Editing Area

Areas function differently in each game in the series. In the main games, areas are 3D environments with various rooms and corridors connected non-linearly, while in {{hp}}, areas are linear standalone levels, and are organized into groups called '''sectors''', of which there are 9. The items that are collected in areas vary by game as well. In {{p1}}, [[ship part]]s are scattered around the 5 areas. In {{p2}}, areas contain [[treasure]] and several [[cave]]s, which contain more treasure. In {{p3}}, 4 of the 5 areas contain [[fruit]], while the last area is a standalone challenge. In {{p4}}, areas have treasure, [[raw material]], and caves which hold treasure, raw materials, and castaways, or occasionally are [[Dandori Challenge]]s or [[Dandori Battle]]s. In {{hp}}, each area contains 1–4 treasures. {{TOC right}}

Pikmin 4 Reveal Garden 1.png|[[Rescue Command Post]]|link=Rescue Command Post

P4 Sun-Speckled Terrace Introduction 1.jpg|[[Sun-Speckled Terrace]]|link=Sun-Speckled Terrace

P4 Blossoming Arcadia Introduction 1.jpg|[[Blossoming Arcadia]]|link=Blossoming Arcadia

P4 Serene Shores Introduction 1.jpg|[[Serene Shores]]|link=Serene Shores

P4 Hero's Hideaway Introduction 1.jpg|[[Hero's Hideaway]]|link=Hero's Hideaway

P4 Giant's Hearth Introduction 1.jpg|[[Giant's Hearth]]|link=Giant's Hearth

P4 Primordial Thicket Introduction 1.jpg|[[Primordial Thicket]]|link=Primordial Thicket

In {{p1}}, areas are unlocked through collecting [[ship part]]s, the main collectible. The number of parts required to access each area is 1 for [[The Forest of Hope]], 5 for [[The Forest Navel]], 12 for [[The Distant Spring]], and 29 for [[The Final Trial]].

Unlocking a base also allows it to be used in a [[night expedition]], provided there is an available night expedition at that base. Some larger [[cave]] sublevels and the [[Hefty Haulway]] [[Dandori Challenge]] also have multiple bases, though these are only marked with a single ring for the ship, since the Onion does not go underground. The [[Rescue Command Post]]'s bases are unique in that the player cannot change them, and they are not marked, despite being recognized independently in the [[radar]]. The rocks of bases that have not been unlocked are a dim red, and they turn bright pink when unlocked.

In ''Pikmin 3'', areas are split into multiple segments. When a leader, Pikmin, or an object carried by Pikmin touch a portal,<ref>In the game files, the object's data is in <code>/content/CMCmn/object/portal.szs</code>.</ref> they are transported to the equivalent portal, in another segment of the area. For the most part, these segments separate the outdoors parts of an area from the tunnels and small caverns that can be explored, though some segments also exist for small enclosures, interesting plateaus, or corridors leading into [[boss]] arenas, among other things. The act of being transported in a portal saves the player some otherwise uninteresting travel time, but besides that, segmenting the area allows the game to only focus on the segment the player or Pikmin are on, and can save on processing and rendering segments that are irrelevant. Via the use of [[Glitches in Pikmin 3|glitches]], one can make the game show parts of a segment that aren't loaded entirely, or are missing geometry.

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