7DRL-features.md

The original list of features for the 7DRL version (v1.0)...

Minimal Features for a "Game" (Essentials)

Dungeon

• Data-based level configuration
• Stairs
• Ability to go down
• Game seed that is used to make multiple levels with different layouts
• 10 Levels

Monsters

• monster data
• Random monster generation based on data
• Enemy move-to based on sight range / path range
• Stop actors from occupying the same space

Basic Combat

• Hit points
• Death check for actors
• Simple Bump combat (-1 HP per bump)
• Wait with space or `/~
• Passable corpses

Sunstone

• Sunstone item (data)
• Pedestal prop/item
• Item generation for level
• Ability to pick up items
• Ability to drop item
• Intro text to explain plot
• Ability to pick item off of a prop
• End-game trigger when placing item onto extractor

Desired Wishlist (Things that will make the game more complete)

UI

• Display hitpoints
• Show level number / progress on the UI
• Display maneuvers on right

Combat System

• Melee points (positioning, strike)
• Balance points (footwork)
• Endurance points
• Actions:
  • Move
  • Attack ("bump" / move onto enemy)
  • Wait (Space)
    • Recovery - gain +1 points in all catagories if waiting and not attacked
    • Survey - gain info on enemies if waiting and not attacked
• Active choice:
  • Lunge/Strike - costs melee, does extra damage
  • Spin - costs balance, switches positions with enemy
  • Feint - costs: melee and no damage, if you "hit" than you gain 1 melee point, enemy loses 1 melee or balance point
  • Push - costs endurance but attacks push (extra damage if nowhere to push to?)
  • Reprise - costs melee, but does an extra attack on enemies that retreat (if no retreat, melee is still lost)
  • Insistence - costs endurance, but bypasses parries (if no parry, end is still lost)
  • Sweep - cost: no damage and endurance, but knocks back all enemies around
• Reflex (passive) choice:
  • Parry* -- costs Melee to avoid attack (requires a weapon)
  • Dodge* -- costs Balance to avoid attack (requires one free space)
  • Endure* -- costs Endurance to absorb the hit
  • Retreat -- moves backwards to avoid attack
  • Counter-Strike -- attack, costs Melee
  • Clear -- moves back attacker, costs endurance
  • Stonefeet -- costs Endurance to avoid movement effects

Leveling

• Ability to go up stairs
• "Level up" - gain +1 point and a new action for each level that is explored
• Show description of level when going up/down

Extra Combat

• Handle pushing past if on same faction moving past
• Monster wandering
• Fleeing AI (just random for now)
• Random order for actions

Other

• Lighting / visibility range based on sunstone
• Starting level ("Town") - partially explored
• Title screen