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- 1. Breach Game DesignDocument Breach Game Design Document Version 1.0 1 | P a g e V e r s i o n 2 . 0 S e p t e m b e r 3 r d , 2 0 1 4
- 2. Breach Game DesignDocument High Concept The year is 2117, mankind has made a breakthrough in the form of a new element on the periodic table given the name Excidiem. After preliminary testing of the element it was shown to be the perfect candidate for a clean energy source, mankind’s new fuel. An experimental Excidiem reactor was constructed and soon after completed with help from a coalition of scientists and contractors. The day came when the reactor was brought online. No one could have predicted what happened next. The Excidiem became unstable, impure and with it began to multiply at an alarming rate, turning whatever it touched into part of itself, part of the hive. That was 6 years ago, it’s now 2123 and mankind now abandons a planet covered in Excidiem life forms. After the reactor meltdown it was found that Excidiem is only controllable in zero gravity with the help of the absolute isolation system (A.I.S.) to guard against impurities that might enter the Excidiem power core. As the defensive AI for the Excidiem core this task falls to you. All systems operational… Linear rail online… Ready to begin… Gameplay The game begins within a sterile white sphere with rails lining each axis with a cube in the middle made of several smaller cubes. The massive center cube floats within the center and houses a sphere within that must be protected at all costs. Enemies will appear within the sphere and by pressing the 1-6 keys the player may move along the rails going from side to side protecting the cube that houses the Excidiem core. In addition to moving the left mouse button may be used to fire the quantum laser turret and the right mouse may be used to freeze enemies in position. Powerups will appear during the defense of the Excidiem core that may be used with the Z key or cycled through using the W & S keys. Level progression will occur every few minutes the core is kept intact until the Excidiem within becomes unstable, and explodes. In addition to temporary powerups new weapons may be awarded to the player based on certain achievements in the form of defeating so many of a certain enemy type or using certain powerups so many times. These turret modifications will be interchangeable using the A or D keys to cycle through them. 2 | P a g e V e r s i o n 2 . 0 S e p t e m b e r 3 r d , 2 0 1 4
- 3. Breach Game DesignDocument Player Objective Primary objective: Protect the Excidiem core for as long as possible. • Tutorial 1: Movement training • Tutorial 2: Fire training • Tutorial 3: Temporal hold Core Gameplay Mechanics Player Abilities • Stationary position with camera switching ability • Fire Quantum Laser • Temporal Hold Enemy Abilities • Free movement • Core attack • Illusions (certain types) • High defense (certain types) • High speed (certain types) Camera The camera will be a first person view through the camera lens of an A.I.S turret used for defending the Excidiem core. Controls Breach will mainly feature keyboard controls but can also be mapped to an Xbox 360 controller. When using the keyboard the HUD will show the numbers 1-6 representing the sides. When using a controller the HUD will show a small cube. When under attack the numbers will blink or the side will blink within the HUD to help the player pinpoint attacks. Action Keyboard Controller X Axis movement 1, 2, 3, 4 Left/Right D-pad Y Axis movement 5, 6 Up/Down D-pad Camera movement Mouse Right thumbstick Fire quantum laser Left mouse Right trigger Temporal hold Right mouse Left trigger Turret ability cycle A/D Right bumper Power-up cycle W/S Left bumper Turret ability select Q X Power-up select Z B 3 | P a g e V e r s i o n 2 . 0 S e p t e m b e r 3 r d , 2 0 1 4
