Game Design and Artificial Intelligence - Bournemouth University
Game Design and Artificial Intelligence - Bournemouth University
Game Design and Artificial Intelligence - Bournemouth University
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<strong>Game</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Artificial</strong> <strong>Intelligence</strong><br />
David Hopkins<br />
order.<br />
The Player <br />
The player is a halfbreed of Orain <strong>and</strong> Hwetrese <strong>and</strong> grew up living on Orais until the great war,<br />
during which he/she was separated from his/her parents. Brought up during the teen years in an<br />
orain refugee orphanage run by some exmilitary personnel in the pirate l<strong>and</strong>s. He/she received a<br />
military education, disciplined in starship combat. It is now time to leave the orphanage <strong>and</strong> begin a<br />
new life.<br />
The Silver Bullet <br />
A modified armed transport craft. Runs on fuel. Solar Energy reserves. Not the fastest, but one of<br />
the most versatile. Modified for faster turning during combat situations.<br />
The ship has several hot spots. These are damageable zones in the craft, <strong>and</strong> if hit during combat<br />
when shields are down, will hinder the ship. If there is an engineer on board, these areas can be<br />
fixed. Some of these areas are vital to the game, if destroyed, the ship is destroyed. Some areas if<br />
damaged will cause severe problems.<br />
• Engines(left);<br />
• Engines(right); (if both of these are damaged then the ship cannot move)<br />
• Laser cannons (manual/auto)(top);<br />
• Laser cannons (manual/auto)(bottom);<br />
• Laser cannons front; (these are controlled by the pilot)<br />
• Shield generator;<br />
• Life support; (This is vital to the crew! They have a minute to get spacesuits on unless this is<br />
repaired)<br />
• The bridge;<br />
• piloting controls;<br />
• Computer mainframe;<br />
• Power Generator; (if this is damaged, the ship can be destroyed)<br />
• Fuel Tanks; (again if this is ignited, the ship can be destroyed)<br />
Another problem that could occur is a hull breach, which could easily happen without shields. If<br />
this happens to a section of the ship, the area will be quarantined <strong>and</strong> not accessible to crew<br />
members without a space suit. For the purpose of the demo, the damage will probably be restricted<br />
somewhat.<br />
<strong>Game</strong>play<br />
Select your crew:<br />
Pick which characters you want for your crew, assign wages at values based on player skills with<br />
rates(minimum, st<strong>and</strong>ard, generous, extravagant). crew above st<strong>and</strong>ard wages will be more likely to<br />
be content with the opposite being true for those with minimum wage. *in the full game, it would<br />
be my intention for the player to start off on a planet where he has to find a selection of characters<br />
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