Whats the Deal with Fast Travel? @DesignDoc
Whats the Deal with Fast Travel?  @DesignDoc
Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Fast travel is a bedrock of game design, but what's the point of fast travel anyway? Yeah, haha, it's so you can travel fast. But... why is it around to begin with? How does it make parts of a game more fun? Why are we using it to skip parts of a game? When can it all go wrong? Let's talk about the different shapes a fast travel system can take.

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What's the Deal with Fast Travel?

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