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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.
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.


* Environment
== Mechanics: ==
** World Building
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*** Open World
|+
*** Backtracking
!Mechanic
*** Day/night cycles
!Good Examples
*** Side Quests / Detours
!Bad Examples
** Destroyable world objects
!Page/Subpage
** Tutorial/tutorial level
!Notes
*** Guidance vs Hand-holding
|-
** Weather
|Open World
** Narrative Choices
|
 
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* Game Modes
|Environment/World Building/Open World
** Turn-based / Realtime
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** Difficulty
|-
** Genre
|Backtracking
*** Detective
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*** Strategy
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*** Puzzle
|Environment/World Building/Backtracking
 
|
* Player Character (PC)
|-
** Movement
|Day/Night Cycles
*** Fast Travel
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**** Teleportation
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** Animations
|Environment/World Building/Day and Night Cycles
*** I-Frames
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** Skills/Abilities/powerups and unlocking them
|-
** Sleep/recharge
|Side Quests / Detours
** Health
|Fallout/Skyrim
*** Healing systems
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*** Death
|Environment/World Building/ Side Quests and Detours
** Inventory / Carrying system
|Can keep hours of engagement, especially for certain types of adhd???
* Non-player Character (NPC)
|-
** Movement
|Place Names
*** Travelling/schedules
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** Dialogue
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** Trading
|Environment/World Building/Toponymy
** Bosses
|
*** Boss Phases
|-
*** Boss Rushes
|Destroyable World Objects
*** Impossible Bosses
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*** Secret Bosses
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** Companions
|Environment/Destruction
* Combat
|
** Types of damage
|-
*** Poison
|Tutorial/Tutorial Level
** Super Moves
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** Critical Hits
|
* Meta Mechanics
|Environment/Tutorials
** Save Systems
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** Speedrunning
|-
** Cheat Codes
|Guidance vs Hand Holding
** Game Pacing
|
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|Environment/Tutorials/Types of Tutorials
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|-
|Weather
|
|
|Environment/Weather
|
|-
|Narrative Choices
|
|
|Environment/Narrative Choices
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|-
|Turn-Based / Realtime
|
|
|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
|-
|Movement
|
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|PC/Movement
|Grid-based movement = bad?
|-
|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?
|-
|Skills/Abilities/Powerups
|
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|PC/Abilities
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|-
|Sleep/Recharge
|
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|PC/Resting
|
|-
|Health
|
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|PC/Health
|Healing Systems/Death
|-
|Inventory/Carrying Systems
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|PC/Inventory
|Carry weight/inventory limits
|-
|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
|-
|Companions
|
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|NPC/Companions
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|-
|Combat
|
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|Combat
|
|-
|Types of damage
|
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|Combat/Types of Damage
|Poison
|-
|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???
|-
|
|Dead Space?
|
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|Story? Movement?
|-
|Perspective (3rd person)
|Skyrim/Fallout
|Cyberpunk
|PC/Perspective
|
|-
|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?
|-
|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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|}

Latest revision as of 17:33, 2 July 2024

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:

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