Technical enhancements

0.14 Roadmap

• chest items placement
• selection and removal of floor items

0.13 Roadmap

Missing items graphics

• floor tiles placement via numpad
• CTRL + arrows to move by one "screen" (ISOMETRIC_FLOOR_TILES_AROUND_TUX) at once
• RMB in toolbar to display info window about the current object

• more tux-holding-a-weapon images

• Remove the (graphically) hardcoded "Freedroid starting up" text and make it a translatable text string. This includes creating suitable fonts etc.

• fix autoscrolling so it does not enable when clicking top banner buttons

[-3. floor tiles placement via numpad

Leveleditor (see GSoC project idea at OpenJobs)

2. Marker via MOUSE1 / arrow keys selects all obstacles on the resulting rectangle

3. Selection remains marked, till MOUSE1/SHIFT is pressed again

- move cursor along the marker (MOUSE2 / arrow keys)

- select/unselect single obstacles via MOUSE2 / SPACE

- alternatively selection may be drag'n'dropped via MOUSE2 or 3 / ALT+arrow keys

1. -PgUp / PgDn keys to flip tile/obstacle bar (+/-8) / keys+CTRL for single-stepping Highlight

- move cursor along the marker (MOUSE2? / arrow keys)

• Grouping / drag'n'drop selection / copy pasting suggestion:
  1. Multiple-marker-mode, invoked by holding SHIFT and dragging an isometric marker rectangle
  2. Marker via MOUSE1? / arrow keys selects all obstacles on the resulting rectangle
  3. Selection remains marked, till MOUSE1?/SHIFT is pressed again

  - move cursor along the marker (MOUSE2?/arrow keys)

  - browse through marked objects (N)

  - select/unselect single obstacles via MOUSE2? / SPACE

  - cut the custom selection (X)
  4. (if desired) move the cursor to another position to paste it (V)

  - alternatively selection may be drag'n'dropped via MOUSE2? or 3 / ALT+arrow keys

1. PgUp? / PgDn? keys to flip tile/obstacle bar (+/-8) / keys+CTRL for single-stepping Highlight

2. holding CTRL + arrow keys does screen-wise flipping in the respective direction (speed up)

3. similarly to placing obstacles, implement placing tiles via numpad

4. C for copying marked selection, V for pasting copied/cut selection

5. editor memorizes the last Highlight position for each tab category when changing it

• Staff attack animation incorrectly is a sword animation
• outfit active autoguns with a red glowing lens, inactive with dark lenses

• hackable chest, doors and terminals
• additional obstacles:
  surveillance cams, circuitry textured walls (e.g. Doom style), large prefab buildings
• additional floor tiles:
  various sand / dirt tiles, rocky floor tiles, wired / circuitry metal plates
  (e.g. integrated blink lights)
• wrecked graphics stuff:
  various burned/scorched floor tiles, doors and walls
  futuristic cars / bots / planes / large prefab buildings

• drag and drop; see M key (Edit: M was re-assigned, use D instead)
• drag&drop selections
• copy pasting
• grouping / drag'n'drop selection / copy pasting suggestion:

• allow editing scripts from inside the editor
• Offset to the level_editor_banner rectangle and icons from screen borders

• Advanced key-based navigation:
  1. PgUp? / PgDn? keys to flip tile/obstacle bar (+/-8) / keys+CTRL for single-stepping Highlight
  2. holding CTRL + arrow keys does screen-wise flipping in the respective direction (speed up)
  3. similarly to placing obstacles, implement placing tiles via numpad
  4. C for copying marked selection, V for pasting copied/cut selection
  5. editor memorizes the last Highlight position for each tab category when changing it

• display more information about the marked obstacle (and uncomment corresponding code)- AH: ???
• handle placement of special enemies
• edit parameters of random enemies

• "italics"hackable chest, doors and terminals

• Make it possible to manually switch language on platforms that currently don't allow this (eg Windows, Mac?)

• Evaluate replacing the current font system. Eg a new system should be able to handle more then 8bit fonts (many languages can't be translated with only 8bit character fonts). Some Unicode references [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

• Make the buttons for char/skills/log/inv have text strings instead of fixed image text

User Interface

• Remove the (graphically) hardcoded "Freedroid startuing up" text and make it a translatable text string. This includes creating suitable fonts etc.

