Regenerating Resources - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 13:23, 1 April 2022

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Staffan Björk at 15:24, 18 July 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

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‎Relations

Staffan Björk at 14:05, 18 January 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

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‎Examples

Staffan Björk at 14:00, 18 January 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

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‎Consequences

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‎Narration Aspects

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‎Narration Aspects

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

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 [[Regenerating Resources]] in [[Persistent Game Worlds]] often result in [[Encouraged Return Visits]] because players may need certain [[Resources]] and know they will be available at a certain point in the future; one example of such as [[Resources|Resource]] is [[Budgeted Action Points]] - players can simply not perform any more actions until after a certain period of time has passed. This typically makes games using [[Regenerating Resources]] on [[Budgeted Action Points]] into [[Tick-Based Games]], as does its application on or [[Lives]].
-[[Regenerating Resources]] as a pattern works directly against [[Non-Renewable Resources]]. By doing so, it also works against [[Limited Resources]] if time is not an issue. Further, as the pattern does explicitly not one type of [[Resources|Resource]] to create another, it breaks the requirement of [[Closed Economies]].
+[[Regenerating Resources]] as a pattern works directly against [[Non-Renewable Resources]]. By doing so, it also works against [[Limited Resources]] if time is not an issue and this also make the pattern work against [[Resource Competition]]. Further, as the pattern does explicitly not one type of [[Resources|Resource]] to create another, it breaks the requirement of [[Closed Economies]].
 == Relations ==
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 [[Limited Resources]],
 [[Non-Renewable Resources]],
 [[Thematic Consistency]]

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 [[Regenerating Resources]] make [[Resources]] into a form of [[Renewable Resources]] through [[Game Element Insertion]]. They provide one half of the mechanisms needed to create [[Faucet/Drain]] or [[Faucet/Sink]] systems, the other some form of [[Game Element Removal]]. When used together with [[Resource Caps]], [[Regenerating Resources]] work to ensure that there is a steady supply of [[Resources]] but still making them into [[Limited Resources]].
-[[Regenerating Resources]] in [[Persistent Game Worlds]] often result in [[Encouraged Return Visits]] because players may need certain [[Resources]] and know they will be available at a certain point in the future; one example of such as [[Resources|Resource]] is [[Budgeted Action Points]] - players can simply not perform any more actions until after a certain period of time has passed.
+[[Regenerating Resources]] in [[Persistent Game Worlds]] often result in [[Encouraged Return Visits]] because players may need certain [[Resources]] and know they will be available at a certain point in the future; one example of such as [[Resources|Resource]] is [[Budgeted Action Points]] - players can simply not perform any more actions until after a certain period of time has passed. This typically makes games using [[Regenerating Resources]] on [[Budgeted Action Points]] into [[Tick-Based Games]], as does its application on or [[Lives]].
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 [[Regenerating Resources]] as a pattern works directly against [[Non-Renewable Resources]]. By doing so, it also works against [[Limited Resources]] if time is not an issue. Further, as the pattern does explicitly not one type of [[Resources|Resource]] to create another, it breaks the requirement of [[Closed Economies]].
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 ''Resources in games that are created simply by the passing of game time.''
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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Regenerating Resources]] is introduced in games as a way of making [[Resources]] into [[Renewable Resources]] but only require time to pass for this to happen. They can be necessary in [[Persistent Game Worlds]] where players would otherwise completely depleted the [[Resources]]
+[[Regenerating Resources]] is introduced in games as a way of making [[Resources]] into [[Renewable Resources]] but only require time to pass for this to happen. They can be necessary in [[Persistent Game Worlds]] where players would otherwise completely depleted the [[Resources]].
 [[Regenerating Resources]] are quite often limited by [[Resource Caps]] to avoid very large amounts of [[Resources]] to build up over time as gameplay progresses.
-Examples of common types of [[Resources]] that can need to be regenerated for gameplay to progress at a wanted pace include [[Ammunition]], [[Budgeted Action Points]], [[Energy]], and [[Health]]. [[Lives]] are [[Regenerating Resources]] in [[:Category:Puzzle Games|Puzzle Games]] such as [[Candy Crush Saga]] and some versions of [[Peggle]].
+Examples of common types of [[Resources]] that can need to be regenerated for gameplay to progress at a wanted pace include [[Ammunition]], [[Budgeted Action Points]], [[Energy]], [[Health]], [[Money]]. The rate at which [[Resources]] regenerate can be used to fine-tune gameplay or offer choices and actions; [[Income]] is for example one way of regulating how [[Money]] can work as a [[Regenerating Resources|Regenerating Resource]]. [[Lives]] are [[Regenerating Resources]] in [[:Category:Puzzle Games|Puzzle Games]] such as [[Candy Crush Saga]] and some versions of [[Peggle]].
 === Narration Aspects ===
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 [[Health]],
 [[Lives]],
 [[Persistent Game Worlds]],
 [[Resources]]
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Resource Caps]]

