Alright here it is.
#Initial prototype for a RTS game
lucid yoke
severe quartz
yo
lucid yoke
Okay so btw I have a google doc that basically outlines my first prototype of the game that I'm building.
I don't think I can send it here but I can dm it to you if you wanna see it
severe quartz
can you pin inside a thread?
lucid yoke
I don't think so, only an admin can do that
severe quartz
okay
lucid yoke
but here
At this point, I think I've written enough, so I've opened up my own Trello board and I'm starting off by creating the units and applying the stats to them.
After that, I'm going to start implementing the combat system piecewise.
And then once that's done, I'll create the terrain system.
severe quartz
you've been busy lol
lucid yoke
Yea bro I mean I don't have to go to school for a whole month
severe quartz
i'd go with keeping it fictional but you can base things on real life that's what i've been doing with my 2D game
lucid yoke
My school literally gives us a month for this, so I've had a lot of downtime to work on this
lucid yoke
i'd go with keeping it fictional but you can base things on real life that's wha...
Yea that was my thought as well.
Also what game ru making?
severe quartz
i'm making a video game where you play as a samurai woman who fights for her people in order to liberate them from the government
lucid yoke
yoo that dope, lemme playtest it when u get the chance
severe quartz
her people are forced to use old fashioned technology while the government uses advanced technology
so you've got people growing rice crops fighting against flying drones
severe quartz
stuff like swords are legal to protect themselves against wild monsters but stuff like guns are illegal
due to the government fearing its own people
lucid yoke
Okay so here's my thought on that then. Since the player is gonna have inferior tech against the AI, maybe give the player a special power that can put her in an equal level to the AI.
severe quartz
the special power comes from the players skill
lucid yoke
Like maybe time freeze or the ability to slice bullets with her sword
lucid yoke
the special power comes from the players skill
What are these skills gonna be?
severe quartz
there is a government sword she or someone else steals which is disguised by being wrapped in bandages
she also has a off-hand pistol which is used in emergencies only
you can also use bullets as a currency on the black market
where you can purchase illegal blueprints
lucid yoke
okay, and what will the player be facing against?
lucid yoke
damn bro 💀 she's gonna have one hell of a time
severe quartz
yeah you're suppose to dodge, parry and block your way through combat
yep!
that's the message
the government is suppose to be over powered
lucid yoke
okay, but I like where this is going. When you say mechs, will these be melee units or will they have guns?
severe quartz
lucid yoke
interesting
severe quartz
not mine
lucid yoke
Yea ik but interesting as in like I understand what a mech would supposdly do
severe quartz
the game is suppose to be difficult she isn't suppose to have an easy time
she is liberating her people from the governments control
lucid yoke
Okay so here's my game designer train of thought. The player has a sword, which can parry (melee), block (ranged like guns), and slice (her main atk). A mech can (at least for now) punch and shoot.
severe quartz
they can launch missiles which you dodge
bullets you can block
you're gonna have to move quick to stay alive
she can also hide with stealth
lucid yoke
they can launch missiles which you dodge
just an opinion, but probably add a mechanic where the player can be informed before the mech either shoots or launches a missile, so the player has time to act accordingly
severe quartz
oh yeah it'll target and then shoot
lucid yoke
oh yeah it'll target and then shoot
How many mechs will the player typically be engaging with at once?
severe quartz
depends if its a boss
lucid yoke
Because it's a lot, maybe just make the missle shoot in one direction, so that the player can have an easier time defending against multiple opponents
bullets can be target-based tho
severe quartz
only bosses launch missiles
lucid yoke
ah okay
severe quartz
you'll mostly come across drones
lucid yoke
Alright
Back to the mechs tho
It's pros could be that it has high HP and can atk both melee and ranged, but its flaw could be that it's slow both in terms of speed and engagement. This allows the player to have time to dodge the mech's atks, while also being able to do a combo atk on the mech to kill it quickly
For a drone
Its pros could be that its in an elevated position, so you have to jump to attack it, but its flaw could be that its 1-hit
severe quartz
yeah a lot of balancing to do
lucid yoke
Yea just make sure that with each new "opponent" you're adding, consider its mechanics (so like how it can attack, how it moves, etc.), and try to morph those mechanics to allow for the player to develop their own dynamic against attaking that opponent (dynamics, in this case, would mean the player's strategy against fighting that particular opponent)
severe quartz
you start as a little girl who finds a stick that looks like a sword which she swings around attacking bugs in the wild lol
then she moves onto a wooden sword in a dojo
then she gets a basic sword as a gift from her parents
lucid yoke
So the dojo can be like a practice grounds for her
severe quartz
oh yeah
well the worse enemy isn't even a machine
its another female fighter
i'm not sure on the lore yet
i'm still designing assets
lucid yoke
Lol the fact that the protagionst and the big antagionsts are just female fighters is reminding me of this one video
severe quartz
i'm actually basing on japanese history hahaha
lucid yoke
Yea I don't have a problem with it just reminded me of that video.
Alr but @severe quartz could you do me a favor
severe quartz
shit happens lol
lucid yoke
And look at the stats of the units in the GDD and just give me ur thoughts on it.
severe quartz
i'd have to demo it
lucid yoke
Oh okay
severe quartz
my game will be about feeling
lucid yoke
Is it gonna be like aesthetic heavy? So like a lot of art and stuff?
severe quartz
nah shouldn't be too bad
i won't make this game until i've made other tiny projects
lucid yoke
Good plan, I would say make smaller games that have pieces of this game's mechanics
and test them out
severe quartz
for example my player can move normal speed, slow speed and fast speed so i wanna study game design like the ground changes speed, abilities change speed or enemies change speed
try and design mechanics and gameplay around just player movement speed
lucid yoke
do you mean like a dash mechanic?
severe quartz
yeah
lucid yoke
okay interesting
severe quartz
just trying to come up with as many reasons why the player moves slow or fast
slow being under water
slow walking through snow
just try and test myself
lucid yoke
Yea i would say that if you're going to add dynamic environments and/or actions that affect the player's speed, give a reason for that change, and maybe try figure out the pros and cons of this change of speed for the player
severe quartz
well the environment will be "white square slows player"
lucid yoke
Like maybe when the player is slow, they can block bullets better, and faster movement allows the player to get close up and attack more
lucid yoke
well the environment will be "white square slows player"
Yea that sounds like a good start
severe quartz
i'm gonna test myself
lucid yoke
only movement speeds
Yea I understand where ur getting at
Just be sure that there's a good reason for it, cause I feel like it probably won't be a good mechanic if slow tiles just end up hindering the player all the time. I feel like each environment should promote a certain dynamic for the player
severe quartz
you're thinking too much
lucid yoke
Yea ik I fall into rabbit holes a lot 
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severe quartz
i'm not making a game at this stage
lucid yoke
Yea ur just testing out a certain mechanic
severe quartz
it'll be a cube that moves left and right and walks over coloured blocks that changes the players movement
thats it!
lucid yoke
okay sounds good
alr I think I have a good start on where to go with my project, so I'm gonna start building my game. I'll ttyl when I get the units setup
severe quartz
i'm very novice lol
i'm gonna watch tutorials and play 2D video games like Celeste
lucid yoke
Always a good idea to learn from other's successes.
severe quartz
in Super Mario Bros you can knock a block and collect a coin so i will try coding that myself
then i'll make my own variations
jump on a block to collect a coin
lucid yoke
Sounds good
