Overview
The story mode of E114 will consist of 24 interactive levels divided into 4 chapters, where each chapter consists of 5 action/puzzle levels and 1 boss level. Each chapter will have a unique theme, as well as introduce a new game play element. Defeating the chapter boss will upgrade the player’s health meter and psychic meter as well as give the player a new character ability (derived from the boss’s signature ability). The challenge mode of E114 will consist of 6 very difficult levels unrelated to the story line. The challenge mode will only be unlocked after the completion of the story mode.
Difficulty
In order to appeal to a wider audience, the story mode will have three difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, and Hard. The primary variants between each difficulty mode will be the player’s starting health and psychic capacity and the enemy movement speed.
Chapter 1: The Escape
Game Play Elements:
- Metal crates – heavy; indestructable
- Wood crates – light; destructible; can be used to kill guards; 10 hp
- Buttons – indestructible; press to open gates with the same association as the button
- Gates – indestructible; removed by pressing a button with the same association as the gate.
- Normal Guards – Basic path finding and detection A.I.;10 hp
- Health Packs – spawned by breaking a wood crate; heals whoever picks it up (+20hp)
- Poison Packs – spawned by breaking a wood crate; hurts whoever picks it up (-10hp)
Character Abilities:
- Push – exerts a radially outward force; moves certain inanimate objects. (W-key)
- Pull – exerts a radially inward force; moves certain inanimate objects. (S-key)
Boss: R010
R010 specializes in force vortex. He will randomly lay down force vortices to thwart E114’s psychic offense. In the mean time, he chases after E114 and attempts to hurt her by touching her or throwing crates at her. Kill him by throwing wood crates at him with the right timing, or “sling-shoting” metal crates at him using the force vortice’s assistance (as a last resort).
Chapter 2: The Infiltration
New Game Play Elements:
- Cannons – indestructible; fires cannonballs at E114
- Cannonballs – has no friction and travels with a constant, self-adjusting speed; explodes upon contact; path can be redirected by E114 to accomplish varies tasks such as destroying enemies or pressing buttons in hard to reach places (and later detonating explosive barrels)
- Woodblocks - destructible; 20hp
Character Abilities:
- Force Vortex – Generates a “pull” vortex field that can be used in a variety of ways (e.g. redirecting cannon balls, putting cannon balls into an “orbit”, holding crates in place); Slows down psychic meter regeneration while in use; (A-key to toggle)
Boss: C084
C084 specializes in shockwave. He will pull a bunch of metal crates toward himself and then use shockwave to fling them at E114. Kill him by redirecting cannonballs at him with the right timing.
Chapter 3: The Destruction
New Game Play Elements:
- Explosive barrels – heavy; can be detonated by slamming it against another object using shockwave; can also be detonated by another explosion (from a barrel or a cannonball); (5 hp)
New Character Abilities:
- Shockwave – exerts a burst of powerful radially outward force; also stuns enemies? (Spacebar)
Boss: B105
B105 specializes in energy ball generation. He generates energy balls and direct them at E114. Kill him by detonating explosive barrels or repelling his energy balls with shockwave.
Chapter 4: The Revenge
New Game Play Elements:
- Lasers – Laser beam can be blocked by metal crates; Destroys every destructible object upon contact
New Character Abilities:
- Energy Ball – generates an Energy Ball that can be manipulated by force; bounces around without friction; can travel past laser beams; Slows down psychic meter regeneration while in use; (D-key to toggle)
Boss: L337
L337 has the abilities of all the other bosses. He will have an attack sequence that comprise of all the other boss’s attacks, shockwaves and energy balls in particular. Kill him with 1337 skillz.
