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2012-01-26T18:16:43Z

Oshroth: Undo revision 780 by MatildaHarris (talk)

==Plan==

===Problem Statement:===

To create a new style of team and class-based multiplayer game that inspires player interest with a simple and appealing aesthetic, unique mechanics and addictive core gameplay. The game must be easy and fun to play, with simple menu and HUD navigation. Core elements should hold intrinsic, entertaining value.

===Solution:===

A capture the flag style game that draws appeal from the cute design of the player characters, all of whom are imagined creatures with unique abilities and talents. To mix up the stale team-based formula, players must 'grow' their character to become stronger and have a choice as to what they will grow into. The game will be rendered in a bright, stylised shader and a bright, cohesive colour palette.

===Risks:===

Team has little experience in creating a multiplayer game, must learn how to set up multiplayer programming, menus etc.

Fix: Experiment with multiplayer demos.

Team is not familiar with UDK, will take time to get used to and may result in unforeseen problems

Fix: Team members must get into UDK asap and attempt to familiarise themselves.

Does grow mechanic add anything to the genre? If it doesn't make play more fun, it isn't worth creating.

Fix: Set up simple grow test. Have prototype finished by uni semester start. Proposition of idea to industry members, lecturers and audience.

Will player's enjoy playing as animals? Will it be entertaining or will it distance players from characters?

Fix: Product testing with key audience. Proposition of ideas and concept art to audience.

May take too long to set up and properly balance characters. May not interact properly.

Fix: Attempt to set up 1-2 characters within first two weeks to understand and predict the amount of time needed, as well as potential future problems.

Attacking and moving must be interesting and fun.

Fix: Set up simple movement and attacking demos to see if designing intrinsically fun mechanics is plausible. Have prototype set up before uni semester start.

Players may not behave how we intend them to. There is a lot of room to abuse gameplay in a multiplayer game.

Fix: Goals and rewards must be perfected in order to ensure player's behave as we want them to. Lots of audience testing.
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==Design Overview==

In Grow, players will:

*Grow

*Run

*Attack

*Die

*Respawn

*Capture eggs

*Swim

*Climb

*Shoot

*Use abilities

It is our aim to create the functionality for each of these actions in the order that they appear and to then perfect and balance them, also in this order.

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===Important factors===

The focus points when designing this game are:

====Fun====

Fun is what this game is based around. The best games, in my opinion, are the games that are simply fun to play. If this game is going to work, it needs to be fun for players, even to just move around. An example of this done well is Super Smash Bros., which is enjoyable to play over and over because of its intrinsically fun mechanics and varied player characters.
====Prettiness====

The game has gotta look good. I don't mean amazing, realistic water or exploding volcanoes. I think the best idea is a cute, exciting, colourful matte-palette. Once again, smash bros. does that well. Pokemon games are where I'm getting my character colour ideas from. The new Pokedex on the 3DS really shows you how good a simple, flat colour model can look. Lots of work will be done on perfecting art style, but I think a good start is less texture and more painting.
====Balance====

The drawing point of the game is its unique fighting style, differentiating it from games like Unreal or Team Fortress. It's not another clone, which is really good, but it means a lot of thought has to go into how the game will work so that it can never be one sided. Most of this comes down to play testing of course, and once the base mechanics are set up that would be the main job for the programmer and designer. Lots of early design work will be necessary too.

<br />

Management Plan

2012-01-26T18:15:43Z

Oshroth: Reverted edits by MacyWales (talk) to last revision by MatildaHarris

==Plan==

===Problem Statement:===

To create a new style of team and class-based multiplayer game that inspires player interest with a simple and appealing aesthetic, unique mechanics and addictive core gameplay. The game must be easy and fun to play, with simple menu and HUD navigation. Core elements should hold intrinsic, entertaining value.

===Solution:===

A capture the flag style game that draws appeal from the cute design of the player characters, all of whom are imagined creatures with unique abilities and talents. To mix up the stale team-based formula, players must 'grow' their character to become stronger and have a choice as to what they will grow into. The game will be rendered in a bright, stylised shader and a bright, cohesive colour palette.[http://www.phuketproperty.com/ House in Phuket]

===Risks:===

Team has little experience in creating a multiplayer game, must learn how to set up multiplayer programming, menus etc.

Fix: Experiment with multiplayer demos.

Team is not familiar with UDK, will take time to get used to and may result in unforeseen problems

Fix: Team members must get into UDK asap and attempt to familiarise themselves.

Does grow mechanic add anything to the genre? If it doesn't make play more fun, it isn't worth creating.

Fix: Set up simple grow test. Have prototype finished by uni semester start. Proposition of idea to industry members, lecturers and audience.

