Editing Pikmin Bloom interface

'''''Pikmin Bloom''{{'s}} user interface''' is how the player interacts with all the features of {{pb}}. As the game makes little distinction between [[Menu|menu screen]] and gameplay, the interface is an important part of the game, and has many parts to it, each with different functions.

==Main menu==

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===Profile===

The profile page shows the player's [[Mii]], their username, their [[level]], the total number of steps since downloading the app, the tasks required to reach the next level, and their [[Badge (Pikmin Bloom)|badges]]. Tapping one of the badges will open a badge viewer that shows information about the statistic that badge relates to in a separate scrollable page. There is a button on the top left that opens a menu about the player's in-game [[friend]]s, a button on the top right that opens a settings page, and a button on the bottom right that opens a page that allows the player's Mii to be edited.

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===Shop===

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===News===

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==Lifelog group==

This group of similar menu screens is accessed from the box at the top of the [[#Main menu|main menu]]. The thing these menus have in common is their [[Music in Pikmin Bloom#Lifelog|shared music]] and their overall theme of showing the locations of things on a map. The 5 sub-menus in this group are accessed from tabs in the middle of the screen. In all of them, the top half of the screen shows a map of the real world, that is white in areas the player hasn't been with the app and is green in areas the player has been with the app. This map can be freely explored, unlike the main [[#Map|map screen]]. Various things will be placed on top of the map depending on which sub-menu is opened. There is a button in the lower right of the map that centers it on the player's location, and a button in the lower left that returns to the main menu.

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===Lifelog===

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===Pikmin===

The map displays all the locations that Pikmin and ungrown seedlings have been found, and when a Pikmin is selected, it will zoom to highlight that Pikmin's location.

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===Seedlings===

This menu lists all the [[seedling]]s the player has yet to grow. Seedlings are listed in rows of 3 in the order they were discovered with favorited seedlings appearing first and seedlings currently in the [[Planter Pack]] appearing last. Each seedling's page has a large animated view of the seedling, a button to plant it, its name, the number of steps it will take to grow, a progress bar, its [[Decor Pikmin|decor]] type, the location and date it was found, and a button to recycle it. There is a button in the lower right to open the [[#Planter Pack|Planter Pack]]. The map is the same as when the Pikmin menu is open.

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===Expeditions===

When the player chooses an expedition, the top portion of the screen shows an outline of how much Pikmin strength is needed, and how much strength will be used from the Pikmin the player has currently chosen to go on the expedition. The bottom part of the screen shows the player's [[squad]], and allows them to pick which Pikmin to send. A Pikmin can be toggled on or off by simply tapping on it, and by holding down on a Pikmin, the game will enter a mode that allows the player to swipe their finger around the squad to quickly pick all of the Pikmin they pass over.

===Postcards===

This menu is a gallery of all the [[postcard]]s the player has received. Selecting a postcard will view it in more detail and give the option to delete the postcard. The map displays the locations all the postcards were found.

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==Garden==

The garden screen is where the player can interact with the [[squad]] of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. The squad will stand around on a flat green garden, doing various idle actions such as walking around and sitting down. The Pikmin can be interacted with in various ways – tapping one will make it face the player and display its nickname if it has one, swiping over one will throw it across the screen, and holding one will bring up a magnifying glass for looking close-up at the Pikmin and also display more information about it. (Letting go while the Pikmin is close to the camera will bring up an information screen about that Pikmin.) When a Pikmin is holding a small [[Fruit (Pikmin Bloom)|fruit]], tapping it will collect the fruit and add its nectar to the player's supply. The [[camera]] can be panned and zoomed using standard touchscreen gestures. Doing nothing for a while will cause the camera to zoom in on a specific random Pikmin and track it for a few seconds, also displaying some basic information about it.

At the center of the screen at the bottom is a large ball of [[nectar]]. This is how Pikmin are fed. Tapping this will bring up a rotational selector to choose which type of nectar to use. When a nectar type is selected, swiping up from the nectar ball will throw a small ball of nectar into the garden, and Pikmin will run towards it to try and eat it. By holding the nectar ball and then dragging around, nectar can be fed to a Pikmin just by dragging the finger over it; this is the most efficient way to feed Pikmin nectar. Pikmin will run towards nectar held in the air like this. When a Pikmin has been fed, tapping its flower will make it jump and add [[petal]]s to the player's supply.

There are other buttons around the edges of the screen. The button above the whistle button opens the [[#Planter Pack|Planter Pack]]. The button above that opens the [[#Flower planting|flower planting menu]]. The button above that opens the [[#Pikmin|Pikmin menu]]. In the top right corner, there is a button to open the [[#Shop|shop]]. In the top left corner there is a button to turn on [[#AR mode|AR mode]]. And in the lower left corner there is a button to return to the previous menu.

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===AR mode===

When AR (Augmented Reality) mode is activated in the garden (only possible on devices that support it), some of its features change. In AR mode, the green surface is replaced by a view from the phone's back-facing camera, and the app tries to work out where the ground is based on the camera view. Once it does, the Pikmin are placed on the ground, where they can be interacted with in the same way as normal. The button in the top left returns to the standard non-AR view, as does the flower planting button, but not the Planter Pack button (or the Pikmin menu button, which oddly doesn't appear until after the Planter Pack is closed), which returns to the AR view after closing.

===Planter Pack===

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The Planter Pack allows the player to grow [[seedling]]s. The main view shows the incubator slots in the center of the screen, and tapping on one with a seedling in it will show information about that seedling. There is a button at the bottom that shows a list of ungrown seedlings (very similar to the one in the [[#Seedlings|seedling menu]]), a button in the bottom right to view information about single-use slots (where one can be used if the player wants to), and a button in the top right to open the [[#Shop|shop]].

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==Map==

Tapping on a [[Big Flower]] will bring up some information about the flower, including an image, its name, its status, the type of flower it will grow into, the number of [[Flower planting|flowers]] it will take to bloom it, and its distance from the player. Tapping on a Pikmin on an [[expedition]] will zoom the camera to view those Pikmin walking, and there is a button to track them as they walk.

There are some other buttons around the edges of the screen. In the lower right corner is a whistle button to go to the [[#Garden|garden screen]], and above that are buttons to open the [[#Planter Pack|Planter Pack]], the [[#Flower planting|flower planting menu]], and the [[#Detector|detector menu]] (if the detector has been unlocked). In the lower left corner is a button to return to the [[#Main menu|main menu]].

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===Flower planting===

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===Detector===

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This menu contains information about the detector, icons for the nearby types of [[Decor Pikmin]] that can be found, a button to quickly charge the detector by spending 100 [[coin]]s, a button to use the detector, and a button to return to the map.

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==See also==