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 List commonly used terms (including slang) with respect to the randomizer here. List commonly used terms (including slang) with respect to the randomizer here.
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 +===== Async =====
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 +Short for "asynchronous," meaning not taking place at the same time. We use the word "async" to refer to a seed that participants may play offline at any time, typically submitting their finish time to the discord bot when finished. It is okay to pause async seeds to take a break.
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 +===== Category =====
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 +A //category// is a particular combination of flags in Jets of Time that creates a given play experience. As opposed to a single flag, something that is labeled a //category// should have a significant effect on the gameplay experience: your method of gathering Key Items and/or your goal will be different from other modes.
  
 ===== Check ===== ===== Check =====
  
 To perform a "check" is to finish an action in the game that will grant you a Key Item when you finish. This could be through a sidequest, such as the Sunken Desert; a dungeon, such as Denadoro Mountains; or an interaction with an NPC, such as purchasing from the Snail Stop vendor or receiving an item from the carpenter's wife. Typically a player wants to finish their seed performing as few checks as possible. To perform a "check" is to finish an action in the game that will grant you a Key Item when you finish. This could be through a sidequest, such as the Sunken Desert; a dungeon, such as Denadoro Mountains; or an interaction with an NPC, such as purchasing from the Snail Stop vendor or receiving an item from the carpenter's wife. Typically a player wants to finish their seed performing as few checks as possible.
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 +===== Flag =====
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 +A //flag// is a single toggle for a feature in Jets of Time. Some popular flags include [[flags:boss_randomization|Boss Randomization]] and [[flags:duplicate_characters|Duplicate Characters]]. A single flag is different from a category in that while each category is a somewhat unique game experience, flags like these can be added or removed from a category independently to further customize the seed.
  
 ===== Frame ===== ===== Frame =====
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 ===== Gate ===== ===== Gate =====
  
-A Gate is a time portal in Chrono Trigger that connects two points in different times. In Jets, Gates aren't used much as the Epoch is available from the start, but a few of them may need to be entered to unlock new time periods for the first time.+A Gate is a time portal in Chrono Trigger that connects two points in different times. In Jets, Gates aren't used much as the Epoch is available from the start, but a few of them may need to be entered to unlock new time periods for the first time. In Lost Worlds, Gates are used to bring the player to the Millennial Fair for shopping.
  
 ===== Go Mode ===== ===== Go Mode =====
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 ===== Pixel ===== ===== Pixel =====
  
-A "pixel" is a small square of a single color and is the smallest visual unit as part of a digital display. Chrono Trigger runs at a size of 256x224 pixels. On many modern displays that can run at resolutions several times higher, it's not difficult to discern individual pixels.+A "pixel" is a small square of a single color and is the smallest visual unit as part of a digital display. Chrono Trigger runs at a resolution of 256x224 pixels. On many modern displays that can run at sizes several times higher, it's not difficult to discern individual pixels.
  
 Many tricks and battle skips require knowing where not to step onscreen, and learning which pixels are safe and which aren't can be beneficial. Many tricks and battle skips require knowing where not to step onscreen, and learning which pixels are safe and which aren't can be beneficial.
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 +===== Randomizer =====
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 +"Randomizer" is the word that refers both to the version of the game that has been shuffled (Jets of Time is a Chrono Trigger Randomizer) and the software that accepts a vanilla ROM and does the shuffling. Randomizers are gaining a lot of popularity among gamers and Jets of Time is just one of many! The randomized parts of play depend on the individual game; Jets of Time typically randomizes chest contents, Key Items, characters, tech order, and can do more. Many people enjoy randomizers both because they create an environment where speedrunning becomes more than simply memorizing input and they inject fresh playability into many of the older games that we treasured growing up. 
  
 ===== Tabsanity/Crabsanity ===== ===== Tabsanity/Crabsanity =====
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