biff-bolton-ep1/docs/roadmap.md

Roadmap

• Test Map
• Vehicles
• Swimming
• Oxygen-Meter
• ordentliches HUD bauen
  • Elemente müssen variable und optional sein.
• Global Progress Object
• One-Time Pickups (für z.B. Powerups die nicht respawned werden)
• Menus & Textboxes
• Save & Load
• Mobile Controls
• Collision Boxes (nicht identisch mit der Sprite-Größe)
• Spores (?? tbd)
• Webhosting
• Boss Battles

Absolute Minimum to Finished

• Swimming with depleting oxygen
• 1 vehicle
• Winning condition (Item X einsammeln und zu Punkt Y bringen. Damit kann ich auch alle möglichen anderen conditions abbilden, z.B. verschlossene Türen öffnen, Raumschiff mit Ersatzteilen reparieren etc.)

Biomes & Levelsetups

• above sealevel

  • islands with different biomes (desert (with pyramid), forest/jungle, mysterious swamp, crystal)
  • islands are connected via underwater cave system

• below sealevel

  • caves (regular, ice, colorful underground mushroom forest (game should never feel gloomy but fun!), deep sea alien?)

• boss-levels

General Control Scheme

• D-Pad: ArrowKeys
• Buttons (A, B): X, Y
• Start: Enter
• Select: Space

Player Controls

• X = Jump
• Y = Attack
• ArrowUp = Enter Door/Use
• Space = Select Weapon

Vehicle Controls

• X = Engine Acceleration (in 0.5er Steps von 0 bis +2)
• Y = Weapon/Tool
• ArrowKeys für Richtungen
• Space = Select Weapon/Tool

HUD

• Hitpoints = Text "HP" + Boxes
• Collected Crystals = Icon + Number
• active Weapon + Ammo = Icon + Number
• Oxygen (nur wenn diving) = Icon + Bar
• Extralifes = Icon + Number
• möglicherweise Depth = Number + Text "m"

Anordnung: HP OOOOOOO (W)25 (C)36 (L)3 O2 =========

Objects & Variables

• GlobalProgress

GlobalProgress {
  "player": {
  "currentHitpoints": 3,
  "maxHitpoints": 5,
  "collectedCrystals": 26,
  "oxygen": 70,
  "maxOxygen": 70,
  "ammo": {
   "blaster": 10,
   "rocketLauncher": 5,
   "pulseRifle": 20,
  },
  "x": 53, // ?
  "y": 345, // ?
  "inVehicle": false, // ?
 },
 "upgrades": {
  "jumpBoots": false,
  "fins": false, // faster swimming
  "oxygenTank1": false,
  "oxygenTank2": false,
 },
 "weapons": {
  "blaster": true,
  "rocketLauncher": false,
  "pulseRifle": false, // high firing rate, low damage
 },
 "beatenBosses": {
  "boss1": true,
  "boss2": false,
  "boss3": false,
 },
 "vehicles": {
  "submarine": {
   "batteryLvl1": true,
   "batteryLvl2": false,
   "thermalConverter": false, // regenerate battery at thermal vents
   "hullPlating": false,
  },
 },
}