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Once one has been collected, it disappears from its spot, and is added to the [[Exploration Notes]] menu on the [[KopPad]]. This app is unlocked after one data file is collected, in ''Pikmin 3'', or upon finding the KopPad, in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''. The app keeps a collection of all obtained data files. When the active [[leader]] touches a data file, a brief [[cutscene]] takes place, where the gameplay pauses, the leader is seen celebrating, and the data file is opened automatically. If, however, an inactive leader touches a data file, the object will still be collected, but the gameplay will not pause, nor will the file be opened – instead, the leader in question will announce they have found a data file. In the Hard and Ultra-Spicy [[Difficulty|difficulties]] in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', the cutscene does not take place for most data files, though some still have it. | Once one has been collected, it disappears from its spot, and is added to the [[Exploration Notes]] menu on the [[KopPad]]. This app is unlocked after one data file is collected, in ''Pikmin 3'', or upon finding the KopPad, in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''. The app keeps a collection of all obtained data files. When the active [[leader]] touches a data file, a brief [[cutscene]] takes place, where the gameplay pauses, the leader is seen celebrating, and the data file is opened automatically. If, however, an inactive leader touches a data file, the object will still be collected, but the gameplay will not pause, nor will the file be opened – instead, the leader in question will announce they have found a data file. In the Hard and Ultra-Spicy [[Difficulty|difficulties]] in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', the cutscene does not take place for most data files, though some still have it. | ||
Data files seem to be the medium in which [[Captain Olimar]] stores his notes in {{hp}}. This is because the button that brings the player to [[Hey! Pikmin logs|the logs]] is a data file. | Data files seem to be the medium in which [[Captain Olimar]] stores his notes in {{hp}}. This is because the button that brings the player to [[Hey! Pikmin logs|the logs]] is a data file. | ||
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It is through data files that [[Alph]], [[Brittany]], and [[Charlie]] (and by extension, the player) gain understanding of the Pikmin and the world they come from. Data files, when collected, provide various hints and bits of information of various topics. Most of them are left behind by [[Captain Olimar]], and besides leaving tips, they are used to keep an exploration log, and to try to contact anyone else who may be on the planet. | It is through data files that [[Alph]], [[Brittany]], and [[Charlie]] (and by extension, the player) gain understanding of the Pikmin and the world they come from. Data files, when collected, provide various hints and bits of information of various topics. Most of them are left behind by [[Captain Olimar]], and besides leaving tips, they are used to keep an exploration log, and to try to contact anyone else who may be on the planet. | ||
According to an entry in Olimar's Log, these scattered files were caused by "a bug in the data-management system".{{cite quote|A bug in the data-management system for the company communication device seems to have resulted in all of my voyage logs and notes being lost. I'd better find them fast before anyone else gets their hands on them.|Captain Olimar|Olimar's Log Vol. 2 (Exploration Notes)}} However, some data files are not made by Captain Olimar; at least not apparently. Some data files are obtained automatically by reaching certain points in the game, and merely explain some gameplay elements important exclusively to the player. In addition, a category of secret memos exists that is only useful outside of the game itself. | |||
Data files do not alter gameplay when collected, with one exception in the original ''Pikmin 3'': the data file found behind the [[crystal wall]] next to the landing side in the [[Garden of Hope]] unlocks the [[Go Here!]] mechanic. | Data files do not alter gameplay when collected, with one exception in the original ''Pikmin 3'': the data file found behind the [[crystal wall]] next to the landing side in the [[Garden of Hope]] unlocks the [[Go Here!]] mechanic. | ||