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== '''Welcome to the Game Mechanics Wiki''' ==

==== What is this? ====
Well, it is a wiki where we research, inspect, play with, and analyze different game mechanics. The goal is to have a comprehensive list of mechanics, how to use them, design considerations, examples by other games, and different implementation methods

==== What is a "Game Mechanic"? ====
A game mechanic is anything that allows the player to interact with the game and game environment. They are the rules that the game follows and they define the experience that the player has. Mechanics can be implemented differently and are different from game to game. For example, crafting in Minecraft and Far Cry Primal are different but they both outline the experience the player has.

==== The Pillars of Game Mechanics ====
There are 5 Pillars of Game Mechanics:

# [[Environment]] - How the player can interact and experience the world that has been created for them.
# [[PC|Player Character]] - The players "interface" with interacting with the world. This is how the player is able to do different things within the world
# [[NPC|Non-playable Characters]] - Other characters the player can interact with that isn't able to be controlled by the character and how they behave with the environment
# [[Combat]] - The way the player can attack NPCs
# [[Meta|Meta-mechanics]] - Mechanics that aren't directly related to how the player can interact with the world, but affect how the player might play the game.

As July 16th, 2024, this is the current planned layout, with [[Environment/Crafting|crafting]] being the only one completed. You can click the image to view a higher quality version.
[[File:20240716 map.png|center|frameless|887x887px|July 16th, 2024]]

==== How can I help? ====
If you want to be a writer: send an email to '''chase@astralmyst.com''' with a short description on why you want to help.

If you want to help pay for our servers: donate a few bucks to us on [https://ko-fi.com/astralmyst Ko-Fi].

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== '''Welcome to the Game Mechanics Wiki by AstralMyst Creations.''' ==

==== What is this? ====
Well, it is a wiki where we research, inspect, play with, and analyze different game mechanics. The goal is to have a comprehensive list of mechanics, how to use them, design considerations, examples by other games, and different implementation methods

==== What is a "Game Mechanic"? ====
A game mechanic is anything that allows the player to interact with the game and game environment. They are the rules that the game follows and they define the experience that the player has. Mechanics can be implemented differently and are different from game to game. For example, crafting in Minecraft and Far Cry Primal are different but they both outline the experience the player has.

==== The Pillars of Game Mechanics ====
So far, I have mechanics organized into 5 pillars.

# [[Environment]] - How the player can interact and experience the world that has been created for them.
# [[PC|Player Character]] - The players "interface" with interacting with the world. This is how the player is able to do different things within the world
# [[NPC|Non-playable Characters]] - Other characters the player can interact with that isn't able to be controlled by the character and how they behave with the environment
# [[Combat]] - The way the player can attack NPCs
# [[Meta|Meta-mechanics]] - Mechanics that aren't directly related to how the player can interact with the world, but affect how the player might play the game.

As July 16th, 2024, this is the current planned layout, with [[Environment/Crafting|crafting]] being the only one completed. You can click the image to view a higher quality version.
[[File:20240716 map.png|center|frameless|887x887px|July 16th, 2024]]

==== How do I use the wiki? ====
Just search for a mechanic, and read up on it. This is still in early alpha and a lot of work needs to be done, however we plan on making it easy to use.

As of right now, I haven't been able to get Elastic search working, so in the meantime, here's a [[Meta Table of Contents]]

If you are curious about what format I use to cite my sources, I have a metawiki page here: [[Game Mechanics:Citations]]

If you are curious about the slahes "/" in some page names, that is because I am building this wiki utilizing subpages. One page might contain an overview of a topic, but the subpage will go in depth. If a page has subpages, that information will be stated at the top of the page

==== How can I help? ====
Currently, we are not allowing outside sources to help with this project. If you are interested in helping, have an idea for a page, or want to submit research (and credit will be given), contact us at wiki@astralmyst.com, or visit www.astralmyst.com and fill out our Contact Us form; and we will get back to you.

==== Can I use this as a scholarly source? ====
Yes, you can. We try to keep all information up-to-date, and currently is maintained by a small team of researchers. Some professors don't allow anthological sources, and I would urge you to have them reconsider this wiki; emailing us, if necessary. We also have the Cite This Page plugin enabled, so if you click on the 3 dots in the top right, you will see a Cite This Page option, which will give you the proper citations for different formats, as well as a direct link to that specific revision of that page.

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Layout of the plan of the wiki as of July 16th, 2024

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== '''Welcome to the Game Mechanics Wiki by AstralMyst Creations.''' ==

==== What is this? ====
Well, it is a wiki where we research, inspect, play with, and analyze different game mechanics. The goal is to have a comprehensive list of mechanics, how to use them, design considerations, examples by other games, and different implementation methods

==== What is a "Game Mechanic"? ====
A game mechanic is anything that allows the player to interact with the game and game environment. They are the rules that the game follows and they define the experience that the player has. Mechanics can be implemented differently and are different from game to game. For example, crafting in Minecraft and Far Cry Primal are different but they both outline the experience the player has.

