Undaunted

Author: FinnenCerises GameConcept GameMechanics CharacterCreation ShipMechanics ShipTeamMemberInteraction LandMechanics LandTeamMemberInteraction MovementandWorldInteraction Combat SpaceTravel LandTravel UserInterface AI GameElements Story Characters TeamMembers Enemies NPCs Weapons Armor Objects/Mechanisms Wishlist

GAMECONCEPT Undauntedisathirdpersonroleplayinggamethatallowsplayerstotravelthroughand explorespaceontheirshipastheychartacoursefortheedgeofknownspace.Twocousins ReginaandAllen,theCaptainandAwayTeamLieutenantrespectively,willbetheplayable characters.Supportingcharacterswillprovideconversation,equipmentupgrades,orcomprise squadmembersforawaymissions.Thisgamewillbeproducedforhandhelddevicesandweb browsers. Genre Singleplayer,thirdperson,actionRPG

TargetAudience Fansofnarrativeandexplorationfocusedgameplay. VisualStyle Thegamewillbemadeina3Dand2Dartstylethatallowsforthecharactertoexplore 3Dmodeledenvironmentswhencontrollingacharacterforexplorationorcombat.Anymap segmentsanddialogueexchangewillfeature2Dart.Bothwillbeslightlystylizedrealism. GAMEMECHANICS Thegameisthirdperson,3dimensional,allmovementisinthehandsoftheplayer, cameraandcharactermovement.Combatwillpredominantlytakeplaceofftheshipwhile controllingAllen.WhenontheshipReginawillhaveconversationwithdifferentmembersofthe crewandspeakwiththeshipteamtocoordinateequipmentupgrades. CharacterCreation PlayerswillhavelimitedcontrolovertheappearanceReginaandAllenexceptfortheir initialclothingandthegeartheyreceivethroughoutthegame.Earlyinthegamethetwocousins reviewpersonnelfilesconcerningtheimportantcrewmemberstheytakewiththemonthe mission.Duringthistimetheplayerchoosesstrengthandweaknessesforeachcharacterthat affectshowtheywillactandfunctionontheship.Nostrengthorweaknesswillcompletelyalter acharacter,allofthesetraitsarepresentintherespectivecharacterbutchoosingonestrength orweaknessbringsittothesurface,makingthemmoreprominent. Strengthswilloftenbenefitthecharacterbymakingthemmoreefficientatoneoftheir coretasks,allowingthemtohelptheplayerinawaytheywouldotherwisenotbeableto.Some strengthsandweaknesseswillbesocial,anexamplebeingthatacharactermaybenaturally easygoingbutchoosingComplacencywillbasicallyguaranteethattheyneverargue. Otherthanpersonalityandmechanicsthestrengthsandweaknesseswilladjustthe appearanceofthecharactereitherthroughclothing,hair,ortheirexpression. CharacterInteraction Dialoguebetweenanycharacterswilltakeplacewith2Dportraitsrepresentingthe currentspeakersinfrontofa3Dbackground.Dialoguewillbeintheformofspokendialogueand textboxes. ShipMechanics Whileontheshiptherewillbeanemphasisonconversation.Eachteammemberofboth theshipandlandsquadswillhaveinputandcanofferadviceorintroducenewtechorromantic plots.AtcertainpointswhiletheAwayTeamisonthegroundtheplayerwillbepromptedtoshift theviewbacktoReginainorderforhertoperformanactionontheship.Reginaisthecaptain soshewilldealwithleadershipduties,replacingkeyteammembersshouldtheybecome woundedorleavebyothermeans,andaddressissuesthatpertaintothehierarchyoftheship. Reginawillbeabletorecruitassistantsforkeycrewmembersthatcanbecome

