Project Design Doc

By on October 24th, 2013

Game Plan

 

Escape from the rising lava using quick movements and timely maneuvers to reach as high as possible.

 

Feature Set Targets

 

Low-bar

  • Jumping over blocks to avoid lava below

  • Scoring system to create addictive feel

  • Basic graphics

  • A power-up for jumping higher

 

Target

  • Block speed varies in challenging, but manageable way

  • High score leaderboard

  • Fancy animations for actions like jumping, wall jumping, lava death, squish death

  • Several power-ups for higher jumping, temporary invincibility, etc

  • Several power-downs for lower jumping, slower movement, etc

  • 5 second replay for how you died

  • Checkpoint block

 

High-bar

  • Block size and spawn location vary in challenging, but manageable way

  • Local multiplayer to compete for score, survival time

  • Advanced models for player and blocks

  • Many power-ups, including one for controlling block positioning

Timeline

10/28

11/4 – Alpha

11/11

11/18 – Beta

11/25 – Final

supertrombone

– Up to speed

– Source control access

– Brainstorm initial scoring system

– Implement initial scoring system

– Offload high scores onto a server (for future high score board)

– Wall jump animation

– Squish death animation

– Highscore leaderboard shown in game

ohmyc

– Up to speed

– Source control access

– Create better block falling algorithm (to encourage streaks of climbing)

– Find art for power up

– Implement varying speed blocks

– Death replay!

– Checkpoint block

gt740

– Up to speed

– Source control access

– Implement one power-up

– Coordinate w/ Clay for spawning power-ups

– Lava death animation

– Add 1 power-down

– Add 1 more power-up

– Add 1 more power-down

Milestones

 

Alpha (11/4)

– Jumping & Wall jumping off of blocks

– Lava rising

– Ability to die

– Intelligent block spawning algorithm

– Initial scoring system

– First power-up

 

Beta (11/18)

– High scores on server

– Varying block speed

– Add a power-down

– Death animation

– Wall jump animation

– Death replay

 

Final (11/25)

– High score leaderboard shown in game

– Checkpoint block

– More power-ups and power-downs

 

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