Author(s): doomy, kori

Showcase Project - Mood Board 1

Attributes

Physical
- Less holograms, lasers, or sleek vehicles
- Think more physical weapons, large & practical vehicles
- Something that feels attainable & real in the space-age future
Vivid
- Lots of analogous, saturated colors
Clean
- Should not be gritty / dark / edgy / etc.
- Painter-like realistic texturing (Similar to the methods used in TF2 and LoL).
Semi-Realism
- Slightly exaggerated
- Think subdued Sci-Fi fantasy
  - Borderlands & Mirrors edge (character designs) are a good example of this semi-realistic style

Futuristic
- Advanced Technology
- Space exploration is common
- Alien life?
  - Not yet discovered
Relaxed Future
- No known "end-of-the-universe" type situation (at least to the majority of people)
- "Wild West" in the sense that laws are difficult to enforce, and communities are more isolated
Technology
- FTL Travel (Warp)
Setting
- Star system
  - Battles take place on different continents / moons
  - All gameplay is set on land
  - no space battles
Supernatural / Religion
- NGE is a great inspiration and reference for this
- Scientific magic? Exploring supernatural topics under the lens of science
- General absurdism

What is motivation for finding system that the game setting takes place?
- Some resource there to save/destroy another important place?
Why combat?
- Fighting over that resource?
- Or, unknown objective. The mystery is sometimes the best part.

Characters should be shown in some capacity - whether it's audio, illustration, etc.
Player will always be in a vehicle
- Vehicle controls similarly to the original spacecraft idea - except for on land. It can be something along the lines of a hovercraft

Take these points with a grain of salt, they can easily change/be incorrect. I'm technical, but not that technical.