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Type: Service functions. Rule: The player fixes the state and returns to it. <a id=\"variant-vn-209\"></a>\n- Fast saving and loading. Type: Service functions. Rule: The current position is written or restored with one command. <a id=\"variant-vn-210\"></a>\n- Autosave and checkpoints. Type: Service functions. Rule: The game itself saves positions to continue. <a id=\"variant-vn-211\"></a>\n- Rollback. Type: Service functions. Rule: Return to previous dialogue lines and states; different from simply viewing text history. <a id=\"variant-vn-212\"></a>\n- History of dialogues. Type: Service functions. Rule: Read text is available for viewing without changing the history state. <a id=\"variant-vn-213\"></a>\n- Repeat the voiced line. Type: Service functions. Rule: The voice recording can be listened to again... <a id=\"variant-vn-214\"></a>\n- Automatic reading. Type: Service functions. Rule: dialogue lines are switched without manual confirmation. <a id=\"variant-vn-215\"></a>\n- Skip reading. Type: Service functions. Rule: Familiar text speeds up, but new text retains its normal behavior. <a id=\"variant-vn-216\"></a>\n- Skip to solution or scene. Type: Service functions. Rule: The player quickly returns to an important point in the passage. <a id=\"variant-vn-217\"></a>\n- Chapter selection and scene repeat. Type: Service functions. Rule: Open episodes are launched separately. <a id=\"variant-vn-218\"></a>\n- Branch map. Type: Service functions. Rule: The interface shows the nodes traversed and available transitions. <a id=\"variant-vn-219\"></a>\n- Marks of read options. Type: Service functions. Rule: The game distinguishes between already chosen and new solutions. <a id=\"variant-vn-220\"></a>\n- Journal, dictionary and dossier. Type: Service functions. Rule: Information about the world, tasks and characters is collected for reference. <a id=\"variant-vn-221\"></a>\n- Gallery and completion tracking. Type: Service functions. Rule: Illustrations, music, scenes and endings are registered as open content. <a id=\"variant-vn-222\"></a>"},{"id":"context","title":"Context and limits","body":"Author's working classification for designing games and interactions. Options can overlap and combine; the list is not a generally accepted standard or proven exhaustive list. Application examples are conditional unless a specific verifiable observation is indicated nearby. Sources support individual techniques and technical limitations."}],"relations":[],"placements":[{"catalogId":"visual-novel","id":"family-22","title":"Visual novels","url":"https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/visual-novel/#family-22","categoryIds":["section-5"]}],"supersededBy":[],"attributes":{"preview":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-22","title":"Reading and navigation functions","description":"Reading, history, saves, and navigation controls help you work with text and find information again.","image":{"src":"images/mechanics/narrative-doki-plus-00.webp","width":1440,"height":810,"game":"Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!","sourceUrl":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/","originalUrl":"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1388880/ss_cb187541437380ddf83c5195402d81f9895f34fb.1920x1080.jpg?t=1769459840","credit":"Team Salvato / Serenity Forge","rights":"© Team Salvato / Serenity Forge. All rights reserved.","caption":"History, skip, auto-read and save controls beneath the dialogue","alt":"History, skip, auto-read and save controls beneath the dialogue","markers":[{"x":53,"y":92,"label":"The panel controls reading and returning to earlier text"}]},"tips":["Preserve the reader’s position when opening history or settings."],"examples":[{"title":"Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!","url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/"}]}},"endsAt":null,"provenance":"Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review.","license":"CC-BY-4.0","codeLicense":"MIT","attribution":"gamemechanics.pro contributors","catalogKey":"catalog/visual-novel"}}