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 [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] that let players place "workers" to take actions, e.g. [[Agricola]], [[Dominant Species]] and [[Lords of Waterdeep]], only provide players with a limited number of actions they can do every round. However, since players get these workers back at the end of the round they are a form of [[Regenerating Resources]]. Money is another common form of [[Regenerating Resources]] in [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]], players typically receive them in the beginning of a round. Although this is typically affected by which investments players have done, it can still be regarded as [[Regenerating Resources]] when one does not have to use any other [[Resources]] to receive the money.
-[[:Category:Roguelikes|Roguelikes]], i.e. games such as [[Angband]], [[Rogue]] and the [[Diablo series]], lets the health and mana of players' character replenish over times. [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]] such as [[Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura]], the [[Fallout series]] and the [[Mass Effect series]] have similar ways of letting character heal over time.
+[[:Category:Roguelikes|Roguelikes]], i.e. games such as [[Angband]], [[Rogue]] and the [[Diablo series]], lets the health and mana of players' character replenish over times. [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]] such as [[Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura]], the [[Fallout series]] and the [[Mass Effect series]] have similar ways of letting character heal or rest over time.
 Regenerating health has become more and more common in [[:Category:FPS Games|FPS Games]]. [[Spec Ops: The Line]], [[Wolfenstein: New World Order]], and the [[Battlefield series|Battlefield]], [[Call of Duty series|Call of Duty]], [[Just Cause series|Just Cause]],  and [[Halo series]] to mention a few, have varying mechanisms for this although for some of the game series this has been introduced later. The [[Halo series]] also have a similar system for regenerating force shields (and had this before it had health regeneration). Other [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] with similar system include [[World of Warcraft]] and later versions in the [[Deus Ex series|Deus Ex]], [[Metal Gear Solid series|Metal Gear Sold]], [[Metroid series|Metroid]], and [[Tomb Raider series]]. [[FTL: Faster Than Light]] has [[Regenerating Resources]] in the form of power shields that grow stronger by time after being hit. The largest units in [[Warhammer 40K]], e.g. Imperial Titans or Ork Gargants, also have power shields that have a certain likelihood to regain their strength each turn after being overloaded.

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-''The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.''
+''Resources in games that are created simply by the passing of game time.''
-This pattern is a still a stub.
+Players often manipulate various types of resources in games, and in many cases use up these through various actions. [[Regenerating Resources]] are those which by themselves create more over time without any necessary actions performed by players.
 Giantbomb has entries for the more specialized concepts "Regenerating Ammo"<ref name="gbra"/>, "Regenerating Health"<ref name="gbrh"/>, and "Shield Regeneration"<ref name="gbsr"/>. Similarly, TV Tropes has entries for "Regenerating Health"<ref name="ttrh"/>, "Regenerating Mana"<ref name="ttrm"/>, and "Regenerating Shield"<ref name="ttrs"/>.
 === Examples ===
-[[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] that let players place "workers" to take actions, e.g. [[Agricola]], [[Dominant Species]] and [[Lords of Waterdeep]], only provide players with a limited number of actions they can do every round. However, since players get these workers back at the end of the round they are a form of [[Regenerating Resources]].
+[[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] that let players place "workers" to take actions, e.g. [[Agricola]], [[Dominant Species]] and [[Lords of Waterdeep]], only provide players with a limited number of actions they can do every round. However, since players get these workers back at the end of the round they are a form of [[Regenerating Resources]]. Money is another common form of [[Regenerating Resources]] in [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]], players typically receive them in the beginning of a round. Although this is typically affected by which investments players have done, it can still be regarded as [[Regenerating Resources]] when one does not have to use any other [[Resources]] to receive the money.
 [[:Category:Roguelikes|Roguelikes]], i.e. games such as [[Angband]], [[Rogue]] and the [[Diablo series]], lets the health and mana of players' character replenish over times. [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]] such as [[Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura]], the [[Fallout series]] and the [[Mass Effect series]] have similar ways of letting character heal over time.

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 === Narration Aspects ===
-[[Regenerating Resources]] can, depending on their nature, put strains on a [[Thematic Consistency]].
+[[Regenerating Resources]] can, depending on their thematic nature, put strains on a [[Thematic Consistency]].
 == Consequences ==