Will player's enjoy playing as animals? Will it be entertaining or will it distance players from characters?

Fix: Product testing with key audience. Proposition of ideas and concept art to audience.

May take too long to set up and properly balance characters. May not interact properly.

Fix: Attempt to set up 1-2 characters within first two weeks to understand and predict the amount of time needed, as well as potential future problems.

Attacking and moving must be interesting and fun.

Fix: Set up simple movement and attacking demos to see if designing intrinsically fun mechanics is plausible. Have prototype set up before uni semester start.

Players may not behave how we intend them to. There is a lot of room to abuse gameplay in a multiplayer game.

Fix: Goals and rewards must be perfected in order to ensure player's behave as we want them to. Lots of audience testing.
<br />
<br />
==Design Overview==

In Grow, players will:

*Grow

*Run

*Attack

*Die

*Respawn

*Capture eggs

*Swim

*Climb

*Shoot

*Use abilities

It is our aim to create the functionality for each of these actions in the order that they appear and to then perfect and balance them, also in this order.

<br />

===Important factors===

The focus points when designing this game are:

====Fun====

Fun is what this game is based around. The best games, in my opinion, are the games that are simply fun to play. If this game is going to work, it needs to be fun for players, even to just move around. An example of this done well is Super Smash Bros., which is enjoyable to play over and over because of its intrinsically fun mechanics and varied player characters.
====Prettiness====

The game has gotta look good. I don't mean amazing, realistic water or exploding volcanoes. I think the best idea is a cute, exciting, colourful matte-palette. Once again, smash bros. does that well. Pokemon games are where I'm getting my character colour ideas from. The new Pokedex on the 3DS really shows you how good a simple, flat colour model can look. Lots of work will be done on perfecting art style, but I think a good start is less texture and more painting.
====Balance====

The drawing point of the game is its unique fighting style, differentiating it from games like Unreal or Team Fortress. It's not another clone, which is really good, but it means a lot of thought has to go into how the game will work so that it can never be one sided. Most of this comes down to play testing of course, and once the base mechanics are set up that would be the main job for the programmer and designer. Lots of early design work will be necessary too.

<br />

Eggs

2012-01-26T18:15:01Z

Main Page

2011-10-05T16:35:37Z

Oshroth: Reverted edits by 124.6.181.173 (talk) to last revision by 124.6.181.177

Scripts

2011-07-21T05:22:23Z

Oshroth: Created page with "Planned and needed scripts: * GWPawn - Pawn Base Class ** GWPawn_Baby ** GWPawn_Speed ** GWPawn_Skill ** GWPawn_Power ** GWPawn_SpeedMax ** GWPawn_SkillMax ** GWPawn_PowerMax ** ..."

Planned and needed scripts:
* GWPawn - Pawn Base Class
** GWPawn_Baby
** GWPawn_Speed
** GWPawn_Skill
** GWPawn_Power
** GWPawn_SpeedMax
** GWPawn_SkillMax
** GWPawn_PowerMax
** GWPawn_SpeedSkill
** GWPawn_SkillPower
** GWPawn_SpeedPower
* GWEggCapture - Game mode
* GWEggFlag
* GWEggFlagBase
* GWPickupFactory
** GWPickupFactory_Speed
** GWPickupFactory_Skill
** GWPickupFactory_Power

Tim Check-in

2011-07-15T19:35:54Z

Oshroth: Created page with "==Week 5 ~ 11th - 18th, July== Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Animations mostly work ingame. Friday Saturday Sunday ==Week 6 ~ 18th - 25th, July== Monday ..."

==Week 5 ~ 11th - 18th, July==

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday
Animations mostly work ingame.

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

==Week 6 ~ 18th - 25th, July==

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Outbreak:Main Page

2011-06-07T19:32:08Z

Oshroth:

A FPS with strategic elements, where you have to complete objectives in a city overrun by zombies. The city is split into a number of sectors. The goal is to save survivors and eliminate the zombie presence in the city.

==Technical Aspects==
The city will be built from a number of different sector chunks. The first version will use a static map to build the city; Later versions will use an algorithm that will generate a random city from sector chunks. Chunks will be dynamically loaded as needed by the engine.

*[[Outbreak:Assets|Assets]]

*[[Outbreak:Map|Map]]
*[[Outbreak:Story|Story]]

*[[Outbreak:Game Modes|Game Modes]]
*[[Outbreak:Mechanics|Mechanics]]
*[[Outbreak:Squad|Squad]]

*[[Outbreak:Upgrades|Upgrades]]
*[[Outbreak:Weapons|Weapons]]
*[[Outbreak:Zombies|Zombies]]

Outbreak:Squad

2011-06-07T14:26:05Z

Oshroth: Created page with "Each player controls a member of the squad. Each squad is made up of one or more members. With additional members in a squad, the zombie level will increase, making clearing the ..."

