Team 6 Game Design Document ( ) Contents. Introduction...2. Mechanics...3. Health Bars..5. Altered Landscape System...5. Screens...6. Story..

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1 1 Team6GameDesignDcument( ) Cntents Intrductin...2 HighCncept Objectives Stry Setup Mechanics...3 PlayerMechanics AIPlayerSpecificMechanics EnemyMechanics HealthBars..5 AlteredLandscapeSystem...5 Screens...6 MainMenu PauseMenu OptinsMenu LevelSelect/Achievements WinScreen/Achievements OtherScreens Stry..9

2 2 Overview GameIntrductin Instructins FutureDesignCncerns 11 Thughts ThingsIThinkCuldBeCut ThingsChanged/Cut Intrductin HighCncept: Creaturesfancientlegendhavemysteriuslyreemergedandaresuckingawaythetriballand swater supply.ahumanandaiplayertakentherleftribalshamanswhknwthatinrdertsavethe planet,theymustenticethesecreaturesintchasingthem,andtrickthemintcllidingtgether. Objectives: Playersenticeenemiesbyprximityintchasingthem. Frceenemiestcllideinteachtherttakebackearth sstlenwater. Setup: Twplayersinhabitamazewhichisfilledwithanevenamuntfenemies. Tp dwnperspective. Cameraisstatinaryandshwsentiremaze. 800x600.Allwfrfull screen/resizablescreen. Includeabrderarundthemazewhichis12pixelsthick. Ontherightsidefthescreenisa200pixelthickmarginswhichhldUIbjects. Objectsinthemazecanbeatmst64x64pixels.

3 3 Shws brder, UI, and bjects in maze. The art style is meant t resemble figures and stries n a scrll. Mechanics Player Mechanics: Idle: N buttns are pressed and the player stays in place. Mve: Human players can mve in 4 directins in realtime while the crrespnding buttns are pressed. Pressing a key walks a player frm ne grid space t anther. Players may nt walk thrugh walls but mvement in any ther directin is nt impeded by clliding with a wall. Take Damage: Players take damage while they are clliding with an enemy. Players d nt recver health when they crash enemies. Players stp taking damage when they mve away frm an enemy. Die: Players will die if their runs health ut. Actins Stay Keys (Default) n arrws are pressed Run in any Directin (1P) r in 1P mde

4 4 Run in any Directin (2P) Pause / G Back in menu navigatin Cnfirm / G Frward in menu navigatin r Navigate any menu r r (Muse cntrl) AIPlayerSpecificMechanics: AIPlayerusessameverbsetashumanplayer AIplayerdecides: Whethertmeetwithhumanplayerandattempttcllideenemies Wheretmeethumanplayersandhwtgetthere EnemyMechanics: Idle:Ifnplayerisavailabletchase,anenemywillstayinplace. Agitated:Whentheplayerfirstapprachesanenemy,itmakesagarglingnise,andmvesits tentaclesquicker. Chase:Afteraplayeragitatesanenemyandmvingawayfrmit,thatenemywillrelentlessly chasetheplayer.ifaplayeralreadyhasanenemychasinghim,theenemieswillfrmatailand chasetheplayer. DamagePlayer:Ifanenemycllideswiththeplayerit schasing,theenemytailwillstp mvingandwilldamagethatplayer.enemieswillresumechasingaplayerwhentheplayer beginstmveagain.

5 5 GetDestryed:Enemiesdestryeachtherata1:1ratiwhentheycllidewitheachther. Onlyenemieswharechasingtwdifferentplayerscandestryeachther. Splash:Afterenemiescllide,thewaterthey vestlensplashesut.ifmanyenemiescllidein rapidsuccessin,eachfllwingsplashislargerthanthelastandalargerareaisgreenified. HealthBars Lcatedntheleftsidefthescreen Healthsignificantlydecreaseswhentheplayeriscllidingwithanyenemy Playersstartthenextlevelwith100%health. Whenplayersdiethelevelrestartswithbthplayersat100%health Themeter seyedbecmesx swhenthecrrespndingplayerdies Thewaterbugsfillupasthehealthbarsdrain

6 6 AlteredLandscapeSystem Afterenemiescllide,thewaterthey vestlensplashesut.ifmanyenemiescllideinrapid successin,eachfllwingsplashislargerthanthelast.afterthewaterdisappearsthenearby landscapebecmesmreclrful/blssms. Onlytheareaarundthesplashzneisbeautified Enemies AreaAltered 1x1 3x3 5x5 7x7 9x9 Ifthesameareaisbeautifiedagainflwersareimplantedtmakethegreenerylkdenserinthatarea. Afterthelevelends,givetheplayerstimetappreciatethebeautifiedlandscape. Screens Allscreensexistnagiantscrll.Chsinganptinscrllsthescreen.

7 7 Scrlllayut. Mapstheflwfmenus Befreanptinisselected,thecharactersruninplace.Afteranptinisselected,theenemiescllide. MainMenu 1Plevels:Takestheplayertlevelsmeantfr1PandAI. 2Plevels:Takesplayerstlevelsmeantfr2humanplayers.

