2 Game Design Document

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Table of Contents

• Game Design Document
• Overview
• Unit Types

Game Design Document

Overview

The game this one is based on, Populous: The Beginning works as follows:

• You control people of one tribe, pitted against 3 other tribes, who each want to conquer the planet.

• Each game starts on a different planet, with a different map, containing oceans, and land-masses of various sizes

Unit Types

• Villager - Basic follower, available from start in groups of 6 or 8.

  • Abilities:
    • Construction
    • Dismantle
    • Fighting
    • Chop Wood
    • Guard
  • Buffs:
    • Generates 4x mana while in hut
    • Generates highest amount of mana
  • Spawned from used huts

• Brawler - Basic Melee Combat Unit

  • Abilities:
    • Fight (Close-Combat)
    • Guard
  • Buffs:
    • Armour halves physical damage
    • Magic damage unchanged
    • Deals double damage
    • Double the HP of a villager
    • Generates half-mana
  • Trained from villagers when sent to the Brawler Training Hut

• Warlock

  • Abilities:
    • Fight (melee)
    • Spells
      • Blast
      • Shield
    • Guard
  • Buffs:
    • Half-Damage at close combat
    • Normal Defense
    • Resists magic damage
    • Deals double damage to clerics
    • Same HP as villager
    • Generates half-mana
  • Trained from villagers when sent to the Warlock Academy Hut

• Cleric

  • Abilities:
    • Fight (melee)
    • Preach
    • Guard
  • Buffs:
    • Half Defense
    • Half-Damage to all units except other clerics
    • No resistance to magic
    • Same HP as villager
    • Generates half-mana when not preaching
  • Trained from villagers when sent to a basilica

• Shaman

  • Abilities:
    • Fight (melee)
    • Spells (20+)
    • Guard
  • Buffs:
    • Generates 10x mana as villager
    • 3x villagers' HP
    • deals same damage as villager
  • Reincarnates if there are still followers left
  • On death, loses 50% of mana to killing village