==== How do I use the wiki? ====
Just search for a mechanic, and read up on it. This is still in early alpha and a lot of work needs to be done, however we plan on making it easy to use.

As of right now, I haven't been able to get Elastic search working, so in the meantime, here's a [[Meta Table of Contents]]

If you are curious about what format I use to cite my sources, I have a metawiki page here: [[Game Mechanics:Citations]]

If you are curious about the slahes "/" in some page names, that is because I am building this wiki utilizing subpages. One page might contain an overview of a topic, but the subpage will go in depth. If a page has subpages, that information will be stated at the top of the page

==== How can I help? ====
Currently, we are not allowing outside sources to help with this project. If you are interested in helping, have an idea for a page, or want to submit research (and credit will be given), contact us at wiki@astralmyst.com, or visit www.astralmyst.com and fill out our Contact Us form; and we will get back to you.

==== Can I use this as a scholarly source? ====
Yes, you can. We try to keep all information up-to-date, and currently is maintained by a small team of researchers. Some professors don't allow anthological sources, and I would urge you to have them reconsider this wiki; emailing us, if necessary. We also have the Cite This Page plugin enabled, so if you click on the 3 dots in the top right, you will see a Cite This Page option, which will give you the proper citations for different formats, as well as a direct link to that specific revision of that page.

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This is an example of crafting a stick in Minecraft's 2x2 crafting grid.

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== Introduction: ==
Since Elastic search isn't working right now, and the default MediaWiki search isn't the greatest, here is a Meta Table of Contents to assist in planning and searching the wiki.

== Mechanics: ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Mechanic
!Good Examples
!Bad Examples
!Page/Subpage
!Notes
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|Open World
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|Environment/World Building/Open World
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|Backtracking
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|Environment/World Building/Backtracking
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|Day/Night Cycles
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|Environment/World Building/Day and Night Cycles
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|Side Quests / Detours
|Fallout/Skyrim
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|Environment/World Building/ Side Quests and Detours
|Can keep hours of engagement, especially for certain types of adhd???
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|Place Names
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|Environment/World Building/Toponymy
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|Destroyable World Objects
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|Environment/Destruction
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|Tutorial/Tutorial Level
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|Environment/Tutorials
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|Guidance vs Hand Holding
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|Environment/Tutorials/Types of Tutorials
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|Weather
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|Environment/Weather
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|Narrative Choices
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|Environment/Narrative Choices
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|Turn-Based / Realtime
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|Game Modes/Timekeeping
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|Difficulty
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|Game Modes/Difficulty
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|Genre
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|Game Modes/Genre
|Detective, Strategy, Puzzle...? Own page or within Genre? "Top-down RTS Combat"WWWS
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|Movement
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|PC/Movement
|Grid-based movement = bad?
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|Fast Travel
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|PC/Movement/Fast Travel
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|Teleportation
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|PC/Movement/Fast Travel/Teleportation
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|Animations
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|PC/Animations
|I-Frames, own page or within animations?
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|Skills/Abilities/Powerups
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|PC/Abilities
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|Sleep/Recharge
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|PC/Resting
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|Health
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|PC/Health
|Healing Systems/Death
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|Inventory/Carrying Systems
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|PC/Inventory
|Carry weight/inventory limits
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|NPC Movement
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|NPC/Movement
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|NPC Schedules
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|NPC/Movement/Schedules
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|NPC Dialogue
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|NPC/Dialogue
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|Trading/Bartering/shops
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|NPC/Trading
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|Bosses
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|NPC/Bosses
|Boss phases, boss rushes, impossible bosses, secret bosses
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|Companions
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|NPC/Companions
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|Combat
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|Combat
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|Types of damage
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|Combat/Types of Damage
|Poison
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|Super Moves/Crits
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|Combat/Super Moves
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|Save Systems
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|Meta Mechanics/Saving
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|Speedrunning
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|Meta Mechanics/Speedrunning
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|Cheat Codes
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|Meta Mechanics/Cheats
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|Game Pacing
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|Meta Mechanics/Pacing
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|Microtransactions
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|Meta Mechanics/Microtransactions
|Usually bad???
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|Dead Space?
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|Story? Movement?
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|Perspective (3rd person)
|Skyrim/Fallout
|Cyberpunk
|PC/Perspective
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|Building Placement
|Manor Lords
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|Environment/Building
|Most "city builders" allow cities to be built the same way. Manor Lords does it differently and better?
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|Character Creation
|Fallout 4/Sims 4
|GTA Online
|PC/Character Creation
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|Crafting
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|[[Environment/Crafting]]
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