• Remake the fontsystem to be able to handle more then 8bit fonts (many languages can't be translated with only 8bit character fonts). Some Unicode references [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]

• Remake the fontsystem to be able to handle more then 8bit fonts (many languages can't be translated with only 8bit character fonts). Some Unicode references [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [[]]

• Remake the fontsystem to be able to handle more then 8bit fonts (many languages can't be translated with only 8bit character fonts). Some Unicode references [43] [44] [45] [46]

• Remake the fontsystem to be able to handle more then 8bit fonts (many languages can't be translated with only 8bit character fonts). Some Unicode references [47] [48] [49]

• Create a method that can autogenerate fontfiles from eg DejaVu [50] to allow a much lower threshold for new translations to be adapted (currently the entire alphabet needs to be drawn manually if a suitable doesnt already exist).

• Make autoselection of language first drop back to an available xx if the correct xx_YY locale doesnt exist before dropping to default (en_US ?). Ie if you eg have locale de_CH and de_CH doesnt exist, prefer another de locale eg de_DE if it exists before en_US.
• Remake the fontsystem to be able to handle more then 8bit fonts (many languages can't be translated with only 8bit character fonts).
• Create a method that can autogenerate fontfiles from eg DejaVu? http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page to allow a much lower threshold for new translations to be adapted (currently the entire alphabet needs to be drawn manually if a suitable doesnt already exist).

i18n

• Make it possible to manually switch language on platforms that currently doesnt allow this (eg Windows, Mac?)
• Make autoselection of language first drop back to an available xx if the correct xx_YY locale doesnt exist before dropping to default (en_US ?). Ie if you eg have locale de_CH and de_CH doesnt exist, prefer another/default de locale eg de_DE if it exists before en_US.

• .50BMG ammo (check size in items_archetypes)

0.12 Roadmap

• one barelled pump action shotgun 64x128

• .22 LR ammunition 32x32
• .22 automatic pistol 32x64

• shotgun shells 64x64
• pump action shotgun 64x128

• 9mm ammunition 32x96
• 9mm pistol 32x64

• 7.62mm ammunition 32x128
• 7.62mm AK-47 64x160

• teleporter homing beacon (a little device that plants a beacon for a teleporter to bring you back and forth between your current location and your home) 32x32

• Antique sword - 1H - Size 32x128
• Chainsaw - 2H - Size 64x128

• Small Axe - 1H - Size 64x96 (just rerender at this size with another color)

• Hunting knife - 1H - Size 32x64
• Metal spear - 1H - Size 32x192

• Table leg - 1H - Size 32x128
• Iron bar - 2H - Size 32x192
• Sledgehammer - 2H - Size 64x160

• Big kitchen knife - 1H - Size 1x2
• Antique sword - 1H - Size 1x4
• Chainsaw - 2H - Size 2x4

• Small Axe - 1H - Size 2x3
• Large Axe - 2H - Size 2x4

• Hunting knife - 1H - Size 1x2
• Metal spear - 1H - Size 1x6

• Iron pipe - 1H - Size 1x3
• Crowbar - 1H - Size 1x3
• Hammer - 1H - Size 1x3
• Table leg - 1H - Size 1x4
• Iron bar - 2H - Size 1x6
• Sledgehammer - 2H - Size 2x5

• new floor-tiles

• sidewalks

• more interior floor tiles

• security cameras
• kitchen furniture (hotplates, etc.)

    * chainsaw

    *  chainsaw
    * hunting knife
    * big kitchen knife
    * (small|large) axe
    * iron pipe
    * table leg
    * iron bar
    * sledgehammer
    * antique sword
    * metal spear
    * hammer 

Ranged

• Cutting ***

• Cleaving ***

• Piercing ***

• Impact ***

• Ranged ******************************************************************************************

• Conventional ***

• Energy ***

• hunting knife
• big kitchen knife
• (small|large) axe

• antique sword
• metal spear
• hammer

• (short|long|great) sword (real sword not laser !)
• chainsaw
• meat cleaver
• (small|normal|large) axe
• wooden spear
• metal spear
• crowbar
• iron pipe
• golf club
• tree branch
• table leg
• iron bar
• flail
• sledgehammer

• .22 LR ammunition
• .22 automatic
• .22 hunting rifle

• shotgun shells
• 2 barrel sawed off shotgun
• pump action shotgun

• 9mm ammunition
• 9mm pistol
• 9mm sub machine gun

• 7.62mm ammunition
• 7.62mm hunting rifle
• 7.62mm AK-47

• .50BMG ammunition
• Barrett M82 Sniper Rifle

Misc

• teleporter homing beacon (a little device that plants a beacon for a teleporter to bring you back and forth between your current location and your home)

BASSE URGENT

Melee

Ranged

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General, less relevant

General

Leveleditor (see GSoC? project idea at OpenJobs)

Engine improvements (code)

Game content (graphics, sound, maps, ...)

