bmad-method 5.1.2 → 6.0.0-alpha.0

package/src/modules/bmm/workflows/2-plan/gdd/game-types/shooter.md

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+## Shooter Specific Elements
+
+### Weapon Systems
+
+{{weapon_systems}}
+
+**Weapon design:**
+
+- Weapon types (pistol, rifle, shotgun, sniper, explosive, etc.)
+- Weapon stats (damage, fire rate, accuracy, reload time, ammo capacity)
+- Weapon progression (starting weapons, unlocks, upgrades)
+- Weapon feel (recoil patterns, sound design, impact feedback)
+- Balance considerations (risk/reward, situational use)
+
+### Aiming & Combat Mechanics
+
+{{aiming_combat}}
+
+**Combat systems:**
+
+- Aiming system (first-person, third-person, twin-stick, lock-on)
+- Hit detection (hitscan vs. projectile)
+- Accuracy mechanics (spread, recoil, movement penalties)
+- Critical hits / weak points
+- Melee integration (if applicable)
+
+### Enemy Design & AI
+
+{{enemy_ai}}
+
+**Enemy systems:**
+
+- Enemy types (fodder, elite, tank, ranged, melee, boss)
+- AI behavior patterns (aggressive, defensive, flanking, cover use)
+- Spawn systems (waves, triggers, procedural)
+- Difficulty scaling (health, damage, AI sophistication)
+- Enemy tells and telegraphing
+
+### Arena & Level Design
+
+{{arena_level_design}}
+
+**Level structure:**
+
+- Arena flow (choke points, open spaces, verticality)
+- Cover system design (destructible, dynamic, static)
+- Spawn points and safe zones
+- Power-up placement
+- Environmental hazards
+- Sightlines and engagement distances
+
+### Multiplayer Considerations
+
+{{multiplayer}}
+
+**Multiplayer systems (if applicable):**
+
+- Game modes (deathmatch, team deathmatch, objective-based, etc.)
+- Map design for PvP
+- Loadout systems
+- Matchmaking and ranking
+- Balance considerations (skill ceiling, counter-play)

package/src/modules/bmm/workflows/2-plan/gdd/game-types/simulation.md

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+## Simulation Specific Elements
+
+### Core Simulation Systems
+
+{{simulation_systems}}
+
+**What's being simulated:**
+
+- Primary simulation focus (city, farm, business, ecosystem, etc.)
+- Simulation depth (abstract vs. realistic)
+- System interconnections
+- Emergent behaviors
+- Simulation tickrate and performance
+
+### Management Mechanics
+
+{{management_mechanics}}
+
+**Management systems:**
+
+- Resource management (budget, materials, time)
+- Decision-making mechanics
+- Automation vs. manual control
+- Delegation systems (if applicable)
+- Efficiency optimization
+
+### Building & Construction
+
+{{building_construction}}
+
+**Construction systems:**
+
+- Placeable objects/structures
+- Grid system (free placement, snap-to-grid, tiles)
+- Building prerequisites and unlocks
+- Upgrade/demolition mechanics
+- Space constraints and planning
+
+### Economic & Resource Loops
+
+{{economic_loops}}
+
+**Economic design:**
+
+- Income sources
+- Expenses and maintenance
+- Supply chains (if applicable)
+- Market dynamics
+- Economic balance and pacing
+
+### Progression & Unlocks
+
+{{progression_unlocks}}
+
+**Progression systems:**
+
+- Unlock conditions (achievements, milestones, levels)
+- Tech/research tree
+- New mechanics/features over time
+- Difficulty scaling
+- Endgame content
+
+### Sandbox vs. Scenario
+
+{{sandbox_scenario}}
+
+**Game modes:**
+
+- Sandbox mode (unlimited resources, creative freedom)
+- Scenario/campaign mode (specific goals, constraints)
+- Challenge modes
+- Random/procedural scenarios
+- Custom scenario creation

