Kiki RPG Roadmap

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THIS RENTRY IS DEPRECATED. KEEPING UP FOR ARCHIVE PURPOSES ONLY

• = Complete
  Current Step

Pre-Dev Design Docs

• Create a document for rolling list of references / in-jokes to potentially include
• Story: Basic Outline (3 Acts)
• Worldbuilding: Basic Setting
• Worldbuilding: Where is the story happening?
• Decide on tone
• Rentry landing pad for the game
• Mapping style guide
• Kiki sprite and portrait
• Dialog and text display style guide

Core Game

• Act 1: Core Mapping, Music, & Puzzle Eventing

Act 1: Side Content Mapping, Music, & Puzzle Eventing: 80%!
Act 1: Combat Design & Balance: 60%!
Act 1: Sprite and Art Updates: ??? I don't know how much effort i'm putting into this part
Act 1: Testing & Demo Release

Act 2: Mapping, Music, & Puzzle Eventing
Act 2: Side Content Mapping, Music, & Puzzle Eventing
Act 2: Combat Design & Balance
Act 2: Sprite and Art Updates

Act 3: Mapping, Music, & Puzzle Eventing
Act 3: Side Content Mapping, Music, & Puzzle Eventing
Act 3: Combat Design & Balance
Act 3: Sprite and Art Updates

Post-Dev: Side Content (see below for examples)

General Dump for Gamewide Features / QoL Features / Ideas

• Estus flask-like recovery item recharged at teleport statues
• Custom title screen and art
• Crowdsource portraits for rabbits
• Crowdsource random dialog for npcs
• Map of Pyon-Pyon Island (Kiwarwa) (Draft)
• Diagonal Movement
  optional piss sfx for saving
  Skippable Intro Cutscene
  Hotkey to skip dialog
  In-world Lore Books
  Hotkeys for easily accessing nested menus (e.g. save menu, equipment menu, current story objective)
  Teleportation between zones using teleportation statues
  Home teleportation item
  Crowdsource mushrooms for act 2
  Footstep sounds
  How hard would it be to implement minigames?
  Multiple Endings
  Maps not necessary for core progression, for gags, flavor, worldbuilding
  Side Quests for extra gear, etc to lower difficulty of core progression if you want it
  Collectibles
  Intro - overslept, rabbit arguing with space maribe xhanpa outside
  "Admonishing" - cf thomas cjvenant giants
  https://i.gyazo.com/81b778fb600f839c4809165118e3f4cd.png
  nose from beyond
  kiki drink water make kiki currenc ? ?
  encyclopedia
  enter fairy ring while wearing fairy ring -> teleport? ?
  troph yroom?