Roadmap

This roadmap is a work in progress and will probably change over time.
Items in each section (and the sections themselves) are not necessarily in order.

• Core Systems (Foundation)
  • Set up project with basic settings
  • Implement top-down movement and camera controls
  • Create tile-based world with collisions
  • Design basic UI (health, stamina, action bar)
  • Create a title screen
  • Implement inventory system (grid-based, all items 1x1)
  • Character customization
  • Implement XP-based leveling system
  • Implement single-player pause mode
  • Implement game loading/saving
  • Add dev testing tools


• Exploration
  • Create viewable world map (atlas, fog of war, pins)
  • Create instanced locations (ruins, caves, villages, temples)
  • Add Containers that spawn loot (logs, barrels, crates)


• Music
  • Create title screen music (Main Theme)
  • Create outdoor/environmental ambient tracks
  • Create location-specific ambient tracks
  • Create combat music


• Sound Effects
  • Create UI sound effects
  • Create Player sound effects
  • Create Enemy sound effects
  • Create Combat sound effects
  • Create NPC sound effects
  • Create Environmental sound effects
  • Create Weather sound effects
  • Create Misc sound effects


• Help & Tutorial
  • Create in-game documentation
  • Create online documentation (wiki)
  • Create toggled in-game UI description overlay
  • Create a basic in-game tutorial


• Survival
  • Implement hunger & stamina mechanics
  • Add healing system
  • Add day/night system
  • Add weather system
  • Add crafting system
  • Add food cooking system
  • Add food preservation system(s)
  • Add food spoilage system
  • Add construction system (shelter, bridges)


• Enemies
  • Create enemies
  • Add enemy AI (basic pathfinding, attack patterns)
  • Implement enemy loot tables


• Combat System
  • Add melee combat (simple hit detection)
  • Add ranged combat (with ammo requirement)
  • Add looting system UI
  • Implement enemy XP reward


• NPCs
  • Create NPCs
  • Create NPC jobs
  • Add NPC AI (basic pathfinding, attack patterns)
  • Create villages
  • Implement NPC merchant/trade system
  • Implement NPC bless/curse system
  • Create reputation system
  • Create basic quest system


• Multiplayer
  • Set up basic multiplayer (player movement sync)
  • Implement Channel-Based Chat system
  • Implement trade interactions between players
  • Implement area claiming system
  • Implement player door locking system
  • Implement system to break down doors (wooden only)


• PVP
  • Implement combat between players
  • Add PVP toggle system (players must opt-in)
  • Create PVP reward system (PVP currency vs random loot?)


• Advanced Features & Polish
  • Expand enemy variety (different AI behaviors)
  • Implement camera zoom in/out
  • Implement procedurally generated caves/ruins
  • Add shipwrecks & other rare treasure locations
  • Fine-tune combat mechanics
  • Fine-tune survival mechanics
  • Optimize UI and game performance
  • UI customization
  • Planet infiltration (late game)