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GLtron - Project plan

Here's the roadmap towards version 1.0. Note that the release dates are only optimistic guesses .

0.80 (scheduled end of March 2004)

Definitely

more aggressive AI
loading of arbitrary level geometry
reflections on the floor
HUD

Maybe

hole in the wall (escape the arena to win)
integration of models into 'levels/artpacks'
GUI enhancements (mouse support)
GUI enhancements (better setup for configuring/starting games)
shadow volumes
HDR effects (glow, lense flares)

0.90 (scheduled end of August 2004)

Definitely

hole in the wall (escape the arena to win)
integration of models into 'levels/artpacks'
floor/wall bump mapping
shadow volumes

Maybe

team based gameplay
GUI enhanvements (mouse support)
GUI enhancements (better setup for configuring/starting games)
Smart camera that rotates around a bit
Replay
high poly lightcycle
bump+env mapped lightcycle
HDR effects (glow, lense flares)

1.0 (scheduled Christmas 2004)

Definitely

LAN play
team based gameplay
GUI enhanvements (mouse support)
GUI enhancements (better setup for configuring/starting games)

Maybe

HDR effects (glow, lense flares)
high poly lightcycle
bump+env mapped lightcycle

Old stuff

Everything below this is old stuff. If you're interested in adding stuff to GLtron beyond the list of items mentioned above, you'll find some ideas here

User Interaction / Visuals

In this section I try to cover everything concerning user interaction. Visuals like camera movement and additional on-screen information are considered part of it.

Some online help. E.g. a listing of keyboard settings. Maybe rollover-explanations for the menu items.

Game play

Well, the rules.

Slowly disappearing trails. To make the games a bit longer, and allow for more maneuvring space in the center of the arena, the trails could disappear at half to lightcycles speed.
Different levels with different missions. Examples: Destroy all players. Make it through the maze. Race.
Power-ups. There are of course, tons of possibilities for power-ups, but as for anything in the category, do more complicated rules make a better game? Obviously, I'm not a fan of the Action-Quake mod :-)
real 3D environments. Hills, tunnels? Nah....
Different scoring system. Add a counter that shows you how many games you won, and how many times you crashed. Show a quake like ranking.

Eye candy

The title says it. You could play as well without it, and you have to turn off some stuff on weaker machines, but it makes the game more fun to look at.

Intro cinematics. I got a lot of proposals for intro cinematics.

Audio

Everything that makes noise.

More varity. Each map should have a different soundtrack. A cool ambient soundtrack for the menu would be nice.

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