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Need some inspirations and ideas

A topic by HaloShrimpX created Aug 13, 2023 Views: 288 Replies: 6
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Hi, it is my first time to write a topic in itch.io, I have downloaded several games from it, and I think it's a good platform for game developers. 

Flash of Wilderness, it is the name of my game. The project was created by a small story which I wrote.  The demo was made with Unity and I have developed about 5 months.  It is a survival type game with a small plot. But because the short of my ability, the model, animation and rendering is still not good now, 

After coding for a period of time, I slowly fell into confusion. What should I do next? What gameplays should I add? How can I make this game more fun? I think I've just coded some basic gameplays of this project. I'm in a lack of ideas of game feature design. So I write this topic to ask for some suggestions and ideas. I will keep in learning art and game design, because im interesting in game deving, but im not good at many aspects interrelated.

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Now the basic gameplay is , you can collect resources and do your best to keep your body  stay alive and healthy. There also a mission system to guide you to advance the plot. You can craft items, cooking foods, grow crops, hunting or fighting with hostile animals in game. If you do something careless, you will get ill, but medicines are not easy to get. You can also build a small house for you own too.

Here is the small plot: Because of the war, you escaped from your home and live in the wilderness. One night there was a strange flash of light in the sky. And the lights in the abandoned signal tower seem to light up. You want to find the truth.

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Here are some screenshots of the demo in game engine, I really need some suggestions. The game will free to play, but it is not prepared now. Please tell me some creatives and ideas of gameplays and new game items. 

You can contact me at: overloadedshrimp@outlook.com  or post your valuable reply. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

(Did i post the topic in the correct board?)

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Frankly, when I read this I'm puzzled of the game's core. Is it about survival or about finding the truth? each might produce different gameplay outcome.

So before asking about inspirations or ideas, let me ask you again: what is the core gameplay of your game?

I'm sorry for my bad language expression. The core gameplay is survival, I like survival game. And plot or missions are not mandatory to finish.

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It's alright :)

There are many ways to expand a survival game. But I'm going to focus on your idea about finding truth. What about this: player wants to find the truth by going to the tower or whatever the light source was but it has to be done by traversing forest and wilderness. And it can only be done during daytime only. If sun has set, player must camp and survive the night to continue the journey the next day.

So the gameplay would be : travel during the day and camp during the night. However, it's not that simple cause wild animals could attack during the day and player needs weapon to defend themselves. And of course, player needs food and water to survive. These resource gathering and crafting takes time so player need to strategize when to do any of them.

Really a nice idea! I created an enemy AI to fight against with player. At night, wolves will generate around the player. But if player stay around campfire, wolves wont try to close or attack player. This can force player to stay at their base at night. Thanks!

I have a question. The truth about what? The war? About who you are?

lol thank you, this is an unfinished plot