Potions Design - UQdeco2800/2022-studio-2 GitHub Wiki

Description

Potions are designed to give a boost or drop in attributes to characters and enemies.There are many common potions, slender or oval bottles containing various coloured liquids.We have taken some inspiration from other games to create our own potions. Our potions have since been optimised to better fit the theme, based on the game's plot and setting.Those in a backpack, those that can be thrown, those carried on the character. Each form of potion can have a unique design. To increase its usability, we will also be conducting user testing in the future.

Inspiration and Research

Inspiration

Design Process

Hand-painted

Preliminary drawing

Health Potion

Ideas for carrying health, strength and speed potions.

Effect of potions Test

Potions

SURVEY LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD8hE24Zn1dnfBXtO5mdbCbe6AtK51ZwbGUQuivhoRSGJPWA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Results

I conducted a questionnaire survey of my classmates about the amount and effectiveness of potions that should be on the map. Our subsequent design will be based on the results of this study.

User Testing

Consumable Buff Survey - Potions

SURVEY LINK: https://forms.gle/mymzjZeBgkTNFsc47

Results

Potion 1 - Strength Potion

Potion 2 - Health Potion

Potion 3 - Enemy Strength Reduction Potion

Analysis

Main Feedback from survey:

Bottle with a laurel around it - Increase player speed / strength
- Adding animation to a potion
- Extra texture to the liquid
Bottle with the plus sign - Restores the player’s health to 100
- Animation
- Plus sign with the bandage aesthetic
- Little sparkles near the bottle
Bottle with skull - slows the speed / attack strength of enemies
- Skull and bones looks more like something that will hurt the player
- Shield is a more suitable defence idea instead of a skull
- Colour change

From the summarised results above, users recommends including animation to the potion such as moving bubbles. For this sprint, we are aiming to implement a working potion that smoothly interacts with the character. GIF implementations will be included in the future as it is not in our priority list.

Each potion has its own design modification but a common feedback is changing the colour as well as adding shadow and textures.

Next Survey Link: https://forms.gle/a3bVJgM8MZcPZZrr8

After getting the results, more user testing will be conducted on the next sprint regarding additional consumable buffs and its link with greek mythology.