Quick Returns - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 07:17, 3 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 21:55, 9 February 2015

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Staffan Björk at 10:57, 31 July 2011

2011-07-31T10:57:21Z

Staffan Björk at 12:11, 12 June 2011

2011-06-12T12:11:03Z

Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Instantiated By */

2011-05-03T08:30:31Z

‎Can Be Instantiated By

Staffan Björk at 19:55, 20 March 2011

2011-03-20T19:55:37Z

Staffan Björk at 14:54, 20 March 2011

2011-03-20T14:54:23Z

Staffan Björk at 16:36, 3 February 2011

2011-02-03T16:36:20Z

Staffan Björk at 20:53, 29 January 2011

2011-01-29T20:53:53Z

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

2011-01-20T21:43:02Z

‎Consequences

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Quick Returns]] are a way to modulate [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]] to remove [[Excise]] and [[Grinding]] after [[Traverse]] goals have been achieved. In doing so they are also a way to provide specials way of [[Movement]]. They are incompatible with [[Backtracking Levels]] since the main characteristic of the latter is that one needs to go through the level both ways, and when [[Quick Returns]] make use of instantaneous [[Movement]] they are a specific, typically one-way or limited use, form of [[Quick Travel]].
+[[Quick Returns]] are a way to modulate [[Levels]], [[Game Worlds]], or [[Transport Routes]] to remove [[Excise]] and [[Grinding]] after [[Traverse]] goals have been achieved. In doing so they are also a way to provide specials way of [[Movement]]. They are incompatible with [[Backtracking Levels]] since the main characteristic of the latter is that one needs to go through the level both ways, and when [[Quick Returns]] make use of instantaneous [[Movement]] they are a specific, typically one-way or limited use, form of [[Quick Travel]].
 == Relations ==
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 === Can Modulate ===
-[[Game Worlds]], [[Levels]], [[Traverse]]
+[[Game Worlds]], [[Levels]],
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===

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 [[Category:Patterns]]
 [[Category:Level Design Patterns]]
 [[Category:Needs revision]]

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Quick Returns]] can be created in two main ways, the first making use of some way to travel instantly between two points in the [[Game Worlds|Game World]] and the other by removing [[Obstacles]] that blocked [[Movement]]. Instantaneous travel can be part of [[Rewards]] to move players back after completing goals (to let them avoid [[Excise]]) and is then often a [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] described through [[Cutscenes]]. Another option is to make [[Quick Returns]] be [[New Abilities|New]] and [[Privileged Abilities]] (and [[Privileged Movement]]). In contrast, the removal of [[Obstacles]] can simply be [[Switches]] that can only be accessed after making a long journey, but when activated allows a short return.
+[[Quick Returns]] can be created in two main ways, the first making use of some way to travel instantly between two points in the [[Game Worlds|Game World]] and the other by [[Conditional Passageways]]. Instantaneous travel can be part of [[Rewards]] to move players back after completing goals (to let them avoid [[Excise]]) and is then often a [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] described through [[Cutscenes]]. Another option is to make [[Quick Returns]] be [[New Abilities|New]] and [[Privileged Abilities]] (and [[Privileged Movement]]). In contrast, fulfilling the requirements of [[Conditional Passageways]] need to first be possible after making a long journey, but when these are met player can return quickly.
 == Consequences ==
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
-[[Obstacles]] together with [[Switches]]
+[[Conditional Passageways]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 [[Category:Level Design Patterns]]
 [[Category:Needs revision]]
 [[Category:Needs references]]
 ''Navigational structures that make returning from a certain position to a part of the game world much easier than reach it.''

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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
-[[Obstacles]] and [[Switches]]
+[[Obstacles]] together with [[Switches]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 === Examples ===
-Both lairs of the 'superheroes' in ''The Superhuman Gambit'' quest in [[Fallout 3]] have secret, or hard to unlock, exits that lead to easily accessible areas. This means that players do not have to backtrack their whole was through the complexes after reaching their center.
+Both lairs of the 'superheroes' in ''The Superhuman Gambit'' quest in [[Fallout 3]] have secret, or hard to unlock, exits that lead to easily accessible areas. This means that players do not have to backtrack their whole was through the complexes after reaching their center. Vault 3 in [[Fallout: New Vegas]] has a similar structure in that there exists a secret way to return to the vault entrance that can only be found and activated after some exploration of the vault.
 In [[Assassin's Creed 2]] (of the [[Assassin's Creed series]]) all viewpoint, which are located on high buildings and can be quite difficult to get to, can be jumped off so the player's character lands unharmed in a pile of hay or leaves.

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Quick Returns]] are a way to modulate [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]] to remove [[Excise]] after [[Traverse]] goals have been achieved. In doing so they are also a way to provide specials way of [[Movement]]. They are incompatible with [[Backtracking Levels]] since the main characteristic of the latter is that one needs to go through the level both ways, and when [[Quick Returns]] make use of instantaneous [[Movement]] they are a specific, typically one-way or limited use, form of [[Quick Travel]].
+[[Quick Returns]] are a way to modulate [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]] to remove [[Excise]] and [[Grinding]] after [[Traverse]] goals have been achieved. In doing so they are also a way to provide specials way of [[Movement]]. They are incompatible with [[Backtracking Levels]] since the main characteristic of the latter is that one needs to go through the level both ways, and when [[Quick Returns]] make use of instantaneous [[Movement]] they are a specific, typically one-way or limited use, form of [[Quick Travel]].
 == Relations ==
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
-[[Backtracking Levels]], [[Excise]]
+[[Backtracking Levels]], [[Excise]], [[Grinding]]
 == History ==