fullfledgedsquadmembersorreplaceoneofthekeycrewforanyreason.Thesecharacterswill befoundthroughouttheship,onplanets,orgiventotheplayeratcertainpointsinthestory. Onshipthereisnocharacterinventory,theplayercanreviewwhatitemsareavailable whileonlandandoutfitthegroundteambuttheonlyiteminteractioniswiththeupgradingof equipment. Theexperienceofbeingonshipwillbethatofcheckingupontheteamandplanningthe nextmove.Thoughtheshipisquitelargetheplayerwilltravelbetweenrelevantareaslikethe commandcenter,crewquarters,andresearchlabsorengineering. ShipTeamMemberInteraction Rarelywillcombatoccuronship,whenplayerstakecontrolofReginatheymay walkfreelythroughmostoftheshipandcheckinwitheachstationandteammember.All teammembersfromshipandlandsquadsareavailableforconversationandthechance tooffernewequipmentorimprovementstotheship.Herethecousinscanalsotalk,from theperspectiveofRegina. PilotThepilotwillchartacoursetothenextareafromthecommandcenter. TechnologyExpertFromthisteammembertheplayercanseektoupgrade equipmentthatthegroundteamuses.Fromweapons,armorandsensorsthisis whereyougospendyourmoneyorexpendresources. CommunicationsOfficerAboardtheshipplayerwillgouptothecommsofficer tospeakwiththegroundteamorreachanothercharacter.Shefacilitates communication. EngineerTheengineercangiveastatusupdateontheshipandaidinrepairsif theshipisdamaged. ChiefMedicalOfficerThischaracterwilltendtowoundedandhelpwithany medicalemergency. BotanistThebotanistdocumentsandstudiesanyfloraorenvironmental informationthatisdiscovered. LeadSoldierTheSoldierwillbeabletoprovidelittlemorethanconversationon theshiporrecommendationsfornewequipment. SocialScientistThischaracterassumesarolesimilartohumanresourceson theship,whentheAwayTeamneedsatranslatororsomeonetoanalyzeany signsofcivilizationonaforeignplanetthischaractercomesalong. JournalistOneofthemajoropportunitiesthismissiongrantsisbestsuitedfor someonethatknowshowtogatherinformationandspinastory.TheJournalistis thatperson.

LandMechanics OnlandtheplayerwillassumecontrolofAllen.Forthefirstactthiswillconsistofgoing tohumancoloniesandspacestationstogatherinformation,resources,andcompleteside missions.Beforeventuringforthyoucansetupequipmentandweapons.WhenAllengetsa

chancetoenterthewildernesshecanshowoffhistrackingandhuntingskills,thoughthese skillsalsocomeintoplaywhendealingwithenemies. LandTeamMemberInteraction Sincethereismoreexplorationandinteractionwithnewcharacterswhenaway fromtheshipthesquadsupportsAllenandaddsinputonanynewobject,flora,fauna,or situation. BotanistThebotanistwillpipeupwhenshecanprovideinsightforaplantor animal.Shealsofillsaminorroleasfieldmedic.Thisistheonlyotherteam memberinthegroundteambesidesAllenandthesoldierthatwillcontributein combat.Sheattackswithpoisonousdartsortranquilizersdependingonthe situation.Ifsomeoneneedstobetakenalive,orananimalcaptured,shewill facilitatethat. SoldierThesoldierisoftenaccompaniedbyhisassistantsforadditionalsupport iftheteamisuncertainaboutwhattheyregettinginto.Thischaracterwilloffer situationaladvicebuthismainroleistoaidincombat.Generallythesoldierand hisassistantswillwieldheavierweaponrythanAllen. SocialScientistThesocialscientistwillnotcontributeincombatandwillfinda placetolaylow.Butoutofcombattheywillhelpwithunknowndialectsand environmentalevaluation. JournalistSentalongtodocumenttheexpedition,thejournalistisa photographerandwriter,notafighter.Theirmottowhentheshootingstartsis duckandcoverorsimplyGTFO.

