When Imps Fly - Game Treatment

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

OVERVIEW

Game Scope............................................................................................ 3

Core Mechanics...................................................................................... 4

Art Style................................................................................................. 13

The World, Characters and Setting..................................................... 14

Technology Goals and Vision ............................................................. 15

Playing With Friends............................................................................ 15

Free To Play - The Right Way .............................................................. 16

The Workshop....................................................................................... 16

Post Launch.......................................................................................... 17

Game Vision............................................................................................ 1

Game Audience ...................................................................................... 2

Current Trends........................................................................................ 2

GAME DESIGN

Building............................................................................................. 4

Upgrading ......................................................................................... 5

Physics ............................................................................................. 6

Shooting............................................................................................ 7

Resources......................................................................................... 9

ART DIRECTION

THE VIBE

MOBILE

MONETIZATION

Recap..................................................................................................... 18

SUMMARY

Designers & Artists .............................................................................. 19

THE TEAM BEHIND THE PROTOTYPE


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OVERVIEWMost people love to be creative and build - EVERYONE loves to wreck and destroy! Build towers, load cannons and re imps to steal opponents gold and treasure! With tons of

humour and character, this casual mobile game lets you battle it out with friends in the war to

become the wealthiest imp lord of them all!

Game VisionWhen Imps Fly is a humorous turn based - casual game played with your friends.

In essence, players defend their treasure chest while also trying to steal their opponents

The gameplay is skill based and revolves around physics. Being easy to learn it allows

players from a wide audience to be creative and has plenty of depth to be played over and

over. In every battle, you play the game your way and content you choose to buy supports

this even more.

When Imps Fly generates tons of laughter through its quirky humour and the satisfaction of

destroying friends creations. The art style is perfect for merchandise such as toys, clothes

and everything else kids enjoy. Aside from being a very charming mobile game,

When Imps Fly has real potential to become something far greater, a franchise.

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Game AudienceThe game is easy enough for the casual audience to grasp while being deep enough to

attract competitive gamers as well.

Cute art combined with being free-to-play appeals to a younger audience already enjoying

titles like Angry birds and Worms while quirky humour and skill-based gameplay attracts an

older audience.

Mobile platforms have established a general knowledge and interest to play games and how

to interact with them. When Imps Flys gameplay is reminiscent of well-known and

appreciated titles but still has its own identity, making it easy to get into but interesting to

explore.

Audience: Casual gamers in the range of 7 to 35

Genre: Turn based party game

Platform: Smartphones, tablets, PC, Mac

Monetization: Microtransactions

Engine: Unity 3D

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Current TrendsCasual, Free-to-play, Mobile and Social are all strong buzzwords present in WIF.

The goal is to have Facebook integration, online matchmaking and to deliver a game that can

be enjoyed by everyone across mobile platforms.


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GAME DESIGNGame ScopeWhen Imps Fly has one polished, easy-to-learn game mode only, played in local hot-seat or

online, competing with other people.

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Meant as something you pick up during a break or in the comfort of your couch, the average

time spent during a turn varies from 30 - 60 seconds. Playing with friends in local hot-seat

can vary from 2 - 15 minutes of chaotic fun, depending on playstyle.

The gameplay is designed in such a way that you do the same simple things over and over

without ever having the same experience twice.

So what do you do in When Imps Fly?You protect your treasure at all cost!

But dont forget to steal others treasures.


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Core Mechanics

Building

The building phase allows players to be creative and try their best at building a sturdy

defense for their treasure. Over the course of several turns, players will improve upon this

tower, both for protection as well as reaching the gift in the sky.

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Players have ve different building blocks of different shapes and sizes to choose from.

Each block is made out of symmetrical square shaped colliders in different shapes similar to

the blocks of Tetris. Blocks vary in cost depending on size and stability.


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Upgrading

A purchased block can be improved by spending resources on an upgrade. Upgraded blocks

are heavier - making it harder to topple, as well as receiving a boost in health points - making

it harder to break. Upgraded blocks are more reliable to build upon while also being good at

holding a collection of blocks tightly knit.

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By upgrading damaged blocks they are also

completely repaired.


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Physics

Being a physics-based game players therefore need to build with thought to establish a

sturdy tower.

Below is an illustration where blocks are highlighted in individual colors showing their

movement when physics are emulated.

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With no physics blocks can be placed

anywhere within the building area.

When physics are emulated players

witness how blocks behave based on

placement. If not satised with the

result players can retrace the emulation

for another chance.

By conrming the player is satised

with the result and moves on.


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Shooting

Entering the shooting phase players have three different imps to choose from, each with their

own gameplay attribute and unique personality.

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Grabbing the cannon by holding down LMB anddragging it backwards gives more force and a

straighter arc to the shot. Fine-tuning ones force

is key when trying to get that perfect arc.When holding the cannon it

can be rotated by moving up or

down with the mouse.