package/src/modules/bmm/workflows/2-plan/gdd/game-types/sports.md

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+## Sports Game Specific Elements
+
+### Sport-Specific Rules
+
+{{sport_rules}}
+
+**Rule implementation:**
+
+- Core sport rules (scoring, fouls, violations)
+- Match/game structure (quarters, periods, innings, etc.)
+- Referee/umpire system
+- Rule variations (if applicable)
+- Simulation vs. arcade rule adherence
+
+### Team & Player Systems
+
+{{team_player}}
+
+**Roster design:**
+
+- Player attributes (speed, strength, skill, etc.)
+- Position-specific stats
+- Team composition
+- Substitution mechanics
+- Stamina/fatigue system
+- Injury system (if applicable)
+
+### Match Structure
+
+{{match_structure}}
+
+**Game flow:**
+
+- Pre-match setup (lineups, strategies)
+- In-match actions (plays, tactics, timeouts)
+- Half-time/intermission
+- Overtime/extra time rules
+- Post-match results and stats
+
+### Physics & Realism
+
+{{physics_realism}}
+
+**Simulation balance:**
+
+- Physics accuracy (ball/puck physics, player movement)
+- Realism vs. fun tradeoffs
+- Animation systems
+- Collision detection
+- Weather/field condition effects
+
+### Career & Season Modes
+
+{{career_season}}
+
+**Long-term modes:**
+
+- Career mode structure
+- Season/tournament progression
+- Transfer/draft systems
+- Team management
+- Contract negotiations
+- Sponsor/financial systems
+
+### Multiplayer Modes
+
+{{multiplayer}}
+
+**Competitive play:**
+
+- Local multiplayer (couch co-op)
+- Online multiplayer
+- Ranked/casual modes
+- Ultimate team/card collection (if applicable)
+- Co-op vs. AI

package/src/modules/bmm/workflows/2-plan/gdd/game-types/strategy.md

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+## Strategy Specific Elements
+
+### Resource Systems
+
+{{resource_systems}}
+
+**Resource management:**
+
+- Resource types (gold, food, energy, population, etc.)
+- Gathering mechanics (auto-generate, harvesting, capturing)
+- Resource spending (units, buildings, research, upgrades)
+- Economic balance (income vs. expenses)
+- Scarcity and strategic choices
+
+### Unit Types & Stats
+
+{{unit_types}}
+
+**Unit design:**
+
+- Unit roster (basic, advanced, specialized, hero units)
+- Unit stats (health, attack, defense, speed, range)
+- Unit abilities (active, passive, unique)
+- Counter systems (rock-paper-scissors dynamics)
+- Unit production (cost, build time, prerequisites)
+
+### Technology & Progression
+
+{{tech_progression}}
+
+**Progression systems:**
+
+- Tech tree structure (linear, branching, era-based)
+- Research mechanics (time, cost, prerequisites)
+- Upgrade paths (unit upgrades, building improvements)
+- Unlock conditions (progression gates, achievements)
+
+### Map & Terrain
+
+{{map_terrain}}
+
+**Strategic space:**
+
+- Map size and structure (small/medium/large, symmetric/asymmetric)
+- Terrain types (passable, impassable, elevated, water)
+- Terrain effects (movement, combat bonuses, vision)
+- Strategic points (resources, objectives, choke points)
+- Fog of war / vision system
+
+### AI Opponent
+
+{{ai_opponent}}
+
+**AI design:**
+
+- AI difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard, expert)
+- AI behavior patterns (aggressive, defensive, economic, adaptive)
+- AI cheating considerations (fair vs. challenge-focused)
+- AI personality types (if multiple opponents)
+
+### Victory Conditions
+
+{{victory_conditions}}
+
+**Win/loss design:**
+
+- Victory types (domination, economic, technological, diplomatic, etc.)
+- Time limits (if applicable)
+- Score systems (if applicable)
+- Defeat conditions
+- Early surrender / concession mechanics

package/src/modules/bmm/workflows/2-plan/gdd/game-types/survival.md

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+## Survival Game Specific Elements
+
+### Resource Gathering & Crafting
+
+{{resource_crafting}}
+
+**Resource systems:**
+
+- Resource types (wood, stone, food, water, etc.)
+- Gathering methods (mining, foraging, hunting, looting)
+- Crafting recipes and trees
+- Tool/weapon crafting
+- Durability and repair
+- Storage and inventory management
+
+### Survival Needs
+
+{{survival_needs}}
+
+**Player vitals:**
+
+- Hunger/thirst systems
+- Health and healing
+- Temperature/exposure
+- Sleep/rest (if applicable)
+- Sanity/morale (if applicable)
+- Status effects (poison, disease, etc.)
+
+### Environmental Threats
+
+{{environmental_threats}}
+
+**Danger systems:**
+
+- Wildlife (predators, hostile creatures)
+- Environmental hazards (weather, terrain)
+- Day/night cycle threats
+- Seasonal changes (if applicable)
+- Natural disasters
+- Dynamic threat scaling
+
+### Base Building
+
+{{base_building}}
+
+**Construction systems:**
+
+- Building materials and recipes
+- Structure types (shelter, storage, defenses)
+- Base location and planning
+- Upgrade paths
+- Defensive structures
+- Automation (if applicable)
+
+### Progression & Technology
+
+{{progression_tech}}
+
+**Advancement:**
+
+- Tech tree or skill progression
+- Tool/weapon tiers
+- Unlock conditions
+- New biomes/areas access
+- Endgame objectives (if applicable)
+- Prestige/restart mechanics (if applicable)
+
+### World Structure
+
+{{world_structure}}
+
+**Map design:**
+
+- World size and boundaries
+- Biome diversity
+- Procedural vs. handcrafted
+- Points of interest
+- Risk/reward zones
+- Fast travel or navigation systems