MovementandWorldInteraction Whenmovingaroundaseithercharacter,thoughAllensactionsonlandwilltendtobe moredemanding,theirmovementswillcarrymomentumandtheycansprint.Incombatthe playercantakecoverbehindwhateverisavailablebeitadumpster,treeorchesthighwall. Therewontbemuchclimbingorverticalmovementunlessstairsareinvolved,nojumping. WhileonlandtheteammemberswillfollowAllen.Teammembersthatarebroughtalong willdependontheplanetandeventtheyareabouttoexperience. FromthemainareaofwhateverplanetorstationAlleniscurrentlyvisitinghecaninteract withpeople,pickuporinspectobjectsandactivatedoorstotransitionindoors.Whenheisready toleavetheplayerwillguidehimbacktotheirshuttle. Combat Whencombatstartsthefightingcharacterswillreadytheirweaponsandthesupporting squadmemberswilltakecoverorfallback.Theseteammemberscanstillbecome incapacitatedbutwillattempttostayoutofharmswayontheirownandwillnotbepriority targetsforenemies.Allteammemberscanbegivenorderstogotoacertainlocationandtake cover,concentratefireonacertainenemy,andfallin.Thiscanbedonebylookingatateam

memberandpushingthesquadorderbuttontosummonthemenu.Fallinwillalwaysrefertoall allieswhileothercommandswillbespecifictowhoischosen,someteammembershave specialactionslikehealing,grenadesorcoveringfire. Combatwillandtheweaponsprovidedwillcatertolongrange,theoptiontohitanenemy thatstormstheplayerpositionwillbeavailable.Bymovingtoanobjectorpieceofsceneryand pressingthecoverbuttonthecharacterwillsnaptocoverandbeabletolookoverandfireor blindfire.Lowobstaclescanbevaultedoverwhensnappedtocoveroruponrunningatit. Enemieswilltrytoemploycoverandusearmorwhentheycanandaremostvulnerable todamagewhenoutintheopenorunarmored.Ashottotheheadorcertainweakspotswilldeal moredamage. Duringcombatthereisonlysomuchyourmediccando,recoveringsmallamountsof healthandprovidingslightresistancetodamage,butaftercombatthemediccanhealmost injuriesgivenenoughtime. SpaceTravel Travelisdifferentdependingonwhatthecurrentgoalis.Whenthespacechartisviewed itwillshowalefttorightprogressionofwheretheplayerhasbeen,wheretheyare,andacurrent destinationforamission.Bytheendofthegametheplayerwillbeabletoscrollfromlefttoright andseeEarthatthebeginningandtheedgeofthegalaxyattheend.Duringthefirstactthe playercantravelfreelybetweenthemajorlocationstheyhavevisitedsincetheyaresearching forinformation.Oncetheyleaveknownspacetheycannotreturntothoselocations.Fromthen onwhentheyleaveasystemtheycantgoback. Whentravelingtoanewlocationtherearesomeinstancessuchasasteroidfields, spacepirateattack,oraninterestingspaceanomalythatwillhalttravel.Oncetheseeventshave beenwitnessedtheyarenotrepeatable. LandTravel WhencontrollingAllentheplayerwillhaveaccesstothehubareaforthatplanetorspace station.Fromheretheplayerisallowedfreemovementtoexplore,speakwithNPCs,gather informationandresources.Manyhubswillallowforaccesstootherinteriorandexterior locationsthatwilleitherfeatureadditionalexploration,combat,orcharacterinteraction.Areas thatareusedsolelyfordialoguewillshowAllenandmembersofhisteamenteringtospeakwith theimportantNPCofthatarea,therewillbenomovementorexplorationintheserooms. TravelonlandwillbeviawalkingasAllenfromlocationtolocation.Whentheplayer wishestoleavefortheshiptheywillreturntotheirshuttle. UserInterface TheHUDwillconsistofabarthatcanbeexpandedtosmallstatusiconsofanycurrent teammembersandtheirhealthwhileincombataswellascurrentlyequippedweaponand ammodisplayandcurrenthealth.Outofcombatthescreenwillbeclearunlesstheplayer approachesanobjectthatcanbeinteractedwith.Whentheplayerbringsupthemenuitwill appearovertheonscreenaction.Menuselectionswillbeforsaving,loading,

