Westwood

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Westwood

• By Jorden Lowe

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Abstract of the story

• You are a Sheriff in the 1890s out in Westwood,
  California
• You have some vital information on a possible
  bank robbery that will take place.
• You and your trusty horse chase the bank robbers
  down.

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Abstract of the story (cont)

• You take your horse out on a search for the bank
  robbers and try to prevent/stop the robbery from
  happening.

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Game Play Look and Feel

• Appearance
• 3rd /1st person view
• Pretty much a game influenced by Old Western
  Movies.
• Sounds - Music and sound should influence the
  game era.
• There will be buildings such as Saloons, banks,
  General Store, and other buildings to resemble
  some of the Western theme.

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Game Play Look and Feel (cont)

• Nothing but Whiskey bottles, horses, dust bunnys
  and 6 shooter
• Horse
• Horses all over the watering hole
• Player Appearance
• The player, of course, will look like they are
  straight from a western with a hat, holster and
  the boots with the spikes.

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Game Play Look and Feel (cont)

• NPC bad guys
• Pretty much the same as the player but with some
  variation and with bandanas over their face.
  Who wants the sheiriff knowing who they are?
• Player Roles and Actions
• Player role is to stop the bank robbers from
  robbing the bank.

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Game Play Look and Feel (cont)

• Player should be able to
• Ride a horse
• Shoot a six shooter
• Classic draw scene with the boss?
• Strategies and motivations
• Player will start out out numbered
• Pick off a few of the robbers

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Game Play Look and Feel (cont)

• Finish off the last bit of robbers with draws.
• Level Summary/Story progression
• You will start off in the small town
• Looking around for clues
• Taking out the bank robbing posse when possible
• Final draw at the end of the level?

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Development Specification

• Going with the class
• Unreal TOURNAMENT 2004
• Requirements
• See game for more details
• Software Requirements
• Unreal 2004
• Unreal scripting enviroment
• Maya
• Algorithm style
• Scripts

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Questions?

• Any feedback welcome for ideas on this mod
• jalowe_at_umich.edu