#PyDigger#

A remake of one of my older ideas for a 2d, side-view mining game.

This is a very rough draft design document, if it isn't grammatically correct, that's to be expected.

###Requirements###

• Python 3 (tested using 3.5) NOTE: For Python 2, use previous commit
• PyGame (tested using 1.9.2a0 for 3.5)
• PyYAML (pip install PyYAML)

###Ore dispersal###

• Use a public resource on Earth's ores and pull data from it to create yaml file
• Convert the yaml file to something game-ready
• Use CaveGenerator to make ore veins
  • Start with the common veins
  • The later veins overwrite the previous; but they're rarer so it's not as common
• Lay ore veins onto the walls of the generated cave system.

Perhaps restrict the number of ores per level? Or permanently?

###The Game###

####Tech####

• Runs on my cheap laptop almost as good as on my desktop.
• Everyone should be able to run this on their computer.
• Low enough default resolution to accommodate this.
• Moddable
• Use as few outside libraries as possible. As much for practice as anything else.

####Design####

• Player controls subterranean robot from surface
• Have to dig rare ores towards some goal
• Use ores to build defenses on surface (ores can be used in raw form, ore processing is boring)
• Defend against something (wildlife)
• Have to dig strategically to be able to climb back out
• Probably won't be major upgrades like jetpack etc. later to make this negligible

Surface is like tower defense -lite- Not much strategy in tower placement, more on purchasing and mining Move to different locations after all waves of enemies are defeated Different locations have differently structured cave systems.