inventory/equipment,missionjournal,map,anddiscoverylog.ThemenuwilllooklikeaPDAwith differentinteractivepanels. AI TeamMembersWhenwanderingaroundonlanditislikelyteammemberswilltalkto eachotherortoAllen.Incombattheymayalsorequestspecialactionsfromoneanother likecoverfireastheyrun,orhealing.Thesecanallbeorderedbytheplayerbutcan happenindependentlytoo.Allieswilltakeituponthemselvestoseekcover.Outof combatteammemberswillfollowtheplayer. EnemiesWwhatweaponanenemyhaswilldictatehowclosetheyllgetandhowbold theyare.Enemieswithrifleswillstayback,butashotgunnerwillchargeaheadand ignorecovermoreoften.Thoughacloserangeweapondoesnotmeantheywillblindly chargeahead,meleeenemieswilltravelfromcovertocoverandworktheirwaytoyou, especiallyiftheyhaverangedenemiesbackingthemup. TheWorldThehustleandbustleofacrowdedstationorcitystopsfornoman,this appliestotheplayer.Iftheplayerstandsarounddoingnothingthepeoplearoundwillstill continuetotheirdestination.Eachworldshouldfeelaliveinitsownwaynomatterhow theydiffer.Environmentsthataremorenaturalwillhaveanimalswilleitherbehostileor, havingneverseenahuman,strolluptotheteampeacefully. GAMEELEMENTS Story Themaincharacters,cousinsReginaCalistogaandAllenAngelo,aretaskedwith chartingacoursetotheedgeofthegalaxyalongwithroughly600otherpeoplewhowillhopefully colonizeanewworldindeepspace.Thefirsttaskthatissetbeforethecrewisbuildingupa mapofpossiblehabitableplanets.Missionslikethesewillinvolveconversationratherthanforce, orsometimesboth. Thecousinstravelthroughknownspacespeakingwithscientists,experts,andafew questionablecharacterstocompilethemaptheylluseinthesecondact.Onesuch questionablecharacterisVossMcLoy,theleaderofadecentlysizedcriminalorganization. Whenhelearnsofthecousinsmissionheattemptstostonewallthemsohecansellthe informationtoothersthatwouldvaluesuchamap.Theyultimatelyformthemapbysneaking intoMcLoyscomplexandbreakingintohisdatanetwork.InretaliationMcLoysendsoutan operativetosabotagetheexpedition.Duringthistimeseveralworldsandstationswillbevisited, largestofwhichwillbealuxurioushumancolony,McLoysscummyhomeworld,ascientific spacestation,andbrieflytheLastStop,aspacestationattheedgeofknownspace. Afterformingthemap,ReginaandAllenleaveKnownSpaceandsearchforacolony site.Throughoutthejourneytheystarttoseelessandlessofahumanpresence,bynowthere islittletonone.Astheyscanandprobemostlyuninhabitableorriskycolonizationoptionsthey leaveresearchstationsthatareeitherunmannedorhaveadozenpeopletomonitorthesystem andsetupachainofcommunications.Theyeventuallydiscoverapromisingsystemthathas

