Post by Damian on May 13, 2015 12:35:59 GMT 10
Let's talk about the types of minions that you can command in Lord Of Decay. There are a few things that determine the appearance and the abilities of a minion and the way you can add them to your undead army.
Classes
At the moment we have a few different types of minions that use a well defined class system. This creates an individual set of benefit and threat values that are weighed and measured by you as you build your undead army. This also means that different strategies are required to overcome these undead characters when facing them as enemies.
Each character class has 1 x Standard Attack and 1 x Special Attack specific to the character class.
Each class has different statistics for speed, resistances, damage, tactics, personality, etc.
Origin
The origin of a minion determines its appearance, abilities and the manner in which you can acquire them.
Minions can be acquired in 2 ways:
Reanimated corpses resemble the form they had in life. i.e. Animals remain animal-like and are usually quadrupedal (four legs), men and women are still bipedal (2 legs) and upright.
Denizens summoned from the Void are powerful, twisted creatures that can be quadrupedal or bipedal. Their appearance is greatly different from the creatures found in the world of the living. You can expect asymmetrical limbs and weird proportions.
Class Matrix
That's the first pass at minions and their behaviour. Let us know what kinds of minions you want to see and control. How do they look? What is there special ability? What weapon do they use.
Classes
At the moment we have a few different types of minions that use a well defined class system. This creates an individual set of benefit and threat values that are weighed and measured by you as you build your undead army. This also means that different strategies are required to overcome these undead characters when facing them as enemies.
Each character class has 1 x Standard Attack and 1 x Special Attack specific to the character class.
Each class has different statistics for speed, resistances, damage, tactics, personality, etc.
Origin
The origin of a minion determines its appearance, abilities and the manner in which you can acquire them.
Minions can be acquired in 2 ways:
- Reanimated from a corpse
- Summoned from the Void
Reanimated corpses resemble the form they had in life. i.e. Animals remain animal-like and are usually quadrupedal (four legs), men and women are still bipedal (2 legs) and upright.
Denizens summoned from the Void are powerful, twisted creatures that can be quadrupedal or bipedal. Their appearance is greatly different from the creatures found in the world of the living. You can expect asymmetrical limbs and weird proportions.
Class Matrix
| Name | Weapon | Skill/Effect | Magic Resistance | Physical Resistance | Ranged Resistance | Damage | Movement Speed | Attack Speed | Health | Range | Soul Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zombie | Hands | Poison | N/A | Low | N/A | Low | Slow | Slow | Slow | 1.2 meters | 1 |
| Skeleton Footman | 1H Sword | Fire | Low | Medium | Low | Medium | Fast | Medium | High | 1.2 meters | 1 |
| Skeleton Archer | Bow | Ice | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | 12 meters | 1 |
That's the first pass at minions and their behaviour. Let us know what kinds of minions you want to see and control. How do they look? What is there special ability? What weapon do they use.