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one more concept i never finished. was gonna do combat core designs for the rest of the tome cast, was gonna make a concept about how Combat Core could of been a dedicated TOME fighting game

Game Lore and Factions

Setting: Define "The Forest Kingdom" and its surrounding realms. Outline any historical lore or origin story—perhaps involving "Thee Tree" people or allies.

Playable Factions: Each faction could represent a unique civilization with distinct abilities, like the Tree People, animal allies, and neighboring kingdoms. This adds diversity to gameplay and strategic depth.

Game Phases and Mechanics

Map Exploration: Players start with a central base in The Forest Kingdom and unlock new areas by exploring neighboring lands. Each territory could have unique resources, NPCs, and potential allies or enemies.

Civilization Building: Players can develop their territories with structures like resource gathering, defense towers, research hubs, and cultural sites. This might include alliances, resources like rare plants or minerals, and protection from threats.

Combat Mechanics: Tactics-based RPG combat, where players can deploy squads with unique abilities based on their faction or species. Each unit could bring specific strengths, allowing for complex strategy in battles.

Character Development and Customization

Prince Bambi: The player’s character, with customizable traits and skill trees. Abilities could evolve based on experience or choices made during quests and interactions.

Allies and Leaders: Introduce characters like Claire Jorif Valentine, and other allies, each with unique abilities, personalities, and tactical advantages. Characters could have bonds or loyalty systems that grow over time, impacting gameplay.

Environmental and Moral Choices

Environmental Balance: Choices that affect the ecosystem—cutting trees or preserving them impacts resources, available magic, and the favor of the forest spirits.

Diplomacy and Morality: Allow players to make decisions that affect their alliances and reputation among other factions. For example, they might broker peace or wage wars that change the game’s map and resources.

Endgame Goals

Conquest vs. Peaceful Dominion: Offer diverse victory conditions, like expanding territories, preserving the kingdom’s integrity, or creating diplomatic alliances with all factions.

Relics and Legacy Quests: Include quests that allow players to uncover relics or secrets of Thee Forest Kingdom, giving special advantages or unlocking new areas for post-game play.

Would you like to add more emphasis on any of these areas, or include additional unique gameplay features?

Here's how we can integrate the fleet structure into the game design:

Fleet Composition and Strategy

Fleet Formation: Each fleet allows up to 6 members, enabling players to mix and match different unit types (e.g., scouts, warriors, healers) for specialized roles in combat and exploration.

Fleet Specialization: Players could assign unique roles or "formations" to each fleet, such as Attack Squads, Reconnaissance Teams, Defense Units, or Resource Gatherers, enhancing their effectiveness based on the mission.

Fleet Movement and Deployment

Map Movement Limits: Players can move up to 6 fleets per turn, making positioning a critical aspect of strategy. This setup adds layers of tactical depth, as players must prioritize which areas to cover, defend, or explore.

Fleet Positioning and Resources: Different map regions could offer bonuses or restrictions on fleet movement, requiring strategic placement. For example, forests might boost camouflage, while rivers could restrict movement but offer water-based advantages.

Party Member Roles within Fleets

Role Assignments: Each fleet member could be assigned a distinct role, such as Leader, Scout, Guard, or Healer, affecting the fleet’s overall performance. Leaders could boost morale, Scouts enhance sight range, and Guards provide defensive support.

Dynamic Party Setup: Players can rearrange party members within a fleet, adjusting formations based on the challenges expected in each map area.

Fleet Resources and Upkeep

Resource Management: Moving fleets could consume resources like food or energy, adding a logistics element where players need to manage resources for sustained movement across the map.

Upgrades and Fleet Enhancements: Fleets might gain enhancements through accumulated experience or upgrades, allowing players to gradually improve their power, resilience, and movement capabilities.

Synergies Between Fleets

Fleet Coordination: Allow for synergies between fleets on the map. For example, fleets stationed near each other might gain defensive or offensive boosts, encouraging teamwork and strategic placement.

Combined Assaults and Defense: Multiple fleets in close proximity might be able to join forces in battles, increasing strength in numbers but with the potential risk of losing multiple units if defeated.

This fleet structure adds layers to both exploration and combat strategies, encouraging players to carefully plan and adapt their fleet deployment on the map. Let me know if there’s anything you’d like to add or modify!

The game begins in the dead of winter and Bambi has just bed down in the snow and a harsh winter storm has covered Bambi with snow, Bambi is warm, bed down, deep in sleep when they have a frightening dream of their mother being shot, Bambi has a vision of Pocahontas calling out to them in the dream she tells Bambi to learn how to read rhe colors in the wind (which is an aspect of the game) she tells Bambi to find Tiger Lilly (Of Peter Pan) that she is in danger of freezing and needs help, just after the storm win the winter frost has died down Bambi wakes up and shakes the frost off their coat, Bambi remember the dream and the game begins using Bambi's senses to help locate their first party members in the tutorial to find Tiger Lilly the chiefs daughter

This opening sequence creates a powerful, immersive start for Bambi The Video Game, blending emotional storytelling with gameplay. Here's how we could further develop the tutorial and gameplay mechanics tied to this beginning:

Dream and Vision Sequence

Visual Effects: During Bambi's dream, the environment could shift to dreamlike visuals, with muted colors and mist, focusing on the figures of Bambi's mother and Pocahontas. A soft, haunting melody might enhance the atmosphere.

Voiceover and Guidance: Pocahontas speaks softly, urging Bambi to feel the wind's colors, introducing the “reading the colors” mechanic. This could be a sense-based ability, allowing players to perceive hidden elements in the environment, like trails, heat, or emotional energy.

Tutorial Mechanics: “Reading the Colors in the Wind”

Sensing Ability: This new mechanic could allow Bambi to access heightened senses, displayed as colorful, ethereal winds guiding the player to specific areas. Different colors could signify various elements (warmth, danger, nearby animals, or pathways).

Using the Wind to Track: Players would use the colors to follow scent trails, locate sources of warmth, and spot signs of movement or life, introducing sensory navigation as a core skill.

Locating Tiger Lily as First Party Member

Scent and Sound Cues: In the snow-covered forest, players could follow faint tracks, scents, and sounds leading them to Tiger Lily. Along the way, they may encounter obstacles or signs of danger, requiring players to carefully use their senses to avoid harm.

Mini-Challenges: Small challenges like clearing snow from Tiger Lily's location or finding materials to help warm her could serve as part of the tutorial, gradually introducing inventory use, item discovery, and the concept of rescuing party members.

Story Progression After Rescuing Tiger Lily

Introduction to Party Mechanics: With Tiger Lily as the first member, players would learn to manage a party and benefit from each member's unique abilities. Tiger Lily, as the daughter of a chief, could bring a survival skill, like shelter-building or foraging, which adds depth to exploration.

Unlocking Further Quests: Rescuing her could open a quest line tied to the characters’ survival in winter, needing to locate other allies, and navigating Bambi’s world as they start their journey.

This setup would introduce players to the emotional and sensory-driven elements of the game, making Bambi The Video Game both a story and a journey through survival and discovery. Let me know if you’d like to add more to any element!