n-gon-improved/todo.txt

neutron bomb does 60% more damage
powerUpBoss has a shorter vision range, and accelerates slower
custom mode has the option to disable mod, guns, and fields
several changes to community maps (by Francois 👑)

************** TODO - n-gon **************

mod - explosions apply radiation damage over time
  or spawn a neutron bomb with a short timer

mod self destruct - drones explode when they die
  drones lose extra time on collisions

add an ending to the game
  add a final boss battle level
    final boss has elements of other bosses
      alternate between black hole aura and laser beams
      fire seeker bullets
      drop bombs
      tail of shielded mobs
      shield
  mirror ending (if no cheats)
    level after final boss battle is the intro level, but flipped left right, with a fake player
      damage the fake player to end the game?
  no ending (if cheats)
    game goes on forever
  
  around level 15
  game never ends if you have used cheats

new status effect - push mob away from player for a time

new status effect - apply status effect to mobs that makes blocks attracted to them
  only lasts a few cycles

foam or spore bullet on dmg shrink effect
    it might mess with the foam position of other bullets on the mob
    shrink when foam bullets end while attached, or shrink on collision?

time dilation mod rework / buff (time dilation is cool, but it can feel like a chore)
  redistribute effects
  take no damage
  can fire
  2x move jump fire while field is active
  40% move jump fire always

mod - after a mob or shield dies, remaining dots look for a new nearby host
  or mod: radiation effects can spread to nearby mobs

look for mods that could update description text with count and mod.is  information
  can only use variables that change in effect() and remove()
  this.description = `<strong>8%</strong> chance to <strong>duplicate</strong> spawned <strong>power ups</strong><br><em>chance to duplicate = ${mod.duplicateChance}</em>`


mouse event e.which is deprecated

mod: take less harm if you are moving fast
  require squirrel cage rotor

bug - mine spawned one new mine every second
  after sticking to the top right corner of a wall
  notes: had only gun mine, mod mine reclamation, field plasma, 

add a flag to some bullets to indicate that mobs can't learn the player position from bullet damage in bullet-mob collisions
  if isNotRevealPlayerLocation flag is true have the mob still know player location if nearby player
  on hide if bullet age is above 4 seconds?
  spores
  mines
  conditions to reveal player from damage?
    1. bullet spawned from player
    2. bullet is less than 4 seconds old
    3. damage is nearby player or in line of sight of player

add some more computer / AI stuff to the level lore text

mod - mines stun targets nearby when they explode

mod - do something for 2 seconds after firing
  if (mech.fireCDcycle + 120)

Health mod idea: health can go above max health. At the end of each level, the amount of health above max is halved.

general idea: shrink mech.baseHealth in a mod or field

mod: some drones(or spores) have a chance to spawn as a more power full version
  do electric damage to nearby mobs
    stun effect?

a bot that eats up health and ammo, but poops a reroll after picking up 2 power ups
  it passes through walls
  moves slower then the player so you can get to it before the bot if you hurry
  4 rerolls can convert to a bot,  also 1 rerolls can convert to 5% damage
    the mods that do those effects could be required before you see this bot
  disable crystalized armor?
  could convert rerolls, ammo, and health into mods instead

mod: foam is attracted to mobs
  use a gravitational attraction model?
    could foam be attracted to other foam bullets too?
      or foam is only attracted to foam bullets that are stuck to mobs
    is this too computationally intense?
  name - static cling
  could also do bremsstrahlung radiation like damage on attachment

change player color based on harm reduction

standing wave harmonics mod - push things away
  push scales with mass up to about 4
    has a 25% effect on shielded mobs?
  push when using field key
  or push away at the peak of an oscillation
  or always push

map element - player rotates a rotor that makes a platform go up or down

use mac automator to speed up your n-gon -> git sync

fix door.isOpen actually meaning isClosed

give missiles a suck and delay explosion, like vacuum bomb

level Boss: fractal Sierpiński triangle
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierpi%C5%84ski_triangle
  spawns a 1/2 size version of the boss, this version can also spawn a smaller version, but it is capped at some size level
    they spawn once at the start of the level
    if a version dies, one can be replaced every ten seconds by the largest version

level element:  a zone with wind, anti-gravity, extra gravity
  control with button

give mobs more animal-like behaviors like rain world
  mobs play, look for food, explore
  mobs some times aren't aggressive
    when low on life or after taking a large hit
  mobs can fight each other
    this might be hard to code
  isolated mobs try to group up

map: laboratory
  rooms with switches that change physics
    gravity room
    portal room
    laser room
    radiation room
  a button that spawns a heal.