severalplanetswithanEarthlikeatmosphere,oneisalargedesertworldandtheotherisa worldsmallerthanEarthbutcoveredinjungleandsea. Thegroundteamsooncomesintocontactwithanotherspeciesonthedesertplanet. Thesehumanoidbeingspossessaleveloftechnologysimilarto21stcenturyEarths.Usingan advancedtranslatortheystarttheprocessoflearningeachotherslanguage.Thediscoveryis announcedandnegotiationsarebroughtupaboutthejungleworld,whichhappenstobethe homeofanoutpostofthesepeoplewhocallthemselvesthePevelreas.FewPevelresionsare opposedtohumanitybecomingtheirneighborssinceatradeofinformationatthispointwill benefitbothraces. BeforecolonizationcanbeginMcLoysagentstrikesablowtotheshipandattemptto destroyitwhileenroutetotheotherplanet.Theyrepelaboardingpartyandmakeittothejungle planetwheretheyfinallymeetSinclaire,thefemalemercenary,directly.ReginaandAllenare takenabackbyherlevelofbrutality.Afterdispatchinghersoldiersanddealingaseriouswound, Sinclaireattemptstofleeinwhatremainsofhership.Afterfiringuponitevenmoreatechnician statesthatallofhersystemswillbedeadinamatterofminutes.Reginacountsthisasawin, butAllenwouldratherseeabody. Finallythecolonyandthemajorityofthecrewstartthecolonizationprocess,butthis journeyisnotoverforthecousins.Theytakeessentialcrewmembersandsetacoursefora systemonthegalacticedge.AlongthewaydamagefromtheirfightwithSinclaireshowsandthe shipishavingadifficulttimeholdingtogether.Theyencounteravolatilenebulaethatdoesnot helpthematterandAllendemandstheyturnaround.Reginawontletthisstopherfromreaching theedgeandAllenstartsamutinythatsplitstheshipintwountiltheyreachtheedge.Theplayer isallowedtochoosewhatcousintocontrolatthispoint.Reginaholdsupinthecommandcenter asAllenattemptstoturntheshiparoundbyothermeans.BothcousinsfightuntilSinclaire returnsforthefinalbattle.

Characters TeamMembers EngineerJordanMathews PilotCatSvenson CommunicationsOfficerBennyHenriettaGervais TechnologyExpertMourineFexin ChiefMedicalOfficerSimonKarloff BotanistBridgetteBakerfeld SoldierHorusLeniaus SocialScientistVigdisMagnusdottir JournalistEdwardMarkus Enemies SpacePirateLight&HeavyTendtochargeandarepoorlyarmoredandorganized. McLoyThugsElitecriminalhirelingsthathavemoveduptodoVossMcLoysdirtywork.

SinclaireSheacknowledgesherowninfamywhenevershecanthroughherlackof subtletyinattire(heavyfuturisticcombatsuit)anddialogue.Amajorcharacterflawisshe knowsthatsheisthemostskilledinanygivensituation. WildCrittersSuchcrittersincludemundaneanimalslikewolvesthatwerebroughtfrom earthoralienpredators.Therewillalsobepeacefulanimalsthatareunaccustomedto humanlikepredators. NPCs VendorsInteractwiththemtoseetheirwares. AngorrianContact PollamBaContact VossMcLoyInstantlyrecognizablescumbagandcrimelord. PevelresionsPevelreastranslatesroughlyintodesertdwellers.Anaptnamefora racethatlivesonaplanetwithdesertcovering50%ofitslandmass.ThePevelreashave toughpracticallyscaledskin,minimalhairgrowth,andanaverageheightof5ftdueto theirplanetslargersizeandthereforeincreasedgravity.Piercingisprevalentduetotheir lowsensitivity.

Weapons PistolsLowdamage,midrange,midaccuracy. ShotgunsHighdamage,lowrangeandaccuracy. SemiautomaticRiflesMiddamage,longrange,highaccuracy. SMGsLowmiddamage,highrateoffire,midrange,lowmidaccuracy. GrenadesBoom.Throwninanarc.

Armor Armorandclothingaccessoriesthatarebuiltontheshiporpurchasedelsewhereoften lendanextravisual,ammunitionpouchwouldshowuponabeltorsomeextraarmor couldmanifestasashoulderpad,chestplate,bodysuit. ArmorsuchasSinclairescombatsuitwillnotbeavailabletotheplayerinthesame mannerasseenwithher.Poweredarmorcanbemadeinthelatterportionsofthegame, itwouldbeconsideredMedium,asopposedtoSinclairesHeavy,though. Objects&SupportEquipment Plotrelevantitems(notmeanttoprovideamechanicalfunctioninmostcircumstances) MedicalKits Specimens Flora Faunaorinsectlifethatissmallenoughtocapture Geological WishlistItems

Fullvoiceactingforeverydialoguescene. AssistantswillprovidesimilarlevelsofcharacterinteractionasthemainTeamMembers. Expandarsenal/apparel. Plethoraofsideeventsthattakeplaceon,orconcerning,theshipwhileenroutetoanew system.