Game Design Document
Amie Dansby Game Design Document Template
11.11.2017
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Table of Contents
10. Environmental Interactions 7
10.2 Standard Interactable Items 7
11.1 Enemy Artificial Intelligence AI 8
11.2 Default Attacks damage and attack speed 8
12.1 Head’s Up Display(HUD) is what you see on the screen while playing. 8
17. Additional Brainstorm List 12
17.1 Microtransaction Ideas 12
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0. Overview
0.1 High Level Concept
Title:
Genre:
Rating
Release Date:
0.2 Target Audience
Primary:
Secondary:
Tertiary:
0.3 Unique Selling Points:
0.4 Console Platform Support
Discussion are ongoing with the platforms. Decided on your console version early on in your development.
0.5 Gameplay and controls
0.6 Camera
Will you game use a fixed camera, isometric view? Will the camera angle be able to be controlled by the player?
1.Gameplay
1.1 Gameplay Flowchart
1.2 Describe a sample of game play.Missions
Make this your 30-60 “Elevator pitch”.
2. Stories
2.1 Storyline structure
3. Missions
3.2.1 Overview
Goal is to have smaller quick play missions that drive the story forward. You can also list mission faces more in detail in this area.
3.2.2 Mission type
This is where you should describe basic functional level styles. You can list variants here.
Defeat | |
Collect Items | |
Carry Items | |
Talk to Non Playable Character NPC | |
Go to certain in game location | |
Defend | |
Escort NPC | |
Attack | |
Use Object | |
Use Item | |
Clear a Level | |
Chase | |
Infiltrate | |
Escape | Get out of a specified area in the game. |
3.2.3 Mission Examples
3.2.4 Mission Modifiers
3.2.5 Mission Log
Captain’s log stardate 11112017.
4. Endgame
4.0 Future endgame ideas
5. Microtransactions
Many games rely on in game purchases or ads to support their games. The game can be a microtransaction strategy, where players can play the whole game for free, but there are items, weapons, outfits they can upgrades through microtransactions.
6. Economy and Loot
6.1 Economy
6.1.1 Time Currency
6.1.2 Real Money Currency
6.2 Items
Item drops are important to the game, but with set costumes and not a whole lot of “gear”.
6.2.1 Item Types
Character Unlocks
Skills
Costumes
Constructing socket items
Consumables
Equippable(non-cosmetic)
- Gadgets
- Accessories
7. Input
7.1 PC
7.2 Xbox One and PS4
Xbox One Controller
# | Action |
A | Attack/Fire |
Left Joystick | |
Right Joystick |
8. Movement Details
8.1 Standard Movements
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8.2 Combat Movements
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9. Powers
9.1 Powers or skills, abilities.
9.2 Goals of the power system
10. Environmental Interactions
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10.1 General Functionality
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10.2 Standard Interactable Items
11. Combat Details
11.1 Enemy Artificial Intelligence AI
Melee AI:
Ranged AI:
11.2 Default Attacks damage and attack speed
You can include you formula here. Attacks based on strength or energy will have the formula.
Default Attack Damage = (ENERGY * .1) to (ENERGY * 2.5)
11.3 Damage Calculations
Default Attack Damage = (.50) * [(ENERGY * .25) to (ENERGY * 1.5)]
11.4 Attack Speed
11.5 Hits and misses
12. User interface
12.1 Head’s Up Display(HUD) is what you see on the screen while playing.
Head’s Up Display
Static
Dynamic
Mini-Map
Player stats
Powers
12.2 Dynamic HUD Elements
Damage to Robot/Player
- Miss
- Health Low
12.2 Toggled Elements
- Enemy status messages basic
- Enemy health bar over enemy?
- Enemy names
12.3 Other HUD Elements
Mission indicators
13. Social
13.1 Chat
13.2 Play Identity or Team Name
14. Requirements
Hardware requirement should be listed here. If you are making a games for VR, or AR that heavily rely on certain hardware specifics you should document and comment here.
Component | ||
15. Appendix
Current Powers
Power | Description | ||
Zone List
Level | Hours to Play | Zone/Level | HUB | Zone Name | Theme |
1 | 5 | 1 | Game Intro | Intro Home Planet | Galaxy? |
Boss List
Type | Name |
Boss | |
NPC List
Type | Name |
NPC | |
Gadgets Designs List
- Absorbo Belt: Activate to get a temporary boost for strength
- LEGO Absorbo Shoes: Activate to get a temporary boost to make stepping on LEGO mines safe.
- Psyche: Activate to increase strength by <X> for 10 seconds with a 10 minute cooldown.
- Holo Armor: Activate to a get temporary armor that grants defense
Accessories Design List
16. Stretch Goals
16.1 Treasure Maps
17. Additional Brainstorm List
17.1 Microtransaction Ideas
- Battle cry: “Leroy Jenkins”