mnml/WORKLOG.md

WORK WORK

NOW

PRODUCTION

• can't reset password without knowing password =\

• look into ruin event bug

• Graphics

  • Img

  • Skill Icons

  • Buttons / General UI Theming

  • Front Page

  • Power / Speed / Life Icons - "Make use of piggybacking"

    • Power (e.g. lightning bolt)
    • Speed (e.g. boots)
    • Life (e.g. heart)

  • represent construct colours during game phase (coloured border?)

SOON

• supporter gold name in instance (anyone whos put any money into game)

• buy from preview if you have the required bases in vbox / inventory

  • a "buy" becomes available under the current info / preview section
  • clicking the buy automatically purchases / combine items
  • could also be used to upgrade already equipped skills / specs
  • e.g. an equipped white power spec could be upgraded by clicking under preview
  • if this was added we could reduce inventory size to 3 and rearrange vbox (see mockup img)

• change cooldowns to delay & recharge

  • delay is cooldown before skill can first be used
  • recharge is cooldown after using skill
  • every x speed reduces delay of skills

• audio

• elo + leaderboards

• reconnect based on time delta

• ACP

  • essential

LATER

• Graphical status effects instead of text

• theme toasts

• rework vecs into sets

  • constructs
  • effects
    • parent
    • children

• remove names so games/instances are copy

• consolidate game and instance

• combo rework

  • reduce number of items for creating t2/t3 items from 3 -> 2
  • add lost complexity by adding skill spec items
  • Created by combining a skill with corresponding spec e.g.
    • Strike + PowerRR -> StrikePower (Will be the power symbol with strike text under)
      • Construct does Y% more damage with Strike
    • Strike + SpeedRR -> StrikeSpeed (strike has Y% more speed)
    • Strike + LifeRR -> StrikeLife (Strike recharges X% of damage as red life)

• Energy generators / spenders

  • Current skills generate team wide red / blue / green energy
  • New special skill base consumes team energy to do "special" powerful moves
  • Working as cooldowns in reverse by building up to the skill rather than waiting

• constants

• (maybe) return of the combat log (last few events with condensed descriptions)

  • click in to scroll

• mnml tv

• modules

  • troll life -> dmg
  • prince of peace
    • bonus healing / no damage
  • fuck magic
  • empower on ko

$$$

• Items
  • instead of red noise, red and black bar gradient
  • eth adapter sets
    • illusions
    • vaporwave
    • crop circles
    • insects
    • sacred geometry
    • skulls / day of the dead
    • Aztec
    • youkai
    • Industrial
  • Colour scheme
    • targeting highlight colour
• Highlight (dota) colour
• fx colours + styles
• treats
  • client animation bpm
  • background colour changes depending on time of day

Mechanics

• 10d chaos maths, not rock paper scissors
• phys is faster and chaotic
• spells are slow and reliable
• defensives are implicit
  • red_life is restored, not gained
  • players can feel aggressive

• build archtypes fast blue slow blue red + aggro green blue + defensive green

Mechanic Ideas

players 1v1 2v2 3v3

gem td style attr combinations stoney + spikey = jagged

plants animals viruses fungus artificial elementals

techno artists for the soundtrack

slimey ghostly

Principles

• Experience something

• Express something

• Prove something

• 1: Fighting against human nature is a losing game

• 2: Aesthetics matter

• 3: Resonance is important

• 4: Make use of piggybacking

• 5: Don't confuse "interesting" with "fun"

• 6: Understand what emotion your game is trying to evoke

• 7: Allow the players the skill to make the game personal

• 8: The details are where the players fall in love with your game

• 9: Allow your players to have a sense of ownership

• 10: Leave room for the player to explore

• 11: If everyone likes your game, but no one loves it, it will fail

• 12: Don't design to prove you can do something

• 13: Make the fun part also the correct strategy to win

• 14: Don't be afraid to be blunt

• 15: Design the component for its intended audience

• 16: Be more afraid of boring your players than challenging them

• 17: You don't have to change much to change everything

• 18: Restrictions breed creativity

• 19: Your audience is good at recognizing problems and bad at solving them

• 20: All the lessons connect