Each player controls a member of the squad. Each squad is made up of one or more members. With additional members in a squad, the zombie level will increase, making clearing the sector more difficult. However with too few members, vital roles will not be filled which may also cause problems, as well as the lack of backup.
===Squad Leader===
The squad leader is in charge of coordinating the group as a whole, he has the final word on all decisions.
The following roles/"classes" are available:
* Medic - A character with combat medical training, the medic has phenomenal skill in healing squad members, even in the heat of battle.
* Sniper - The sniper is adapt at fighting from a distance
* Sapper - The sapper is more adapt at laying traps, most of his own design
* Soldier - The soldier is an ex-military unit, he is most adapt at shooting
* Brute - The brute enjoys long walks on the beach and beating zombies to death with his bare hands, and the occasional melee weapon. Proficient with melee weapons, he is fairly useless with guns
* Demolitions - Loves to do everything with a bang, this guy will your incursions to the city more interesting, with his powerful explosives, he''ll make short work of any zombies, however the loud noise will only attract more. Proficient with explosives and explosive weaponry
* Stealth - The stealth unit knows everything about blending in with zombies, he is adapt at avoiding attention and killing zombies silently

Outbreak:Game Modes

2011-06-07T14:24:56Z

Oshroth: Created page with "===City Reclaim=== The main mode of the game. The goal is to completely reclaim the city by eradicating the zombie menace from all sectors. This mode will take several hours to c..."

===City Reclaim===
The main mode of the game. The goal is to completely reclaim the city by eradicating the zombie menace from all sectors. This mode will take several hours to complete. Different sized cities, size of the zombie presence, i.e. zombie population, zombie aggression.
===City Escape===
Your helicopter has crashed in a remote part of the city, with no possible backup, you have to get to the border of the city before you get turned into a meal. There are ammo drops around the city as the only way to replenish your supplies. Concentration of ammo drops for difficulty
===City Survival===
Your helicopter is down and there is no one left. No chance of survival. No chance of rescue. No hope left.All you can do is go out in a blaze of glory taking as many zombies with you. Zombies will keep respawning.Hardest difficulty: No ammo drops, max aggression, high density.

Outbreak:Story

2011-06-07T14:22:17Z

Oshroth:

===Story===
An average city in an average country on a not-so-average day, a zombie plague is released and spreads through the city like wildfire, officials evacuate as many survivors as possible before being forced to quarantine the entire city. Your team has been called in to help deal with the infection and to save any remaining survivors.
*Day 1 - Patient 0 escapes into city, 1% infected
*Day 2 - Quarantine checkpoints are set up around the city and survivors are evac''d. 10% infected
*Day 3 - Your squad, like many others, is called in to protect the quarantine checkpoints. 30% infected
*Day 4 - Quarantines are sealed after infected overwhelm several checkpoints. Your squad is recalled. 70% infected
*Day 7 - Your squad volunteers for an experiment vaccine, results are positive. 95% infected
*Day 9 - Your squad sets up a HQ and decides to take back the city. 99% infected
*Day 10 - Today, you will take back the city.

Outbreak:Story

2011-06-07T14:19:29Z

Oshroth: Created page with "===Story=== An average city in an average country on a not-so-average day, a zombie plague is released and spreads through the city like wildfire, officials evacuate as many surv..."

===Story===
An average city in an average country on a not-so-average day, a zombie plague is released and spreads through the city like wildfire, officials evacuate as many survivors as possible before being forced to quarantine the entire city. Your team has been called in to help deal with the infection and to save any remaining survivors.
Day 1 - Patient 0 escapes into city, 1% infected
Day 2 - Quarantine checkpoints are set up around the city and survivors are evac''d. 10% infected
Day 3 - Your squad, like many others, is called in to protect the quarantine checkpoints. 30% infected
Day 4 - Quarantines are sealed after infected overwhelm several checkpoints. Your squad is recalled. 70% infected
Day 7 - Your squad volunteers for an experiment vaccine, results are positive. 95% infected
Day 9 - Your squad sets up a HQ and decides to take back the city. 99% infected
Day 10 - Today, you will take back the city.

Outbreak:Upgrades

2011-06-07T14:17:49Z

Oshroth: Created page with "Your group has been called in to handle the zombie problem, however supplies and equipment are running low when you get there so you won't have much to start with, but as you cle..."

