LMT is a typing game where aliens are trying to invade Earth and you have to defend it. Each alien spaceship will have a word floating above and the player has to type out the words before they reach the planet. As the game progresses, spaceships will move at a faster rate, and begin spawning quicker and quicker. If too many aliens get through, the town will be destroyed and the game will end.
As the game progresses, aliens with larger words will start to spawn and will do so at a quicker rate. Additional information and features will be mapped out in the Functionality & MVP and Features sections.
- Objects will spawn on one side of the screen with a word associated with it
- Typing out words in anyorder will remove object from play
- WPM counter will be seen with live updates
- The game will have a unique skin
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- Special aliens will have drops/bonuses when destroyed
- Mini-bosses will appear if the player survives long enough
- Multiple skins/themes will be available for player's preference
This app will consist of a single screen with all the animations happening in a playbox. Nav links for my LinkedIn, Github, and Angel list will be featured at the top of page above the title. Within the playbox, the spaceships will spawn on the left side and move toward the right side of the screen. The player can see their word typed out at the bottom of the play screen with their score in the top right corner. Additionally, any bonus features will available at the bottom of the play box with themes available underneath.
This project will be implemented in the following technologies:
Javascriptfor game logicCanvaswill be used for the playbox and animationsFirestorewill be used to host and store leader board information
Day 1: Setup all modules and basic packages and create a barebone outline of the project. Look into what would be the best tool for rendering the objects and which would have the best ability to change skins on the fly.
Additional setup will be creating the game logic and object files. This would include creating a random word generator paired with alien objects. Alien objects will have random spawn rates chosen between 0.1s and 3s and move at a specified x-velocity. Y-positioning will be chosen randomly between 0-x tiles high.
Day 2: Further develop the alien object and movement functionality. A dynamic array will track all words on the board and will check the user input to see if there are any matches. By the end of the day, we should expect moving objects on screen with a word above them. If time allow, creating barrier blocks in the game with health bars will be added to help give the player additional time.
Day 3: Fine tune the movement counter and RNG objects for a fair yet difficult experience. Include a remaining health bar feature and begin looking at adding skins for the game. Additional time will be spent adding additional features such as the WPM display and the array of overlapping words.