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| − | [[Equipment Slots]] are common in [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]]. [[Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura]] and the first games in the [[Fallout series]] make use of them, as does [[Torchlight]], [[World of Warcraft]], the [[Ultima series]], the [[Baldur's Gate series]], and the [[Dragon Age series]]. In these games, players have general inventories and can from these select the specific items they wish to use at any particular moment. [[Minecraft]] uses the same design structures as the above roleplaying games but in a sandbox game and lets game time progress while players are accessing the inventory and [[Equipment Slots]]. | + | [[Equipment Slots]] are common in [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]]. [[Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura]] and the first games in the [[Fallout series]] make use of them, as does [[Torchlight]], [[World of Warcraft]], the [[Diablo series]], the [[Ultima series]], the [[Baldur's Gate series]], and the [[Dragon Age series]]. In these games, players have general inventories and can from these select the specific items they wish to use at any particular moment. [[Minecraft]] uses the same design structures as the above roleplaying games but in a sandbox game and lets game time progress while players are accessing the inventory and [[Equipment Slots]]. |
Some [[:Category:FPS Games|First-Person Shooters]] also make use of [[Equipment Slots]] but then without having inventories. This is used, e.g. in [[Far Cry series]] and the [[Left 4 Dead series]], to force players to commit to using a particular set of weapons and changes can only be done when new weapons are found or by backtracking to where old weapons were left. [[Borderlands]] is an example of an [[:Category:FPS Games|FPS]] that retains the combination of [[Equipment Slots]] and inventories that roleplaying games use. | Some [[:Category:FPS Games|First-Person Shooters]] also make use of [[Equipment Slots]] but then without having inventories. This is used, e.g. in [[Far Cry series]] and the [[Left 4 Dead series]], to force players to commit to using a particular set of weapons and changes can only be done when new weapons are found or by backtracking to where old weapons were left. [[Borderlands]] is an example of an [[:Category:FPS Games|FPS]] that retains the combination of [[Equipment Slots]] and inventories that roleplaying games use. | ||
Revision as of 09:35, 1 August 2011
Slots used to indicate which game items players wish to use.
Games that let players find armor, weapons, or other types of equipment often let them find many different kinds of each to let players have the choice of selecting wish they prefer. Having Equipment Slots lets players show this choice simply by placing the selected items in slots. Depending on if they are combined with a general inventory or not, these slots can represent everything one can carry.
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Examples
Equipment Slots are common in Computer-based Roleplaying Games. Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura and the first games in the Fallout series make use of them, as does Torchlight, World of Warcraft, the Diablo series, the Ultima series, the Baldur's Gate series, and the Dragon Age series. In these games, players have general inventories and can from these select the specific items they wish to use at any particular moment. Minecraft uses the same design structures as the above roleplaying games but in a sandbox game and lets game time progress while players are accessing the inventory and Equipment Slots.
Some First-Person Shooters also make use of Equipment Slots but then without having inventories. This is used, e.g. in Far Cry series and the Left 4 Dead series, to force players to commit to using a particular set of weapons and changes can only be done when new weapons are found or by backtracking to where old weapons were left. Borderlands is an example of an FPS that retains the combination of Equipment Slots and inventories that roleplaying games use.
Using the pattern
Characters Player Characters Companions
There are two main uses for Limited Inventory Slots and these
Can Modulate
Armor, Characters, Equipment, Inventories, Tools, Weapons
Interface Aspects
When used together with Inventories, Equipment Slots are typically part of the same Secondary Interface Screens as the Inventories. When used instead of Inventories they are typically sufficiently limited in functionality that they can be fitted into HUD Interfaces.
Consequences
Equipment Slots mainly offers ways to make interfaces clearer when used together with Inventories. When used instead of Inventories they have more impact on gameplay: players need to do Tradeoffs between the different pros and cons of what can be placed in each slot, and picking a certain combination can be akin to selecting Functional Roles.
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Can Instantiate
Functional Roles, Inventories, Tradeoffs
Can Modulate
Armor, Characters, Equipment, Inventories, Tools, Weapons
Can Be Instantiated By
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Can Be Modulated By
HUD Interfaces, Secondary Interface Screens
Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
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History
New pattern created in this wiki.
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