Your group has been called in to handle the zombie problem, however supplies and equipment are running low when you get there so you won't have much to start with, but as you clear the city, resources will be freed in other areas giving access to better equipment.
===Equipment===
* Helicopters
** You begin with a very basic helicopter, low capacity, loud, and slow, you'll want to move onto a better one as soon as possible.
*** Space for 4 people or medium crate drop
** Helicopters with larger capacity
** Quieter Helicopters
** Faster Helicopters
** Gunships - The best transport in the game, gunships have great stats, they are even able to clear zombies for you.
*** Aside: If your transport does not have enough seats for your entire squad, you will have to make multiple trips.
* Traps for sappers
* Night Vision goggles
* Bioscanner for detecting zombies

Outbreak:Weapons

2011-06-07T14:13:00Z

Oshroth: Created page with "There is a wide variety of weapons available for your squad with varying stats * Small arms - Hand guns and the like, these are good as a last resort, but not wise to rely on the..."

There is a wide variety of weapons available for your squad with varying stats
* Small arms - Hand guns and the like, these are good as a last resort, but not wise to rely on them
* Rifles - Standard weaponry, these are a bit low but great for dropping zombies quickly
* Grenade Launcher - Powerful specialized launchers for use by demo. expert, these are really loud but effective
* Rocket Launcher - These will clear a large crowd but also your team if you are not careful. These will also alert every zombie in a very large radius
* Hand Grenades - great for small crowds
* Melee Weapons - silent and effective, just don't get surrounded
* Sniper Rifles - Specialized weapon, for use by sniper. Great for dropping zombies from a mile away.

Outbreak:Mechanics

2011-06-07T14:11:26Z

Oshroth: Created page with "In a HQ/Safe zone the squad can do multiple things: * View the map and choose a sector to attack * Buy guns and equipment at the supply store * Swap out characters and equipment ..."

In a HQ/Safe zone the squad can do multiple things:
* View the map and choose a sector to attack
* Buy guns and equipment at the supply store
* Swap out characters and equipment

Once the squad has chosen a sector to attack, they then need to choose a drop zone, either a evac point if they are taking an ammo drop with them or an aerial drop. i.e. parachute

When they first enter the sector, the squad will have an initial swarm of zombies to fight against before thing will quieten down, once the squad has had enough, they can decide to pull out and call for an evac. then they must get to an evac zone and wait for the transport, when the chopper gets close, the zombie activity will increase, the longer the chopper is there, the more zombies will appear. At any time, the squad can call for an ammo drop, ammo drops will temporarily increase zombie activity.

Despite the zombie presence, there are still some survivors left in the city, waiting for you to rescue them, however very few of the survivors are immune to the infection, so extreme care must be taken to protect them from zombies.
The squad earns money for killing zombies and decent bonuses for rescuing survivors.

Outbreak:Zombies

2011-06-07T14:10:03Z

Oshroth: Created page with "===Zombie Aggression=== As you kill zombies in a sector, the remaining zombies will become more aggressive. Leaving the sector for a while will reduce it. ===Zombie Density=== Th..."

===Zombie Aggression===
As you kill zombies in a sector, the remaining zombies will become more aggressive. Leaving the sector for a while will reduce it.
===Zombie Density===
The number of zombies in a sector, zombies are attracted by loud noises and survivor activity in a sector, thankfully there is a range on how far will be attracted. Melee weapons have a very low range of attraction, explosives have a multi sector range. Zombies take time to move between sectors, but things can get hairy. Helicopters attract zombies, so be prepared for a fight when you first drop, when ammo is dropped. When an evac approaches, this will also increase the number of zombies. If you spend too long in a sector, the hordes will start to get bigger as zombies from other sectors arrive depending on your use of loud equipment.
===General===

Outbreak:Map

2011-06-07T14:07:52Z

Oshroth: Created page with "The overview map shows the different attributes of each sector: * Danger Level shown by the coloured shading ** The danger level is an estimation of the difficulty of clearing a ..."

The overview map shows the different attributes of each sector:
* Danger Level shown by the coloured shading
** The danger level is an estimation of the difficulty of clearing a sector, as well as accessing it, i.e. number of ammo drop points(if any), closest evac point, zombie density
* Zombie Density shown by a rough number estimate
** Density is based on the number of active zombies spotted from the air, however satellite imaging becomes out-dated fast, fly-overs are more accurate, but takes time and money, the most accurate scan is a ground based scan when your squad is in the area, but also the most dangerous.
* Evac points
** Places you can be picked up from, some of the more dense sectors have no evac points. The helicopter requires a large flat area to land and pick you up from. In emergencies individual squad members can be picked up from the street, however this will increase the time taken for the helicopter to drop the squad member off and come back for more.
* Ammo drop points
** Places helicopter can drop supplies, requires open area but not as large as evac point, smaller areas can be used but it is possible that some or all of the drop will be lost or damaged The map can also be zoomed in on an individual sector to show more information on it like the layout of streets and things like barricades, etc.