Todosology

• IntelliJ Plugin
    • Automatic file templates
    • Javadoc Templates
    • Event linking
    • Asset↔Class linking
        • Components
        • Blocks↔Image linking
        • UI files
            • Validation of correct names
            • (advanced) Displaying ui design
• Doc site touch up (metaterasolgy)
    • Split into a player vs dev focused half
    • Move across the Tutorial Repos
    • Add in missing snippets of information
        • eg, optional system registration
        • Entity
    • Add in some "best ways to do _xyz_" tips
        • Delay manager for, well delays and periodics
    • Improve site visibility/link to in more places
    • Link future Module Site to player guides
        • Let users submit their own guides
• Tower Defense work
    • Improve visuals
        • Also add flavour text/lore/etc
    • Rebalancing damage/cost/health
    • Bug fixes
    • Rework effects to use Alternation Effects.
        • This would depend on ↓Effects Overhaul↓
    • Extracting Shop and Upgrade into modules
    • Handling multiplayer properly
    • Handling player combat as an option
    • Option to "embed" defense fields into a world
        • Use a plugin to support world gens
        • Automatically handled by selecting world gen
• Block Graphs work
    • Finish off existing work
    • Build graphs from placed blocks
    • Handle graphs with no/minimal delay
    • Use a priority queue for which packets to route?
    • Integrate/use in Pipes and other modules
• Javadocs for Terasology
    ~ This would depend on the plugin most likely ~
    • Template for Event Handlers
        • `@see` event
        • `@see` crucial components (@link? @param?)
        • "Called when <brief 1 line summary>"
        • "Filters on omponents <ones it filters by>"
        • "<brief description of what the handler does>"
    • Template for Systems
        • Detail purpose
        • Detail services it offers (if it can be `@In`-ed)
    • Template for Events
        • Detail when they are supposed to be sent
        • Detail effects of "consuming" them
    • Template for Components
        • Detail intent of data it's storing
        • Detail "prefab" scope fields
• Bot for Discord
    • Add admin commands
    • Search up/link modules
    • Admin level server commands?
    • Admin level Jenkins commands?
    • Mostly should link to ↓Github Gamified↓
• Gamify Github
    • Track contributions
    • Contributions in different areas level those up
    • Discord Roles over set level
    • Forum Titles over set levels
    • Additional permissions at levels?
    • Focused "Mini-Hackathons"
        • Prizes for achieving goals
        • Utilise/Investigate OSS freebies/discounts
    • Tries to incentiveise working on Terasology
• Project wide static analysis site
    • Search through for Components/Events
        • Include Usages & Definitions
    • Automatically search for prefab changes in PRs
    • Automatically search for API changes in PRs
    • Also search for Prefabs, Blocks & Categories
• Performance Enhancements
    • Vector Pools to reduce GC
    • Optimising specific subsystems that run a lot
        • Looking at DelayManager in particular
    • Tightening underlying ECS
        • Delay this until post Gestalt changes
• Potions/AlterationEffects/SimpleFarming/Cooking
    • Weed out superfluous potions
    • Ensure they all have working alteration effects
    • Take stock of existing Alteration Effects
        • Rework to use stack based effects if needed
        • Rework forward facing API if needed
    • Make Potions craftable
        • Ideally use categories to reduce dependencies
        • Link in with Herbalism? Replace??
    • Link up/Into Cooking
        • Also link this and cooking to SimpleFarming
    • Investigate the state of SimpleCrafting
        • Scrap and use existing?
        • Finish reworking?
        • Restart with a better foundation?
        • Cotemplate existence itself?
    • Can we include Genome
        • Allow breeding for better herbs/potions
        • Allow breeding for better food
• Health/Anatomy (& Combat)
    ~ Is this needed/finished with the GSoC project ~
    ~ Should be done as of GSoC 2019 ~
    • Extract from Core & Engine
    • Seperate out Block and Entity "health"?
    • Allow to be overridden by "Anatomy"
        • Modules don't care if Anatomy is overriding
        • Unless they do care
        • Combat should handle both through Optionals
• GooeysDepths
    • New complete and solo Gameplay Template
    • _Large_ focus is integration with other modules
        • Eg, add Farming and bam, hunger mechanic
        • Eg, add Potions and bam, they start spawning
        • Eg, extra Equipment and bam, appear as loot
    • Undeground world full of cavernous caverns
        • Infinite in all directions.
        • Almost like a honeycomb structure
        • Different areas have different biomes.
        • Eschew realism.
            • Beach biome despite a lack of oceans
            • Cave biomes despite no above ground
            • Make areas unique and flavorful
    • Primarily dungeon crawling & boss focused
        • Have a home base and keep sandbox style
        • Find new gear → kill harder stuff → repeat
        • Tiered bosses/dungeons
            • More distance from spawn → harder
            • Specific bosses spawn at set distances
            • Progression that leads up to a finale
    • Use a plot to drive progression and engagement
        • Doesn't need to be an in depth lore plot.
        • Conveys the justification for the boss killing
        • Can be somewhat simplistic as not the focus
• Destination Sol
    • Current game is lacking
        • Has the technical elements of the game
        • Eg, combat, shops, factions, mercs
    • Lacks an overall cohesion
        • There is a lack of purpose when playing
    • Needs balancing and thought put into systems
        • Planet side combat is way to hard to control
    • Plot and Lore required for this type of game
        • Alternatively needs to be much simpler
        • Has gone from Arcade to higher complexity
    • Mechanics need to be re-evaluated
        • Concept of realistic spaceflight is fine
        • But takes away from playing the game
    • Use upgrades to 'gate' content, rather than walls
        • Add system that makes planet flying easier
            • eg, auto aiming and firing
            • eg, auto hovering/flight
        • Only available when player can handle planets
            • Through high cost, or materials, or quest
        • Players could always _access_ planets
    • Plot driven gameplay and storytelling
        • Lean into games name
        • Provide a substantial enough hook
            • Needs to support game & also mods
        • Have distinct goals and progression
        • Incorporate existing game mechanics
    • New mechanics
        • Maintain simplicity and ease of use
        • Maintain an arcade feel where possible
        • Expose enough to mods for them to utilise it
• Project Baritone
    • Minecraft based pathfinder.
    • Attempt to split pathfinder and world data
    • Allow it to take Terasology world data
    • Use in AI, especially NPC