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Design Document
Theme
The theme for the fedijam is "Up in the Clouds"
Objective
Create a functional game that is a binary for Linux, Windows, Mac, and maybe FreeBSD if we have extra time
Finished product would be a game with a defined ending or endings, and at minimum, 50 encounters
Deliverables
- Binaries
- Flowchart
- Game Engine
- Game Data
- Save State
- Instruction Manual
The Plan
- Initial engine development
- Sample encounters and testing
- Later engine development based on insights
- Style Guide
- Write encounters for full game
- Compile to binaries
- Figure out a License
The Engine
The game engine needs to do the following:
- Read game data
- Read and write to a save state
- Accept user input
Encounter
Player is met with a scenario, and presented with options for how to deal with it.
Glossary
Encounter
A scenario and a list of choices; the building-block of the game
Choice
A decision that the player makes in order to progress the game, or possibly set them back.
some choices may have prerequisites
some choices may be absurd (and absurdly funny!)
Scenario
A block of text explaining the present situation
Goal
Defines victory for the player, should ideally be explained at the very beginning in the first encounter