- 4. Breach Game DesignDocument Enemies Nano-Class Contagion Stat/Ability Details Health 10hp Weakness Basic weapon Abilities none Flight Speed 1 Size Small Strength 20 Striker-Class Contagion Stat/Ability Details Health 10hp Weakness Temporal Hold Abilities Invulnerable unless temporal hold used Flight Speed 3 Size Small Strength 30 Alpha-Class Contagion Stat/Ability Details Health 50hp Weakness Basic weapon Abilities Able to strike multiple cubes at once. Flight Speed 2 Size Average Strength 50 Phantom-Class Contagion Stat/Ability Details Health 100hp Weakness Basic weapon Abilities Phase: Invisibility & invulnerability to bullets Flight Speed 4 Size Average Strength 40 4 | P a g e V e r s i o n 2 . 0 S e p t e m b e r 3 r d , 2 0 1 4
- 5. Breach Game DesignDocument Void-Class Contagion Stat/Ability Details Health 100hp Weakness Basic weapon Abilities EMP: Temporarily blind the player Flight Speed 3 Size Large Strength 70 5 | P a g e V e r s i o n 2 . 0 S e p t e m b e r 3 r d , 2 0 1 4
- 6. Breach Game DesignDocument Items Collectible items the player can use are divided into two categories. Upgrades automatically become available under certain conditions and can be used from then onward. Power-ups are one time use abilities that appear randomly and will not have a chance at reappearing until they are used. Upgrades Name Ability Condition to unlock Lock-on Lock-on to enemies Kill 75 enemies Temporal Lock Enemies remain held for 3 seconds after temporal hold has been released. Temporal hold 50 enemies Barrier Repair Able to repair cubes before they break. Destroy 20 of each enemy class. Frost Shot Temporarily slow enemies while dealing damage. Destroy 50 Striker-class enemies. Charge shot Hold fire button to charge power. Destroy 50 Alpha-class enemies. Multi Shell Fire a shotgun-style spray Destroy 50 Void-class enemies. Burst shot Fires in 3 round bursts Destroy 50 Nano-class enemies. Power-ups Name Ability Chance to appear every: Linear Accelerator Slows down all enemies for 20 seconds. 60-120 seconds System Lockout Barrier invulnerability for 10 seconds. 90-180 seconds Core Purge Destroy all spawned enemies. 180-300 seconds Barrier Restore Repair all damage on current side. 60-300 seconds Quantum assist Target all enemies on current side simultaneously for 15 seconds. 120-300 seconds Quantum restoration Completely restores barrier to full health on all sides. 300 seconds Ion cannon The quantum laser turns to an ion cannon, burning any enemy it touches for 10 seconds. 60-120 seconds 6 | P a g e V e r s i o n 2 . 0 S e p t e m b e r 3 r d , 2 0 1 4
- 7. Breach Game DesignDocument Assets Name Description File Type Complete Art Title screen Title background Yes Menu screen Menu screen Yes Barrier cube 3-d barrier cube Yes Nano enemy Nano-class enemy No Striker enemy Striker-class enemy No Alpha enemy Alpha-class enemy No Phantom enemy Phantom-class enemy No Void enemy Void-class enemy No Accelerator powerup Accelerator powerup No System lockout Lockout powerup No Core purge Core purge powerup No Barrier restore Barrier restore powerup No Quantum assist Assist powerup No Quantum restoration Restoration powerup No Ion cannon Cannon powerup No HUD Lock-on Lock icon No HUD Crosshair Crosshair Yes HUD Warning cube Xbox controller HUD cube No Contamination meter Excidiem health bar Yes Bullet Bullet Yes Frost bullet Frost bullet No Charge bullet Charge bullet No Inner core sphere Inner sphere for Excidiem No Outer sphere Background of sphere and rails No 7 | P a g e V e r s i o n 2 . 0 S e p t e m b e r 3 r d , 2 0 1 4
- 8. Breach Game DesignDocument Name Description File Type Complete Audio Title screen BGM Title background BGM No Menu screen BGM Menu screen BGM No Menu select SFX Menu select Yes Menu confirm SFX Confirmation SFX Yes Shoot SFX Shooting SFX No Lock tone SFX Lock tone SFX No Charge SFX Charge SFX No Kill SFX Kill SFX No Stage 1 BGM Stage 1 BGM Yes Game over BGM Game over BGM No Upgrade unlocked Upgrade message SFX No Side health low Health warnings Yes Core contamination Contamination warning SFX Yes Powerup SFX Powerup SFX Yes Powerup used SFX Use powerup SFX Yes Explosion SFX Explosion of core No Name Description File Type Complete Design Design Document Contains details of the game No 8 | P a g e V e r s i o n 2 . 0 S e p t e m b e r 3 r d , 2 0 1 4