[General] Feature List

Kyle Jenkins 
[07/10/14]

After our lecture on the subject matter (Feature Lists), we met in the library afterwards to have a Duck Samurai meeting, we discussed what needed to be done and we condensed everything down to a Feature List which was condensed furthermore into our new asset list, like many of the other planning elements for this project, they're both subject to change at this current stage. This helped with the continuation of the groups joint understanding of where the game stands as we move along with the development process.

*Most of the work for our level has already been completed during last years project, we decided as a team to keep concepts, assets and textures etc that we were happy with and just refine what we felt needed to improve OR that needed to be added to make our level more efficient.*

Concepts

Referencing Material (Old & New)
Iterations (Initial Concepts)
NPCs - Merchant x1 & Guard(s) x1 (x2 Colours) - Melee & Ranged

Enemies - Melee x1 & Ranged x1 (x2 Colours) - Heavy Bipedal Design

Redefined Environmental Aspects

Gauss (Redefined Character Changes) - Initial Floating Design

Flynn (Redefined Character Changes) - Armour

Flynn (Earth Fists/Shield & Ice Shield) - x3 (Earth & Ice)

Unique Assets i.e Crystal Formations, Fireflies & Potions

Skill Tree

Inventory

Guardian Tome (Flynn's Companion)*

Health & Mana Bar (UI Design)

Elemental Particle Effects (Magic & Fireflies)

Modelling & Texturing

Character

Guardian Tome*

Gauss (Floating Redesign)

Flynn's Armour
Merchant
Guard(s)

Enemy Melee x1
Enemy Ranged x1
Earth Fists
Earth Shield
Ice Shield

Environment

Buildings - 2 Variants (Victorian/Industrial)

Basement Level (With a door on the outside of the building) - This is subject to the character having to interact with it for a specific part of the level. 

Damaged Buildings - 2 Variants (Victorian/Industrial)

Main Factory Building

Canal 

Canal Barge (Boats)

Sign Posts

Lampposts

Meteor (x2 Variations/x2 Sizes)

Aesthetics (Inside and outside building) i.e Table, Chairs and Draws (This again is subject to the character entering the building) 

Sack (x4 Variants/x3 Sizes)

Shops (x2 Variants)

Market Stall

Vine - (Barricade & Aesthetic)

Gates - (Barricade & Aesthetic)
Mushrooms (x2 Sizes/x3 Colours)
Merchants Cart
Bench
Street Lights
Bridge
Craters
Runic Pillars (x4 Variations/Puzzle asset)
Bin

Animation

Skinning & Rigging

Guardian Tome

Gauss

NPCs 

Enemies

Animation

Motion Capture - Movement for Flynn, Merchant, Gauss & Enemies

Guardian Tome - As a group we have talked about what we need to do when it comes to the Guardian Tome in terms of key frames.

Environmental Aspects i.e Fireflies & Flames

Interaction/Idles i.e If Flynn does not want to do particular things the player might want to do but isn't available within the level or game.

In-Engine

Level Whitebox
Test Area Whitebox (Based on controls)

Inventory

Item (Pick ups)

Jumping

Character Movement

Inserting Assets

Particle Effects 

NPC Interaction

HUD Layout (If this is apart of in-game aspect)

Event Triggers (Simple actions & puzzles)

Lighting

Sticky Targeting

Menu (To access skill tree/Inventory)

Many of these are subject to change within the time given to complete this brief. Many charts and organisational aspects will be put into motion as soon as next lesson and our role assignment. If something changes on this feature list or the production plan then our asset/animations lists and gantt charts will change also.