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‎Can Modulate

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‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 08:14, 3 August 2022

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Staffan Björk at 13:44, 21 July 2016

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Staffan Björk at 13:06, 9 November 2011

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 [[Game Boards]],
 [[Game Worlds]],
 [[Levels]],
 [[Territories]]

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	One option for [[Installations]] is if they should be [[Destructible Objects]] with an initial [[Health]] value. If this is the case (as if for example is in the [[Battlefield series]]), an additional option is if they should reappear or not due to [[Spawning]]. Another is if they should be able to be created by players through [[Construction]]. A third option is to require specific [[Game Items]] to be used or at least be present for [[Installations]] to work. This sets up for [[Deliver]] goals, for example to [[Deliver]] [[Ammunition]] to [[Installations]] that are [[Weapons]].		One option for [[Installations]] is if they should be [[Destructible Objects]] with an initial [[Health]] value. If this is the case (as if for example is in the [[Battlefield series]]), an additional option is if they should reappear or not due to [[Spawning]]. Another is if they should be able to be created by players through [[Construction]]. A third option is to require specific [[Game Items]] to be used or at least be present for [[Installations]] to work. This sets up for [[Deliver]] goals, for example to [[Deliver]] [[Ammunition]] to [[Installations]] that are [[Weapons]].
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		+	[[Installations]] can also be used to provide advantages to those that control an area to fulfill a [[King of the Hill]] goal.