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Below are images depicting the imps arcs based on medium force.

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The heavy imp comes at the cost of 10 resources and has a smaller arc but does

more damage on impact. With his big belly the heavy imp bounces, allowing for

multiple hits.

The standard imp is free of charge and is red in an arc that is easy to shoot

accurately but does medium damage to blocks impacted.

The tiny imps are the most expensive at the cost of fteen resource points but in

return players are given a more than viable advantage to demolish the opponents

tower. Individually they generate less damage on impact than that of the standard

imp, but in a triplet formation spread out they are a force to be reckoned with.


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Resources

Holding the two phases together is the mutual pool of resources required for purchasing both

blocks and imps.

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The rst round gives players a healthy startup giving them a head start to build their

foundation. After this players will have to use skill and strategy to balance needs with income.

The maximum amount of resources a player can hold is 99.

damaging and destroying

opponents blocks generates

resources.

Blocks drain resources

when placed within the

building area.

Sheep-balloons holding

resources have a chance to

spawn after each round.


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Power-Ups

Each theme comes with a unique power-up that affects the imps greatly when shooting.

Currently there are two themes with two different power-ups.

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The frost theme Fjolljnirs power-up freezesthe opponents blocks, making them slippery

and unable to upgrade.

The standard theme, Red Legs, cause a bigexplosion on impact when possessing the

power-up.

Power-ups can be acquired in two different ways, either by building the tower to reach a

certain height, or by hitting power spheres held by sheep-balloons.


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If building high enough the player will be rewarded with his themes respective power-up - the

next round. The trick is to build such a sturdy foundation that the tower will still stand above

the limit for atleast one turn. This prevents players to build straight lines and instead

encourages them to think strategically. The height point is indicated both on the HUD along-

side a diegetic indication in the world.

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This slider is visible during the build phase. As the player

builds in a vertical manner he can move the camera up

and down with the mouse-scroll. When building players will

then see how close they are to reach the Power-Up line

based on their camera position and nearest placed block.

Birds ying around the build area

indicates the height needed to reach in

order to acquire the power-up.

If the tower still stands above the height

point one round after its placement the

player acquires his themes respective

Power-Up


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After each turn theres a chance that a sheep-balloon spawns, holding a power-up. Players

need to succeed in achieving a perfect arc to hit the sheep as well as the opponents tower.

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Sheep-balloons can carry three different consumables.


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ART DIRECTIONArt StyleThe world of When Imps Fly is detailed, colorful and full of humour. The art is hand-painted,

reminiscent to that of League of Legends and the Warcraft franchise. Themes will involve

unique visuals derived from their own historical age, ction and worlds but are unmistakably

coherent in the art style.

Both the world and characters are brimming with bright, thick colors and have distinct

silhouettes all carrying their own quirky personality.

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THE VIBE

The World, Characters and SettingBeing a casual game for mobile platforms we still want to create a believable universe and

setting for the game. In every match players will feel as if they are contributing to a battle or

war on a greater scale.

In this imaginary world you take the role of an imp lord and use minions to claim your

opponents treasure. Jam packed with humour and character the game takes you to a place

where this chaotic battle is a day as normal as any!

The life of an imp is cheap and the reason for war is not always clear. Sometimes it is out of

greed and the battle for gold, other times it is simply the rivalry between Pirates and Aliens.

The standard content carry the feeling of fantasy with a touch of medieval. Since the game

is theme-driven the setting and vibe are somewhat customizable by players themselves

depending on what they purchase and use. Different themes bring new life and color to a

universe where battle is always present, no matter who, what or where you are.

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MONETIZATION

Free To Play - The Right WayGetting value out of your spent money is our main guideline when designing the FTP model.

Players can purchase different themes at the in-game store. A theme will alter everything

cosmetic about your mountain and your home. It will also affect gameplay in power-ups andunique features only available in that specic theme.

If you like pirates, sci- or disco, you can make the game look and play the way that appeals

to you the most.

In the nal product, themes might include content such as:

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Gameplay

Power-up

Unique block shapes

Unique imps

Block abilities

Visuals

Mountain

Treasure chest

Cannon

Building blocks

Imps

The WorkshopThis feature will allow players to create

their very own custom theme.

Use the workshop to combine building

blocks, mountains, imps, power-ups and

everything that comes with themes you

already own.


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Post LaunchIdeas for themes are endless and with a strong community that have input the list becomes

even longer. At launch the game will offer four different themes available at the

in-app store. After this we intend to produce two unique themes every month.

Having a community where players can wish for themes and recommend ideas becomes a

win / win situation. We get to continue producing content and the community get what they

want!

Events on Christmas, Halloween and other holidays are two examples of no-brainer-themes

to have for sale in the store.

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