diff --git a/DUAL_PROTAGONIST_SYSTEM.md b/DUAL_PROTAGONIST_SYSTEM.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..13de5aedc --- /dev/null +++ b/DUAL_PROTAGONIST_SYSTEM.md @@ -0,0 +1,466 @@ +# 👥 **DUAL PROTAGONIST SYSTEM - Choose Your Story!** + +## 🎮 **GAME START: CHARACTER SELECTION** + +### **MAIN MENU:** + +``` +═══════════════════════════════════════ + KRVAVA ŽETEV (DOLINA SMRTI) + + [New Game] + [Load Game] + [Settings] + [Exit] +═══════════════════════════════════════ +``` + +**Click [New Game]:** + +``` +═══════════════════════════════════════ + CHOOSE YOUR STORY + + 🧑 KAI'S STORY 👧 ANA'S STORY + "The Searcher" "The Captive" + + [SELECT] [SELECT] +═══════════════════════════════════════ +``` + +--- + +## 🧑 **KAI'S STORY: "The Searcher"** + +### **DESCRIPTION:** +``` +"Wake up with no memory. Discover you had a sister. +Build a farm. Control zombies. Search the world. +Find Ana. Save her. Save the world." + +GAMEPLAY FOCUS: +- Farming & Building +- Zombie Control (Alpha Hybrid powers) +- Exploration & Combat +- Town Restoration +- Memory Collection (50 items) +- Heartbeat Proximity Mechanic +- GOAL: Find and rescue Ana + +STORY: Emotional journey of rediscovering your past +ENDING: Reunite with Ana, final choice (4 endings) +``` + +### **STARTING CONDITIONS (Kai):** +- **Age:** 14 +- **Location:** Dolina Smrti (Valley farm) +- **Memory:** NONE (amnesia from head trauma) +- **Allies:** None (finds Gronk later) +- **Power:** Alpha Hybrid (zombie control) +- **Quest:** "Remember Her" → "Find Ana" + +### **KAI'S UNIQUE MECHANICS:** +- ✅ Zombie Worker System (control 50!) +- ✅ Farm Building & Expansion +- ✅ Town Restoration (27 towns) +- ✅ Memory Flashbacks (50 collectibles) +- ✅ Heartbeat Proximity (find Ana's belongings) +- ✅ Twin Bond Growth (as memories return) + +--- + +## 👧 **ANA'S STORY: "The Captive"** + +### **DESCRIPTION:** +``` +"Kidnapped by the Giant Troll King. Imprisoned in Chernobyl. +Use your genius to survive. Conduct secret research. +Outsmart your captors. Send clues to Kai. +Prepare for escape." + +GAMEPLAY FOCUS: +- Escape Planning & Stealth +- Scientific Research & Crafting +- Puzzle Solving +- Survival Horror Elements +- NPC Manipulation +- GOAL: Escape captivity, help Kai find you + +STORY: Thriller/horror perspective from inside the prison +ENDING: Escape, reunite with Kai, final choice (4 endings) +``` + +### **STARTING CONDITIONS (Ana):** +- **Age:** 14 +- **Location:** Chernobyl Reactor Core (Level 7, prison cell) +- **Memory:** FULL (remembers everything!) +- **Allies:** Zmaj Volk (secret friend, protects her) +- **Power:** Scientific Genius (crafting, chemistry, tech) +- **Quest:** "Survive Captivity" → "Escape the Reactor" + +### **ANA'S UNIQUE MECHANICS:** +- ✅ Stealth System (avoid guards) +- ✅ Scientific Crafting (create tools from scraps) +- ✅ Puzzle Solving (hack terminals, decode locks) +- ✅ NPC Dialogue Trees (manipulate captors) +- ✅ Diary Writing (leave clues for Kai) +- ✅ Zmaj Volk Bond (befriend dragon-wolf) +- ✅ Twin Bond Messages (send telepathic signals to Kai) + +--- + +## 📖 **ANA'S STORY - FULL BREAKDOWN:** + +### **ACT 1: CAPTIVITY (Days 7-30)** + +**Day 7 - Abduction:** +``` +[Giant Troll King drags Ana through portal] + +ANA (terrified): "KAI! KAIIII!" + +[Portal closes. Darkness.] + +[Ana wakes in stone cell. Cold. Damp. Scared.] + +ANA: "...where am I? Kai... where's Kai?" + +[Remembers everything - parents' death, Kai's injury] + +ANA (crying): "No... no no no... Kai was hurt... +did he survive? Is he alive?" + +[Feels Twin Bond - weak but present] + +ANA: "...he's alive. I can feel him. Twin Bond. +Okay. Okay. I need to survive. He'll come for me. I know it." +``` + +**Daily Routine (Captivity):** +- **Morning:** Guards bring food (stale bread, water) +- **Day:** Ana allowed 2 hours in "research lab" (monitored) +- **Evening:** Return to cell, write diary +- **Night:** Plan escape, send Twin Bond signals + +**Gameplay