	=== Diegetic Aspects ===		=== Diegetic Aspects ===

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 While [[Weapons]] are common as [[Installations]], [[Warp Zones]] can be [[Installations]] since they are [[Tools]] for [[Movement]]. Another common, but somewhat misnamed, type of [[Installations]] are the cities of the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization series]], the buildings of [[Starcraft series]], and the provinces of the [[Victoria series]]. These not only provide actions (thereby being [[Tools]]) but often have various [[Attributes]] and actions associated with them and are thereby [[Abstract Player Constructs]].
-One option for [[Installations]] is if they should be [[Destructible Objects]] with an initial [[Health]] value. If this is the case (as if for example is in the [[Battlefield series]]), an additional option is if they should reappear or not due to [[Spawning]]. Another is if they should be able to be created by players through [[Construction]].
+One option for [[Installations]] is if they should be [[Destructible Objects]] with an initial [[Health]] value. If this is the case (as if for example is in the [[Battlefield series]]), an additional option is if they should reappear or not due to [[Spawning]]. Another is if they should be able to be created by players through [[Construction]]. A third option is to require specific [[Game Items]] to be used or at least be present for [[Installations]] to work. This sets up for [[Deliver]] goals, for example to [[Deliver]] [[Ammunition]] to [[Installations]] that are [[Weapons]].
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 [[Choke Points]],
 [[Controllers]],
 [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]],
 [[Expansion]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Installations]] are either [[Bases]] or [[Tools]] that due their size have locations in [[Levels]] of [[Game Worlds]]. In the case of where they are [[Tools]] they typically are [[Weapons]] or [[Armor]]. This makes the design of them mainly relate to the choices associated with [[Tools]] (or [[Weapons]]) and there spatial placement (Hullett & Whitehead<ref name="Hullett"/> ''Turret'' pattern describes [[Installations]] with [[Weapons]]). Although most [[Installations]] are fixed in one position, [[Vehicles]] can be considered [[Installations]], especially if they can be immobilized but continue to function as [[Tools]] or [[Weapons]]. When [[Installations]] are part of the [[Game Worlds]] rather than objects in them, they are examples of [[Environmental Effects]] that modify players' actions positively through [[Buffs]]. Given their size and typical scarcity, they often provide [[Privileged Abilities]] although this may be balanced by having required [[Cooldown]] periods. [[Self-Service Kiosks]] are [[Installations]] that provide [[Trading]] or more interaction that just activation to use.
+[[Installations]] are either [[Bases]] or [[Tools]] that due their size have locations on [[Game Boards]] or in [[Levels]] of [[Game Worlds]]. In the case of where they are [[Tools]] they typically are [[Weapons]] or [[Armor]]. This makes the design of them mainly relate to the choices associated with [[Tools]] (or [[Weapons]]) and there spatial placement (Hullett & Whitehead<ref name="Hullett"/> ''Turret'' pattern describes [[Installations]] with [[Weapons]]). Although most [[Installations]] are fixed in one position, [[Vehicles]] can be considered [[Installations]], especially if they can be immobilized but continue to function as [[Tools]] or [[Weapons]]. When [[Installations]] are part of the [[Game Worlds]] rather than objects in them, they are examples of [[Environmental Effects]] that modify players' actions positively through [[Buffs]]. Given their size and typical scarcity, they often provide [[Privileged Abilities]] although this may be balanced by having required [[Cooldown]] periods. [[Self-Service Kiosks]] are [[Installations]] that provide [[Trading]] or more interaction that just activation to use.
 Some [[Installations]] contain [[Minigames]]. Reasons for doing this include letting players have chances of earning [[Money]] through participating in [[Betting]] games (this is found for example in the [[Fallout series]] and the [[Leisure Suit Larry series]]) or to provide [[Easter Eggs]] (found for example in [[Day of the Tentacle]]).
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 == Consequences ==
-[[Installations]] are [[Controllers]] and [[Tools]], possibly [[Weapons]] and [[Armor]], that modulate [[Avatars]] in that they can provide them with [[Location-Fixed Abilities]]. In some cases those that function as [[Controllers]] provide access to [[Resources]] and in these cases [[Installations]] become [[Resource Locations]]. Since they are only available at certain places, the abilities the give are a form of [[Privileged Abilities]]. They  modulate the [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]] which contain them since they have their own presence there, and they typically make their location into [[Strategic Locations]] and thereby support [[Strategic Planning]], as well as making [[Territories]] more valuable. They are quite likely to be [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] and [[Landmarks]], especially if tied to [[Geospatial Game Widgets]]. They are also quite likely [[Obstacles]] and can create [[Choke Points]].
+[[Installations]] are [[Controllers]] and [[Tools]], possibly [[Weapons]] and [[Armor]], that modulate [[Avatars]] in that they can provide them with [[Location-Fixed Abilities]]. In some cases those that function as [[Controllers]] provide access to [[Resources]] and in these cases [[Installations]] become [[Resource Locations]]. Since they are only available at certain places, the abilities the give are a form of [[Privileged Abilities]]. They  modulate the [[Game Boards]], [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]] which contain them since they have their own presence there, and they typically make their location into [[Strategic Locations]] and thereby support [[Strategic Planning]], as well as making [[Territories]] more valuable. They are quite likely to be [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] and [[Landmarks]], especially if tied to [[Geospatial Game Widgets]]. They are also quite likely [[Obstacles]] and can create [[Choke Points]].
 Like [[Avatars]] and [[Units]], [[Installations]] can be game elements that disperse [[Fog of War]]. This, and that they can provide players with gameplay actions, can make them into [[Focus Loci]]. These features make [[Installations]] excellent for [[Expansion]] and [[Exploitation]] phases.
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Avatars]],
 [[Game Worlds]],
 [[Levels]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Installations]] are [[Tools]], often [[Weapons]], or [[Armor]] that due their size have locations in [[Levels]] of [[Game Worlds]]. This makes the design of them mainly relate to the choices associated with [[Tools]] (or [[Weapons]]) and there spatial placement (Hullett & Whitehead<ref name="Hullett"/> ''Turret'' pattern describes [[Installations]] with [[Weapons]]). Although most [[Installations]] are fixed in one position, [[Vehicles]] can be considered [[Installations]], especially if they can be immobilized but continue to function as [[Tools]] or [[Weapons]]. When [[Installations]] are part of the [[Game Worlds]] rather than objects in them, they are examples of [[Environmental Effects]] that modify players' actions positively through [[Buffs]]. Given their size and typical scarcity, they often provide [[Privileged Abilities]] although this may be balanced by having required [[Cooldown]] periods. [[Self-Service Kiosks]] are [[Installations]] that provide [[Trading]] or more interaction that just activation to use.
 Some [[Installations]] contain [[Minigames]]. Reasons for doing this include letting players have chances of earning [[Money]] through participating in [[Betting]] games (this is found for example in the [[Fallout series]] and the [[Leisure Suit Larry series]]) or to provide [[Easter Eggs]] (found for example in [[Day of the Tentacle]]).
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Environmental Effects]],
 [[Self-Service Kiosks]],

