CPS 108: Adventure Change Cases

Your group should treat these as "change cases". In other words, before you hand in your final project you should think about (and perhaps even write down) how you would need to change your code in order to incorporate each option.  The simpler the necessary changes to your code to implement each option, the better your project grade will be.  Note, your final project does not have to implement any of these options, but you must be able to explain how you would implement it (or why you cannot).

Maze

• Allow locked connections

For example, players must have a key (or boat, money, etc.) to cross into the connected area
• Allow one-way connections

For example, a trap door that slides players to a pit from which they cannot climb out, or a freezer door that has no handle from the inside and closes when a player enters
• Allow connections in three dimensions

For example, in addition to the four compass directions, make connection to areas above and below as well (you may also want to think about to display this sort of a maze to the user (i.e., how do you show the extra connections))
• Allow mazes to be saved and restored, either from a file or URL

Items

• Allow "casper" items that allow players to use impassable connections

For example, having this item allows a player to walk through walls (or locked doors, mountains, water, etc.)
• Allow items or rooms that are represented by something other than an image file

For example, animations or perhaps a puzzle that has buttons or other user interface controls

Players

• Allow players to work alone or together in groups

For example, when joining the game a user may be asked to join a group or work alone.  A group of players moves together whenever the leader (the first player in the group) moves, but may act individually within a room
• Allow a special administrator player

For example, someone could join to fix a game that has become unplayable somehow, or make it easier or harder to match the level of the people playing it.

Goal

• Allow the user to start the game to choose the theme (but the goal remains the same)

For example, instead of people collecting beer or drugs in crack houses or cities, give the user the choice of being bunnies collecting flowers or seashells from meadows or beaches.  Note, this should basically change just the names (or images) used in your game, but not the rules, interactions, or goal.
• Allow the user to start the game with a different goal (and storyline)

For example, instead of the specific features your group chose, the user should be able to play a game in which the goal is to find seeds from a rare tree (hidden somewhere in the forest) and plant them to grow more trees until the forest is re-filled.  Along the way, the player must find fertilizer or chemicals to make the soil in specific areas of the forest able to grow trees because nasty company people have ruined the soil.  Different areas of soil may require different amounts of chemicals and fertilizer; the player should have some way of testing that the soil is safe before planting the precious seeds.  Finally, the forest to be is threatened by rain (which washes away your seeds) and fire (which burns your new trees).  Rain moves through parts of the forest at random times, but always in a straight line.  You can protect your seeds by covering them with tarps (of which you have only a limited number).  Fire starts spontaneously and spreads at random speeds in every direction.  A player can stop the fire by throwing dirt or water on it.