HOW I DID IT!
The design document was made between the four brains of my group. When I got the document, it told me to write the out storyline, characters, levels, objects, and winning/losing scenario! First, all of my group members made up stories for the game, and the best one would be worked on. Then we decided what gameplay style it would be! Then, we added the main character's backstory, and decided why he is the hero and who the villain is. We also started testing things we could do in Minecraft to see if it would work in the story! Lastly, we all (2 of us contributed) finished the document and checked for mistakes.
DESIGN DOCUMENT
Game Title: The Plume Genre: Action/Adventure/Open World
Storyline –
Steve, the main character is sleeping the whole time, while the world is getting destroyed! His parents are trying to take cover, but get shot by the Wither. The whole reason why the ender dragon is attacking is not for any reason, they just like killing people!
When Steve wakes up, he finds that his room is destroyed and the only thing that remains is his bed, and his map! He has to face many challenges as he attempts to save the world and kill the enderdragon. He travel through levels finding items to help him face his biggest threat yet, the enderdragon. Before he can kill the monster he needs to take out the wither. To get the nether star. He travels through all the landmarks in his world. He starts off in the Grand Plateau, and goes to the Tundra, Nether, Dessert, and finally the End! In these landmarks he finds materials and items that he can use to defeat the enderdragon and the Wither.
Steve is pretty courageous for trying to save the world, and there are still some people (npcs) that are in the world that Steve can meet. These people can help him complete main quests, side quests, and maybe he can even steal from them, but that does not make him a hero! While Steve fools around the Ender Dragon summons his army of mutants!
The enderdragon can make enemies himself! He summons spiders, zombies, schulkers, skeletons, and other enemies! If Steve can defeat all the enemies, then he can save the world! The problem is that the enderdragon has been getting stronger over the years and more and more people fall because of him, and pretty soon, everybody will make the enderdragon the king of not just the End, everyworld!
An ancient race called the Beel created dungeons in the game to test the strength of a hero that would come and save people if the ender dragon would try to take over the worlds! These dungeons give the hero special gear and items that will help him/her destroy the ender dragon! So now, the hero has been born and is set to take on the dungeons in each of the worlds and landmarks. He will have to go to the hot desert, the cold Tundra, the evil Nether and get ready to fight the ender dragon!
Steve has a real purpose to destroy the ender dragon, not only because of the supposed death of his family, also because he believes that a world where you have to get ruled by a horrible person is not a world that he wants to live in. Steve is not scared at all, he just wants to end his grudge and live a happy life!
Characters-
Playable Character(s)
Dave is a two block tall player that is 17 years old, and survives an attack from the enderdragon and the Wither! Most of the citizens (npcs) have died, including his family. Dave is also a bright and optimistic guy!
Wolves: Angry wolves ready to eat you
Skeletons: The skeleton is another one of the things out to get you. They always have a bow and arrow and can attack the player.
Schulkers: An angry little clam minions
Zombies : Dead humans that the enderdragon killed. Want brains and are really slow. Die in the day!
The Enderdragon:
The enderdragon is a big black dragon that shoots beams of purple stars and is the boss of the game. He is very vicious and likes to eat humans and blocks. The ender dragon can only be injured by a bow as he flies up above and tries to protect his egg full of Dave’s family. He is saving them for his afternoon snack and Dave has to act fast. He is pretty cocky though!
The Wither:
The Wither is a henchman of the the enderdragon and can't talk. He has three heads and is the overlord of the Nether. He wants to take over the End too! And is really mean.
Levels (This should include the look and feel of each level (i.e. if a level takes place in the desert, describe the desert environment, etc.) Provide a detailed written description of each level. You may also include a sketch of the level if you like. Include elements in the level like specific enemies, bosses, obstacles, distinct areas, etc.
Tutorial area,
Really high, so you need a beacon to get resistance to jump off the area!
Then you can go to any level other than the end which is locked until the others are beaten. The player will also acquire a wooden sword to help on their journeys.
Player must go through different challenges such as parkour and redstone puzzles to get emeralds so the player can a beacon
Tundra,
Player must fight packs of wolves and zombies during the night so he can obtain the Coat of Invincibility (when he reaches the end)
Nether,
Player has to parkour over dangerous lava as skeletons are shooting at him. There will be checkpoints at every quarter and the Boots of the Northern Wind
Dessert,
Giant maze with a chest in the middle. The chest has a bow with many enchantments and a spawn shulker egg. The player must use the shulker to levitate to the top of the maze and escape.
Level 5:
End
The player is stuck in a room of bedrock with a wither. When the wither is dead a piston door will open and reveal the end. The ender dragon is flying around and must be killed. Once killed the player will construct a beacon so he can do jump boost parkour. At the top of the highest pillar he will find his family and live happily ever after.
Objects: (items that you encounter in the game (i.e. powerups, weapons, coins, armor, etc.)
Various pieces of diamond armor, enchantments, swords, potions, golden apples, and even more health items.
An insane bow
Emeralds collected in random spots to use as currency in the shop before the boss battle
Winning / Losing Scenario: Indicate what conditions should be met to win the game and what results in a loss or ‘game over’. If your game allows for continued opportunity to restart at a checkpoint or on the current level, please indicate how that will work in your game.
The winning scenario is killing the enderdragon and saving the world. After the dragon is defeated you can live your life. The losing scenario is dieing and go back to last spawn point. At the end, Dave frees his family from the end, and lives happily.