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Installations]] are [[Controllers]] and [[Tools]], possibly [[Weapons]] and [[Armor]], that modulate [[Avatars]] in that they can provide them with [[Location-Fixed Abilities]]. Since they are only available at certain places, the abilities the give are a form of [[Privileged Abilities]]. They  modulate the [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]] which contain them since they have their own presence there, and they typically make their location into [[Strategic Locations]] and thereby support [[Strategic Planning]], as well as making [[Territories]] more valuable. They are quite likely to be [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] and [[Landmarks]], especially if tied to [[Geospatial Game Widgets]]. They are also quite likely [[Obstacles]] and can create [[Choke Points]].
+[[Installations]] are [[Controllers]] and [[Tools]], possibly [[Weapons]] and [[Armor]], that modulate [[Avatars]] in that they can provide them with [[Location-Fixed Abilities]]. In some cases those that function as [[Controllers]] provide access to [[Resources]] and in these cases [[Installations]] become [[Resource Locations]]. Since they are only available at certain places, the abilities the give are a form of [[Privileged Abilities]]. They  modulate the [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]] which contain them since they have their own presence there, and they typically make their location into [[Strategic Locations]] and thereby support [[Strategic Planning]], as well as making [[Territories]] more valuable. They are quite likely to be [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] and [[Landmarks]], especially if tied to [[Geospatial Game Widgets]]. They are also quite likely [[Obstacles]] and can create [[Choke Points]].
 Like [[Avatars]] and [[Units]], [[Installations]] can be game elements that disperse [[Fog of War]]. This, and that they can provide players with gameplay actions, can make them into [[Focus Loci]]. These features make [[Installations]] excellent for [[Expansion]] and [[Exploitation]] phases.
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 [[Obstacles]],
 [[Privileged Abilities]],
 [[Strategic Locations]],
 [[Strategic Planning]],

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 [[Installations]] are [[Controllers]] and [[Tools]], possibly [[Weapons]] and [[Armor]], that modulate [[Avatars]] in that they can provide them with [[Location-Fixed Abilities]]. Since they are only available at certain places, the abilities the give are a form of [[Privileged Abilities]]. They  modulate the [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]] which contain them since they have their own presence there, and they typically make their location into [[Strategic Locations]] and thereby support [[Strategic Planning]], as well as making [[Territories]] more valuable. They are quite likely to be [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] and [[Landmarks]], especially if tied to [[Geospatial Game Widgets]]. They are also quite likely [[Obstacles]] and can create [[Choke Points]].
-Like [[Avatars]] and [[Units]], [[Installations]] can be game elements that disperse [[Fog of War]]. This, and that they can provide players with gameplay actions, can make them into [[Focus Loci]]. These features make [[Installations]] excellent for [[Expansion]] phases.
+Like [[Avatars]] and [[Units]], [[Installations]] can be game elements that disperse [[Fog of War]]. This, and that they can provide players with gameplay actions, can make them into [[Focus Loci]]. These features make [[Installations]] excellent for [[Expansion]] and [[Exploitation]] phases.
 == Relations ==
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 [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]],
 [[Expansion]],
 [[Focus Loci]],
 [[Fog of War]],