package/src/modules/bmm/workflows/2-plan/gdd/game-types/text-based.md

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+## Text-Based Game Specific Elements
+
+<narrative-workflow-critical>
+This game type is **narrative-critical**. You MUST run the Narrative Design workflow after completing the GDD to create:
+- Complete story and all narrative paths
+- Room descriptions and atmosphere
+- Puzzle solutions and hints
+- Character dialogue
+- World lore and backstory
+- Parser vocabulary (if parser-based)
+</narrative-workflow-critical>
+
+### Input System
+
+{{input_system}}
+
+**Core interface:**
+
+- Parser-based (natural language commands)
+- Choice-based (numbered/lettered options)
+- Hybrid system
+- Command vocabulary depth
+- Synonyms and flexibility
+- Error messaging and hints
+
+### Room/Location Structure
+
+{{location_structure}}
+
+**World design:**
+
+- Room count and scope
+- Room descriptions (length, detail)
+- Connection types (doors, paths, obstacles)
+- Map structure (linear, branching, maze-like, open)
+- Landmarks and navigation aids
+- Fast travel or mapping system
+
+### Item & Inventory System
+
+{{item_inventory}}
+
+**Object interaction:**
+
+- Examinable objects
+- Takeable vs. scenery objects
+- Item use and combinations
+- Inventory management
+- Object descriptions
+- Hidden objects and clues
+
+### Puzzle Design
+
+{{puzzle_design}}
+
+**Challenge structure:**
+
+- Puzzle types (logic, inventory, knowledge, exploration)
+- Difficulty curve
+- Hint system (gradual reveals)
+- Red herrings vs. crucial clues
+- Puzzle integration with story
+- Non-linear puzzle solving
+
+### Narrative & Writing
+
+{{narrative_writing}}
+
+**Story delivery:**
+
+- Writing tone and style
+- Descriptive density
+- Character voice
+- Dialogue systems
+- Branching narrative (if applicable)
+- Multiple endings (if applicable)
+
+**Note:** All narrative content must be written in the Narrative Design Document.
+
+### Game Flow & Pacing
+
+{{game_flow}}
+
+**Structure:**
+
+- Game length target
+- Acts or chapters
+- Save system
+- Undo/rewind mechanics
+- Walkthrough or hint accessibility
+- Replayability considerations

package/src/modules/bmm/workflows/2-plan/gdd/game-types/tower-defense.md

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+## Tower Defense Specific Elements
+
+### Tower Types & Upgrades
+
+{{tower_types}}
+
+**Tower design:**
+
+- Tower categories (damage, slow, splash, support, special)
+- Tower stats (damage, range, fire rate, cost)
+- Upgrade paths (linear, branching)
+- Tower synergies
+- Tier progression
+- Special abilities and targeting
+
+### Enemy Wave Design
+
+{{wave_design}}
+
+**Enemy systems:**
+
+- Enemy types (fast, tank, flying, immune, boss)
+- Wave composition
+- Wave difficulty scaling
+- Wave scheduling and pacing
+- Boss encounters
+- Endless mode scaling (if applicable)
+
+### Path & Placement Strategy
+
+{{path_placement}}
+
+**Strategic space:**
+
+- Path structure (fixed, custom, maze-building)
+- Placement restrictions (grid, free placement)
+- Terrain types (buildable, non-buildable, special)
+- Choke points and strategic locations
+- Multiple paths (if applicable)
+- Line of sight and range visualization
+
+### Economy & Resources
+
+{{economy}}
+
+**Resource management:**
+
+- Starting resources
+- Resource generation (per wave, per kill, passive)
+- Resource spending (towers, upgrades, abilities)
+- Selling/refund mechanics
+- Special currencies (if applicable)
+- Economic optimization strategies
+
+### Abilities & Powers
+
+{{abilities_powers}}
+
+**Active mechanics:**
+
+- Player-activated abilities (airstrikes, freezes, etc.)
+- Cooldown systems
+- Ability unlocks
+- Ability upgrade paths
+- Strategic timing
+- Resource cost vs. cooldown
+
+### Difficulty & Replayability
+
+{{difficulty_replay}}
+
+**Challenge systems:**
+
+- Difficulty levels
+- Mission objectives (perfect clear, no lives lost, etc.)
+- Star ratings
+- Challenge modifiers
+- Randomized elements
+- New Game+ or prestige modes

