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--- location_scouting [2025/01/06 14:32] – created jeffd
+++ location_scouting [2025/02/03 22:30] (current) – jeffd
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 ====== Location Scouting Decisions ======
-In short, an [[Area]] is a set of [[Locations]].
+In short, an [[Area]] is a set of [[Location|Locations]].
 Normally in the Game Engine we are talking about Interactive Locations:
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 See: [[Location]] > [[Mark]]
-As part of the Story Telling process, you might also use [[Cut Scene Locations]].
+As part of the Story Telling process, you might also use [[Cut Scene Location|Cut Scene Locations]].  A [[Cut Scene Location]] can include a video, a still shot, or even be included as the background graphic behind the displayed dialogue of a fully written Scene in the script.
-The Game Engine can also provide assistance rendering a context sensitive [[Game Map]].
+The Game Engine can also provide assistance to render a context sensitive [[Game Map]].
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+A Location should have a Canonical Name, a Display Name (changeable), a written description (may vary based on time of day or other flags), a list of visible objects, a list of visible characters, and a list of [[Exits]] (named or directional).
+Objects (those which are not flagged as hidden) should be mentioned in the main written description, or in the look/examine text for other objects.
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+[[Game Engine Details]]