Goblin Armies Game Design Document

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Revision: 0.0.1

License

Copyright © Loteque, maeve 2024 - Present

Overview

Theme / Setting / Genre

  • Themes: Environmental conservation
  • Goblin army in a Fantasy Mad Max style wasteland.
  • Genre: Console Real Time Strategy

Targeted platforms

  • Web
  • Windows
  • Linux

Project scope

  • Game Time Scale

    • Time Scale 2 weeks total

  • 2 Core team members

    • Maeve - Art
    • Loteque - Programming, Else

  • Aditional team members

    • Jonah Bloom - Composer/Recording

Influences

  • Disgaea
    • Video Game
    • Noted for its turn-based strategy and character-throwing mechanics.
  • Pikmin
    • Video game
    • Mentioned in the context of RTS but clarified that it is an RTS, not TBS.
  • Mad Max Furiosa
    • Movie
    • Visual style, feel.
  • Pizza Tower
    • Video Game
    • Visual Style

The Elevator Pitch

Pikmin, but goblins with more war

What sets this project apart?

  • It is an RTS, fully playable on console. These are rare
  • It has Thematic elements of Environmental Conservation through teamwork
  • If give a unique perspective of goblins as protectors of the land

Story and Gameplay

Story Brief

  • Corrupted goblins have taken over the lands and are taking all they can!
  • Player’s goblin group are among the last uncorrupted and must save the land by defeating the corrupted goblins

Core Gameplay Mechanics Brief

  • Goblins are a primary resource.
  • Player must build goblin army up to defeat the coruption

Core Gameplay Mechanics

  • Goblins are a primary resource.
  • Special goblins (e.g., big goblins who throw smaller goblins).
  • Character movement
    • Movement with keyboard / gamepad
  • Player collects goblins
  • Attackables:
    • Enemy Goblins
  • Breakables:
    • Enemy Goblin Camps
    • Crate :scope
  • Collectables:
    • Scrap
  • Player has health
  • NPC goblins can attack
  • Autoattack based on range.
    • Can target:
      • Attackables
      • Breakables
    • Can collect Collectables
      • Auto-collect when near
  • (stretch) Basic goblins can specialize into advanced classes like:
    • tough goblins
    • wizards
  • Map:
    • Mostly Open
    • Minimal obstacles
  • Player has a base, A single (Command center)
  • Player can upgrade the command center.
    • Upgrades cost scrap
    • When they upgrade the base:
      • Increases Goblin production rate.
      • increases ‘green’ on the map

Gameplay Brief

  • The player starts with a player goblin.
  • They must wander the land, collecting npc goblins, build an army and build up their base in order to destroy the corrupted goblin army and restore the land.

Gameplay

  • Player starts with Player character.
  • Player explores the map.
  • Player locates and collects goblins.
  • Player locates breakables. :scope
  • Player finds a corrupted goblin.
  • NPC Goblins break breakables and collect scrap :scope
  • Player uses NPCs to Collects Scrap
  • Player uses NPC Goblins to fight corrupted goblins.
  • Player creates a Command center
  • Enemy Command center spawns in
  • Enemy goblins collect scrap
  • Player sends NPC goblins to collect scrap.
  • player and enemy return scrap to their command center
  • Command center increases upgrade meter
  • when upgrade meter is full comand center upgrades
  • when command center upgrades green tiles spread
  • Corrupted goblins attack command center.
  • Player attacks corrupted command center.
  • When player defeats corrupted goblin base (corrupted command center) they win the map.

Assets

2D

Textures

  • Tiling Ground textures
    • green ground
    • grey ground
    • corrupted ground
  • Tiling lava rivers :scope
  • Tiling Toxic Sludge Rivers

Sprites

  • NPC Goblins

    • Idle animation (1 directions)(forward)
    • Running animation (4 directions)
    • Attacking animation (4 directions)
    • Hurt animation (1 direction)(forward)
    • Collection sprite for basic particle effect
    • Thrown animation (goblin flying through air)
    • Dying animation (1 direction, spin into forward direction)

  • Player Goblin

    • Idle animation (1 directions)(forward)
    • Walking animation (4 directions)
    • Attacking animation (4 directions)
    • Hurt animation (1 direction)(forward)
    • Dying animation (1 direction, spin into forward direction)

  • Corrupted Goblin (medium size)

    • Idle animation (1 directions)(forward)
    • Running animation (4 directions)
    • Attacking animation (4 directions)
    • Hurt animation (1 direction)(forward)
    • Collection sprite for basic particle effect
    • Thrown animation (goblin flying through air)
    • Dying animation (1 direction, spin into forward direction)

  • Environment

    • Dead trees :scope
    • Cliff faces :scope
      • West and South are the faces :scope
    • Cliff edges :scope
      • East and north are the edges :scope
    • Lava Plumes
    • Toxic Plumes
    • Healing pool :scope

  • Player Goblin Base

    • Initial state
      • Damaged
    • Upgraded state 1
      • Damaged
    • Upgraded state 2
      • Damaged
    • Upgraded state 3 :scope
      • Damaged :scope
    • Destroyed :scope

  • Enemy Goblin Base

    • Initial state
      • Damaged
    • Upgraded state 1
      • Damaged
    • Upgraded state 2
      • Damaged
    • Upgraded state 3 :scope
      • Damaged :scope
    • Destroyed :scope

  • HUD Elements

    • Health bar for player
    • Health bar for NPC goblins
    • Scrap counter
    • Base upgrade status
    • Base health bar
    • Health bar for npc goblins
    • Destructibles health bar :scope

Code

  • Character Scripts (Player Pawn/Player Controller)

    • Controller
    • Stats
    • State
    • animation

  • Actor Scripts

    • controller
    • Stats
    • State
    • animation

  • Base Scripts

    • Base
    • Army Manager

  • Collectables Scripts

    • Scrap

  • Breakables Script

    • Bases

  • Static Unit Object Script

    • Bases

  • Ambient Scripts (Runs in the background)

    • Game state Manager
    • Level Manager
    • HID Manager

    • Audio Manager

      • SFX Manager
      • Music Manager
      Detailed View - [ ] SFX Manager - [ ] Music Manager - [ ] tracks which layers of music are playing - [ ] plays calm music at the beginning of the game - [ ] listens for player_left_base_signal - [ ] if player not in combat - [ ] checks if this music layer is already playing - [ ] on_player_left_base fades in exploration layer - [ ] listens for damage_taken signal - [ ] checks if this music layer is already playing - [ ] on_damage_taken fades in combat layer - [ ] listens for combat_finished signal - [ ] fades out all music - [ ] starts silence timer - [ ] on silence_timer_timeout - [ ] if base::player_in_base=true and combat=false: fadein calm layer - [ ] else: fadein calm layer and exploration layer
    • Environemnt Manager (ground tiles)