DESIGN DOCUMENTATION

Table Of Contents

This ToC starts out pretty empty. As more sections get fleshed out, you will see them start to get hyperlinked. When a new section is thought of but hasn't been created or worked on, you will simply see it as plain text.

• OVERVIEW
• Mission Statement & Design Goals
• Project Overview
• THE MAP
• Map Overview
• Generation
• BlotchMaker Pro 2.4.1w
• Even More BlotchMaker! (v3.0)
• Map Editor
• STARTUP OPTIONS
• Options Overview
• SHAPES
• Conceptual Overview
• Shape Types (Meet The Family)
• Statistics
• Specials
• Relative Strengths & Weaknesses
• Generation-Time Statistical Probabilities
• PODS
• Pod Assembly & Organization
• Missions Conceptual Overview
• Mission Types
• Mission Assignment
• MOVEMENT
• Movement Systems
• COMBAT
• Combat Systems [undetermined]
• Statistical Effects
• Elementary Combat Principles
• The Combo System
• Battle Priorities & Shape Mission Objectives
• Rewards
• VICTORY
• Victory Conditions
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• AI Concepts
• Top Level AI ("General")
• Pod Level AI ("Captain")
• Shape Level AI ("Grunt")
• Memory and Learning
• "The Visor" - Limited Sight & Knowledge
• ART & DESIGN
• General Themes
• "Skinability", Mod Potetential, & Data Hooks
• USER INTERFACE
• Conceptual Overview
• Game Screens