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Queen's Orders

An asymetric multiplayer game where one player is the Queen, who commands it's army and workers, builds constructions and assigns Quests to friendly Heroes like a Real Time Strategy game, while it's teammates plays as any of the other Heroes, in a 3rd person combat system.

• Genre

Asymetric cooperative multiplayer game. Somewhere between Strategy and Combat genres.

• Target Audience

Players looking for a Real Time Strategy and Action mixture in a cooperative game.

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Game Flow

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Gameplay

• Units

  • Worker is the unit that collects Resources. Spawns on the Keep.
  • Warrior is the melee fighter, equiped with sword and shield. Spanws at the Barracks.
  • Archer is the ranged fighter, equiped with a bow. Spawns at the [Archery Range](Archery Range).

• Heroes

  • Queen is the strategy player.
  • [Hero Worker](Hero Worker) has an axe to attack enemies, is weaker than other heroes but can also collect resources.
  • [Hero Warrior](Hero Warrior) is the strongest melee hero.
  • [Hero Archer](Hero Archer) is the only ranged hero.

• Map

For now, there will be a single map. This map will have two Castles, four Outposts and many Resources, all symmetrically distributed.

• Constructions

• Castle is the Team's base, has the slots for building every construction except for the Mines.
• Outpost a weaker version of the Castle, in a more advanced position.
• Keep is the main construction of Castles and Outposts, the team loses when it's Keep is destroyed.
• [Archery Range](Archery Range) is the spawn for the Archer and [Hero Archer](Hero Archer).
• Barracks are the spawn for the Warrior and [Hero Warrior](Hero Warrior).
• Tower places it's units on an advantage point.
• Mines are used to collect Stone or Gold.

• Resources

  • Stone used to build all constructions.
  • Wood used on most constructions and some units.
  • Gold used for spawning every unit.

• Strategy

The Queen player sends workers to collect resources, assign Quests to heroes, build the constructions and controls the army in an RTS way.

• Combat

When a unit attacks or is attacked it enters combat mode. While in combat mode, the unit's movement is slightly changed. Running causes the combat mode to end.

• Objective

One team must progress to and destroy the enemy's Castle and win the match.

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Artwork

• In-Game

Handcrafted fantasy (Close to Diablo III?).

• Menus

The HUD looks like old scrolls.

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Ideas for next versions

• Change the Queen vote system.
• Upgrade trees for units and constructions.
• Unit variation, more types of Warrior, Archers and Workers.
• Destructible castle walls.
• Siege weapons for towers.
• Rogue unit and hero, who has stealth abilities. Spawns at the Market.
• Mage unit and hero, who has magical abilities. Spawns at the Library.