The Oil Thirst

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Robotic Race
Nabil AlRamli

• The Oil Thirst

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Game Story - Abstract

• Inspired by our Thirst in Game Design I

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Game Story - History

• Water is the most essential resource. Humans
  fought for water, and only those who had access
  to it survived. However, the decreasing levels of
  water supplies combined with the rise of the
  Robotic race have led to the eventual extinction
  of Humans. Fueled by the plentiful supply of oil,
  machines dominated the world, for a while.

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Game Story - Summary

• After years of prosperity, the golden age has
  come to an end. Oil resources have become so
  scarce and robots are competing for them. Only
  two oil wells remain, and those who control them
  can survive. Robots must face their destiny as
  their human ancestors did.

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Robotic Race

• Game Play Look and Feel

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Appearance

• In an industrial, run-down city
• Structures may include
• Oil wells
• Oil refineries
• Repair stations
• Turrets
• Game characters are mostly robots
• Very high tech weapons
• For better appearance may have occasional
• Human skeletons next to empty water wells
• destroyed robots next to oil wells

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Player Roles and Actions

• Single/multi-player double domination game
• Goal is to control both oil wells
• Each team must collaborate to achieve goal
• Player to select a type of robots. Each has
  unique weapons and abilities
• Attacker
• Defender
• Explorer
• Others?

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Strategies and Motivations

• After game starts, each team will try to control
  first well
• Setup defenses around first well
• Explore map to find side-goals
• Improve defenses for base and wells (towers?)
• Improve attack abilities (speed, bots, etc.)
• Others?
• May attack enemys base to weaken them
• Try to take over second well

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Level Summary/Story Progression
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Level Summary/Story Progression
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Level Summary/Story Progression
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Level Summary/Story Progression
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Robotic Race

• Development Specifications

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Hardware

• Same as Unreal Tournament 2004 requirements

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Software

• Same as Unreal Tournament 2004 requirements
• Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
• DirectX 9.0b

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Algorithm Style

• TBD
• Single / multi-player
• Bots
• Different robot types