package/src/modules/bmm/workflows/2-plan/gdd/game-types/turn-based-tactics.md

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+## Turn-Based Tactics Specific Elements
+
+<narrative-workflow-recommended>
+This game type is **narrative-moderate to heavy**. Consider running the Narrative Design workflow after completing the GDD to create:
+- Campaign story and mission briefings
+- Character backstories and development
+- Faction lore and motivations
+- Mission narratives
+</narrative-workflow-recommended>
+
+### Grid System & Movement
+
+{{grid_movement}}
+
+**Spatial design:**
+
+- Grid type (square, hex, free-form)
+- Movement range calculation
+- Movement types (walk, fly, teleport)
+- Terrain movement costs
+- Zone of control
+- Pathfinding visualization
+
+### Unit Types & Classes
+
+{{unit_classes}}
+
+**Unit design:**
+
+- Class roster (warrior, archer, mage, healer, etc.)
+- Class abilities and specializations
+- Unit progression (leveling, promotions)
+- Unit customization
+- Unique units (heroes, named characters)
+- Class balance and counters
+
+### Action Economy
+
+{{action_economy}}
+
+**Turn structure:**
+
+- Action points system (fixed, variable, pooled)
+- Action types (move, attack, ability, item, wait)
+- Free actions vs. costing actions
+- Opportunity attacks
+- Turn order (initiative, simultaneous, alternating)
+- Time limits per turn (if applicable)
+
+### Positioning & Tactics
+
+{{positioning_tactics}}
+
+**Strategic depth:**
+
+- Flanking mechanics
+- High ground advantage
+- Cover system
+- Formation bonuses
+- Area denial
+- Chokepoint tactics
+- Line of sight and vision
+
+### Terrain & Environmental Effects
+
+{{terrain_effects}}
+
+**Map design:**
+
+- Terrain types (grass, water, lava, ice, etc.)
+- Terrain effects (defense bonus, movement penalty, damage)
+- Destructible terrain
+- Interactive objects
+- Weather effects
+- Elevation and verticality
+
+### Campaign Structure
+
+{{campaign}}
+
+**Mission design:**
+
+- Campaign length and pacing
+- Mission variety (defeat all, survive, escort, capture, etc.)
+- Optional objectives
+- Branching campaigns
+- Permadeath vs. casualty systems
+- Resource management between missions

package/src/modules/bmm/workflows/2-plan/gdd/game-types/visual-novel.md

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+## Visual Novel Specific Elements
+
+<narrative-workflow-critical>
+This game type is **narrative-critical**. You MUST run the Narrative Design workflow after completing the GDD to create:
+- Complete story structure and script
+- All character profiles and development arcs
+- Branching story flowcharts
+- Scene-by-scene breakdown
+- Dialogue drafts
+- Multiple route planning
+</narrative-workflow-critical>
+
+### Branching Story Structure
+
+{{branching_structure}}
+
+**Narrative design:**
+
+- Story route types (character routes, plot branches)
+- Branch points (choices, stats, flags)
+- Convergence points
+- Route length and pacing
+- True/golden ending requirements
+- Branch complexity (simple, moderate, complex)
+
+### Choice Impact System
+
+{{choice_impact}}
+
+**Decision mechanics:**
+
+- Choice types (immediate, delayed, hidden)
+- Choice visualization (explicit, subtle, invisible)
+- Point systems (affection, alignment, stats)
+- Flag tracking
+- Choice consequences
+- Meaningful vs. cosmetic choices
+
+### Route Design
+
+{{route_design}}
+
+**Route structure:**
+
+- Common route (shared beginning)
+- Individual routes (character-specific paths)
+- Route unlock conditions
+- Route length balance
+- Route independence vs. interconnection
+- Recommended play order
+
+### Character Relationship Systems
+
+{{relationship_systems}}
+
+**Character mechanics:**
+
+- Affection/friendship points
+- Relationship milestones
+- Character-specific scenes
+- Dialogue variations based on relationship
+- Multiple romance options (if applicable)
+- Platonic vs. romantic paths
+
+### Save/Load & Flowchart
+
+{{save_flowchart}}
+
+**Player navigation:**
+
+- Save point frequency
+- Quick save/load
+- Scene skip functionality
+- Flowchart/scene select (after completion)
+- Branch tracking visualization
+- Completion percentage
+
+### Art Asset Requirements
+
+{{art_assets}}
+
+**Visual content:**
+
+- Character sprites (poses, expressions)
+- Background art (locations, times of day)
+- CG artwork (key moments, endings)
+- UI elements
+- Special effects
+- Asset quantity estimates