My first Game Design Document

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **on:** January 16, 2010, 02:34:41 AM

As said, I have been working on my first game design document for the past 6 months for a game I wanted to make over a year ago. I took a basic game design class over the summer and that prompted me to make a real GDD.

The game I'm working on is a simulation game with a fighting tank rather than a plane. Since there aren't many tank games that I can find these days, I didn't have something to base it off of. So I was loosely basing my game off of the Ace Combat series (my most favorate games), but all about tanks.

At the moment, I'm at 17 pages, primarily research, and I heard a typical GDD is well over a hundred.

Has anyone else tried something like this before? I could go with some tips over anything I have writer's block.

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2010, 10:38:52 PM

Update: I'm now at 27 pages, and most of it is still on research on vehicles and campaign missions for the game. I have a draft on the story plot, so I'll have that on the next update.

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #2 on:** July 01, 2010, 03:19:05 AM

UPDATE: 40+ pages & counting. Finding out one new thing after another. I'm also making plans of a WW2 version and a more futuristic version.

JitteryDragon · **Reply #3 on:** July 01, 2010, 07:30:50 AM

I would love to read the document at some point. Basically for pure interest, but I could also provide some critique, and possibly some ideas if you are open to them.

I love tanks.

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #4 on:** July 07, 2010, 03:29:41 AM

I'll probably let others read it when I get to 100 pages. It's clearly a compilation of info and ideas, and I need to refine it to a more believable draft so others will know what I'm visioning.

JitteryDragon · **Reply #5 on:** July 07, 2010, 08:39:43 AM

It's all good, mate. Take your time.

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #6 on:** August 09, 2010, 11:23:01 PM

UPDATE: It's been taking me forever to get to work on it, so I haven't even gotten to 50 pages yet. I'll have to make a time schedule to be able to get back to working on it...

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #7 on:** August 26, 2010, 04:29:00 AM

UPDATE: I'm back to work on it, mostly refining what I've got already. Also, I'm starting on my WW2 sequel, with some twists.

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #8 on:** September 01, 2011, 12:54:32 AM

UPDATE: I'm now at 84 pages with the 1st GDD, and I'm at around 50 pages with the sequel. I had a few months of writer's block and constantly reworking the project.