Loop (Ana):** + +1. **SURVIVAL:** + ``` + - Ration food carefully + - Stay warm (Reactor is cold!) + - Maintain sanity (loneliness, fear) + - Health bar: If drops to 0 = Game Over + ``` + +2. **RESEARCH:** + ``` + [In lab, Ana secretly studies:] + - Zombie virus samples + - Portal technology + - Troll King's curse + - Reactor blueprints (for escape route) + + [Crafting Mini-Game:] + - Combine chemicals + - Create tools (lockpick, acid, flashlight) + - Build secret radio (contact outside world?) + ``` + +3. **STEALTH:** + ``` + [When guards aren't looking:] + - Steal supplies + - Explore restricted areas + - Avoid cameras + - IF CAUGHT = Punishment (solitary confinement 3 days) + ``` + +4. **NPC INTERACTION:** + ``` + [Talk to captors, learn intel:] + + GUARD #1 (sympathetic): "I'm sorry, kid. I don't agree + with this. But Dr. Krnić pays well... and threatens worse." + + GUARD #2 (cruel): "Shut up and do your work, lab rat." + + DR. KRNIĆ (via intercom): "Ana, your cooperation is + appreciated. Continue virus research. Or else." + + ZMAJ VOLK (secret ally): "Don't give up, little one. + I'm cursed, but I'll protect you when I can." + ``` + +5. **DIARY WRITING:** + ``` + [Ana writes 50 diary pages across the year] + [These are the same pages Kai finds in his playthrough!] + + Example: + "Day 47: + I miss Kai so much. I wonder if he even remembers me. + The head injury looked bad. What if he has amnesia? + I'm sending Twin Bond signals every night. + Can he hear me? Please, Kai... remember me..." + + [Player writes pages that Kai reads in parallel story!] + ``` + +6. **TWIN BOND SIGNALS:** + ``` + [Every night, Ana meditates] + [Sends telepathic messages to Kai] + + ANA (concentrating): "Kai... can you hear me? + I'm alive... I'm in Chernobyl... level 7... + please... remember me... come find me..." + + [Twin Bond mini-game: Guide signal through obstacles] + [If successful = Kai receives message in his playthrough!] + ``` + +--- + +### **ACT 2: SURVIVAL & DISCOVERY (Days 30-200)** + +**Ana's Secret Discoveries:** + +1. **The Cure Machine:** + ``` + [Ana finds blueprints in lab] + ANA: "...this device... it can cure the zombie virus?! + But it requires... Alpha Hybrid DNA sacrifice? + One must die to power it?" + + [Horror realization] + ANA: "Dr. Krnić wants to use ME. Or Kai. + One of us has to die to save the world..." + ``` + +2. **Zmaj Volk's True Nature:** + ``` + [Late night, Zmaj Volk visits Ana's cell] + + ZMAJ VOLK: "I was human once. A guardian. + Dr. Krnić cursed me. I'm forced to serve the Troll King. + But I don't want to hurt you, Ana. You're special." + + ANA: "Can I help break your curse?" + + ZMAJ VOLK: "Perhaps. If Kai could find a Curse-Breaking + Amulet... but don't endanger him for me." + + ANA: "We'll save you too. I promise." + ``` + +3. **The Troll King's Backstory:** + ``` + [Ana overhears Troll King talking to Dr. Krnić] + + TROLL KING: "I've served you for a year. When will you + lift my curse? You PROMISED I'd be human again!" + + DR. KRNIĆ: "Patience, Volk. Once Phase 2 completes, + you'll be free. Now guard the girl. She's essential." + + [Ana realizes: Troll King is ALSO a victim!] + ``` + +--- + +### **ACT 3: ESCAPE PLAN (Days 200-365)** + +**Year Mark:** +``` +Day 365 - Exactly 1 year since abduction + +ANA (writing diary): "It's been a full year. +Kai... wherever you are... I hope you haven't given up. + +I've learned so much. The virus. The cure. The portals. +I've crafted tools. I've mapped escape routes. +I've befriended Zmaj Volk. + +Tomorrow, I make my move. I'm escaping. + +And then... I'm coming to find YOU. + +Twin Bond. Always. +- Ana" +``` + +**Escape Sequence (Playable!):** + +``` +[Stealth mission - 7 levels up!] + +LEVEL 7 (Cell): Pick lock → Success! +LEVEL 6 (Guardian Chamber): Avoid Zmaj Volk... wait, he HELPS! + ZMAJ VOLK: "Go, Ana! I'll delay the guards!" +LEVEL 5 (Lab): Steal research data, plant virus cure notes +LEVEL 