• "metro-alike" identification portals
• cubicles

To be further discussed/needinfo

• high resolution portraits (sorenson, duncan)

• the inventory panel:
  • move "foot" square from top to bottom/near feet

• character screen
  • the panel for character screen has a typo in it : "STRENGHT" should be spelled "STRENGTH"
  • redo the "Resist disruptor" text which uses a weird font
  • remove the "repair" field at the bottom

• the inventory panel has something quite weird:
  • the "foot" square is located at the top right of
  • the character, maybe you could move it to its feet

• cubicles
• "metro-alike" identification portals,

• Staff attack animation incorrectly is a sword animation
  this is hard because i'd need to render _ALL_ tux anims to change anything

• extrminator splash graphics

• flat dried grass
• various types of dirt
• mergetiles between grass/dirt
• different grass/dirt-tiles
• corroded concrete and asphalt-tiles
• small(er) sewer
• crates for sidewalks
• tiles with loosely strayed stones
• rotting/dried logs
• more tiny plants in grass
• walls and floor tiles

• with various scorch marks or craters(can't be stepped on) and graffiti

• maybe some burnt-out hover-cars
• gastanks and phone-cells
• corroded or grown-over signs
• broken shop-windows
• walls with smashed windows
• crushed & burnt-out robots and machines

• more machinery objects:
  • Tesla coils
  • generators
  • transformers
  • tanks

• create new 'droid'-types: differently behaving animals
  • deers, birds, dogs, cats, cattles, sheep, foxes, wolves, (bears)
  • whatever, which are aggressive, fearsome, trustful (animals have been spared by bots)

Graphics (2d and 3d)

• Staff attack animation incorrectly is a sword animation
• Small items scaleup (quality concern)
• high resolution portraits
• exterminator splash graphics
• new floor-tiles (turnable/for all directions):
  • flat dried grass;
  • various types of dirt + mergetiles between grass/dirt and different
  • grass/dirt-tiles; corroded concrete and asphalt-tiles; small(er) sewer
• crates for sidewalks; tiles with loosely strayed stones or
  • rotting/dried logs; more tiny plants in grass; walls and floor tiles
• with various scorch marks or craters(can't be stepped on) and graffiti;
• maybe some tiles with bones/skeletons and the likes
• more machinery objects: Tesla coils; generators; transformers; tanks;
• maybe some burnt-out hover-cars; gastanks and phone-cells;
• corroded or grown-over signs; broken shop-windows and walls with
• smashed windows; crushed & burnt-out robots and machines;
• create new 'droid'-types: differently behaving animals - deers, birds,
• dogs, cats, cattles, sheep, foxes, wolves, (bears) - whatever, which

Game Content (items, spells, quests)

• Set the laser bullets speed to infinite, and change graphical representation of a shot to a line

• Move cursor independant from target

• Set the laser bullets speed to infinite, and change graphical representation of a shot to a line
• Exterminator guns : smaller delay between shots, clip size set to 2

Add such functionality to the dialogue editor that: "After executing this node, if x cookie is planted then make nodes a, b and c (un)available"

• Implement modes for weapons and add button at the right place
• Fix the laser bullets speed to infinite, and change graphical representation of a shot to a line
• Exterminator guns : smaller delay between shots, clip size set to 2, splash damage

• Influencer doesn't speak

• Not enough money - player not informed when buying

• Show requirements when buying items

• Inventory req. : shield is taken into account for two handed weapons

• Delay for spells/programs

• Inventory req. : shield is taken into account for two handed weapons

• Show requirements when buying items

• Left mouse button pressed in console pauses the game. Looks like it's stuck in an input loop.

• character name has space for only 12 or so... implement a limit

• explanation screen button

Fixes (Magotari)

• Left mouse button pressed in console pauses the game. Looks like it's stuck in an input loop.

