Meeting 2

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Details

Scheduled Time: 04/09/2022 0700 [UTC]

Meeting Time: 04/09/2022 0700-0830 [UTC]

Attendance: Alchemist, Gamerssassin, Jeb, Jems, Krzysztof, Mihett, Yodag, VLYK

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Next Meeting

Scheduled Time: 04/09/2022 1700 [UTC]

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Agenda

1. Decide on game idea to implement

Extended

1. Design game
   • Core features
   • Core gameplay loop
   • Initial tasks

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Discussion

Initial brainstorming

• Going with TD
• We are the Soviet Union defending from aliens (Vodka + AK47)
• Map manually made
• Enemies on path (fixed)
• Enemies colliding with towers = dead tower (Recommend against?)
• (Special?) Resource Gathering - YES, GULAGS
• Currency for building towers
  • Money
  • Special Resources? (Communist Points) Used to upgrade towers/buy upgrades/research new towers
• Game Name: STRAIGHT TO THE RED GULAG?

Core Gameplay Loop

• Wave Start -> Kill enemies -> Get Gold -> Buy/Upgrade towers -> Wave End
• Wave End -> Get Research -> Spend Research to unlock upgrades -> Upgrade towers

Core Features

• Tower Defense Game
• Currency
  • Type
    • Gold
    • Research
  • Carries over to next wave
  • Obtained at wave completion
• Enemies
  • All follow path
    • Spawn point
    • Path
    • Termination point
  • Armor Type: Light, Heavy
  • Type: Land / Flying / Boss
  • Speed: High, Regular, Low
  • Health: High, Regular, Low
  • Rewards Gold on defeat
• Map
  • Whole map fits the screen (720p, windowed, scalable)
  • Semi auto gen spawn/end points?
  • Top down perspective
• Research
  • Bought with Research
  • Unlocks tower type
• Theme
  • Goofy / Non-serious / Casual
  • Background: Pink/Red
  • HQ / Enemy Goal: Gulag + Logo
• Towers
  • Build anytime on a grid system
  • Can't be placed on paths
  • Bought and upgraded with gold coins
  • Base Tower
    • Generalist
  • Special Tower
    • Splash dmg type
    • Focused dmg type (laser)
    • Antiair dmg type
    • Frost dmg type (slows enemies down)
    • Support (reduce fire cooldown, increase range)
  • Attributes
    • Attack Damage
    • Attack Speed
    • Splash Damage
    • Antiair Damage
    • Range

Optional Features

• Enemies
  • Stealth: stealth / non-stealth
• Events / Special Pickups
  • Randomly timed
• Gameplay
  • Preview next wave? Preview new units only?
• Theme
  • Animated foreground
• Towers
  • Final upgrade with gold coins + research points
  • Special Tower
    • Poison dmg type (DoT)
    • Support (radar)
  • Targeting
    • Nearest
    • Strongest
    • Weakest
    • Air/Ground
    • Not poisoned/slowed

Notice to reviewers

• Look out for delta_time implementation
• Easily modified

Images

HQ Draft

Map Draft

Tower Art Draft

Tower Draft

Tower UI Draft