super-tux-brawler-game/docs/README.md

Documentation

This folder hosts documentation about the game and its design.

Fighters

There are currently ideas floating around for the following characters:

• Tux

Combat system

Every character has 4 move types. These are:

1. Light attacks
2. Heavy attacks
3. Special attacks
4. Aerial attacks

For every move type, there are four directions that an attack can be made:

1. Up
2. Down
3. Sideways (both left and right)
4. Neutral (no direction)

Some fighters may choose to give more customizability or more options, but there is a general acceptance that each move type has four different attacks.

A fighter is expected to make the attacks in the given conditions:

Button type	On ground	In the air
Light attack	Light attack	Aerial attack
Heavy attack	Heavy attack	Aerial attack
Special attack	Special attack	Special attack

Move types

Although fighters can deviate from the following recommendations, this is generally a guide for how moves are expected to work:

Move type	Direction	Description
Light	Up	Defensive move that punishes enemies standing directly above the player, or ones that try to jump over the player.
Light	Down	Move with relatively more knockback that pushes enemies back. Should generally miss enemies in the air.
Light	Sideways	Standard move that is relatively fast and deals a moderate amount of damage.
Light	Neutral	A quick jab or punch that takes very little time and deals little damage. Great for starting combos, or for quickly punishing enemies that react too slowly.
Heavy	Up	Slow finisher move that shoots players in the air.
Heavy	Down	Usually the quickest and the least effective heavy attack. Does significant damage and knockback but is still somewhat quick.
Heavy	Sideways	Slow finisher move with usually the highest knockback.
Heavy	Neutral	Usually the slowest move that deals the most damage. Some fighters might be able to hold the button extra long to increase damage buildup.
Special	Up	Flight move that suspends the fighter significantly into the air. This is meant for recovery whenever the fighter falls of the arena.
Special	Down	Usually a personal special move that helps the fighter gain an advantage in battle. They might charge up some power meter, summon projectiles, activate an ability, create a defensive shield or cause something else to change.
Special	Sideways	Usually a personal special move that deals a lot of damage.
Special	Neutral	Usually a personal special move that involves firing a projectile. Unless a character is meant to be extremely aggressive and close combat oriented, this move helps the fighter gain the upper hand against an avoidant enemy and keeps the game fun and engaging.
Aerial	Up	Usually a defensive move that punishes enemies above the player.
Aerial	Down	Usually an offensive move that knocks back enemies downwards. Meant to be quite deadly when there's no ground below.
Aerial	Sideways	Usually a standard move that is relatively fast and deals a moderate amount of damage.
Aerial	Neutral	Combo-breaking move that hits enemies in (almost) all directions, with the intent of breaking up enemies' flow.