Working Title: General’s Map

This might be my new project. At least I’m planning to prototype General’s Map. But what is it?

The Design

General’s Map is a strategy game. Inspired by the great Generals in ancient times, and the war to unite the land. It’s a game based on ancient China, where the Generals try to unite the land. It’s a game based on ancient Japan, where the Warlords try to unite the land, and ultimately become the Shogun.

The generals plan their attacks. They decide where and when they will attack. Which city to capture, which army to defeat. Their most valuable tool is the Map.

This game will be played on a map. The player will be able to capture and maintain cities, move armies, … Without going into detail I can already tell you the design isn’t complete yet. The plan is to create a prototype first, and then test out various mechanics.

The Map

When building the prototype the map is the most important. The map will be tile based. Luckily there are some pretty good tutorials out there, so I don’t have to worry.

What’s important:

• Fast Loading
• Smooth Terrain Transitions
• Smooth Scrolling
• Clickable areas with ajax events
• Animation

Building the Prototype

I will built the prototype with a decent php framework: Kohana

Also, since I’ll be using some javascript, I’ll be using the javascript library: jQuery

This was just a little intro, I’ll be updating you with more details and dev notes.