mob: wall mounted guns / lasers
  not part of randomized mob pool, customized to each level

atmosphere levels
  change the pace, give the user a rest between combat
  low or no combat, but more graphics
  explore lore
    find power ups in "wrecked" mechs representing previous simulations
      how you could leave something in one simulation that effects a different simulation
        Maybe some strange quantum physics principle.
    add text for player thoughts?
  simple puzzles
  cool looking stuff
    in the final level you see your self at the starting level, with the wires
      you shoot your self to wake up?
  nonaggressive mobs

lore - a robot (the player) gains self awareness
  each mod/gun/field is a new tech
    all the technology leads to the singularity
  each game run is actually the mech simulating a possible escape
    this is why the graphics are so bad, its just a simulation
    final mod is "this is just a simulation"
      you get immortality and Infinity damage
      the next level is the final level
  when you die with Quantum Immortality there is a chance of lore text
  can the (robot)
    (escape captivity, and learn new technology)
    while managing (health, energy, negatives of technological upgrades)
    to overcome the (mobs, dangerous levels)
    to achieve a (technological singularity/positive technological feedback loop)

new gun - deploy a turret that last for 20 seconds
  fire nails at nearby targets once a second.
  use mine code and bot code
mod - mines become a turret that fires nails
  it could float to the mouse location on fire

level boss: fires a line intersection in a random direction every few seconds.
  the last two intersections have a destructive laser between them.

map: observatory
  button controls rotation of telescope
  laser beam shoots out of telescope
  button opens the dome

map: prison
  doors linked to buttons
    mobs inside the doors?

mod - do 50% more damage in close, but 50% less at a distance
  code it like mod.isFarAwayDmg
    have these mods disable each other

mod harmonic shield: slow everything in range around shield (temporal shield)
  set max speed?

mod: bot very slowly follows you and gives you a bonus when it's in range
  it moves through walls
  effect: damage bonus?, damage reduction?, push away mobs, limit top speed of mobs/blocks/player?

graphic idea:  bezier curve that moves smoothly from mob to mob
  loops around player

movement fluidity
  let legs jump on mobs, but player will still take damage
  like: ori and the blind forest, celeste
    many of the movement abilities in these games require levels to be built around the ability
  general feeling of responsiveness and control
  coyote time: can still jump a few cycles after leaving ground
  mod: double jump
  mod: air dash
  mod: wall jump
    wall grab?
  maybe remove falling damage and block damage?

bug - mines spawn extra mines when fired at thin map wall while jumping

redblobgames.com/articles/visibility
  https://github.com/Silverwolf90/2d-visibility/tree/master/src
  could apply to explosions, neutron bomb, player LOS

possible names for mods
  holonomy -  parallel transport of a vector leads to movement (applies to curved space)
  Hypergolic - A hypergolic propellant combination used in a rocket engine is one whose components spontaneously ignite when they come into contact with each other.

have a mob apply a positive status effect on other mobs,
  heal?
  make it yellow
  damage bonus, but how?
  possible balance issues

boss levels - small levels just a boss, and maybe a few mobs
  boss level for timeSkipBoss because of game instability for boss on normal levels
    this might not fix issues

an effect when canceling a power up
  ammo? heals?
  50% chance for a mod, 25% heal, 25% ammo

add player Scent Trails for mob navigation
  https://abitawake.com/news/articles/enemy-ai-chasing-a-player-without-navigation2d-or-a-star-pathfinding

css transition for pause menu

animate new level spawn by having the map aspects randomly fly into place
    
n-gon outreach ideas
  blips - errant signal on youtube
  reddit - r/IndieGaming
  hacker news - show hacker news post


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