Creating a game from scratch

As a game can be built on many different platforms, the difference in device, machine and language can eventually be blurred with higher and more comprehensive tools that allow user to create a game without the need of programming (ideally)

However, given the skills of game design, mastering the planning aspect is the most crucial as games can be written in so many languages using different game engine.

By focusing on the creating the plan and game design, the tasks required in a project to be done by anyone that fulfills the technical requirements of the given task.

So, the focus will be based on the following criteria:
- Depth of gameplay complexity (casual game or hardcore game)
- Learning curve, challenge, rewards (level editing)
- The role given to the player (story driven or non-story based)
- Mechanics - collision, algorithm, calculation, AI

Level Editing Formula

This is how I create the formula where only minimum and maximum variables are given, especially during balancing phase.


Here is the scenario:
Level 1 requires 60 exp
Level 30 requires 9000 exp

To create a formula, we assume:

x = Level
e = exp

Since it start with Level 1, so we could assume that Level 1 is the base, hence, formula A:

exp = (x - 1) * A + 60

Now, at Level 30 requires 9000 exp, hence:

exp = 9000

then we replace exp with formula A, hence:

(x - 1) * A + 60 = 9000

because we are at Level 30, so, x = 30

(30 - 1) * A + 60 = 9000
29 * A + 60 = 9000
29 * A = 9000 - 60
29 * A = 8940
A = 8940 / 29

Now, we can also conclude formula B:

A = (max exp - min exp) / (max level - min level)

Given that:

exp = (x - 1) * A + 60

So, the algorithm

exp = (x - 1) * (max_exp - min_exp) / (max_level - min_level) + min_exp

Constant variables (controlled) : max_exp, min_exp, max_level, min_level
Input variable (independent) : x
Result variable (dependent) : exp