Exploration Modes

Exploration Modes control the objective of the player in a scene. While objects still need to be found, some modes may hinder or alter a player's search.

A neutral location will have 3 minutes to explore, no more than 5 minutes at most even with Anomalies, and a minute and a half at its lowest. The amount of items to be found will be consistent and based on the Location Rank.

Words
"'Game mode 'Words' is active on the location. You need to search for items using their names.'"This is the most common mode. There are no changes to gameplay, but more items need to be located than any other mode.

Backwards Words
"'The special mode 'Backwards Words' is active in the location. Item names are reversed.'"Item names are reversed, with no change in time to explore. Slightly items need to be located.

Silhouettes
"'This location uses the Silhouettes game mode. In the tasks area, only Silhouettes of objects will be visible. You have to search for items by judging their silhouettes.'" Find items based on their shape. Items may not be oriented as shown in the list.

In Werewolves Lair, and The Tomb of the Knight, a variation of Silhouettes appears, where the objects are given in full color, but the time limit halved.

Night
"'This location uses the Night special game mode. Only a small illuminated area of the Hidden Object Scene will be available to you. The rest of the location is dimmed.'" Find items in a dimmed room, with only a small circle of illumination. An extra minute is added to the time, and slightly less items to be located.

Abracadabra
"'The location uses the Abracadabra game mode. In the tasks you will be given the names of objects in which the letters are mixed up. Identify the correct sequence of letters to find the items.'" Find items based on their scrambled name. Two minutes are added to the time.
 * A Decoder can be used to unscramble the names of items currently in the task list.

Similar Items
Find pairs of items, with an extra minute given.

Past / Hindsight
Find the differences between a full coloured image, and a monochrome image of the area. The time is extended by two minutes.

Reflections
Find the differences in a mirrored image, with five minutes to search.
 * Note that in the aforementioned Werewolves Lair and The Tomb of the Knight, Reflections and Past modes will not extend the timer.

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