Deliver - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 08:57, 8 March 2023

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 === Narration Aspects ===
-[[Deliver]] goals can quite easily be constructed to drive narration in that succeeding with such a goal implies clear actions having been performed by the player, and that the story arcs for various [[Characters]] can be updated depending on this.
+[[Deliver]] goals can quite easily be constructed to drive narration in that succeeding with such a goal implies clear actions having been performed by the player, and that the story arcs for various [[Characters]] can be updated depending on this. While [[Narration Structures]] can be built from the pattern, [[Narration Structures]] can also provide information and motivation for the pattern.
 == Consequences ==
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 [[Capture]],
 [[Evade]],
 [[Overcome]],
 [[Pick-Ups]]

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 ''The goal of moving a certain game element to another specified game element or place within the game space.''
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 The "Fairgrounds" level in [[Left 4 Dead 2|Left 4 Dead series]] has an optional goal consisting of transporting a garden gnome to a rescue vehicle.
-Many games, e.g., the [[Assassin's Creed series]], the [[Elder Scrolls series]] and the [[Fallout series]], that have vast game spaces and non-players character make use of [[Deliver]] quests. A side effect of performing these is that it makes players see more parts of the game worlds than they might otherwise do.
+Many games, e.g., the [[Assassin's Creed series]], the [[Elder Scrolls series]], and the [[Fallout series]], that have vast game spaces and non-players character make use of [[Deliver]] quests. A side effect of performing these is that it makes players see more parts of the game worlds than they might otherwise do.
 == Using the pattern ==
 [[Deliver]] requires something to deliver somewhere and that the player has means of moving that. The latter part of this typically implies that players have to engage in some form of [[Movement]].
-[[Game Items]] in general suit as the things to be delivered. [[MacGuffins]] can be used for [[Deliver]] goals that are intended to be more significant since these add a narration importance. [[Non-Player Characters]] are an option if their movement is indirectly controlled by a player (i.e., a form of [[Indirect Control]]) - a natural option is that [[NPCs|Non-Player Characters]] follows players' [[Avatars]] (but [[God Fingers]] can work also). Players may automatically gain the thing to [[Deliver]] as the set-up of the goal but the goal can be made more challenging by first requiring a [[Gain Ownership]] goal to be fulfilled (e.g., through [[Pick-Ups]] or [[Trading]]).
+[[Game Items]] in general suit as the things to be delivered. [[MacGuffins]] can be used for [[Deliver]] goals that are intended to be more significant since these add a narration importance. [[Non-Player Characters]] are an option if their movement is indirectly controlled by a player (i.e., a form of [[Indirect Control]]) - a natural option is that [[NPCs|Non-Player Characters]] follows players' [[Avatars]] (but [[God Fingers]] can work also). Players may automatically gain the thing to [[Deliver]] as the set-up of the goal, but the goal can be made more challenging by first requiring a [[Gain Ownership]] goal to be fulfilled (e.g., through [[Pick-Ups]] or [[Trading]]).
-The somewhere that the delivery should go can be anywhere but design goals related to [[Thematic Consistency]] can require motivations for why the thing should be delivered to the place. [[Non-Player Characters]] that want to have the thing is a standard option. [[Installations]] is another option when the things delivered are needed to use or activate the [[Installations]], e.g., delivering a certain magic gem to a circle of runes to activate them.
+The somewhere that the delivery should go can be anywhere,but design goals related to [[Thematic Consistency]] can require motivations for why the thing should be delivered to the place. [[Non-Player Characters]] that want to have the thing is a standard option. [[Installations]] is another option when the things delivered are needed to use or activate the [[Installations]], e.g., delivering a certain magic gem to a circle of runes to activate them.
 The place chosen as a delivery point for [[Deliver]] goals can be seen (or made into) a [[Check Point|Check Points]]. Additionally, for games with [[Pervasive Gameplay]] [[Deliver]] goals may need [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] goals to be part of the game state.
 [[Deliver]] differs from [[Collections]] in that the focus is on specific game elements that needs to be moved to specific places. [[Collections]] in contrast focus upon having game elements together, and there might be many different game elements that can take a place in the collection.
-The difficulty of [[Deliver]] goals can be modified by requiring [[Evade]] or [[Overcome]] subgoals to be dealt with. An archetypical examples is bandit or pirates that try to steal what is to be delivered as it is being moved.
+The difficulty of [[Deliver]] goals can be modified by requiring [[Evade]] or [[Overcome]] subgoals to be dealt with. An archetypical example is bandit or pirates that try to steal what is to be delivered as it is being moved.
 [[Capture]] can be used to make is possible to remove the thing to be delivered from a player's control, and this in turn creates a [[Guard]] goal for players.

