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Start of my FPS design doc

Domenic · 2000-09-19T17:55:25

Here''s a start on the design doc of the FPS I''m gonna make. It is unuiqe in a few ways, stated below. ----------------------------------------------- Warriors of the Arena is a one-on-one 3D FPS fighting game. It is designed to be similar to the first few deathmatch levels of Unreal Tournament, except the concept of a one-on-one battle is the main focus of the game, not just the introduction. It will be not unlike current FPS games in the market, besides in this major difference. In the arena there will be two main players who are trying to kill each other, normal deathmatch style. Other players in the game besides the current pair in the arena will be “spectators”. In this way, a level is composed of two main sections: the normal level where the players fight, called the arena, and spectator spots, called views. Spectators cannot move outside of the views, but views will be constructed so that they will be perfect vantage points for watching all of the action. When one arena fighter is defeated, one of the spectators will be transported to the arena to fight the current champion. A single player game will be constructed of levels that are completed by defeating one arena fighter. A short in-game sequence, and a spectator will be transported to the arena. Then you will go to the between levels screen, where you can choose to move to another arena or stay where you are. In higher levels, moving to harder arenas will be neccesary. It also will have multiplayer capabilities, which will be almost the same as single player. The difference is that there are no “levels”. It is important to note that arena fights should carry on for longer than the 5 minutes or so it may take to frag an opponent in Quake. This would be extended by either requiring a larger number of frags, or by making everybody have more hit points to lose. Many powerups and weapons will be scattered at strategic spots throughout the arena (see below for a description of each of these). There should also be hiding spots and such, as in a small Quake or Unreal Tournament level. It should not take the opponent more than 20 seconds to find somebody in hiding, however. There will be a large number of levels, much more than in any single mode in UT. This is because the game is supposed to take more than an hour to beat (duh), and one-on-one fights alone will not be able to keep the player happy unless they come in volume. Levels should progress nicely, giving little rewards for making it to higher levels. For example, on earlier fights you will both be using hand-to-hand fighting, and there will be one weapon hidden on the level. As you progress, newer and better weapons will become available, and more of them. Arena forces will also play a big part. These are similar to the force powers in Jedi Knight, except they are geared towards FPS style fighting. Each arena will have a force generator, as well as it’s own types of power. The closer you are to the generator, the greater your power. For example, the first level (with hand-to-hand combat), will have many agility types of powers, like jumping, flipping, and speed. A level with many weapons (like later levels) may have forces like deflect, destruction (enhances your weapons power), and push. -------------------------------------- Does it sound like the perfect combination of the 1-on-1 style of early UT, the awesome gameplay of Jedi Knight, and all of the other advantages of other FPS games? Any suggestions welcome! PS: I also have a long section on the weapons I have planned (about 10-15). If you want to see that, tell me. Thanx in advance... -Domenic- Geek^n

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Started by Domenic September 16, 2000 06:41 PM

10 comments, last by Domenic 23 years, 9 months ago

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September 19, 2000 04:05 AM

In Final Fantasy VIII you can bind one Guardian Force to each of your characters. The idea is that each Guardian Force is a sort of elemental spirit that gives you bonuses in different areas, skills. Some get you bonuses in attack (Fire efreet), some gives you bonuses in Health Magic, etc.
The cool thing is that in combat you can summon them in person to fight for you (one strike only) ... and this kick major a$s !
As well, if you have several GuardianForces, you have to choose which one you want to bind (I am not too sure on that one actually ... but at least I think that would be better not to be able to bind lots of Guardian Forces, otherwise it becomes jsut stupid).

for your idea of spectators, I was just thinking that maybe you could do something where the cheers of the crowd actually influence the players ... maybe the player who has the most support would regain health ? or something like that ? just some ideas.

As well, if you want a cool engine where you can switch camera views without too much hassle, you''ve got to check out the HalfLife SDK. With the sources they give, you can do pretty much anything you want, and not necessarily FPS. This would fit your ideas very well, methinks.

youpla :-P

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September 19, 2000 05:55 PM

I would sort of like the experience of making my own engine... It would be nice, since I''ve never done any 3D in a real game before.

-Domenic-
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