History Sandbox / ScavengingMechanic

* ''Videogame/TombRaider'' videogames allow the player to start off with Lara Croft's signature dual guns, but every other item she gains is collected from her enemies. Even her [[IconicOutfit iconic backpack]] comes from a corpse she found in one of her early tomb raids. ''Videogame/TombRaider2013'' adds the twist of allowing players to upgrade her weapons with vaguely defined scavenged items. "Vaguely defined", because said items can be found just about anywhere, like in animal carcass. Meaning, she improves her guns with ''bones''.

* In the ''VideoGame/GodOfWarSeries'', Kratos is provided with his weapon by the gods, either Ares or Athena depending on the game. And he picks up the rest from the monsters or gods he kills. He can also upgrade them with EssenceDrop from his enemies.

* MetalGearSolid has this built into it's premise. You are deployed to a nuclear disposal facility empty handed because the mission involves OSP (On Site Procurement), meaning you have to arm yourself with whatever weapons are available on site.

* In GodOfWar, Kratos is provided with his weapon by the gods, either Ares or Athena depending on the game. And he picks up the rest from the monsters or gods he kills. He can also upgrade them with EssenceDrop from his enemies.

!!Examples:

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* All the main TombRaider games so far had her pick ''all'' (except the signature GunsAkimbo) her equipment this way. In fact, lara's [[IconicOutfit iconic backpack]] comes from a corpse she found in one of her early tomb raids.
** In TombRaider2013 continues the tradition(sans the starting pistols), with the twist that you can also upgrade said weapons with vaguely defined scavenged items. "Vaguely defined", because said items can be found just about anywhere, like in animal carcass, meaning, she improves her guns with ''bones''.

Laconic: A game with no "shop" mechanic where you are expected to pick up weapons and equipment.

In videogames, [[VideoGameItemsAndInventory items and equipment]] are usually expected to be lying around the ground waiting to be picked up. This is the LogicalExtreme to that: ''everything'' you will ever need in the game has to be picked up somewhere within the levels/etc.

There are a lot of games that feature this to a degree where weapons and equipment can be found, but it has a shop mechanic where you can buy the same things, that is NotThisTrope. This one is when scavenging for equipment is the only way to obtain items and better equipment in the game. If it has a shop mechanic where scavenged items are used for upgrading, that counts here.

Games where you can only obtain equipment by crafting from [[RandomlyDrops random drops]] (and usually buying more common ones) is a different trope. (err, which trope is this?)

!!Examples:

Laconic: A game with no "shop" mechanic where you are expected to pickup weapons and equipment.

Games where you can only obtain equipment by crafting from RandomlyDrops (and usually buying more common ones) is a different trope. (err, which trope is this?)

Games where you can only obtain equipment by crafting from RandomlyDrops (and usually buying more common ones) is a different trope. (err, which trope is this?)

** In TombRaider2013 continues the tradition(sans the starting pistols), with the twist that you can also upgrade said weapons with vaguely defined scavenged items. "Vaguely defined", because said items can be found just about anywhere, like in animal carcass, Meaning, she improves her guns with ''bones''.

* In GodOfWar, Kratos is provided with his weapon by the gods, either Ares or Athena depending on the game. and he picks up the rest from the monsters or gods he kills. He can also upgrade them with EssenceDrop from his enemies.

* MetalGearSolid has this built into it's premise. you are deployed to a Nuke disposal facility emtyhanded because the mission involves OSP (On Site Procurement), meaning you have to arm yourself with whatever weapons are available on site.

In videogames, [[VideoGameItemsAndInventory items and equipment]] are usually expected to be lying around the ground waiting to be picked up. This is the LogicalConclusion to that: ''everything'' you will ever need in the game has to be picked up somewhere within the levels/etc.

There are a lot of games that feature this to a degree where weapons can be found, but it has a shop mechanic where you can buy the same things, that is NotThisTrope. This one is when scavenging for equipment is the only way to obtain items and better equipment in the game.

* In GodOfWar, Kratos is provided with his weapon by the gods, either Ares or Athena depending on the game. and he picks up the rest from the monsters or gods he kills.

** In TombRaider2013 continues the tradition, with the twist that you can also upgrade said weapons with vaguely defined scavenged items. "Vaguely defined", because said items can be found just about anywhere, like in animal carcass, Meaning, she improves her guns with ''bones''.

* All the main TombRaider games so far had her pick ''all'' (except the signature GunsAkimbo) her equipment this way (except in 4 where she ''also'' picked up her dual pistols this way). In fact, lara's [[IconicOutfit iconic backpack]] comes from a corpse she found in one of her early tomb raids.

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* All the main TombRaider games so far had her pick ''all'' (except the signature GunsAkimbo) her equipment this way (except in 4 where she ''also'' picked up her dual pistols this way). In fact, lara's [[SignatureItem iconic backpack]] comes from a corpse she found in one of her early tomb raids.