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 By their structure, [[Deliver]] goals provide games with [[Goal Points]], [[Traverse]] goals, and a basis for [[Narration Structures]] or [[Quests]]. Depending on how [[Movement]] is made possible of what is to be delivered, [[Aim & Shoot]] may be a consequence of [[Deliver]]. [[Deliver]] goals where active opposition exists (typically in the form of [[Evade]] or [[Overcome]] goals), give players [[Stealth]] goals. Those [[Deliver]] goals that depend on [[Indirect Control]] for [[Movement]] can create [[Herd]] goals - moving a group of animals from one spot to another is an example of such a [[Deliver]] goal.
-[[Deliver]] goals making use of [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] typically have [[Player-Location Proximity]] as a consequence (unless the artifact is moved by a player without the player moving).
+The combination of [[Deliver]] and [[Guard]] goals create [[Guide and Protect]] goals when what is to be delivered has some semblance of agency (e.g., by being [[NPCs]]).
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+[[Deliver]] goals making use of [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] typically have [[Player-Location Proximity]] as a consequence (unless the artifact is moved by a player without the player moving).
-[[Guide and Protect]]
 == Relations ==

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 The difficulty of [[Deliver]] goals can be modified by requiring [[Evade]] or [[Overcome]] subgoals to be dealt with. An archetypical examples is bandit or pirates that try to steal what is to be delivered as it is being moved.
 Having [[Check Points]] (besides the delivery point) allows games to show players their progress in [[Deliver]] goals and possibly more advanced starting positions after failed attempts to [[Deliver]].
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Evade]],
 [[Overcome]],

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 == Consequences ==
-By their structure, [[Deliver]] goals provide games with [[Goal Points]], [[Traverse]] goals, and a basis for [[Narration Structures]] or [[Quests]]. Depending on how [[Movement]] is made possible of what is to be delivered, [[Aim & Shoot]] may be a consequence of [[Deliver]].
+By their structure, [[Deliver]] goals provide games with [[Goal Points]], [[Traverse]] goals, and a basis for [[Narration Structures]] or [[Quests]]. Depending on how [[Movement]] is made possible of what is to be delivered, [[Aim & Shoot]] may be a consequence of [[Deliver]]. [[Deliver]] goals where active opposition exists (typically in the form of [[Evade]] or [[Overcome]] goals), give players [[Stealth]] goals. Those [[Deliver]] goals that depend on [[Indirect Control]] for [[Movement]] can create [[Herd]] goals - moving a group of animals from one spot to another is an example of such a [[Deliver]] goal.
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 [[Deliver]] goals where
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-=== Can Instantiate ===
-[[Stealth]],
 [[Deliver]] goals making use of [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] typically have [[Player-Location Proximity]] as a consequence (unless the artifact is moved by a player without the player moving).
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 ==== with [[Guard]] ====
 [[Guide and Protect]]
 == Relations ==

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 [[Gain Ownership]],
 [[Game Items]],
 [[MacGuffins]],
 [[Movement]],

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 [[Game Items]] in general suit as the things to be delivered. [[MacGuffins]] can be used for [[Deliver]] goals that are intended to be more significant since these add a narration importance. [[Non-Player Characters]] are an option if their movement is indirectly controlled by a player (i.e., a form of [[Indirect Control]]) - a natural option is that [[NPCs|Non-Player Characters]] follows players' [[Avatars]] (but [[God Fingers]] can work also). Players may automatically gain the thing to [[Deliver]] as the set-up of the goal but the goal can be made more challenging by first requiring a [[Gain Ownership]] goal to be fulfilled (e.g., through [[Trading]]).
-The somewhere that the delivery should go can be anywhere but design goals related to [[Thematic Consistency]] can require motivations for why the thing should be delivered to the place. [[Non-Player Characters]] that want to have the thing is a standard option.
+The somewhere that the delivery should go can be anywhere but design goals related to [[Thematic Consistency]] can require motivations for why the thing should be delivered to the place. [[Non-Player Characters]] that want to have the thing is a standard option. [[Installations]] is another option when the things delivered are needed to use or activate the [[Installations]], e.g., delivering a certain magic gem to a circle of runes to activate them.
+Regardless, for games with [[Pervasive Gameplay]] [[Deliver]] goals may need [[Artifact-Location Proximity]] goals to be part of the game state.
 [[Deliver]] differs from [[Collections]] in that the focus is on specific game elements that needs to be moved to specific places. [[Collections]] in contrast focus upon having game elements together, and there might be many different game elements that can take a place in the collection.
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===