4 (Reactor Core): Dodge radiation, hack door +LEVEL 3 (Guard Barracks): Sneak past sleeping guards +LEVEL 2 (Armory): Grab weapon (Ana not a fighter, but desperate!) +LEVEL 1 (Exit Portal): Almost there... + +[BOSS ENCOUNTER: TROLL KING blocks exit!] + +TROLL KING: "You're not leaving, girl!" + +ANA: "I'm sorry, Volk. But I have to see my brother!" + +[Epic escape chase!] +[Ana activates emergency portal using stolen tech] +[Jumps through!] +[Lands in... RANDOM BIOME!] +``` + +--- + +### **ACT 4: JOURNEY HOME (Ana's Solo Adventure)** + +**Ana's World Exploration:** +``` +[Ana spawns in random biome - alone, scared] + +ANA: "I'm... I'm free! But... where am I?" + +[Realizes: She's in one of the 18 anomalous zones] + +ANA: "I need to find the Base Farm. Find Kai. +Twin Bond... guide me..." + +[Ana's journey mirrors Kai's but REVERSED!] +``` + +**Ana's Gameplay (Post-Escape):** +- ✅ No zombie control (not Alpha Hybrid like Kai) +- ✅ Stealth gameplay (hide from zombies!) +- ✅ Scientific crafting (make traps, distractions) +- ✅ Use portals to navigate biomes +- ✅ Follow Twin Bond signal toward Kai +- ✅ Find Kai's restored towns, see his progress! + +**Ana's Realization:** +``` +[Ana enters first restored town] + +ANA (amazed): "These buildings... they're rebuilt! +And these people... NPCs... they're ALIVE! + +Did... did Kai do this? In one year? + +He's been rebuilding civilization while searching for me?" + +[Tears of pride and love] + +ANA: "Kai... you're amazing. I'm so proud of you, brother." +``` + +--- + +### **ACT 5: THE REUNION (Ana's Perspective)** + +``` +[Ana follows Twin Bond to Chernobyl] + +ANA: "I'm close. So close. I can FEEL him. +He's here. He came back for me." + +[Enters Reactor Level 7 - her former cell] + +[Hears footsteps. Door opens.] + +[Kai enters. Their eyes meet.] + +ANA: "...Kai?" + +KAI: "...Ana." + +[Time slows. Twin Bond EXPLODES with light.] + +ANA (crying): "You... you really came..." + +KAI: "Did you think I wouldn't?" + +[They run to each other. Embrace. Both crying.] + +ANA (sobbing): "I felt you... every day... searching..." + +KAI (holding her): "I promised. Twin Bond. Always." + +[SAME SCENE FROM ANA'S POV!] +[Player experiences reunion from HER perspective!] +``` + +--- + +## 🔄 **DUAL NARRATIVE SYSTEM:** + +### **How Both Stories Connect:** + +**Kai's Playthrough:** +- Finds 50 diary pages Ana wrote +- Reads about her captivity +- Receives Twin Bond messages she sent +- Builds world while searching + +**Ana's Playthrough:** +- Writes the 50 diary pages Kai finds! +- Sends the Twin Bond messages he receives! +- Sees the towns/world Kai rebuilt +- Fights to escape and find him + +**BOTH PLAYTHROUGHS = FULL STORY!** + +--- + +## 🎬 **ENDINGS (Both Perspectives):** + +### **Same 4 Endings, Different POV:** + +**Kai's POV:** +1. Sacrifice self (Ana lives) +2. Ana sacrifices herself (Kai lives) +3. Both refuse (dark world) +4. Perfect ending (both live) + +**Ana's POV:** +1. Kai sacrifices himself (Ana devastated) +2. Ana sacrifices herself (saves everyone) +3. Ana convinces Kai to refuse (stay together) +4. Ana discovers alternative cure! (genius saves day!) + +--- + +## 🏆 **REPLAY VALUE:** + +**Why Play Both?** +1. See FULL story from both angles +2. Kai = Action/Farming focus +3. Ana = Stealth/Puzzle focus +4. Different gameplay mechanics +5. Emotional connection to both characters +6. Diary pages make MORE sense after Ana playthrough! +7. Twin Bond messages are DEVASTATING when you know Ana's struggle! + +--- + +## 🎮 **RECOMMENDATION:** + +**Suggested Play Order:** +1. **First Playthrough:** Kai's Story + - Experience mystery, discovery, memory restoration + - Emotional journey finding Ana + +2. **Second Playthrough:** Ana's Story + - See captivity horror + - Understand diary pages deeply + - Experience escape thriller + - NEW PERSPECTIVE on same events! + +**COMBINED = MASTERPIECE! 💜** + +--- + +**THIS DOUBLES THE GAME'S EMOTIONAL IMPACT!**