• Tux can drop items into the walls and into the voids

• character name has space for only 12 or so... implement a limit

• animation of the exterminator gun is odd. One frame is different.

• Using potions takes some time
• Chargers for weapons

• Using potions takes some time

• Use potions automatically when needed

• Bugfix : removing +xx vitality object brings life too high

• Bugfix : removing +xx vitality object brings life too high

• Mana and health automatically recovers over time (need to add some items)

• Remove "-lSDL" ldflag from configure (it should get it from `sdl-config --libs` as most programs do)

• When selling multiple instances of an item, it would be nice if the little scroll-bar window that popped up defaulted to the maximum

• When selling multiple instances of an item, it would be nice if the little scroll-bar window that popped up defaulted to the maximum

• Teleport home spell to be fixed so that the anchor is removed when the player goes out of town

• Mana and health automatically recovers over time (minus one bug, and missing items)

• Automap fixes

• Missing definition of FD_DATADIR in Darwin (just copy the line from "*" or "*bsd* cases").

• Mana and health automatically recovers over time (minus one bug, and missing items)

• Bugfix : add UnApplyItem?()

• Mana and health automatically recovers over time
• Random level generator

Was already done ... probably by JP

• Teleport home spell to be fixed so that the anchor is removed when the player goes out of town

• Automap fixes

• FreeBSD? (Ale) requests
  • Missing definition of FD_DATADIR in Darwin (just copy the line from "*" or "*bsd* cases").
  • Remove "-lSDL" ldflag from configure (it should get it from `sdl-config --libs` as most programsdo)

• (DONE) Missing definition of FD_DATADIR in Darwin (just copy the line from "*" or "*bsd* cases").

• (DONE) Teleport home spell to be fixed so that the anchor is removed when the player goes out of town

• It would be nice if mana / health slowly recovered over time, or if one could get items which would do this. As such, it makes being a mage extraordinarily expensive.

• Missing definition of FD_DATADIR in Darwin (just copy the line from "*" or "*bsd* cases").

• Missing definition of FD_DATADIR in Darwin (just copy the line from "*" or "*bsd* cases").

 rm -rf `find . -type d -name 'CVS'`

• It would be nice if mana / health slowly recovered over time, or if one could get items which would do this. As such, it makes being a mage extraordinarily expensive.

To be further discussed/needinfo

• Win32
  • Statically link to GTK libs.

• Make the "Pendragon" character be able to teach melee combat more than level 1 (if there isn't another character in the game that does that).

• (DONE) Remove "-lSDL" ldflag from configure (it should get it from `sdl-config --libs` as most programs do).

• Remove "-lSDL" ldflag from configure (it should get it from `sdl-config --libs` as most programs do).

• (DONE) Teleport home spell to be fixed so that the anchor is removed when the player goes out of town

• Teleport home spell to be fixed so that the anchor is removed when the player goes out of town

• Teleport home spell to be corrected so that it always warps the player in the town (anchor useless)
• New spell "go to portal"
• New map object "portal"

• Ale features requests

• (DONE) Automap fixes

• DONEAutomap? fixes

• {-Automap fixes-}

• Ale_ features requests
  • Remove "-lSDL" ldflag from configure (it should get it from `sdl-config --libs` as most programs do).

Building etc.

• Ale_ features requests

• Teleport spell anchor to be corrected (remove it when the player goes out from the town)
• Portals menu to be implemented

• What language to use ? LUA or Python ?

• Make it map even when turned off

• Part-extraction skills to be removed

Engine improvements

• Replace hardcoded items and spells with a script based equivalent
• Implement a better teleporting system (diablo2-like portals)
• Automap fixes

Game content

• Writing (plot, storyline, dialoges, documentation)
• Audio (music, sound effects, dialoges)
• Graphics (2d and 3d)
• Game Content (items, spells, quests)
• Balancing (making sure that all of the above plays nicely)

• Unhardcode items and spells using a script language
• Implement a better teleporting system (diablo2-like portals)

• Engine improvements
• Game content
  • Writing (plot, storyline, dialoges, documentation)
  • Audio (music, sound effects, dialoges)
  • Graphics (2d and 3d)
  • Game Content (items, spells, quests)
  • Balancing (making sure that all of the above plays nicely)

• Engine improvements

• Engine improvements
• Game content