Alpha Progress Report

Task Activities Since Design Document Submission:

Week 1:

· Core unit setup (movement, stats, rigid bodies, placeholder art)

· Hero movement controls (to help test above)

· Investigate flocking AI and behavior trees framework

· Basic gameplay screen (camera placement, barriers top and bottom, camera scrolling to follow player)

Week 2:

· Hero combat controls (to test above)

· Villager role assignment screen (basics)

· Basic enemy spawning

· Basic flocking

Week 3:

· Rescue mechanics

· Leveling/XP system

· Improved flocking

· Flocking commands

Activities Planned for Beta 1:

Incomplete tasks:

· Combat system basics for a melee unit (attacking, health, death)

· Ranged combat

Week 4:

· Add more unit types (sword, healer, flag bearer)

· Combat mechanics for more unit types

· Improved flocking AI, rules/behavior for new units

· Morale system

· Add/Improve art

Week 5:

· Add more unit types (crossbow, shield unit, armored)

· Combat mechanics for more unit types

· Improved flocking AI, rules/behavior for new units

· Add/Improve art

Week 6:

· Save/Checkpoint system

· Add additional enemy unit types (giants, Zombie Shogun)

· Combat mechanics for more unit types

· Improved flocking AI, rules/behavior for new units

· Boss fight

· Add/Improve art

Work Plan Tasks Completed to Date:

· All week 1 tasks

· All week 2 tasks

· All week 3 tasks

Problem Areas:

· Had some issues with getting SVN to work

· Combat system is still having some issues as far as correctly detecting attacks.

· Decided to integrate CIS 562 boids style flocking AI rather than the NavMan pathfinding for basic villager/enemy behavior, seemed easier within our time constraints to get the desired behaviors using that.