Game design

[winny-]

General game design tracking issue. Directory for all design tickets.

[44100hertz]

EDIT: We made WASD/HJKL/Arrows move and mouse point. That's it. This was overthought.

Movement design:

• the player should have a "facing" line
• turning is a free operation
• arrow keys and hjkl move 8 directions -- make sure diagonal movement is scaled back accordingly
• shift+ hjkl makes the player face towards the indicated direction
• analog stick tilt to turn, then closer to edge is analog movement
• Clicking initially sets player facing direction, then starts movement
• d pad works like hjkl, make L shoulder button do turning mode

[winny-]

Agree with the sight line and facing mechanic. For our initial testing it could be as simple as an arrow pointing out from the avatar, or a pair of sight lines. The controls seem most intuitive.

[44100hertz]

• Projectile -- with cooldown
• Melee sword -- time cost
• Item: gold coin
• Breakable item chest
• Enemy 1: gridbug
• @winny- Meters
• @winny- Particle system -- start with damage value particles and score particles

[winny-]

• enemy movement/make more threatening
• add a projectile enemy - maybe orc or goblin that throws a projectile like a dagger
• Other mechanics to make the game more challenging - maybe RNG or special effects on the player (like temporary frozen effect if you cross a boundary)

[44100hertz]

Early Levels

• Gridbug -- Stupid, jitters everywhere (sword practice)
• Killer Tomato -- Spits a "seed" when player gets nearby, which grows into another tomato
• A stationary enemy that fires 3 bullets periodically

Mid Levels

• Leprechaun -- blocks you from stairs and gold coins, tosses daggers
• An enemy that intentionally runs in front of bullets and reflects them back at you
• A big, tough enemy that RAINS bullets on you

[44100hertz]

Closed in favor of #55 and #51