Design Document

TRGG

Welcome to the TRGG wiki! This is mostly just a guide for myself. (The name of the game is still TBD)

Basically it is a 2D randomly generated turn based strategy game that I am crafting just for fun.

Game Overview

• Game Concept: You control an astronaut who is stranded in a earth-like planet far way from home, you gotta fight and recruit allies to survive.
• Genre: Turn-Based, Strategy, Survival.
• Target Audience: Anyone.
• Game Flow Summary: The player has to go through one big randomly generated open world surviving, everyday that passes makes the game more difficult.
• Look and Feel: The game is displayed mostly with pixel art and it gives a relaxing feel to the player.

Gameplay and Mechanics:

• Game Options: All the basic settings (Volume, Graphics and Gameplay) also it will include Map Generation options (TBD) and a Map Creator.
• Replaying and Saving: Every time the player plays the game experience should be different, and the game features saving via crafteable checkpoints.
• Cheats and Easter Eggs: TBD.

Gameplay:

• Game Progression: The player starts with nothing on a random spot in the map, the player then gets items by fighting the local Aliens and gathering materials.
• Mission / Challenge Structure: Vendors will give the players missions. (TBD)
• Puzzle Structure: N/A.
• Objectives: Surviving as long as possible and defeating the bosses.
• Play Flow: Pretty much like any survival game.

Mechanics

• Physics: N/A.
• Movement In-Game: Free movement while exploring but turn-based while fighting.
• Objects: TBD.
• Actions: Fighting, crafting, fishing (TBD).
• Combat: Turn-based, it consists of basic attacks and special abilties.
• Economy: Gold can only be used to buy items at the safe-hubs, all items should be crafteable.
• Screen Flow: Main Menu <> New Game

Story, Setting and Character

• Story and Narrative:
• Game World:
• Characters:

Levels

Interface

• Visual Interface:
• Control System:
• Audio:
• Help System:

Artificial Intelligence

• Enemy AI:
• Friendly AI:
• Support AI:

Technical

• Target Hardware:
• Development Hardware and Software:
• Network Requirements:

Game Art:

Outline Source