case, acquiring [[Cards]] can be seen as a use of them).
 Any actions can be the target of [[Cooldown]] restrictions, but commonly these are applied to [[Privileged Abilities]] (for [[Balancing Effects|Balancing]] purposes), [[Tools]] and [[Installations]]. A use of [[Cooldown]] common in [[Collectible Card Games]] is that used [[Cards]] are ''tapped'', i.e. turned 90 degrees, to show that they cannot be used again until the recharge (which is typically done at the start of a player's next turn).
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Time Limits]] together with [[Ability Losses]] or [[Decreased Abilities]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 Creating [[Cooldown]] in games basically consists of choosing which actions or [[Abilities]] should be assigned [[Time Limits]] before they can be used again. Since this temporarily gives players [[Ability Losses]] or [[Decreased Abilities]], [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]] can be seen as a combination of these two patterns.
-Any actions can be the target of [[Cooldown]] restrictions, but commonly these are applied to [[Privileged Abilities]] (for [[Balancing Effects|Balancing]] purposes), [[Tools]] and [[Installations]].
+Any actions can be the target of [[Cooldown]] restrictions, but commonly these are applied to [[Privileged Abilities]] (for [[Balancing Effects|Balancing]] purposes), [[Tools]] and [[Installations]]. A use of [[Cooldown]] common in [[Collectible Card Games]] is that used [[Cards]] are ''tapped'', i.e. turned 90 degrees, to show that they cannot be used again until the recharge (which is typically done at the start of a player's next turn).
 [[Cooldown]] can be used to link various [[Game Items]] together. ''Shared [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]]'' restricts not only the use of actions just performed but some set of other actions as well, an example from [[World of Warcraft]] being that the use of an ''Earth Elemental Totem'' restricts the use of an ''Fire Elemental Totem'' for 2 minutes and vice versa (they also have individual [[Cooldown]] periods of 10 minutes). The kind of [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]] are typically restricted to [[Privileged Abilities]] since they can work on these without breaking [[Thematic Consistency]]. ''Global [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]]'' (also found in [[World of Warcraft]]) apply to most of a players actions, and can be seen as adding a minimum [[Cooldown]] to all actions except when followed by one of a few specific actions.
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Abilities]],
 [[Installations]],
 [[Non-Player Help]],

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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Installations]],
 [[Non-Player Help]],

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 Creating [[Cooldown]] in games basically consists of choosing which actions or abilities should be assigned [[Time Limits]] before they can be used again. Since this temporarily gives players [[Decreased Abilities]], [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]] can be seen as a combination of these two patterns.
-Any actions can be the target of [[Cooldown]] restrictions, but commonly these are applied to [[Privileged Actions]] (for [[Balancing Effects|Balancing]] purposes), [[Tools]] and [[Installations]].
+Any actions can be the target of [[Cooldown]] restrictions, but commonly these are applied to [[Privileged Abilities]] (for [[Balancing Effects|Balancing]] purposes), [[Tools]] and [[Installations]].
-[[Cooldown]] can be used to link various [[Game Items]] together. ''Shared [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]]'' restricts not only the use of actions just performed but some set of other actions as well, an example from [[World of Warcraft]] being that the use of an ''Earth Elemental Totem'' restricts the use of an ''Fire Elemental Totem'' for 2 minutes and vice versa (they also have individual [[Cooldown]] periods of 10 minutes). The kind of [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]] are typically restricted to [[Privileged Actions]] since they can work on these without breaking [[Thematic Consistency]]. ''Global [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]]'' (also found in [[World of Warcraft]]) apply to most of a players actions, and can be seen as adding a minimum [[Cooldown]] to all actions except when followed by one of a few specific actions.
+[[Cooldown]] can be used to link various [[Game Items]] together. ''Shared [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]]'' restricts not only the use of actions just performed but some set of other actions as well, an example from [[World of Warcraft]] being that the use of an ''Earth Elemental Totem'' restricts the use of an ''Fire Elemental Totem'' for 2 minutes and vice versa (they also have individual [[Cooldown]] periods of 10 minutes). The kind of [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]] are typically restricted to [[Privileged Abilities]] since they can work on these without breaking [[Thematic Consistency]]. ''Global [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]]'' (also found in [[World of Warcraft]]) apply to most of a players actions, and can be seen as adding a minimum [[Cooldown]] to all actions except when followed by one of a few specific actions.
 Making actions into [[Extended Actions]] has several similarities with linking [[Cooldown]] periods to them, and these may be considered instead. They may also make sense to be combine in some cases, e.g. by having ''Global [[Downtime]]'' on all actions but making some of these actually enforce [[Downtime]].
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 [[Installations]],
 [[Non-Player Help]],
-[[Privileged Actions]],
+[[Privileged Abilities]],
 [[Tools]]

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 Any actions can be the target of [[Cooldown]] restrictions, but commonly these are applied to [[Privileged Actions]] (for [[Balancing Effects|Balancing]] purposes), [[Tools]] and [[Installations]].
-[[Cooldown]] can be used to link various [[Game Items]] together. ''Shared [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]]'' restricts not only the use of actions just performed but some set of other actions as well, an example from [[World of Warcraft]] being that the use of an ''Earth Elemental Totem'' restricts the use of an ''Fire Elemental Totem'' for 2 minutes and vice versa (they also have individual [[Cooldown]] periods of 10 minutes). The kind of [[Cooldowns]] are typically restricted to [[Privileged Actions]] since they can work on these without breaking [[Diegetic Consistency]]. ''Global [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]]'' (also found in [[World of Warcraft]]) apply to most of a players actions, and can be seen as adding a minimum [[Cooldown]] to all actions except when followed by one of a few specific actions.
+[[Cooldown]] can be used to link various [[Game Items]] together. ''Shared [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]]'' restricts not only the use of actions just performed but some set of other actions as well, an example from [[World of Warcraft]] being that the use of an ''Earth Elemental Totem'' restricts the use of an ''Fire Elemental Totem'' for 2 minutes and vice versa (they also have individual [[Cooldown]] periods of 10 minutes). The kind of [[Cooldowns]] are typically restricted to [[Privileged Actions]] since they can work on these without breaking [[Thematic Consistency]]. ''Global [[Cooldown|Cooldowns]]'' (also found in [[World of Warcraft]]) apply to most of a players actions, and can be seen as adding a minimum [[Cooldown]] to all actions except when followed by one of a few specific actions.
 Making actions into [[Extended Actions]] has several similarities with linking [[Cooldown]] periods to them, and these may be considered instead. They may also make sense to be combine in some cases, e.g. by having ''Global [[Downtime]]'' on all actions but making some of these actually enforce [[Downtime]].