8 8 Optins: Takes players t ptins screen. Credits: Takes players t credits screen. Pause Menu When the game is paused, all actin n screen stps. A lt f the pause menu is dedicated t shwing instructins r pertinent infrmatin. There are als buttns t: Resume: Takes players back t game. Shuld als be dne by pressing escape (Esc) n keybard. Fr cnsistency, always put the Resume buttn in the bttm left crner. Optins: Takes players t ptins screen. Main Menu: Takes players t ptins screen. Optins Menu The ptins menu culd be the same size as the pause menu. Accessing this menu frm the main menu can nly bring the player back t the main menu when resume is pressed. Accessing this menu frm the pause menu can nly bring the play when resume is pressed. The ptins menu cntains: Resume: Takes players back t previus screen. Shuld als be dne by pressing escape (Esc) n keybard. Fr cnsistency, always put the Resume buttn in the bttm left crner. Music: Bar allwing music vlume t be adjusted. SFX: Bar allwing SFX vlume t be adjusted. Key Cnfiguratins: Allws players t chse frm pre chsen key cnfiguratins. On the left is the pause screen. On the right is the ptins menu. Stage Select Stages becme unlcked as players beat previus stages. If a level is unavailable an arrw which navigates t that level is grayed ut. Achievements are displayed fr each level. If an achievement is

9 9 unearned the achievement icn is displayed grayed ut. If an achievement was previusly earned the icn is clred. If an achievement is impssible, n icn is displayed. Win Screen If an achievement is earned during a rund f play, the icn and descriptin appear n the win screen. If an achievement is nt earned, the icn is nt displayed. Achievements are nly available in 2P mde. The achievements are: Tribe Savir: Cleared the stage f enemies. Water Guard: Finished with full health. Big Smash: Smashed every enemy at nce. On the left is the stage select screen. On the right is the win screen. Other Screens On the left is the lse screen. On the right is the win all screen.

10 10 On the left is the legal screen. On the right is the credits. Stry Overview: The legendary creatures frm the stries f the sacred ancestrs have returned t the tribal lands and are nce again threatening the land s water supply. As the earth grws dry and barn, the tribal land s mst revered shamans prepare t reclaim the wrld s water and drive these creatures ut f the tribal lands by perfrming the same ritual cmbat as the ancestrs. These creatures are very fierce and easily agitated. Only a shaman wh pssesses the highest blessings f the ancestrs may hpe t apprach these creatures. The unspeakable creatures frm the time f the ancestrs have returned t the Tribal Lands. They will drain the land f its water and bring famine t ur peple. All the Tribal Lands and its peple will becme dust shuld the tribes fail t fllw the instructins left by the ancestrs: Hierglyphic style artwrk n the main menu tells the stry.

11 11 Instructins: 1PIntrLevelInstructins: Textfrbttmpartflevel(fitsin576x192) Trigger Use(ARROWSpicture)tcntrlthe(P1picture)tribalshaman. Levelstarts RUN!The(enemypicture)creatureswillsuckthewaterutfyuifyustp! (arrwpintingleftthealthbars)payattentintyurhealthbars! Playermves Wrkwiththe(P2picture)tribalshamantsmashthe(enemypicture) tgetherandrestrethewatertthetriballands. (Animatinfcrashingtgether) Previustexthasbeen shwnfr3secnds, rbugshavebeen smashed,rplayer dies Press(Escpicture)tseeinstructinsagainradjustsettings. Previustexthasbeen shwnfr3secnds andbugsaresmashed 2PIntrLevelInstructins: Textfrtppartflevel(fitsin576x192) Trigger Use(ASDWpicture)tcntrlthe(P1picture)tribalshaman. Use(ARROWSpicture)tcntrlthe(P2picture)tribalshaman. Levelstarts Lurethe(enemypicture)watersuckingcreaturesbygettingclsetthem. Anyplayermves2 squares RUN!The(enemypicture)creatureswillsuckthewaterutfyuifyustp! (arrwpintingleftthealthbars)payattentintyurhealthbars! Oneplayerisbeing chased SmashthecreaturestgethertrestrethewaterttheTribalLands. (Animatinfcrashingtgether) Previustexthasbeen shwnfr3secnds, rbthplayersare beingchased Press(Escpicture)tseeinstructinsagainradjustsettings. Previustexthasbeen shwnfr3secnds andbugsaresmashed

12 12 FutureDesignCncerns Thughts: Levelsshuldbuilduptsmething. Ihatescres Ihatetimelimits WulditbeunfairtP2tlsethegamebecauseP1lseshishealth?Onepssibleslutin culdbethatwhenp1 shealthrunsutandhegetsdamages,healthbeginstdrainfrmp2 s metertwiceasfast.(reinfrcesbndrdualitybetweencharacters)thismightntbeneeded. ThingsIThinkCuldBeCut: Idn tknw.ineedtstartlkingfrthings ThingsChanged/Cut: ( )Frmattingfscreenchangedsthatmazebjectscanbesquare(64x64).GUIis nwnthesides. ( )Characterselectinscreencut. ( )Enemieswilldestryeachtheriftheyattempttjinapursuitatthesametime. ( )Addedpartabutmainmenuscrll. ( )FrtheLevel1Tutrialtwrkprperly,playersmuststartffwithlittlehealths thattheycan twalkpastthefirstpairfenemiestheyencunterandarefrcedtcrashthem tgether. ( )Playersalwaysstartwithfullhealth. ( )Achievementsadded